SELECT Directing experience

The act of shaping an idea, bringing it to life, and putting it out into the world is exhilarating, exhausting, and terrifying. There is nothing I’d rather do.

how to reach your summit - centrum

Credit: Director | Producer

Production Company: The Foundry at Meredith

This video and the following 6 videos were created as part of the STRIVE team at Meredith in partnership with Pfizer. I on-boarded during the COVID pandemic to direct and produce the campaign’s final 7 videos. I was given a lot of creative and financial control, as long as I balanced the budget. It was a fun challenge to bring a different style to each video, to tell each story clearly and simply, and to meet each brand’s requirements. With the limitations of COVID-19, I gained a lot of experience shooting in person with a micro-crew and strict safety protocols, directing talent and crew remotely, and overcoming the challenges of directing self-shooting talent.

NYC x design - cnn style

Credit: Director | Senior Producer

This short documentary for CNN style follows design expert Max Fraser around NYC to highlight some of the best exhibitions on display during NYCxDesign.

Production Company: FACULTY

Nixplay testimonials

Credit: Director | Senior Producer

Narratively Creative partnered with Nixplay to create B2B and C2C product testimonials for their website. I worked with Narratively to elevate the traditional corporate testimonial by adding elements of a more distinctly intimate and humanist documentary style.

Production Company: Narratively Creative

Check out more C2C testimonials here - nixplay.com

B2B testimonials available upon request.

Half moon cay 20th anniversary - holland america line

Credit: 1st Unit Assistant Director | 2nd Unit Director | Senior Producer

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Holland America Line’s private island, Half Moon Cay, they wanted to do something special. I worked closely with the marketing team at Holland America Line to strategize and film 12 activities, bars, and dining options over 5 days with 4 actors and 4 teams of photography (principal, drone, 360 and still). The result was enough gorgeous, evergreen content to promote the island for years to come.

Production Company: FACULTY

To see some of the footage in action visit hollandamerica.com

holland america line - video refresh 2.0

Credit: Director | Senior Producer

As part of a second wave of updating their video content onboard and online, Holland America Line contracted FACULTY to create 15 more videos promoting their branded partnerships with O Magazine, America’s Test Kitchen, mixologist Dale Degroff, BBC Planet Earth, Billboard, Lincoln Center Stage, and more. I worked with a team of directors to divide and conquer this project, directing this Gelato spot in addition to spots for ATK, Drink Demos with Dale Degroff, the O Magazine partnership announcement, and more.

Production Company: FACULTY

Additional spots are available upon request.

Here is a glimpse of some old work that I’m still very proud of. The hustle and human connection involved in these projects is what I love about this industry.

For two and a half years I worked with an incredible group of people as the Director of Video Production at Go Folk Yourself LLC. This was a small company dedicated to the promotion of emerging folk artists in and around New York City. While I was there I directed, produced, shot, and edited dozens of music and promotional videos for artists, bands, and GFY itself. Below is a list of additional responsibilities and achievements.

• Managed team of 12 volunteer editors and shooters

• Created and maintained schedule for video production and deliverables

• Directed and produced GFY Summer Festival 2011 – coordinated 10 bands to play at all day, free concert in Cooper Park, Brooklyn, oversaw crew of 12 people

• Helped fund a successful Kickstarter campaign for the GFY Summer Festival 2011

• Managed YouTube monetization and social media outreach

Feel free to check out all of GFY’s content here - youtube.com/folkyourself