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Work Background
Story Producer
Zero Point Zero Production IncStory Producer
Sep. 2022 - Mar. 2023Producer for new English and Spanish docu-series coming in 2023 on Paramount+ produced by Emmy-winning producing team of Anthony Bourdain's NO RESERVATIONS, PARTS UNKNOWN and recent Emmy nominee W. Kamau Bell's UNITED SHADES OF AMERICA.
Editorial Producer
SHOWTIMEEditorial Producer
Nov. 2021 - Nov. 2021ALL ACCESS: Davis vs. Cruz Boxing Docu-series
Content Producer
Attune LLCContent Producer
Oct. 2021 - Sep. 2022Los Angeles Metropolitan AreaWriter, producer and editor of content used for testing strategy messaging in political advertising.
Creative Director
The New Georgia ProjectCreative Director
Dec. 2020 - Jan. 2021Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Producer / Editor
ACRONYMProducer / Editor
Nov. 2019 - Nov. 2020Washington D.C. Metro AreaProducing and editing political ads/messaging for Lockwood Strategy / ACRONYM. My work includes pitching, writing and developing creative and then hands-on producing of ideas into digital ads for air across platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and Pandora.
Producer / Editor
NetflixProducer / Editor
Nov. 2019 - Dec. 2019Greater Los Angeles AreaShort form documentary featuring Snoop Dogg, Maverick Carter, Nas and Rick Ross for the Netflix film THE IRISHMAN.
Creative Director
CompadreCreative Director
Oct. 2019 - Nov. 2019Culver City, CaliforniaI was creative director for 3 brand films for CISCO computer systems. My work consisted of creating these films with footage shot by different production teams in Australia, Finland and the U.S. and maintain a consistent look and feel for each while infusing each with their own style.
Producer / Editor
Pete for AmericaProducer / Editor
Jun. 2019 - Jun. 2019Greater Los Angeles AreaProduced and edited assets for the Pete For America campaign's video team.
Producer / Editor
DAZNProducer / Editor
Apr. 2019 - Oct. 2019Greater New York City AreaProduce and edit sports content for digital/social media. Most notably, edited 40 DAYS, executive produced by LeBron James, Maverick Carter, and Oscar De La Hoya. Narrated by Bobby Cannavale.
Editor
UNINTERRUPTEDEditor
Apr. 2019 - May. 2019Greater New York City AreaEdited boxing short documentary series, 40 DAYS, a partnership between DAZN Sports and UNINTERRUPTED, production company owned by LeBron James and Maverick Carter.
Producer / Editor
Black Love Inc.Producer / Editor
Aug. 2018 - Aug. 2019Greater Los Angeles AreaProduced and edited short digital/social content for Blacklove.com, a website offshoot of the successful OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) series, Black Love.
Producer / Editor
Soda CreativeProducer / Editor
May. 2018 - Jul. 2018Greater Los Angeles AreaProduced and edited social content for Facebook Watch.
Director
Blizzard EntertainmentDirector
Mar. 2018 - May. 2018Greater Los Angeles AreaDirected branded content for T-Mobile and Blizzard Entertainment OVERWATCH League.
Producer / Editor
Size Matters Producer / Editor
Jan. 2018 - Feb. 2018Greater Los Angeles AreaProduced and edited social videos for Netflix series ON MY BLOCK. I also wrote copy for Instagram campaign in English and Spanish.
Producer / Editor
SquadronProducer / Editor
Oct. 2017 - Nov. 2017Greater Los Angeles AreaEdited BTS episodes for NBC and Xfinity for the return of Will & Grace.
Producer / Editor
FOX SportsProducer / Editor
Sep. 2017 - Oct. 2017Greater Los Angeles AreaEditor of on-air sports promos.
Editor
Brave New FilmsEditor
Jul. 2017 - Dec. 2017Greater Los Angeles AreaEdited short form documentaries focused on social justice issues.
