Summary

I live in DC and have worked at National Geographic for 5 years in all aspects of media production. I'm looking for new opportunities to assist with video and film productions.

Credits

8/17 – 10/18

Producer/Editor

Staff Position — National Geographic
8/17 – 10/18
2/15 – 8/17

Associate Producer

Staff Position — National Geographic
2/15 – 8/17
8/13 – 8/13

Production Assistant American Idol (Season 13)

Fox — TV — American Idol Productions, Inc. Details
8/13 – 8/13

• Drove producer and associate producer around Boston to film B-roll • Assisted with locating best photo spots / angles for B-roll • Carried video equipment • Shuttled crew in minivan between hotel and production office • Crowd control / answered questions from contestants • Outdoor set-up: moved barricades, roped off lines • Registered contestants • Prepared contestant bracelets

6/12 – 3/13

Producer/Shooter Cheetah Conservation Fund: Change for the Cheetah's Future

Film (Feature-length) Details
6/12 – 3/13

• Filmed B-roll and interviewed subjects on location in Namibia • Shot entirely with Canon 5D Mark III • Also used shotgun mic, Sennheiser wireless lav mic, Tascam audio recorder, portable LED lighting and diffuser/reflector discs • Wrote narration and directed voiceover • Edited film using Adobe Premiere Pro

1/12 – 5/12

Producer/Shooter Campus K-9

Film (Feature-length) Details
1/12 – 5/12

• Rode along with K-9 police officer to film B-roll for short documentary • Interviewed officer by setting up make-shift studio and using portable location lighting and wireless lav mic at police station • Edited film using Final Cut Pro

8/11 – 12/11

Intern Narco Bling

National Geographic — TV — National Geographic Studios Details
8/11 – 12/11

Assisted coordinating producer with research, writing promo materials, archival film/photo searches, etc.

8/11 – 12/11

Intern Untamed Americas

National Geographic — TV — National Geographic Studios Details
8/11 – 12/11

Assisted producers and associate producers with research, fact-checking. interviewing scientists, logging footage, generating web facts, obtaining third-party footage, mail runs, etc.

8/11 – 12/11

Intern The $400 Million Dollar Emerald

National Geographic — TV — National Geographic Studios Details
8/11 – 12/11

Assisted associate producer with creating graphics that were used in the fine cut, and assisted with a close-up studio shoot.

Orgs

  • Women In Film and Video DC

Media

  • Holy Cats! Jerusalem's Strays and Their Unsung Guardian | National Geographic

  • Panda School: (EXCLUSIVE) How the National Zoo Trains Its Panda Cub | National Geographic

Recos

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Education

Class of '13

University of Massachusetts Amherst

B.A. in Multimedia Production, Journalism
Class of '06

Rocky Mountain School of Photography

Certificates in Professional Photography, Digital Photography

My Gear

  • Canon EOS 5D Mark III
  • Canon 70D
  • Canon 24-105mm Lens
  • Sennheiser G3 wireless system
  • Shure shotgun mic
  • 500W LED Light Panel

Skills

  • Video Editing
  • Field Producing
  • Research
  • Interviewing
  • Videography
  • Script Writing