resume.
EDUCATION:
2002 – 2004 : : School of Communication Arts : : Raleigh, NC
Digital Filmmaking
1999 – 2001 : : Coastal Carolina Community College : : Jacksonville, NC
Creative Writing, Sociology, and Fine Arts
1999 – 2000 : : Carteret Community College : : Moorehead City, NC
Photographic Studies – Color and Alternate Processes
SKILL SET:
Director : : Producer : : Writer : : Video & Radio Editor : : Photographer : : Customer Support
Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, AfterEffects, Motion, Cool Edit Pro, Microsoft Office, NeoOffice.
EMPLOYMENT:
Lulu.com : : Raleigh, NC : : 2006 – Present
Marketing Communications Specialist : : January 2008 - Present
Email marketing, social media research and implementation, Lulu forums administration, write for the company blog, edit and draft messaging for the site and external communications, and handle copyright infringement issues. Produce videos for new products, authors, and internal communication.
Director / Producer for Lulu.Tv : : June 2007 - December 2007
Created original content for Lulu.Tv such as "This Day In Alternate History" - a daily web show nominated for Best Video Blog of 2007. Attended and captured conferences on video, created videos for internal presentations as well as corporate interviews and promotional videos.
Customer Service Representative : : July 2006 - June 2007
Assisted Customers with the publishing process through virtual Chat software and a ticketing system. Assisted manager, led weekly team meetings, identified site bugs, and updated the Help section as needed.
Carolina Broadcasting Systems : : Raleigh, NC : : 2003 - 2006
Producer / Director / Radio & Video Editor
Commercials, instructional videos, and radio, for various clients through Carolina Broadcasting Systems including ElectriCities, NC Spin, Efird Bible Studies, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, Carolina Anesthesia and Associates, Ancor and Company, and Carolina Journal Radio.
Franchise Management Ltd. : : Cary, NC : : 1998 - 2006
Store Manager
Managed Plato's Closet store and Once Upon A Child store. Provided customer service, maintained franchise standards, met and exceeded sales goals, merchandised, trained employees, created payroll reports, headed employee meetings, tracked employee performance, created work schedules for up to 15 employees, answered phones, operated cash registers, opened and closed the store and performed all the remaining facets of running a franchise.
FREELANCE VIDEO PRODUCTION:
2008 : : Producer : : OBOJ.com : : Morrisville, NC
Open BBQ Open Jam PSA
2006 : : Production Assistant : : CFI Media : : Durham, NC
Genentech "BAM Video Scenarios"
2006 : : Production Assistant : : Trailblazer Studios : : Raleigh, NC
"Pergo: Mission Pergo" Internal Corporate Video
2005 : : Producer, Unschooled Records : : Chapel Hill, NC
SNMNMNM music video "Plans"
2004 : : Motion Graphics Introduction : : B2 Productions : : Chapel Hill, NC
"Durham Public Schools" project
2003 : : Assistant Director : : Jib Operator : : Wake County, NC
Wake County Schools "Teacher of the Year" Awards Presentation
2003 : : Grip : : School of Communications Arts : : Raleigh, NC
"Digital Circus" Commercial
PHOTOGRAPHY:
1994 - Present : : Fine Art, Portrait, Publicity and Special Occasion Photography.
2001 : : Paper Scissors Rock: Sarah Lawrence Gallery - Swansboro, NC Photography Exhibit
1998 : : Java Escape - Jacksonville, NC Photography Exhibit
1997 : : Che's Rebellion - Nyack, NY Photography Exhibit
Credits: Photography featured in Edge Magazine, Social Democratic Herald, and The Socialist Magazine.
FILM FESTIVALS:
2004 : : Pinwheel Film Festival - Raleigh, NC : : Short Film – "Frequency"
2004 : : Ms Films - Durham, NC : : Short Film – "Frequency"