PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 WIRED, San Francisco, CA

Senior Producer, 2019-2020

  • Produced and supervised episodes of our popular YouTube sports science show “Almost Impossible” and our documentary series “Obsessed”
  • Managed production of weekly news and science videos

Video Producer, 2016-2019

  • Filmed, wrote and edited smart, visually engaging videos about science, engineering, entertainment and tech for WIRED and Condé Nast Entertainment
  • Oversaw video equipment and in-house production studio
  • Managed budgets, booked crews, coordinated with legal team

Al Jazeera Media Network, Washington, D.C.

Field Producer, 2013 – 2016

  • Produced short documentaries for the award-winning show “America Tonight”
  • Scouted locations for shoots, arranged travel, recruited freelancers, secured rights for archival footage and supervised animators and editors in post production

Freelance Video Production

  • Shot and edited documentary shorts for UNHCR (2016)
  • Produced videos for various non profit organizations (2011) 

Peace Corps, Ecuador

Youth and Families Development Volunteer, 2008 – 2010

  • Collaborated with community members and local officials to build a public park

Far West Film Co., Sausalito, CA

Associate Producer, 2007 – 2008

  • Managed administrative operations at a fast-paced documentary production company that produced films for National Geographic and PBS/NOVA
  • Organized shoots, acquired third-party footage and handled network deliverables

EDUCATION

UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism

Master’s Degree in Journalism – Documentary Production, 2012 – 2013

  • Master’s Thesis (Advisor: Jon Else): Co-produced a 25-minute documentary about an isolated Russian Orthodox community in rural Alaska
  • Mission Local: Worked as a videographer for San Francisco community news website

University of Southern California

B.A., Film and Television; minor International Relations, 2004 – 2007

SKILLS

  • Videography: Sony FS7, Canon C300, still photography
  • Editing: Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Avid Media Composer
  • Fluent in Spanish