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About
A confident, experienced and self-motivated individual used to working in a fast-paced content production environment,
managing tight deadlines and juggling multiple priorities simultaneously. A true team player with excellent communication skills
who is committed to producing high-quality work through diligent and thorough research.
E-learning
See which ScreenSkills e-learning Adam Parsons has completed to improve their skills and knowledge.
Experience
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Socia Media Assistant and Editor
- Created social posts and imagery for client channels to promote their content. - Optimised SEO and keywords and increase audience engagement while maximising budget. - Edited video for clients - adding music, graphics, social cuts, refining footage and audio. - Completed competitor research, analysis and content audits for B2B and B2C audiences.
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Office Manager & PA
Skyhook is an aerial drone company that provides video footage, photography and photogrammetry services for a wide variety of clients. I was brought in to support the director, manage the company's bookings, scheduling, paperwork and newsletter in order to increase interest in Skyhook's services. - Utilise my knowledge of target the right audience through engaging content including social posts, articles and Mailchimpdesigned emails. - Increase office productivity and business targets through new systems and methods including score cards, monthy target charts and contact lists. - Conduct consistent research into potential new clients and audience groups that Skyhook can engage with. Automate office operations, initiate productivity measures, manage client correspondence, payments, records and data. - Oversee all day-to-day office operations, team scheduling and management. Act as a Spotter for drone test flights.
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Producer and Editor
In response to the shutdown of almost all media production during lockdown I started a horror podcast in order to provide an outlet of accessible creative content. We have grown vastly in the short time we have existed, and reach listeners as far spread as USA and India. - Research the films discussed, including historical providence, copyright, cultural contexts, and fact checking of film trivia. - Contacting contributors and arranging promotional photo shoots, recording sessions and social media posts. Writing post descriptions. - Ensuring every step of the production process is Covid-safe, making adaptions to the format during times of lockdown. - Editing within a strict week turnaround time-frame and ensuring finished podcast is to the highest possible quality.
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Production Assistant
A core member of a small production team responsible for video web content for global clients. My initial one month contract was significantly extended - but then hit by COVID restrictions. - Pre-production research for video shoots, including organising equipment and vehicle hire, scouting locations, sourcing props, and fact checking scripts and new content. - Conducting 1st and 2nd tier levels of research for all future upcoming video projects for our clients, shooting interviews and cutaway footage. - Handling legal issues such as copyright clearances and compliance documents. - Liaising with clients, crew and cast, including writing up schedules, briefs and call sheets. - Acting as the health and safety contact for everyone on set and ensuring there were hospitality provisions throughout the day. - Assisting Director during shoots, including setting up lighting equipment, changing camera lenses and charging batteries. - Live location logging and overseeing time-keeping duties. - Data wrangling, including sorting and filing video files to ensure a smooth editing process. - Assisting the editing of videos by using Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop and Acrobat. - Exported video files to fit social media platforms such as Instagram and Facebook and analysed the data from audience response and feedback. - Monitoring budgets and expenditure, including provisions for contributor's transport and expenses.
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Production Assistant
In this role I worked closely with the Video Marketing Producer to aid the video marketing team's online content creation. I was consistently praised for my excellent attitude to work and my competence in research tasks. - Reached out to potential clients, contacts and interviewees for future video projects. - Researched for 1st tier level projects, attended and documented group meetings and pitched ideas. Wrote articles for the company website, compiling information from multiple sources. - Data wrangling, where I took the opportunity to reformat the digital and video file management system, making it more user friendly. - Updated the company's image library so that images could be re-used for social media posts
Education and training
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Work well series
ScreenSkills Funded
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Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace
ScreenSkills Funded
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Coronavirus basic awareness on production training
ScreenSkills Funded
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Introduction to mental health awareness at work
ScreenSkills Funded
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work
ScreenSkills Funded
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BA Degree Theatre and Film
Learned valuable skills that helped me develop as a filmmaker, performer, director and theatre-maker. Was involved heavily in a wide range of film and theatre related extra-curricular projects.
Certificates
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Work well series
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Addressing unconscious bias: basic awareness in the workplace
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Introduction to mental health awareness at work
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Tackling harassment and bullying at work