Summary

I'm a born and bred Chicagoan with a background in comedy. I trained and worked at The Second City and iO Chicago. Though I specialize in video editing and directing, I have a strong background in music composition and audio production -- mikemalarkey.com

Credits

10/16 – 12/18

Preditor (Digital Media Specialist)

Staff Position — Netflix Details
10/16 – 12/18

Worked on a small digital team to both market the show and create fun social content to promote Chelsea and Netflix's brand. I cut weekly trailers for the episodes, exclusive digital content (interviews, sketches, etc), as well as supercuts, memes, and clips of the show.

6/16 – 10/16

Editor (Premiere) Conde Nast

Conde Nast — Digital — Conde Nast Entertainment Details
6/16 – 10/16

Edited digital content for Conde Nast's publications (Wired, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Teen Vogue, etc).

6/16 – 6/16

Director (Editor) Anxiety

Jash — Digital — Jash Details
6/16 – 6/16

Directed and Edited the music video "Anxiety" written by and starring Chris Redd (SNL) for JASH's youtube page.

9/15 – 6/16

Editor (Adobe Premiere)

Staff Position — Playboy Enterprises, Inc. Details
9/15 – 6/16

Editing Playboy's original content for their website and social media. Content includes music driven behind the scenes edits, red carpet interviews, docu-journalism, and comedy content. Most notably "The Party Party" featuring Andrew W.K., Star Wars Party Line featuring Sara Jean Underwood, and many others.

4/16 – 5/16

Editor (Adobe CC (Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects)) Big Dipper - Good At Sex

Music Video — Jelly Productions Details
4/16 – 5/16

Editor and Director of the music video "Good At Sex" for Big Dipper. This project heavily used After Effects, Photoshop, and Adobe Premiere. It features a lot of hand drawn animation.

2/16 – 3/16

Director Freestyle Wraps (Season 1)

masmejor.com/ — Digital — Broadway Video, Inc. Details
2/16 – 3/16

Director of Freestyle Wraps. Hired crew, directed actors, assisted in punch-ups, and directed post-production.

2/16 – 3/16

Editor (Adobe Premiere) Freestyle Wraps (Season 1)

masmejor.com/ — Digital — Broadway Video, Inc. Details
2/16 – 3/16

Director and Editor of Freestyle Wraps, a six episode comedic web series, for Broadway Video's (SNL, Above Average) new site Mas Mejor.

12/14 – 12/14

Editor (Adobe Premiere) Image Doctors

Funny or Die — Digital Details
12/14 – 12/14

Logged footage, edited video, corresponded with director/writers regarding final cut

Media

  • The Party Party (feat. Andrew W.K.)

  • Young Couple - Trailer (I edited the trailer and the full series)

Recos

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Education

Class of '09

DePaul University School of Music

B.S. Sound Recording Technology -- Minor Physics and Japanese

My Gear

  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • Digi 003+ Rack

Skills

  • music
  • Video Editing
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Adobe Premiere
  • FCP 7
  • Audio Mixing
  • Mixing
  • Composing
  • AVID Pro Tools