Editor
Tribeca EnterprisesEditor
Jul. 2017 - Sep. 2017Greater Los Angeles AreaI edited a documentary focused on Mexican-American high school kids dealing with issues in the El Paso / Juarez area of Texas / Mexico.
Producer / Editor
SpotifyProducer / Editor
Mar. 2017 - Apr. 2017Greater Los Angeles AreaProduced and edited inaugural episode of digital series RAP CAVIAR for Spotify among other digital short content for social media.
Producer / Editor
HuluProducer / Editor
Feb. 2017 - Feb. 2017Santa MonicaProduced and edited English and Spanish language promos for "La Reina Del Sur" TV series coming to Hulu in 2017. I contributed to copy as well as built the edit of two promos from episodes of the show.
Producer / Editor
El Rey NetworkProducer / Editor
Dec. 2016 - Jan. 2017Santa MonicaProduced, edited and provided copy for television promos for air on El Rey Network. Promo content was for the studio film releases UNDERWORLD: Blood Wars and RESIDENT EVIL: The Final Chapter as well as for a popular series on the network featuring movie trilogies. Link below.
Director
Whiskey CoDirector
Sep. 2016 - Jan. 2017Greater Los Angeles AreaDirector on roster for Whiskey Films. Whiskey Films is a production company that produces TV Commercials specifically for the US Hispanic market. Currently they have seven offices in South America and the United States. Whiskey Films mostly caters to large advertising agencies around the world and has recently expanded to California with a new office in LA where I was the first director brought on roster.
Freelance Copywriter
Focus FeaturesFreelance Copywriter
Nov. 2014 - Dec. 2014I wrote copy scripts for marketing materials for two FOCUS Features, INSIDIOUS and THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING.
Editor
Break MediaEditor
Apr. 2013 - Oct. 2013Greater Los Angeles AreaEdited branded content, promos, sizzle reels for various programming on the Break Media online network. Videos included content for Coke, Vitamin Water, Starbucks, Ford and Doritos.
Freelance Copywriter
NUVOtvFreelance Copywriter
Dec. 2012 - Jan. 2013Wrote copy scripts for programs and promos airing on NUVO TV network
Founder/Creative Director
Insomniac ContentFounder/Creative Director
Sep. 2010 - Nov. 2014Worked with top advertising agencies Saatchi & Saatchi, Euro RSCG, Creature, Sub Rosa, Digitas on advertising campaigns where I conceived of and wrote full ad campaigns in collaboration with the agencies and/or served as creative agency/production company.
Editor
Digital KitchenEditor
Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2010While at DK, I produced/edited promos for BUZZ, FRONT ROW and SPORTS proprietary channels for AT&T U-Verse cable service. The entire SPORTS Channel was my main task - hosted shows, promos, doc segments.
Editor - "We Live In Public"
Interloper FilmsEditor - "We Live In Public"
Jul. 2007 - Dec. 2007Greater Los Angeles AreaEditor of Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary, WE LIVE IN PUBLIC. Director Ondi Timoner is one of the most respected documentary filmmakers of this generation. She has the distinction of being the only person to win two Grand Jury Prizes for documentary at Sundance.
Freelance Writer
MovieMaker MagazineFreelance Writer
Jun. 2004 - Dec. 2014I have written a number of pieces for MovieMaker Magazine over the course of 10 years. Most recently, I wrote a piece on how to get your film "festival" ready on a budget and in a time crunch. Most notably, I was featured in a MovieMaker article after the release of my own film "In Stereo"
Freelance Writer
Time MagazineFreelance Writer
Sep. 2003 - Jun. 2004 As a freelance writer for TIME, Inc. I contributed to and wrote special interest stories for TIME and other publications under the TIME, Inc. banner.
Freelance Writer
PEOPLE Magazine | PEOPLE.comFreelance Writer
Jun. 2003 - Mar. 2004As a freelance writer for TIME, Inc. I contributed to and wrote special interest stories for People Magazine. Most notably, I wrote a piece on former heavyweight champion George Foreman and his career as a pitch man after boxing.

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