Experience
Education
Marquette University -Milwaukee, WI
Bachelor of Arts in Writing-Intensive English
Minors in Digital Media and Film
AUGUST 2012 - MAY 2016
Job Experience
DISCOVER MEDIAWORKS-Madison, WI
Writer / Producer / Videographer
Producing a variety of video content for various clients and brands full time. Creating episodes of Discover Wisconsin throughout the year, acting as the sole leader of these projects from pre to post-production.
JANUARY 2018 - MAY 2020
PLUM MEDIA -Milwaukee, WI
Intern / Production Assistant / Assistant Camera / Assistant Editor / Key Grip / Lighting / Cable Pages
Worked in office and in studio, as well as on location sets, assisting Plum's directors, producers, writers, videographers and editors with a range of different media productions for various clients. Productions included marketing videos, creative personal videos, informationals, audio recording sessions, and live events.
AUGUST - DECEMBER 2017
D'AMATO -Milwaukee, WI
Videographer / Photographer / Editor / Producer
Filmed and photographed several live sets of this talented musician and his band throughout the summer. The main event was their Summerfest set, in which I was with them through the whole process.
JUNE - AUGUST 2017
SUMMERFEST MARKETING VIDEO PRODUCTION -Milwaukee, WI
Writer / Videographer / Sound Mixer / Editor / Interviewer
Researched, interviewed, filmed, recorded sound for and edited music artist interviews and promotional videos for all 11 days of the world’s largest music festival.
JUNE 29th - JULY 10TH 2016
BLACKOUT BALL -Milwaukee, WI
Script Supervisor / Assistant Camera / Sound / Lighting / Minor acting role
Assisted with Brendan Takash’s feature length film, from supervising the script and preplanning the 10 day shoot, to being at every shoot each day working on sound, lighting and secondary camera work.
JUNE 14th - JUNE 24th 2015
DRYSPELL PRODUCTIONS -Milwaukee, WI
Production Assistant
Assisted the New York producers with preparation for the shoot and other needs of the talent while in Milwaukee for their commercial and other events
DECEMBER 2017
3D MOLECULAR DESIGNS -Milwaukee, WI
Videographer / Sound Mixer / Editor / Producer
Producing product-focused videos for their new prototype molecular design, to be used within their fundraising campaigns and website, on freelance
APRIL 2017 - OCTOBER 2017
MARQUETTE UNIVERISTY -Milwaukee, WI and Los Angeles, CA
Videographer / Photographer/ Sound Mixer / Editor / Interviewer / Lighting
Creating marketing videos and other documentary media for the College of Comm on freelance
JANUARY - APRIL 2017
MADRINAS COFFEE -Milwaukee, WI
Brand Ambassador
Independently advertising for Madrinas Coffee at local grocery stores. Informing customers about the brand and what the coffee has to offer that is unlike any of the other canned coffees.
JUNE - AUGUST 2016
YourMequon.com - Mequon, WI
Freelance Online Writer
Worked directly with the website’s owner, editor and creator, Jen Keller, writing several articles a week for a blog on upcoming events, news and special interest pieces for the city of Mequon, WI.
MAY 2013 - AUGUST 2013
Other Projects
Red Lake -Milwaukee, WI
Producer, Sound, Grip
A short film about a mother other who attempts to survive her crumbling reality the day of a local school shooting. The film touches on a very relevant and sensitive current tragedy of today's society.
FEBRUARY - OCTOBER 2017
Salvage -Milwaukee, WI
Co-creater, co-writer, and co-director on this miniseries. Assisted with camera and photography, assisted with sound, and assisted with editing.
A 7 episode mystery drama created with George Bicknell.
OCTOBER 2015 - MAY 2016
For Carillion No. 5 - Milwaukee, WI
Assistant Camera
Assisted with Joe Brown’s short documentary, screened at several festivals during the Fall of 2015, including The Wild & Scenic Film Festival; New Filmmakers, New York; the Birmingham Sidewalk Festival; the Dallas International Film Festival, and MKE Film.
AUGUST 2015
Marquette University English Dept. - Milwaukee, WI
Writing and Media Intern
Wrote, interviewed, filmed and edited a 25 minute introductory video, of the new Ph.D and MA students, for the English Dept. Fall Newsletter.
Great Lakes Environmental Film Festival (GLEFF) - Milwaukee, WI
Submission judge and event/ screening organizer of this festival held every spring semester at Marquette Univeristy.
This event was started and continues to be led by professor and documentary filmmaker Joe Brown.
APRIL 2016
Operation Wolf Patrol -Milwaukee, WI
Assisted documentary filmmaker Joe Brown with assistant camera and interview work, as well as constructing a jail cell in studio for a reenactment, in his documentary on Rod Coronado's environmental preservation activism, Operation Wolf Patrol.
AUGUST 2015
An unfinished, feature-length version of this documentary screened at the 2016 Milwaukee Film Festival. Joe continues to work on this doc and build the story despite the praise this unfinished version received.