About me: I am an accomplished producer, creative writer, and project manager. My career has spanned positions in major motion picture studio production at Sony and Universal to new interactive entertainment offerings at Xbox. I am a passionate storyteller and believe in its power to not only entertain, but also inform and drive business through the strategic use of narrative. Today, people want to be in relationships with brands, but need the emotional connection that a good story provides. I have successfully managed projects with multimillion-dollar budgets and teams composed of both technical and creative people.
I have training in Final Cut Pro and Adobe Photoshop. I work professionally with Adobe Premiere, Illustrator, Camtasia, and InDesign.
Professional Experience
Timebox Demo Marketing Video Created video to promote the launch of Timebox 2.0 on iOS devices from developer Pepper Networks. I wrote script, planned shots, hired voice talent, edited video, and animated finger "touches." | Timebox Version 2.0 from Len Kawell on Vimeo. |
999Bottles and Zombies from Artefact on Vimeo. | Kickstarter Campaign Video A small team was tasked with creating a video to support the Kickstarter campaign of a concept developed at Artefact. We had less than a week to concept, write, storyboard, shoot, and edit the video. I collaborated on the concept, wrote the script, directed, acquired music rights, identified and hired voice talent, cast roles, and found locations. |
Software Product Demonstration Video 10000ft is a collaborative resource and project management tool developed and sold by Artefact. For this project, I performed screen captures, wrote the copy, animated cursors in After Effects, edited the video in Adobe Premiere, and hired and directed voice talent. |
 | Website Copywriting
I wrote and revised the Artefact website to ensure that key information such as services, staff, and projects represent the company’s image and promotional needs. Additionally, I was responsible for drafting and compiling world-wide award submission materials, which consisted of multimedia presentations, text-based documents, and printed posters. |
Research Presentation Video For this video, I worked with the researcher to summarize her findings for this video presentation. I shot, edited, and identified stock photography for cutaway shots. I worked closely with a designer on the creation and incorporation of graphic assets to align with Artefact's branding aesthetic. | Intro to Behavioral Economics from Artefact on Vimeo. |
21st Century Design from Artefact on Vimeo. | Thought Leadership Presentation Video I created this video for Artefact principal, Rob Girling, to promote his design manifesto "21st Century Design." I worked with Rob to condense his 45 minute presentation down to a more digestible length for mass consumption. |
University of Washington - Master of Communication in Digital Media
Masters Candidate, expected graduation date: June 2013
Digital Storytelling For my team's final assignment our client, Pacific Science Center, asked that we create a video to encourage young adults to visit the PSC since they have not been able to successfully market to that demographic. For this video, I developed the concept, wrote the script, cast talent, shot, and edited. |
Vulcan, Inc - holding company of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen
Producer/Project Manager
My primary responsibility at Vulcan was to produce a multimillion-dollar, award-winning advanced online media resource to improve middle school education called Success at the Core. Some of the highlights include successfully raising $200,000 through a grant from the Stewart Foundation, overseeing website development, representing Vulcan's interests during field production, and coordinating activity with outside stakeholder organizations and educators. Examples of the videos created for the Success at the Core can be found on the project's website. |
Photography
A lifelong passion, photography has allowed me to further develop my creativity and challenged me to tell stories with only a single image. Below are just a few examples from my Flickr gallery.
Testimonials
“Josh has done an awesome job of staying on top of a highly volatile task list, and producing excellent, mixed media deliverables ranging from video to original writing content creation and editing of others work. He's accomplished this with great integrity, on tight timelines and has always been a delight to work with.” Rob Girling - Principal and Co-Founder, Artefact July 11, 2012
“I had the privilege to work side-by-side with Josh at Vulcan and it was a great experience. During our work together, I found Josh to be a detail-oriented project manager and insightful producer who was brimming with ideas and knew the right pathways to bring them to fruition. Josh's passion of the craft of film-making coupled with his grasp of technology and digital media makes him uniquely qualified to lead cutting edge media projects. I look forward to another opportunity to work with him in the future.” Matthew Greene - Principal Interface Designer, Vulcan, Inc. January 12, 2012
“I worked with Josh on numerous occasions as a student in the MCDM grad program at the UW. His extensive background in media production made Josh indispensable to every project we took on together. He is creative, humorous, and works tirelessly to make sure a project gets done just right. Of all the folks I had the chance to work with in grad school Josh one of the most talented and good natured. I can't recommend him enough.” Joseph Pavey - Graduate School Classmate and Technical Integration Manager, Amazon May 15, 2012
