JEFF KESLER-FREELANCE EDITORIAL
| Highly regarded Avid Media Composer specialist with 17 years of editing experience. Work with wide variety of clients and equipment including on-line edit suites. Emphasis on creative story-telling and complete project supervision to maintain high level of quality for clients. Ability to troubleshoot and maintain editing and computer systems. Available for travel anywhere. | |
| Professional Experience | |
| 4/93-10/01 | SENIOR EDITOR-Rocket Pictures, Seattle, Washington. Coordinated and edited projects for clients using 2 Avid Media Composer 9000's w/3D for both offline and high resolution finishing. Projects included advertising, corporate, broadcast, entertainment and others. Supervised and trained other editors as required to maintain high standards. Provided supervision of film transfer, audio sweetening and effect sessions as needed. Utilized various software programs for manipulating video and audio including Adobe PhotoShop/After Effects/Illustrator. Researched and implemented media conversions to offer clients compression and file conversions, resulting in increased revenue. Operated the digital online finishing suite using digital switcher, edit controller, DVE and character generator. Troubleshoot facility and determined if outside resources were required or provided repairs myself. Principal decision-maker regarding new technology purchases. Involved in ongoing software and hardware testing for Avid Media Composer. |
| 7/91-3/93 | AVID/ONLINE EDITOR-Post Edge, Hollywood, Florida. Avid and on-line editor utilizing Avid and 3 on-line D2 suites, for a variety of local, national and international clients. Projects ranged from commercials to long format programs and corporate videos. Served as beta test site for Media Composer software. |
| 2/84-7/91 | SENIOR EDITOR-WickerWorks Video Productions, Englewood, Colorado. Avid and on-line editor utilizing Media Composer and 2 on-line suites for commercial, corporate and entertainment programming. Started using Media Composer in November of 1989. Edited feature length movie on Media Composer 1.0. |
| Related Experience | |
| 1985-1991 | DISK JOCKEY-Christy's Night Club, Northglenn, Colorado. Weekend disc jockey for high energy night club. Also responsible for all maintenance of audio and video equipment. |
| 10/83-2/84 | RENTAL TECHNICIAN-Davis Audio-Visual, Denver, Colorado. Set-up and operation of audio and video equipment. Primary operator of video cameras for clients. |
| 4/83-9/83 | ASSISTANT COORDINATOR-Community Access Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Involved in all aspects of television production and operation of a community access production center, including: directing live programs, remote productions, and editing taped programs for later broadcast. |
| 1980-1983 | FREELANCE CAMERA OPERATOR-Clark Equipment. Operate video camera, both remote and studio configuration. |
| 1977-1983 | STUDIO CREW-Television Services, Western Michigan University. Over 2,000 hours of experience in all aspects of studio, remote production and post-production. |
| 1977-1983 | A/V TECHNICIAN-Audio-Visual Department, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Repaired and maintained many types of audio-visual equipment. |
| Education | |
| Western
Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan Bachelor of Science- Major: Broadcasting Minor: Marketing |
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