ANDREW WESTER
Resume
Experience:
Production Manager
Trailer Park, Art Machine / September 2015 - Current
Responsible for communicating with Sony TV and Sony Home Entertainment clients and account executives to prioritize responsibilities and ensure that projects and marketing materials are delivered on time. Projects include but are not limited to retail signage, digital marketing, social media assets and home entertainment packaging. Also, responsible for relaying client needs, problem solving and helping with art direction while keeping project managers, designers and photo re-touchers on task.
Traffic Coordinator
Trailer Park, Creative Services / October 2014 – September 2015
Responsible for keeping project managers, designers and photo re-touchers on task, monitor communications between Sony TV and Sony Home Entertainment clients and account executives to prioritize responsibilities and ensure that projects and marketing materials are delivered on time. Responsible for organizing and keeping track of all incoming and outgoing assets, including uploading final products to various FTP and client sites.
Asset Manager
Trailer Park, Creative Services / January 2014 – October 2014
Responsible for downloading/uploading and managing assets sent from clients. Assisting designers and production managers by searching for and organizing assets from client sites. Also, assisting production managers by mounting posters, trimming prints and keeping all assets organized on the server and external hard drives.
Operations
The Cimarron Group / September 2012 – January 2014
Responsible for delivering finished projects, tapes, DVDs and products to clients. Helped assist editors breakdown and organize footage.
Assistant Editor
World Team Poker / May 2012
This was a project through Video Symphony to work on the Celebrity/Pro-Am Knockout Tournament Sizzle Reel. Imported and organized 5D footage, graphics and music for editors in Avid Media Composer. Exported finished content according to project specs.
Assistant Editor
Niki Shadrow, Niki Network / April 2012
This was a project through Video Symphony to work on the Niki Shadrow Teen Commandments Testimonial Reel. Imported and organized 5D footage, graphics and music for editors in Avid Media Composer. Exported finished content according to project specs.
Production Assistant
Los Angeles Marathon / March 2012
Assisted producer, editor and additional crew on interview shoots for features to air during the live broadcast of the 2012 Los Angeles Marathon on KTLA.
Associate Producer / Assistant Editor / Editor
AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour / April 2010 – August 2010
Contributed and executed ideas for broadcast features, promos and live programming on ESPN2 and ABC. Responsible for show distribution: edited show re-airs, edited in commercials, and printed show to tape. Edited player features and interviews for the AVP website as well as managed all other video content. Assisted editors by selecting, importing and organizing footage in Final Cut Pro. Responsible for preparing and exporting finished content for broadcasts. Shared video content with editors and sponsors through FTPs. Edited radio commercials. Responsible for submitting music cues to ESPN.
Assistant Editor / Production Assistant
AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour / June 2009 – April 2010
Responsible for selecting, importing and organizing footage for editors in Final Cut Pro. Assisted editors with show distribution (edited in commercials, printed show to tape). Prepared and maintained website video content. Shared video content with editors and sponsors through FTPs.
Production Assistant
Fox Sports West / Prime Ticket: January 2009 – June 2009
Assisted editors with broadcast features and promos by clipping highlight reels for: Lakers, Clippers, Dodgers, Angels and Pac-12 teams. Also, responsible for assisting producers by logging game tapes and transcribing interviews and press conferences.
Education:
Video Symphony, Burbank, CA
TV & Film Editing – Avid, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop
California State University, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Arts: TV, Film, and Media Studies – Broadcast Journalism