Experience

Radio Free Asia

• United States
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Creative Director

  • Mar 2020 - Present



Gannett | USA TODAY NETWORK

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Visuals & Creative Content

  • Jul 2018 - Jan 2020

  Oversee visuals and creative storytelling operations of Southwest Florida, the Naples Daily News, and the News-Press in Fort Myers. And serve as a liaison for all Florida newspapers, national and international coverage of major events, and plan unique ways of storytelling via different mediums for USA Today Network and other media outlets. Oversee visuals and creative storytelling operations of Southwest Florida, the Naples Daily News, and the News-Press in Fort Myers. And serve as a liaison for all Florida newspapers, national and international coverage of major events, and plan unique ways of storytelling via different mediums for USA Today Network and other media outlets.



University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Multimedia

  • Dec 2016 - May 2018

  Director of Multimedia for University Communications. Develop and execute an integrated multimedia strategy to further key initiatives for the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Coordinate a comprehensive social media content strategy that increases interaction and performance for the university’s flagship social media accounts and create an integrated storytelling strategy to generate audience interest across video, social media, and web platforms. Director of Multimedia for University Communications. Develop and execute an integrated multimedia strategy to further key initiatives for the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Coordinate a comprehensive social media content strategy that increases interaction and performance for the university’s flagship social media accounts and create an integrated storytelling strategy to generate audience interest across video, social media, and web platforms.



Pilot Media Solutions | The Virginian-Pilot

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Creative Editor Multimedia

  • Oct 2015 - Nov 2016

  Managed a team of highly-skilled journalists to generate award-winning projects. Developed multimedia strategies that increased user engagement time by 20%. Managed and budgeted assets. Educated and mentored reporting staff to increase productivity and generate higher quality content.

• Multimedia Lead | Head of Multimedia Production

  • May 2008 - Sep 2015

  Produced and edited multimedia storytelling content with a team of photographers, news reporters, and interactive digital team members for both daily news coverage and long-term projects. Coordinated multimedia content and asset management.

• Staff Photographer / Video producer

  • Mar 2004 - May 2008

  Produced nationally and internationally recognized audio and visual content for daily assignments under rigorous deadlines. Generated long-term multimedia projects that covered a broad spectrum, ranging from “beauty of life” events and the natural world to the trauma of war and social strife, and the rise of national political leaders. Served as embedded visual journalist, covering the second Gulf War in the Middle East and the war in Afghanistan.



Freelance Video Professional

• Norfolk, Virginia Area

• Video Producer

  • Mar 2010 - Nov 2016

  As a freelance video producer/editor helped and developed visual directions of numerous exhibition presentation and projects. As a freelance video producer/editor helped and developed visual directions of numerous exhibition presentation and projects.



WHRO, PBS

• Norfolk, VA | New York, NY

• Contributing Producer

  • Dec 2015 - Oct 2016

  Shot, edited, and produced video episodes that captured underground and under-appreciated artists in Hampton Roads for the web series, “The Scene,” which resulted in a collaboration with WNET in NYC for a new national TV series, “Curate.” Shot, edited, and produced video episodes that captured underground and under-appreciated artists in Hampton Roads for the web series, “The Scene,” which resulted in a collaboration with WNET in NYC for a new national TV series, “Curate.”



Distinction Magazine

• Norfolk, Virginia Area

• Contributing Videographer / Photographer

  • Apr 2013 - Oct 2016

  Collaborated with creative directors to produce stylized, high-end storytelling videos and photography for the magazine. Worked on all phases of production including planning, interviewing, shooting A & B rolls, and editing. Collaborated with creative directors to produce stylized, high-end storytelling videos and photography for the magazine. Worked on all phases of production including planning, interviewing, shooting A & B rolls, and editing.



Tidewater Community College

• Portsmouth, Virginia

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Sep 2009 - Dec 2009

  Taught Fundamental Structure of Video Shooting and Editing to intermediate-level students. Taught Fundamental Structure of Video Shooting and Editing to intermediate-level students.



Pilot Media Solutions | The Virginian-Pilot

• Norfolk, Virginia Area

• News Photo Editor

  • May 2004 - May 2009

  Served as interim News Photo Editor, which required planning and editing decisions regarding photos for all pages produced for the daily sections. Served as interim News Photo Editor, which required planning and editing decisions regarding photos for all pages produced for the daily sections.