San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Archivist at KPIX-TV
- Assistant Producer at KQED
- Entertainment Manager at Cesar Chavez Student Center, SFSU
- Past
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- Graduate Assistantship at San Francisco State University
- Book Editor, Documentary Field Production Handbook at AV Multimedia Productions, LLC (Self-employed)
- Set & Costume Design, at Total Media Group
- Production Assistant at KRON-TV
- Video engineer, camera operator at Race Tech, UK
- Videographer, Producer, Editor at Bushman Productions U.K.
- Boom Operator at McSilver Productions
- Unix Systems Administrator at Respond TV
- Executive Assistant at Barclays Global Investors
- Production Assistant at Spangenberg Theatre
- Education
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- San Francisco State University
- San Francisco State University
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Alison Victor’s Summary
Award winning documentary producer / videographer/ editor recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and Berkeley Video & Film Festival.
Uncanny ability to communicate your company message via video, handling all aspects of production.
University Event Producer for a school of 30,000.
Masters Degree in Social Aspects of the Media; Social Networks, audience studies, representation and privacy issues.
Currently in pre-production for a documentary on the Catskill Mountains: then and now. Seeking funding/support.
Interested in full time position as event producer, segment producer for TV and Radio.
Alison Victor’s Specialties:
Event Production. Media consultant, Social Media/ Social Networks. Contracts negotiation, oversee publicity, budget, supervise technicians. Unix Administrator. MS Office, Final Cut Pro, Pro Tools, multimedia software.
Alison Victor’s Experience
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Archivist
KPIX-TV
(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
January 2008 — Present (9 months)
Streamline process for outside orders of CBS video archive materials. Create form, find requested material with iNews software, fill orders producing increased sales.
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Assistant Producer
KQED
(Non-Profit; 201-500 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
2007 — Present (1 year)
Problem solver, team leader, fire-fighter and go-to girl Friday for taping of the San Francisco Ballet's production of "The Nutcracker" for PBS' series "Great Performances." Will be aired Christmas '08 on PBS with global theatrical release following.
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Entertainment Manager
Cesar Chavez Student Center, SFSU
(Educational Institution; 51-200 employees; Performing Arts industry)
August 2003 — Present (5 years 2 months)
Producer of multi-cultural, artistic and musical events for campus population of 30,000. Hire local and national acts while maintaining a budget of $13,000 annually, based on excellent negotiation skills. Organize publicity and A/V technical team for upcoming performances. Supervise up to 12 technicians. Increased the affiliated business’ profitability 30% per year while in this position.
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Graduate Assistantship
San Francisco State University
(Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
2004 — 2007 (3 years)
Developed and presented six lectures for three college classes of 80 students per class. Subjects included: Internet and the media, social aspects of the media, media aesthetics and audience research.
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Book Editor, Documentary Field Production Handbook
AV Multimedia Productions, LLC (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Broadcast Media industry)
November 2007 — November 2007 (1 month)
Proof-read for ease of reading, adding some minor language and grammatical changes.
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Set & Costume Design,
Total Media Group
(Public Company; 11-50 employees; Media Production industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year)
Researched and procured costume and set design for Stryker Medical Supplies’ annual sales meeting corporate video. Using the Internet and personal contacts, procured hard-to-find items such as an original stagecoach with four horses and driver. Built original props that couldn’t otherwise be found or purchased. Program produced under budget. Hand made 14 oversized 3D costumes for entire cast in 13 days for separate live stage production.
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Production Assistant
KRON-TV
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
August 2003 — June 2004 (11 months)
Researched trade magazines, journals, Internet and newspapers for TV segments. Interviewed, assistant produced segments for “Bay Area Backroads” and finance stories for “Rob Black & Your Money.”
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Video engineer, camera operator
Race Tech, UK
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
2003 — 2004 (1 year)
Camera operator for B-roll. Video controller working inside mobile 8 x 32 KU band uplink truck for eight cameras. Assisted audio engineer with microphone placement on talent and winner’s circle jockeys. Routed video/audio signals by dual DSS satellite/ISDN for worldwide broadcasts on TV, off-track betting and horse racing websites.
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Videographer, Producer, Editor
Bushman Productions U.K.
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years)
Organized San Francisco and Las Vegas segments for documentary “Around the World in 80 Ways” for BBC. Filmed and edited trailer for BBC news using Final Cut Pro, Avid, After-Effects, and Pro Tools.
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Boom Operator
McSilver Productions
(Media Production industry)
2003 — 2003 (less than a year)
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Unix Systems Administrator
Respond TV
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Broadcast Media industry)
August 2000 — March 2001 (8 months)
Administered Sun OS (s. 5 r. 4) servers for interactive television company. Beta tested interactive technology with Web TV, Direct TV and Comedy Central’s “Battle Bots” TV show. Test marketed Coca Cola interactive TV ad campaigns. Shared responsibility for security and mail services for entire company.
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Executive Assistant
Barclays Global Investors
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Financial Services industry)
1997 — 1999 (2 years)
Provided excellent administrative support to IT managers. Created work flow and forms as a way for non technical managers to communicate equipment needs to technical staff, thereby providing a way to match appropriate equipment with needs and departmental budgets. This resulted in speeding the ordering process saving the company time, and made the equipment ordering tracking more efficient.
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Production Assistant
Spangenberg Theatre
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Entertainment industry)
1984 — 1986 (2 years)
Assisted with all levels of theater production, from lighting to front-of-house management. Responsible for setting up audio and controlling the audio mix.
Alison Victor’s Education
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San Francisco State University
Masters, Social Aspects of Media (Social Networks), Media Literacy, Aesthetics, Audience Research, 2004 — 2007
Areas of study: social aspects of the media. Uses & Gratifications of social networks: identity, promotion, monetizing social networks.
Aesthetics of uncomfortable television comedy: Welcome to the Cringe-Worthy World of Larry David and Ricky Gervais. Aesthetics of Color in Kill Bill: Vol 1. Yellow + Red = danger.
Representation of the 'minority voice' in media. Discourse of disability and sexuality on cable television: freaks, little people, and the carny.- Activities and Societies:
- College Students in Broadcasting,
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San Francisco State University
cert, unix systems administration, 1998 — 1999
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Alison Victor’s Interests:
Professional networking, international travel, film production & financing, researching and participating in Social Media, internet & technology such as IPTV, digital video distribution. I play multiple musical instruments and enjoy studying Spanish.
Alison Victor’s Groups:
National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, International Institute for Film Financing, Board Member UrbanYMCA.org, Bay Area Association of Disabled Sailors, SFSU Alumni Network
Alison Victor’s Honors:
- Best of Festival - Berkeley Video & Film Festival
- Peter J. Marino Emmy Scholarship for best producer, documentary 'Sailors First'
- Albert Johnson Award for media production
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