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Qualifications Profile

Award-winning, technically-savvy, and creative Multimedia Producer with solid professional grounding in strategic communications.

Proven experience in creating and coordinating multimedia projects for brand promotions, community outreach, and education. Combine solid professional grounding in strategic communications with recent Master-level education in digital media communication to collaborate with project teams. Skillfully create high-impact, and brand-integrated video and multimedia content, supporting promotional campaigns for institutions of higher education as well as competitive international branded corporations.

Core Competencies

  • Multimedia Production
  • Photography & Video
  • Video Editing
  • Digital Storytelling
  • Social Media Strategy
  • Branding & Styling
  • Event Management
  • Strategic Communications
  • Education & Training

Professional Experience

University of Washington, Department of Communication, Seattle, WA

Multimedia Producer, 12/2011 to present

Create videos to to promote special projects within the Master of Communication in Digital Media Program. Lead video editing workshops and provide technical support in multimedia content creation and distribution.

University of Washington, College of Education, Seattle, WA

Multimedia Project Coordinator, 8/2010 to 12/2011

Lead the Knowledge in Action project’s cross-institutional video documentary team for the College of Education. Coordinate filming activities and resources across multiple departments and institutions to collect visual data from the field utilized in educational research. Create videos explaining project’s design principles and implementation to be used for teacher orientation, as well as project introduction to general audiences.

Key Achievements:

  • Leverage superb communication skills to coordinate with diverse professionals including educational researchers, teachers, and teenage students to complete detailed videography.

University of Washington, Department of Communication, Seattle, WA

Adjunct Instructor, 1/2011 to 4/2011 / Teaching Assistant, 6/2010 to 9/2010

Delivered an engaging learning experience for students in the COM 597 Advanced Multimedia Storytelling course within the Master of Communication in Digital Media program. Led video editing workshops and provided technical support in multimedia content creation and distribution.

University of Washington, Office of External Affairs, Seattle, WA

Intern, Electronic Media Assistant / Multimedia Producer, 3/2009 to 6/2010

Chosen to intern with the Media Relations and Communications Department to create video content for the UW Huskies YouTube Channel and design a wide variety of visual collateral. Trained News and Information Office personnel on digital storytelling and video production. Utilized WordPress platform to design and build websites for special projects.

Key Achievements:

  • Produced six video productions, including “The Big W” featured on the UW home page; achieved >4,000 views in 20 days on YouTube.
  • Produced “Bonderman Travel Fellowship” audio slideshow that won the 2011 Fund Raising and Alumni Relations Videos CASE District VIII Communication Award.
  • Created the UWstory and UWpocketmedia website initiatives in WordPress.
  • Strategized, designed, and executed social media campaign and visual collateral for the Pocketmedia Film Festival at the UW.
  • Recognized by department Director as a multitalented, grounded, and highly experienced video producer and editor with excellent technical skills in the digital realm.

Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA

Multimedia Producer, 1/2010 to 6/2010

Selected to create a community outreach video that explains the Portal to the Public Project, where local scientists and public audiences engage in face-to-face interactions to promote the understanding of current scientific research and its application. Coordinated with scientists, center staff, and the Director of Marketing.

Key Achievements:

  • Skillfully determined project parameters and created an inspiring, compelling, educational and entertaining video which has been used for community outreach.

 

Education/Training

University of Washington, Seattle, Washington · Master of Communication in Digital Media, 2010

Galatasaray University, Istanbul, TR · Master of Strategic Communications & Public Relations, 2008

Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, TR · Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cinema-TV, Director of Photography, 1996


Professional Development:  Design Culture & Management, Bilgi University · Integrated Marketing Communications, GM Europe

Technologies:  Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite Master 5.5, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro 7.0, Microsoft Office, WordPress, Prezi and ability to work in both Mac and PC platforms. Advanced video shooting skills in Canon 5D Mark II Digital SLR, as well as HDV cameras.