Media Educator, Producer, and Author
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Media Educator, Producer, and Author
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Media educator and consultant. Hands-on producer. Instructional author. Background in documentary, social sciences, content development, and education.
Extensive experience as a team leader for diverse communications, marketing, and education projects. Possesses a unique blend of creative, technical and managerial skill – a versatile communicator.
Jason is currently a visiting professor at The George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs where he teaches media prodcution, online journalism and documentary. His first book, “Final Cut Workflows: The Independent Studio Handbook” with co-author Robbie Carman is now available.
• Documentary
• Post-Production
• Information Architecture
• Final Cut Pro Certified Instructor
• Certified Google AdWords Professional
• Non-Profit Communications and Media
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Civic & Social Organization industry)
August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
(Publishing industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 8 months)
Unlike books that focus exclusively on editing technique and the graphical user interface, "Final Cut Pro Workflows: The Independent Studio Handbook" puts Final Cut Pro in context of the past, present, and future of post-production technologies and techniques and details the concepts and methods that will prepare the modern video professional to thrive in the Final Cut Pro post-production environment.
(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Courses Taught:
SMPA 112, Introduction to Digital Media
SMPA 132, Online Journalism Workshop
SMPA 195, Documentary Production
SMPA, Documentary Center, Final Cut Pro
SMPA, Documentary Center, State Department Fellowship
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)
April 2005 — Present (4 years 8 months)
In April 2005 I co-founded Amigo Media with Robbie Carman. Amigo is a media consultancy, production, and training company with the motto: Relate, Educate, Create.
As president of Amigo, I do research, business planning, analysis, and networking. I also produce and consult on media projects with a focus on strategy and architecture.
Much of my time is also spent Teaching Final Cut Pro classes at Apple certified training centers and at client locations.
Amigo’s clients include television networks, marketing firms, and not-for-profit organizations.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
May 2001 — April 2005 (4 years )
In the Spring of 2001, I become the first employee of Dragon Well Digital Media Group. For the next four years, I worked in close collaboration with the senior staff to build this visionary company.
My duties included:
• Architecture and management of video and interactive projects
• Supervising a 20-person staff
• Managing key client relationships
• Creating proposal and contract documents
• Building and managing project budgets
(Media Production industry)
2000 — 2000 (less than a year)
MAMC , Documentary , 1999 — 2001
BA , Praxis Philosophy , 1991 — 1995
WIFV, DC Film Salon, Siamese Rescue, Global India Fund