Online Video Innovator and New Media Expert
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Vice President of Branded and Sponsored Entertainment at For Your Imagination
- Founder, Producer, Actor at Synchronis.tv llc
- Past
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- Founder, Co-Producer, Host at Women Respond To Palin
- Organizer at Podcamp NYC
- Producer, host, editor "Question of the Week" at www.ifnotnow.net
- Education
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- Northwestern University
- Northwestern University
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Kathryn Velvel Jones’s Summary
An actor, producer and New Media/Online video pioneer my two most recent personal projects include
"35", the first scripted web drama to stream live to the internet (covered by the NY Times and the Wall Street Journal), and "Women Respond to Palin", a first of its kind live 8 hour webathon, which, despite no marketing budget, received 17,000 unique views during it's live stream.
I have had the honor of serving as VP of Branded and Sponsored Entertainment of For Your Imagination, specializing in monetizing online video, and as
an organizer of Podcamp NYC 2007 and 2008.
Past New Media projects include ifnotnow.net, a social networking site developed a full year before Facebook went mainstream, "Question of the Week" a weekly podcast, and "The Crabbo and Jabbo Show" , a live streamed broadcast about technology and the arts.
I received my acting training at Northwestern University, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, The Shakespeare Lab at the Joseph Papp Public Theater, The Actor’s Center and Sally Johnson Studios, and have performed all over the country. I have shot numerous short films and as a singer I have sung such diverse roles as “Johanna” in “Sweeney Todd” and “Sally Simpson” in “Tommy”.
Kathryn Velvel Jones’s Specialties:
interactive media, online video, video production, new media, live streaming, social media, streaming media
Kathryn Velvel Jones’s Experience
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Vice President of Branded and Sponsored Entertainment
For Your Imagination
(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
Responsible for matching brands with For Your Imagination's strong line-up of targeted and advertiser friendly content and for developing original branded entertainment that meets messaging and reach needs.
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Founder, Producer, Actor
Synchronis.tv llc
(Entertainment industry)
April 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Synchronis.tv aims to stand at the forefront of the growing intersection of media and technology by merging two booming internet trends, live broadcasting and internet episodics (webisodes).
On September 19th 2007 Synchronis.tv made history by being the first web 2.0 production company to stream a scripted web drama LIVE on the internet. Over 12 consecutive nights, 12 crew members and 8 actors gathered to shoot our first season of 10 episodes, shot with three cameras, mixed in real time and streamed live at 9 pm est via Ustream.tv. Our first season was covered by both the traditional press including The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times on line, as well as numerous well know blogs, including mashable, truemors, On Line Video Watch, Newteevee, Jeff Pulver, Steve Garfield and more. -
Founder, Co-Producer, Host
Women Respond To Palin
(Entertainment industry)
September 2008 — October 2008 (2 months)
Along with my producing partner, Charlie Oliver, I conceived of, produced and hosted the first of its kind 8 hour LIVE Webathon to well over 17,000 Unique viewers and over 24,000 views.
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Organizer
Podcamp NYC
(Entertainment industry)
November 2006 — April 2008 (1 year 6 months)
Along with six of the most remarkable people I have ever worked with, I was an organizer of Podcamp NYC, held this past April and attended by approximately 800 podcasters. We are currently planning Podcamp NYC 2.0 for March of 2008.
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Producer, host, editor "Question of the Week"
www.ifnotnow.net
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Entertainment industry)
September 2006 — June 2007 (10 months)
With absolutely no previous knowledge of shooting, editing, xhtml or rss I have shot, produced, hosted and edited 30 consecutive episodes of "Question of the Week" to well over half a million views.
Kathryn Velvel Jones’s Education
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Northwestern University
BS , Theater , 1987 — 1991
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Northwestern University
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Kathryn Velvel Jones’s Interests:
new media, film, podcasting
Kathryn Velvel Jones’s Groups:
NY:MIEG, RIOC
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Effective Decision Making in the Midst of Complexity
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