Discover Top Freelancers in Renton, Washington, USA

Hailing from Portland, Oregon, Martin Vavra is an award-winning film and commercial director. Early on, he had a love for a variety of different art forms. At the age of five, he began playing the drums. Later, he toured Europe as part of an orchestra. At the age of 10 he began painting water colors, with several of his paintings getting showings and winning awards. His college years became a mishmash of rock band performances, science classes and sci-fi consumption. For many years, Martin was a wildland fire fighter, eventually becoming an ecologist. In 2005, wanderlust caught hold and Martin left ecology to travel, leading him to discover his true passion, filmmaking. Since then, his life has been dedicated to cinematic storytelling. Martin’s series, The Last Stand, made its debut on DailyMotion and has received millions of views. Living up to the Rising Star title awarded to him by the Oregon Media Production Association, his films have been awarded numerous honors, including, Best Short Documentary and Best LGBQT at the Breckenridge FF, Festival Jury Prize at the Humanist Film Festival, Best Director, Best Series and Best Score. Commercial work has included spots for Nike, Microsoft, Intel, HP, Daimler and Goodwill. Martin has achieved industry recognition, with multiple Hermes Gold, Marcom Gold, AVA Gold, and the Communicator awards. In addition to directing, Martin co-founded the post-effects company The Refuge VFX. During its operation, his team had the privilege of creating monster and creature effects for top TV shows like Grimm, Portlandia and The Librarians, and the feature film The Last Knight. When he’s not directing, Martin can be found on a tall mountain backpacking or in a hidden stream fly fishing. When the outdoors isn't calling, Martin has been known to build and wear various Star Wars and HALO armor suites. Martin and his wife, Jenn, are owned by two rescue huskies that travel with them on all of their adventures.

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• Video Editor - Documentary
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• Field Producer
• Fixer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Bruce is a Transmedia creator using new technology and web platforms for storytelling with motion and sound. A graduate of Vancouver Film School, he focuses on video shorts involving people, place, purpose and food. A passionate solutions thinker for becoming good stewards of the earth, Bruce imagines possibility where others see limitations. He believes we have what we need available to create possibilities, and imagination is our greatest asset. His superpower is in investigative research, with an unbounded curiosity for the unknown. It's a brave new world for storytellers and storytelling! Equipped with a modern, DLSR for video and photography when needed, its my iPhone, iPad and GoPro camera that have become my "go-to" system for transmedia productions. This set-up is light and flexible, allowing me to shoot and edit short stories on-the-run. My iPad and iPhone are loaded with the best apps for transmedia production and my social media platforms are dialed-in.

• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

My goal as a journalist is to inform, educate, engage, and inspire my audience. With Journalism today, I find it more important than ever to provide a well-balanced and objective approach. Since licensing my first photograph series to both NBC and CBS in the Spring of 2011, I have become increasingly active since graduating from Northern Arizona University and the Student Media Center newsroom. After graduation, I was hired by the Southwest Learning Community division of the National Park Service to produce and complete a series of micro-documentary projects focusing on the Arizona park system. Since then, I have continued my battle in the trenches of multimedia. Making something out of nothing by creating work through partnerships and the collaborative execution of such grand schemes conceived by the minds of mice and men. All while earning my place in this career by diversifying my skills and refining each an every one of them with the variety of projects I undertake. The road less traveled Is a beautiful one...

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Robert Anthony's work is centered around the power of feeling. This Portland-based filmmaker harnesses the primitive purpose of film: the ability to create emotion and evoke catharsis through his audience. His work uses dramatic elements through dark, moody tones with an emphasis on the surreal. Dark his style may be, his demeanor and attitude on set is the contrary. He possesses an effortless ability to keep all stages of production light-hearted and supportive, familial, yet professional. Maintaining respect and enrichment within his crew and talent is crucial for creating honest expression through film. Robert’s career began with a small agency, requiring him to learn every aspect of filmmaking from start to finish. Being a one-man-band turned him into a multidisciplinary filmmaker, equipping him to take the reigns on larger projects with a full crew for clients such as Bertolli, Frito-Lay, and Toyota to name a few.

