Experience
Traveling Digital Director
U.S. Department of Education
Washington, D.C.
June 2021 - Present
Managed cabinet secretary’s social media presence while on the road visiting schools
Supervised creation of video products for internal and public use about the department and administration’s work and priorities
Interviewed parents, teachers, students and borrowers about education and how it impacted them
Filmed, produced, edited, animated and in some rare instances narrated hundreds of social products for distribution for the secretary’s, department’s and occasionally the White House’s distribution channels.
Lead Video Producer
Jon Ossoff For Senate
Atlanta, Georgia
November 2020 - January 2021
Produced videos in various formats for the Georgia Senate runoff.
Organized video assets for use across a large team.
Garnered millions of organic views in a short period of times across traditional and emerging social platforms.
Content Manager
Bollier For Kansas
Mission, Kansas
June 2020 - November 2020
Managed social profiles on multiple platforms for principal.
Wrote copy, edited video and designed graphic content.
Oversaw a team that nearly tripled social following in 5 months.
Shot, directed and photographed principal at home and on the road.
Videographer/ Video Editor
Pete For America
South Bend, IN
May 2019 - March 2020
Conducted interviews with voters and captured audio and video of candidate.
Edited, produced, and designed motion graphics for hundreds of videos.
Ideated and executed a paid media project for hyper-local social video.
Producer/Editor
Chicago’s New Boss
Chicago, IL
Video Editor
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Washington, DC
May 2018 - December 2018
Part of the organization’s first in-house digital team.
Conceptualized and produced digital ads for eight races.
Directed, recorded and edited voice over and radio spots.
Drove millions of views to more than 15 video concepts.
Worked on the ground as a staging location director in Illinois during the final stretch of the Betsy Dirksen Londrigan campaign.
Digital Fellow
Biss For Illinois
Evanston, IL
January 2018 - March 2018
Shot, edited, wrote and directed 15+ videos and livestreams for state wide social media with more than half a million views.
Photographed campaign events and created graphics.
Communicated with voters in person, over the phone and online.
Skills
Software
Final Cut Pro
Adobe creative suite:
Premiere, After Effects, Audition, Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator
Hardware
Camera: Various DSLRs, Canon C100, Sony A7III
Audio: Zoom recorders, boom mics, wireless lavalier mics, voice over mics, XLR inputs
Languages
Arabic (fluently spoken, intermediate writing)
Spanish (intermediate knowledge)
Education
Columbia College Chicago
B.A. in Multimedia Journalism