Jake McDaniel's Resume
Jake McDaniel
411 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10024 | ------------
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EXPERIENCE
Blank Slate Advisors New York, NY
Assistant Editor January 2019-Present
• Helped craft and edit short, web-based content interviews utilizing Adobe Premiere Pro for use on client’s website.
• Assisted in development of story-based content for videos.
safariLIVE Maasai Mara, Kenya | Kruger National Park, S.A.
Intern Aug 2017-Feb 2018 | June-Oct 2018
• Supported team responsible for production and management of live broadcast; helped troubleshoot technology problems with safariLIVE presenters; assisted with directing program and logging all video footage. Collaborated onsite with team of 25.
• Managed Facebook and YouTube feeds during live shows; reviewed photo archives and posted animal photos daily to Instagram.
• Contributed to twice daily live streams; built D2 skills. Reviewed and managed social media feed with 100+ viewer questions per show; summarized submissions by animal category in Google Documents; selected top questions relevant to on screen action. Program host responded to questions live on-air.
• Wrote weekly report about cat sightings; posted Facebook update on each cat observed.
• Utilized Adobe Premiere to create three videos, approximately four minutes each; posted to Facebook.
• Wrote 20 blogs on a variety of topics including first hand experiences from campsite locations.
Badmouth Films New York, NY
Production Assistant – Avenues – independent film/ Executive Producer Patrick Gibbon. June 2016
• Coordinated logistics; verified actor/crew paperwork; assisted with catering; answered phones.
FilmNation Entertainment New York, NY Intern June-Aug 2015
• Analyzed script submissions for sales & acquisitions departments for a variety of genres including science fiction, biographies, non-fiction, and fiction. Read and wrote coverage on 40-50 scripts.
• Studied box office trends and collected information on films comparable to upcoming titles.
• Prepared and presented final research project and report to FilmNation staff on South Korean Cinema.
• Summarized data in Excel spreadsheet.
EDUCATION
Gotham Writers Workshop New York, NY
Screenwriting Jan-Mar 2019
School of Visual Arts New York, NY
Writing for Episodic TV; Script Analysis June-Aug 2017
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA Bachelor of Arts: Film Studies | Minor: Creative Writing May 2017
• Relevant Coursework: Advanced Writing; Myth & Creation; Video Production; Screenwriting; Film History; Film Noir; Film Analysis; New Asian |European Cinema; Visual Communications.
• Anime Club; Roleplaying Club.
SKILLS/INTERESTS
Skills: Adobe Premiere Pro; Photoshop; Final Cut Pro; DSLR Camera; Boom Mic; Excel; Budgeting for a Production; Facebook; Instagram; YouTube; Blogging; Color Correction; Screenwriting; Scripting; Scheduling
Interests: Writing (short stories and novel length books); Wildlife; Certified Diver.
Jake McDaniel
411 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10024 | ------------
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EXPERIENCE
Blank Slate Advisors New York, NY
Assistant Editor January 2019-Present
• Helped craft and edit short, web-based content interviews utilizing Adobe Premiere Pro for use on client’s website.
• Assisted in development of story-based content for videos.
safariLIVE Maasai Mara, Kenya | Kruger National Park, S.A.
Intern Aug 2017-Feb 2018 | June-Oct 2018
• Supported team responsible for production and management of live broadcast; helped troubleshoot technology problems with safariLIVE presenters; assisted with directing program and logging all video footage. Collaborated onsite with team of 25.
• Managed Facebook and YouTube feeds during live shows; reviewed photo archives and posted animal photos daily to Instagram.
• Contributed to twice daily live streams; built D2 skills. Reviewed and managed social media feed with 100+ viewer questions per show; summarized submissions by animal category in Google Documents; selected top questions relevant to on screen action. Program host responded to questions live on-air.
• Wrote weekly report about cat sightings; posted Facebook update on each cat observed.
• Utilized Adobe Premiere to create three videos, approximately four minutes each; posted to Facebook.
• Wrote 20 blogs on a variety of topics including first hand experiences from campsite locations.
Badmouth Films New York, NY
Production Assistant – Avenues – independent film/ Executive Producer Patrick Gibbon. June 2016
• Coordinated logistics; verified actor/crew paperwork; assisted with catering; answered phones.
FilmNation Entertainment New York, NY Intern June-Aug 2015
• Analyzed script submissions for sales & acquisitions departments for a variety of genres including science fiction, biographies, non-fiction, and fiction. Read and wrote coverage on 40-50 scripts.
• Studied box office trends and collected information on films comparable to upcoming titles.
• Prepared and presented final research project and report to FilmNation staff on South Korean Cinema.
• Summarized data in Excel spreadsheet.
EDUCATION
Gotham Writers Workshop New York, NY
Screenwriting Jan-Mar 2019
School of Visual Arts New York, NY
Writing for Episodic TV; Script Analysis June-Aug 2017
Muhlenberg College Allentown, PA Bachelor of Arts: Film Studies | Minor: Creative Writing May 2017
• Relevant Coursework: Advanced Writing; Myth & Creation; Video Production; Screenwriting; Film History; Film Noir; Film Analysis; New Asian |European Cinema; Visual Communications.
• Anime Club; Roleplaying Club.
SKILLS/INTERESTS
Skills: Adobe Premiere Pro; Photoshop; Final Cut Pro; DSLR Camera; Boom Mic; Excel; Budgeting for a Production; Facebook; Instagram; YouTube; Blogging; Color Correction; Screenwriting; Scripting; Scheduling
Interests: Writing (short stories and novel length books); Wildlife; Certified Diver.