Jake Wattenphul Email & Phone Number

Shakopee, MN

I capture product photos and videos, create educational engineering videos, employee spotlight videos, develop graphics, logos, and icons for social media, print and web applications, and create templates and style guides to reinforce the KEB brand voice. I also maintain and update the company website with new images, catalogs and relevant blog articles.

Produce videos from shooting to the final edit for individuals and companies.

Minneapolis, MN

Was privileged to work on video production, photography, social media marketing and website content creation for nationally and internationally recognized hunting, camping and outdoor cooking brands. I got to write featured website articles, shoot video reviews, play with new video gear and work on large client video productions as a DP, Co-script writer.

Owings Mills, MD

Shoot, edit and produce promotional, athletic and campus news videos for online marketing through YouTube, Vimeo and the Stevenson University website. Did extensive planning, gathering gear to shoot and edit video and photography assets for internal and external communication using a wide variety of cameras, lighting, photo/video editing software and After.

Marketing & Communication Arts Departments

Working under both the Marketing and Communication Arts Departments, I managed all of Crown's social media platforms, create videos as well as tutor students in video production, photography and graphic design. I was given many hats including producing and managing content for a public access TV channel in the Waconia, MN.

I taught the Video Production practicum, maintain the video equipment, monitor the check-in & check-out of equipment, produce videos within the college, graphic design & poster production within the communication department.

Brand development, web site traffic growth, website updates and advertising.

I called alumni to ask for donations while also managing other students who did fund-raising on the same shift as me.

I worked with a special needs kid for a summer. I took him to the park, the library and anywhere else to give him time away from his video games.

I was taught how a freelance video production company functions. I also was trained on their video equipment and editing software. I edited a wedding, converted 16mm film to DVD, etc.

I attended youth camps at the Timber Bay Camp & Retreat Center, conversing with the kids, and capturing footage for highlights videos. I worked with a Cannon GL2 pro-sumer camera, a professional digital SLR still camera, Adobe Premier Pro, and a DVD duplicator.

Suburban Contracting is an excavating contractor specializing in, but not limited to small to mid sized commercial excavating. They are located just 20 miles west of downtown Pittsburgh in the small suburb of Export, PA.

I mowed lawns and fields, fed and watered horses, weed-whacked several miles of fence line and did small painting and maintenance projects.

Masters, Ministry Leadership

Bachelor'S Degree, Creative Media Communication, Video Production

Activities and Societies: Reelie Film Festival, College Choir, Chamber Choir, Encore! (traveling musical drama group), Stand Your Ground.