Mike Fornari Resume
Mike Fornari
Video Producer
4022 N Paulina St
Chicago, IL 60613
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EXPERIENCE
Gatorade Media Lab, Chicago IL — Video Production Specialist
May 2019 -October 2019
- Shoot and edit video and photo for various corporate functions such as marketing summits, charity events, focus groups, etc.
- Interact with some of the world's best athletes from promo shoots such as Karl-Anthony Towns, Bryce Harper, and other global figures.
- Creating ads, logo's, and other media in the Adobe Suite for company websites and presentations.
- Securely and effectively move deliverables to clients all over the globe and within the company.
Chicago Music Exchange, Chicago IL — Video Producer
August 2017 - February 2019
- Led all facets of Video Production for the company including pre-production, producing, shooting, and post-production.
- Worked with the marketing and product team to determine the creative direction for videos.
- Relaunched an in-store artist performance series with bands such as S. Carey, Amanda Shires, Jimmie Vaughan, Russian Circles, and many more.
- Coordinated shoot dates and production details with record labels, artist representatives, and bands directly.
- Helped grow the company's YouTube channel by 2,000 subscribers while also increasing the average retention rate.
- Created video for the Fender Acoustasonic Guitar release to a huge initial view count.
Education
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago IL — B.A in Film Studies
September 2013-May 2017
Mike Fornari
Video Producer
4022 N Paulina St
Chicago, IL 60613
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EXPERIENCE
Gatorade Media Lab, Chicago IL — Video Production Specialist
May 2019 -October 2019
- Shoot and edit video and photo for various corporate functions such as marketing summits, charity events, focus groups, etc.
- Interact with some of the world's best athletes from promo shoots such as Karl-Anthony Towns, Bryce Harper, and other global figures.
- Creating ads, logo's, and other media in the Adobe Suite for company websites and presentations.
- Securely and effectively move deliverables to clients all over the globe and within the company.
Chicago Music Exchange, Chicago IL — Video Producer
August 2017 - February 2019
- Led all facets of Video Production for the company including pre-production, producing, shooting, and post-production.
- Worked with the marketing and product team to determine the creative direction for videos.
- Relaunched an in-store artist performance series with bands such as S. Carey, Amanda Shires, Jimmie Vaughan, Russian Circles, and many more.
- Coordinated shoot dates and production details with record labels, artist representatives, and bands directly.
- Helped grow the company's YouTube channel by 2,000 subscribers while also increasing the average retention rate.
- Created video for the Fender Acoustasonic Guitar release to a huge initial view count.
Education
Columbia College Chicago, Chicago IL — B.A in Film Studies
September 2013-May 2017