Web Producer / Video Editor
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- Web Producer / Video Editor at Freelance
- Past
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- Web Project Manager at Off-Site Services
- Database Coordinator at Film Forum
- Assistant Grants Manager at International Fellowships Fund
- Education
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- University of Washington
- University of Louisville
- Connections
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- Industry
- Internet
- Websites
Lee Waters’s Experience
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Web Producer / Video Editor
Freelance
(Internet industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Sample projects:
MTV Networks / LogoOnline.com: Homophonic web series
Produced, shot and edited 13-episode, music-oriented web series; developed and maintained corresponding blog and online presence
MTV Networks / AfterElton.com: Angry Puppy web series
Produced, shot, edited and co-hosted weekly media-review web series; developed, maintained and wrote corresponding blog; developed and maintained online presence
MTV Networks / NewNowNext.com: Best Supporting Vlog web series
Video editing with overnight turnaround
MTV Networks / Downelink.com: Bicker Buddies pilot episode
MTV Networks / AfterEllen.com: Web Editing
General content and formatting cleanup of existing blog entries -
Web Project Manager
Off-Site Services
(Internet industry)
August 2006 — January 2008 (1 year 6 months)
Client-end Functions
Met with clients to determine project needs and budget; advised clients on the best technologies to achieve project goals, coordinated information flow to ensure deadlines and expectations were met
Developer-end Functions
Wrote technical specifications based on client needs and designer artwork; hired and supervised freelance programmers in various web technologies; assembled and supervised project teams; maintained deadlines and compliance with project specifications -
Database Coordinator
Film Forum
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2005 — August 2006 (1 year 3 months)
Managed donor database (The Raiser’s Edge 7.8)
Trained and supervised data entry staff; designed data import procedures, custom queries and reports; reconciled development data with the finance department; coordinated postal and electronic bulk mailings
Acted as web development manager for nascent department
In an effort to reduce expensive postal communication with constituents, I lobbied for and led the transition to electronic options: coded HTML newsletters; designed, coded and coordinated electronic offers, solicitations and announcements; coded PHP/MySQL for electronic data collection to reduce staff data-entry costs; coded podcast and RSS feeds; reported on website trends and statistics -
Assistant Grants Manager
International Fellowships Fund
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2004 — June 2005 (1 year 1 month)
Managed institutional grants process for international grantees in 23 countries
Reviewed and approved proposals and budgets, processed grant payments, ensured that grantees adhered to project timelines, reviewed and approved narrative and financial reports of grant activities
Coordinated international meetings of institutional partners
Lee Waters’s Education
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University of Washington
MA , Slavic Languages and Literature , 1998 — 2001
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University of Louisville
BA , Russian and Russian Studies , 1994 — 1998
