Porshia Taylor
Charlotte
Summary
Experienced Emmy award-nominated video editor with a decade of comprehensive skills in the field. Proficient in various editing programs and a background in animation using Autodesk Maya. Meticulous attention to detail and unwavering commitment to delivering high-quality finished products. Demonstrates a strong sense of visual aesthetics, ensuring visually captivating videos. Certified in commercial drone piloting, offering unique aerial perspective to enhance video productions.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Video Editor
WSOC-TV Eyewitness News
07.2022 - Current
- Operate Avid Media Composer and Production Management (Interplay) with high efficiency
- Navigate Avid iNews to access rundowns and scripts
- Communicate with crews in the field, producers, and directors
- Created Emmy Nominated specials and documentaries
- Gathering to receive feeds center coordination with field crews
- Collaborate with the editing team to share editing tasks, manage media, and archive
Video Producer
BlueSpire Studio
10.2020 - 07.2022
- Create and edit video and sound marketing projects, including selecting the program format for the final output, capturing/importing media, organizing raw media, editing footage and sound files, creating and inserting static and motion graphics, titling, adding music and special effects, media management, and archiving project media.
- Scheduled shoots and set up filming by communicating with talent and crew.
Video Editor
08.2012 - 07.2022
- Collaborated with specialists, producers, and designers to produce original video content for five projects
- Managed pre-production tasks such as developing content plans and overall message for six projects
- Edited over 40 hours of footage from chronological production order into story format and added effects using Adobe Premiere Pro
- Configured shots based on daily needs, weather and lighting conditions and available equipment
- Used DSLR cameras to record component shots at over 15 different locations
Animation Intern
University of North Carolina Wilmington
09.2016 - 12.2016
- Supported the production team in developing visual effects, digital content and 3D animation
- Handled all digitizing and logging of video footage
Production Assistant
Cucalorus Festival
11.2015 - 11.2016
- Outlined production commitments and timetables using sales forecast information
- Supervised schedules while meeting all deadlines and collaborating with staff members in support of festival staff
- Assisted with answering telephones and filing paperwork, helping to keep the set in an acceptable level of cleanliness, performing crowd control duties, and ran cables for film productions
Education
Bachelors - Film Studies
University of North Carolina Wilmington
01.2019
Skills
- Video Effects
- Avid Media Composer
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Davinci Resolve
- Unmanned Aircraft Systems Piloting
- Digital Content
- Photography
- Multi-camera editing
Certification
Airmen Certification - Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Timeline
Video Editor
WSOC-TV Eyewitness News
07.2022 - Current
Video Producer
BlueSpire Studio
10.2020 - 07.2022
Animation Intern
University of North Carolina Wilmington
09.2016 - 12.2016
Production Assistant
Cucalorus Festival
11.2015 - 11.2016
Video Editor
08.2012 - 07.2022
Bachelors - Film Studies
University of North Carolina Wilmington
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