For the last five years, I have had the pleasure of serving as the Broadcast Studio Managing Engineer for Communication Studies at Longwood University. In this role,  I have been heavily involved not only in curriculum development but also in hands-on supervision and training for students in all aspects of video and audio production. Whether it’s supervising a studio shoot or developing a methodology for filming techniques, my fingerprints are on virtually every piece of content to come out of our department since 2016.

 

More pointedly looking at my course-related instruction, my normal duties often require that I run lectures and/or classes for Digital Editing, Media Production, Digital Storytelling, and COMMLab (our client-driven production vehicle). I have also been Co-Instructor for both Digital Editing and Media Production, taking over the classes full-time when it became neccesary to ensure that our standards for student engagement were being met

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Along with supervision of the studio itself and my work in the classroom has also included the development of and ongoing YouTube series: Drop Ins with "Dr" Awesome.

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Primary Responsibilities 

• Supervise all studio production including videography, lighting, audio, and other elements as dictated by need

• Design and implement training for students on all field gear including cameras, mics, and lighting

• Design and implement supplemental training for production software including Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition, and After Effects

• Assist in yearly review and revision of digital media curriculum

• Assist in the instruction of digital media with hands-on lectures on camera and editing techniques. 

• Manage COMM Server and manage digital archive

• Serve as studio point of contact for interior and exterior clients

• Studio maintenance

• Field equipment maintenance 

• Supervision of Digital Media Assistant work-study 

Special Assignments

• Studio Coordinator for NCA video & PR  interns, Spring 2021 (Ongoing)

• Design and pilot mobile video production course, Summer 2022 (Ongoing)

• Studio lecturer/instructor COMM355:Media Production, Fall 2020

• First-Year Experience Small-Group Coach, August 2018-May 2020

• Co-Instructor COMM240: Digital Editing, Spring 2018  

• Video Production Intern Supervisor, Fall18

• Tenure-Track Digital Media Instructor hiring committee, Spring 2018

• GFX Intern supervisor, Fall 2017

• Production Archive Intern supervisor, Spring 2017

Connected Institutional Volunteer Work

• Co-Organizer and Production Support: Longwood Media Showcase, 2020

• Co-Organizer and Production Support: Longwood Media Showcase, 2019

• Co-Organizer and Production Support: Longwood Media Showcase, 2018

• Co-Advisor: Longwood Rotunda News Organization, Fall 2017- Present