Brent Kirkland, MFA
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Bio
Experience
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Sport & Story
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United States
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Producer, Gamecocks+
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Aug 2022 - Present
Creating content for the Gamecocks+ platform. - Producing long form stories, behind-the-scenes, and exclusive interviews about South Carolina Athletics. - Researching story ideas. - Cinematography and video editing for wide variety of content. Creating content for the Gamecocks+ platform. - Producing long form stories, behind-the-scenes, and exclusive interviews about South Carolina Athletics. - Researching story ideas. - Cinematography and video editing for wide variety of content.
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University of Nevada, Reno
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Director, Digital Strategy & Creative Services - Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics
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Aug 2021 - Aug 2022
Lead digital strategy and content production for Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics. - Produce content for various platforms. - Implement strategy for social media. - Direct live streaming of various sporting events in cooperation with the Mountain West Network. Lead digital strategy and content production for Nevada Wolf Pack Athletics. - Produce content for various platforms. - Implement strategy for social media. - Direct live streaming of various sporting events in cooperation with the Mountain West Network.
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Wake Forest University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Editor & Producer (Office of Online Education)
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Jul 2020 - Sep 2021
- Coordinate with various schools on campus, deans and professors, on producing captivating content for educational and promotional purposes.- Cooperate with a team to decide storylines, editing styles and branding.
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Graduate Assistant (Documentary Film Program)
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Aug 2019 - Sep 2021
- Edit videos for class instruction.- Develop ideas for Documentary Film Program website videos.- Create graphics for instructional videos.- Oversee multimedia lab for Documentary Film Program.
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Freelance Videographer (International Student & Scholar Services)
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Aug 2019 - Sep 2021
- Collaborate with various organizations on campus to create relationships for media production.- Produce, direct, shoot and edit short videos and documentary shorts to prepare international students for campus arrival.- Organize media storage.
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University of Nevada, Reno
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Co-Founder, Executive Producer & Director
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Sep 2013 - Jun 2019
- Directed and edited, Mackay Magic, about the greatest comeback in college football history. - Produced the documentary short film, Best Foot Forward, about how a university cross country athlete used running as a way to cope with seeing her father become paralyzed. - Created a two-episode documentary series about college basketball coach, Eric Musselman, and his first season at the University of Nevada, Reno. - Manage production teams of journalism students, coaching through productions and training. - Promote our production group to undergraduate students interested in documentary filmmaking. - Led production and post-production crews while working a full time job, including late nights and weekends.
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University Studies Abroad Consortium (USAC)
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United States
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Higher Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Program Advisor
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2011 - 2019
- Manage Spanish group visa submissions for approximately 200 students per semester. - Develop information guides about housing, program arrival, booking flights and visas. - Outreach to prospective and enrolled students, their parents, US university advisors; problem‐solving and listening to an array of travel and study‐related concerns. - Working with government agencies to acquire student travel documents under tight deadlines. - Promote USAC programs to various universities across the country.
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Reno Gazette-Journal
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Reno, Nevada Area
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Editorial Assistant, Sports Reporter & Videographer
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2007 - 2010
- Answer main phone line, screening customer and story idea calls. - Cover local sporting events. - Post multimedia stories with videos and written stories. - Answer main phone line, screening customer and story idea calls. - Cover local sporting events. - Post multimedia stories with videos and written stories.
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KTVN 2 News
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United States
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Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sports Intern
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Sep 2006 - Jun 2007
- Interview high school, college and professional athletes for local news packages. - Assist with scripts for live anchors. - Edit packages for evening newscasts. - Interview high school, college and professional athletes for local news packages. - Assist with scripts for live anchors. - Edit packages for evening newscasts.
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Education
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Wake Forest University Graduate School
Master of Fine Arts - MFA, Documentary Production -
University of Nevada-Reno
B. A. of Journalism, B. A. of English