Video Editor/Scriptwriter/Camera Operator/Blogger
WORK EXPERIENCE
Skills
Professional ​
Info​​
​Below are highlights of my work experience and educational background.
Proficiency editing with:
Premiere Pro and more Adobe Applications;
Final Cut Pro;
Avid Media Composer;
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Capable filming on:
Canon 7D;
Canon 60D;
XLF 100;
JVC 700;
Flip Cam
Work​
Experience​
Ray L. Baker Jr. Multimedia; Chicago, IL -- Production Assistant
2013 - Present
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Video editor for various pieces using FCP X, Premiere Pro, and other software
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Camera operator for events, a commercial, and short films using a Canon 7D
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Editor for the documentary films, "Flint Water" (2016) and "The Water Protectors" (2017). Three more documentaries are in post-production.
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2nd Editor for the short, "Hell No, We Won't Go" (2015)
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Assistant scriptwriter
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Website creator for: https://www.raylbakerjr.net/
2010 - present
Freelance Multimedia; Chicago, IL
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Chiraq The Series: Production assistant on the set; shadowed the producer; October 2014 photographed behind the scenes
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Dr. Njeri Baker-Clark: Website creator; front desk receptionist
2014-Present
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Dr. Stacie D. McClane: Website creator
March 2013-14
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La Dichosa Palabra: Studio camera 2 operator for the taping of the Spanish September 2012 TV talk show at DePaul University with Professor Jose Soto
2010 - present
Andrea Metcalf, Inc.; Chicago, IL -- Intern
​2012 - 2013
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Edited videos that were posted on YouTube and WomensForum.com
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Wrote quality blogs on health, fitness, wellness, trends and events
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Maintained and contributed to social media outlets
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Operated cameras for various events
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Created websites for the company's new/improved products
I-Power School of Gymnastics, Inc.; Champaign, IL -- Front Desk Staff and Receptionist
​2010 - 2012
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Hosted and instructed various social events
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Trained new employees
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Maintained workspace cleanliness
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Answered phones kindly and professionally
WCIA 3 News; Champaign, IL -- Intern
​2008
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Assisted news editor/producer, Richard Flesch
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Called local and county police stations daily for possible news stories
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Sat in on meetings with producers and news anchors to learn how to choose stories to use for the day's news shows
Education
DePaul University; Chicago, IL
August 2013
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Bachelor of Arts: Media & Cinema Studies Major, TV Production Minor
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Magna Cum Laude
Parkland College; Champaign, IL
​August 2011
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Associate's Degree: ​Liberal Arts & Sciences
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Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society