Robert O. Sutton
3708 Riviera Rd
Columbia, SC, 29210
803-429-4628
[email protected]
I am interested in your open Assistant Audio & Visual Specialist position. Given my related experience, excellent capabilities, and years of experience, I feel I am an excellent match for this position and would appreciate your consideration for this job opening.
My Qualifications:
Developed creative concept & produced commercial spots for WACH T.V. that won the first Coca-Cola local account in Columbia SC in 15 years.
Produced promotional material for Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, that nations 5th largest zoo. The campaign helped the Zoo achieve its highest attendance record ever.
Developed creative material that landed the exclusive television advertising account of the US National White Water Center.
Built a start up video production company from the ground up, increasing work volume by reputation for quality work & by word of mouth in the community.
Created advertising material for ESPN & the University of South Carolina
Won consecutive 1st place awards form the SC Press Association for my comic strips & writing.
Helped the USMC Mud in South Carolina become the nations second largest mud run by producing and directing videos, graphics, & web content.
Produced promotional material and advertisements to found a first of its kind pop culture convention in Columbia, SC & grow it into a two-day event.
I have been a part of, and a leader on, many creative teams for the past 10 years, with responsibilities ranging from graphic design, short promotional and long form video editing, directing, and copy writing.
6 years experience of creating promotional material for print, television and the web.
Produced Storyboards for commercials & feature length films.
Mastery of the entire Adobe Creative Suites & multiple non-linear editing systems, including Avid, Final Cut, and Premiere.
BA in Media Arts from the University of South Carolina.
Experience designing & coding web pages, publishing to the web and using social media.
My demo reel can be found at: http://vimeo.com/41746998
Other examples of my work can be found at:
http://www.berthingcleanerproductions.com/
http://vimeo.com/user3120146
http://www.youtube.com/user/robosutton?feature=mhee
I would appreciate the opportunity to discuss the open position with you and to provide further information on my candidacy. I can be reached anytime via my cell phone, 803-429-4628 or at my email [email protected].
Thank you for your time and consideration,
Sincerely,
Robert O. Sutton
Robert Owen Sutton
3708 Riviera Rd, Columbia SC 29212
(803) 429-4628
[email protected]
Career objective
Position in Audio-Visual Production & Marketing, which could fully utilize a technical expertise in videography, non-linear editing, social networking, writing, creativity and strong drive to maximize profitability in a competitive global and local marketplace.
Promotions/Production Producer
Aug 2010 – Present, WACH Fox Television, Columbia, SC
Supervisor: Keith Foster Email: [email protected] phone: 843-260-6777
Wrote, shot, and edited station promotions, client commercials, and full-length station programming. Responsible for researching clients and events, creating 10 to 30 second commercial spots promoting the station or client, using Full HD camera equipment, directing shoots on location or in the studio and editing with multiple non-linear editing systems in a fast paced high stress deadline oriented environment.
Art Director of Berthing Cleaner Productions
January 2010 – Present, Berthing Cleaner Productions, Columbia, SC
Supervisor: Hank MacDonald Email: [email protected] Phone: 803-546-6611
Founded a start up, full service audio and video production company in Columbia, SC. Duties included writing, shooting, and editing client videos using HD camera equipment & non-linear editing software, contacting new clients & fostering profitable relations. Created all professional graphics and artwork using Adobe Photoshop, After Effects and Illustrator to use in client videos. Designed company websites and all company print products.
Company Website: http://berthingcleanerproductions.com/
Design Director and Writer for The Daily Gamecock Newspaper
2006-2010, The Daily Gamecock, Columbia, SC,
Supervisor: Ellen Meder Phone: 803-777-7726 Email: [email protected]
Supervised and led a team of graphic artist in a deadline driven environment. Lead a team to develop and produce page layouts, custom graphics, info graphics, photos and advertisements for news publication using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Indesign on 5 nights a week for next day production. Researched and wrote copy for many editorial columns and sports stories for the newspaper.
Marvel Entertainment Digital Production Intern
Aug 09 – Dec 09, Marvel Entertainment, New York, NY
Supervisor: Tim Smith III Email: [email protected] Phone: N/A
Digitized, animated, and published comics to Marvel’s online comic database. Animated comic books in Marvel’s online reader software program. Created graphics and credits for print & digital exclusive books using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
Education: Graduated Class of 2010, University of South Carolina
Computer Programs & Skills: Adobe Photoshop, Indesign, Illustrator, Premiere, After Effects, Flash, Soundbooth, Dreamweaver, Avid, Edius, Final Cut Pro, Microsoft Office, Java, HTML, CSS, Max OSX
Honors: Eagle Scout, South Carolina Press Associations 2008 & 2009 First Place Humor cartoonist, Member of the National Thespian Society.
