Resume for Rikki Gunton
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Video Editor, New York, NY
Self Employed, August 2014 - present
-Edit short-form, nonfiction videos ranging from documentary to corporate
-Clients include NYU TV, New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault, Say Yes to Education, Mindful Harlem, Times Square Arts, Kathy Westwater Dance, Global Glue Project, and Hellgate Farm
Web Designer, New York, NY
Self Employed, Summer 2010 - present
-Build websites using Squarespace and some basic html for clients including Yoga Agora and Hellgate Farm
-Perform weekly maintenance including schedule updates, announcement bars and new product additions
Additional Editor & Production Assistant, June 2016 - August 2017
Reify Films, New York, NY
-Cut scenes, pulled selects, reaction shots and B roll, and restructured full cuts of Personal Statement, a feature length documentary following three high school seniors through the college application process
-Assisted director and DP on set at multiple NYC libraries and assembled rough cuts of 2 videos profiling these libraries and their programs
Assistant Editor, September 2015 - November 2016
Zoel Productions, New York, NY
-Transcribed interviews, organized hard drives, converted footage, synced audio and edited trailer updates for A Fine Line, a feature length documentary about women in the culinary industry
Photographer, August 2009 - March 2015
Public Health Solutions, New York, NY
-Photographed PHS services and the services of partner health care providers in various health clinics as well as PHS staff trainings, events and conferences
-Obtained photography consent forms from patients and partner care providers
Photographer, March 2009 - August 2012
Starting Bloc, New York, NY
-Photographed conferences and other events for non-profit aiming to bring together socially motivated entrepreneurs and innovators
Curatorial Intern, September 2009 - March 2010
The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
-Selected images and obtained reproduction rights for photography book Harlem: A Century in Images
-Compiled and edited text and obtained images and rights for exhibition catalogue 30 Seconds off an Inch
Intern, July - August 2009
Slideluck, New York, NY
-Researched and carried out preliminary steps of grant writing, helped with logistics of NYC screening
-Assisted photographer on location and processed digital files
Photography Intern, June - August 2007
VIBE Magazine, New York, NY
-Selected stock images to appear in the magazine; scanned images and prepared spreads for editorial review
-Planned catering for 40 person photo shoot and researched shoot locations and props
EDUCATION
Hunter College | Film & Media Department
Master of Fine Arts in Integrated Media Arts
New York, May 2014
New York University | Tisch School of the Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography & Imaging
Minor in Politics
New York, May 2009
School for International Training
International Studies, Organizations & Social Justice
Geneva, Switzerland, Spring 2008
EXPERIENCE
Freelance Video Editor, New York, NY
Self Employed, August 2014 - present
-Edit short-form, nonfiction videos ranging from documentary to corporate
-Clients include NYU TV, New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault, Say Yes to Education, Mindful Harlem, Times Square Arts, Kathy Westwater Dance, Global Glue Project, and Hellgate Farm
Web Designer, New York, NY
Self Employed, Summer 2010 - present
-Build websites using Squarespace and some basic html for clients including Yoga Agora and Hellgate Farm
-Perform weekly maintenance including schedule updates, announcement bars and new product additions
Additional Editor & Production Assistant, June 2016 - August 2017
Reify Films, New York, NY
-Cut scenes, pulled selects, reaction shots and B roll, and restructured full cuts of Personal Statement, a feature length documentary following three high school seniors through the college application process
-Assisted director and DP on set at multiple NYC libraries and assembled rough cuts of 2 videos profiling these libraries and their programs
Assistant Editor, September 2015 - November 2016
Zoel Productions, New York, NY
-Transcribed interviews, organized hard drives, converted footage, synced audio and edited trailer updates for A Fine Line, a feature length documentary about women in the culinary industry
Photographer, August 2009 - March 2015
Public Health Solutions, New York, NY
-Photographed PHS services and the services of partner health care providers in various health clinics as well as PHS staff trainings, events and conferences
-Obtained photography consent forms from patients and partner care providers
Photographer, March 2009 - August 2012
Starting Bloc, New York, NY
-Photographed conferences and other events for non-profit aiming to bring together socially motivated entrepreneurs and innovators
Curatorial Intern, September 2009 - March 2010
The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
-Selected images and obtained reproduction rights for photography book Harlem: A Century in Images
-Compiled and edited text and obtained images and rights for exhibition catalogue 30 Seconds off an Inch
Intern, July - August 2009
Slideluck, New York, NY
-Researched and carried out preliminary steps of grant writing, helped with logistics of NYC screening
-Assisted photographer on location and processed digital files
Photography Intern, June - August 2007
VIBE Magazine, New York, NY
-Selected stock images to appear in the magazine; scanned images and prepared spreads for editorial review
-Planned catering for 40 person photo shoot and researched shoot locations and props
EDUCATION
Hunter College | Film & Media Department
Master of Fine Arts in Integrated Media Arts
New York, May 2014
New York University | Tisch School of the Arts
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography & Imaging
Minor in Politics
New York, May 2009
School for International Training
International Studies, Organizations & Social Justice
Geneva, Switzerland, Spring 2008