Jonas Cox Small Army WGBH Powderhouse Graphics-intensive Commercial spots Senior Multimedia Producer , Liberty Mutual Insurance, 2018-present Consult with stakeholders at concept stage; write/re-write scripts, then produce multimedia training content (shoot, animate, edit in Premiere Pro and often act as on-screen emcee). Freelance Producer/Shooter/Editor, Boston and remote, 2013-present Clients have included Axceler Corp., Kronos Corp., and AI Foundry/Kodak Alaris. Video and Webcast Producer , Avid Technology, Burlington, MA, 2010–2013 Shot and edited hi-profile videos to stream live or deliver on Avid.com. Built a suite of in-house, DIY resources to support live Webcasts with moderated chat/Q+A. Producer/Shooter/Editor, Thomson Reuters, Boston, 2008–2010 Shot and edited magazine-style videos for Reuters.com. Writer/Editor, H.W. Wilson Co., Cambridge, MA, 1990-1996 Wrote or edited 40,000+ summaries of business articles for an online research database, ensuring that the summaries faithfully and accurately conveyed the essence of the articles. Additional experience Instructor, Boston Film & Video Foundation, Boston, 2002-2003 Wrote curriculum and taught a class on technical and creative fundamentals of film / video editing. TA'ed a class on 16mm filmmaking. Guest Speaker, Springfield (MA) Technical Community College, 2016 -
>Ài` career >iV`Ìià and industry advice with a video production class ° Teaching experience Broadcast experience Senior Video Editor /Motion Graphics , PBS/WGBY, Springfield, MA, 2015- present Edited a documentary that WNET called "the highlight" of its American Graduate Day marathon. Storyboard and execute intricate motion graphics, for title sequences, bumpers, and promos. Collaborate with external clients to quickly craft dynamic commercial spots. Achieved major technical firsts, including dual closed captions for delivering bilingual translations Freelance Editor, Boston, 2013-2015 Edited promos, casting reels, mini documentaries, and broadcast segments for Powderhouse Productions, Small Army ad agency, and others. Senior Video Editor/Post Production Director, Soup2Nuts, Watertown , MA, 1999–2006 Edited and mastered 80+ episodes of story-driven animation, collaborating with animators , sound engineers, and producers to quickly move a show from rough cut to master. Used Flash, Photoshop and After Effects to create stylized looks/treatments and title sequences. Was responsible for managing and training two editors and meeting tight deadlines. Assistant Editor, “Antiques Roadshow” PBS/WGBH Boston, 2008–2013 Isolated appraisals of each antique item for standalone Web streaming. Researched and codified best workflow for deinterlacing and down-res'ing from 1080i to 720p Assistant Editor, PBS/WGBH Boston, 1996-1998 Performed media management and occasional editing on 40 episodes of Season 1 of the revived kids' hit studio show “ZOOM”, Frontline's “From Jesus to Christ” documentary, “A Science Odyssey” educational series, and the “Evening At Pops” live musical series. Staff Cameraperson, BCTV, Newton, MA, 1998 Lit, mic'ed and shot interviews and b-roll, solo in the field, and ran camera for live studio shoots. Production Assistant, Multivision, Needham, MA, 1994-96 Shadowed veteran cameraperson in the studio and field, and did utility Avid editing. Indie filmmaking Technical Editor , "Miss Blindsight: The Wingwall Auditions" , 200 0 Worked with Wendy Snyder MacNeil to meet submission deadlines for major film festivals. Used advanced Post functions to take project from VHS stage to audio mix and film conform. The film won Best Independent Film at the New England Film and Video Festival. Writer and actor, Boston, 1992-1998 Wrote, shot, directed, and acted for the "500-Channel Universe" sketch comedy show Gallery Education Binghamton (NY) University, BA in Economics with film concentration Boston Film/Video Foundation Contact jonascox 70@comcast.net 70 Hillcrest Place, Amherst, MA , US +1 617-407-6715 Media 16mm film, mini DV, DigiBeta, DA88, HDCAM, BluRay, XAVC, AVCHD, OP1a, html/css, swf/flv, MPEG4 Genres broadcast episodic, broadcast pilots, narrative film, reality TV, story-driven animation, short-form spots and promos Outlets NBC, ABC, PBS, the BBC, Discovery Kids, Oxygen, Noggin/The N, Univision, New England Film Festival, YouTube, Brightcove Tools Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Photoshop, Flash, DSLRs and broadcast cameras, wireless mics Collaborators Executive Producers, Art Directors, animators , sound designers, Master Control, Chief Marketing Officers, Network QA