Resume

EXPERIENCE
JimCookeMedia – Owner  January 2010 – Present
• Freelance work as both a photographer and videographer. Set up website to highlight my portfolio and market the business to new customers. Shoot various events and provide high quality editing to all photos and videos
Alleywire.com – Lead Video Editor – June 2013-Present
•Manage a team of videographers and editors covering NYC’s start up community, including interviewing, training & leading new hires.
•Review & approve film content before publishing videos for public viewership.
•Film & edit interviews, documentaries & marketing material for NYC’s start-up community.
•Act as a liaison between the company’s founders & clients to develop creative films & maintain ongoing relationships with all parties.
•Oversee & manage the intake & archiving of all video & related media.

Ebru TV-Everest Productions-Assistant Video Editor-October 2013-January 2014
• Assisted Lead Promo Editor by reviewing shows and collecting sound bytes and visuals
• Created original Promos for Broadcast TV shows
• Prepare exports for broadcast
Rodale Media – Video Editor December 2012 – May 2013
• Video Editor for “My Ultimate Sandwich” & “Dude Food”, Web-series.
• Exported media for youtube, worked within deadlines.
Ebru TV Everest Productions – Assistant Video Editor  August 2008 – February 2010
•Freelance editing for Everest Productions at EBRU TV Somerset, NJ
•Edited multi-camera, reality and news magazine style TV shows. Assisted the Editor by producing Writers Cuts for a 30 minute TV show, keying green screen interviews, and exporting and converting video files.
Everest Productions – Intern  January 2008 – May 2008
•Internship with EBRU TV/Everest Video Production
•Made appointments, researched, did phone sales for reality TV show, scheduled shoots/auditions, logged footage, assisted with shoots, and keyed green screens.

EDUCATION
•Associates Degree, Television Production
Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ – 2005-2008

•Manhattan Edit Workshop 6 Week Intensive 2012
•Final Cut Pro, Rutgers Digital Media Solutions Center -2008
•Lighting Fundamentals, DCTV Workshop NY – 2011
Skills
Final Cut Pro 7,  Adobe Premier Pro CS6, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe After Effects, Mpeg Streamclip, PluralEyes, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Soundtrack Pro, Some AVID, FCP X and DVD Studio
Equipment
Canon EOS 7D DSLR
85mm 1.4 Rokinon
30mm 1.4 Sigma
17-50mm 2.8 Tamron