• Commercial DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Colorist
• Music Composer
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Video Editor - Documentary

Over the past decade Devon has directed and produced hundreds of commercials and corporate videos for clients as diverse as Major League Soccer, Intel, Electronic Arts, Dell Computers, Portland Trail Blazers, Moda Health, ZoomCare, Alienware, Lenovo, Amazon and the Learning Channel. On smaller jobs, Devon will serve as Director/DP and has extensive experience in productions of from one-man-band to large commercial crews. In late 2014, Devon was invited to share his passion for the future of storytelling when he was asked to give a TedxTalk on virtual and augmented reality. In 2016 Devon was interviewed by The Atlantic magazine to discuss VR and AR and the future of storytelling. Devon has gone on to incorporate this passion for pushing production boundaries by working closely with national clients on how to best utilize VR for their brands . Devon excels at crafting stories that matter, but not just for Fortune 100 companies. Devon lives in Portland with his daughter, Dagny.

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• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• VR / AR

I'm James Allen Smith and I've been making TV & films for over 12 years. I wrote and produced five seasons of A&E's Emmy Nominated HOARDERS. I have also edited and directed various commercials including a national TV campaign for ZULILY. Additionally, I produced, directed and edited a number of documentary style videos for SWEDISH HOSPITAL, FRED HUTCH, AMGEN, PATH, MICROSOFT, and SUR LA TABLE to name a few. ​ When I'm not busy working to tell stories for clients, I pursue my personal passion projects. I directed two feature-length documentaries, most notably FLOORED, a look into the unique and fleeting world of open outcry floor trading. Floored was praised in many industry media channels including NYT, Wall Street Journal, CNBC, Bloomberg, Forbes, Businessweek and Marketplace on NPR. ​ I have written and produced multiple works of fiction as well. THE EXCHANGE is an episodic fictional drama pilot, written by Marcus Goodwin, currently making rounds within network markets. HASKELL is a sci-fi short film I wrote and directed which is currently on the festival circuit.

• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary

Oregon-based director Cambria Matlow’s work seeks meaning in charged moments of stillness and values the emotional experiences created from atmosphere and mood. Small interactions and environmental realities often reveal personal and political truths. Her latest film, WOODSRIDER, is an immersive documentary portrait of a female snowboarder on Mt Hood, set to premiere in 2017. BURNING IN THE SUN (2010), about a young man who starts a solar energy business in Mali, was her feature debut, and selected for IFP’s Documentary Lab and Independent Film Week, broadcast on Al Jazeera and PBS, and seen in festivals worldwide. Her work has been awarded grants and residencies from LEF Foundation, Brooklyn Arts Council, Experimental Television Center, the Puffin Foundation, and NW Documentary. Cambria holds a Certificate in Film Production from Burlington College in Vermont and a B.A. in Hispanic Studies from Columbia University. She anticipates earning her Masters in Essay Documentary from EICTV in Cuba in 2018.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Translator
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Spencer Millsap is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker based in Washington state. His primary focus is on documentaries, be it environmental, cultural, or adventure travel. Millsap’s focus and expertise for years in run-and-gun style productions as producer/shooter/editor allows for flexibility, experimentation, and follow through from pitch to delivery. Millsap’s education and experiences have taken him into the jungles of Sumatra in search of Orangutans to hunting for the earliest signs of life in Iceland’s frigid underwater fissures. Integrating experiential style storytelling and tone over traditional methods of “talking head” interviews, Millsap’s passion is to transport the viewer to distant locales through textures, details, pacing, and storytelling. Spencer’s visual background stems from being a participant in the XXII Eddie Adams Workshop, photo intern for World Picture Network & the Obama Administration’s White House Photo Office, staff photographer for the Texas House of Representatives, and one of the first multimedia producers at National Geographic Magazine in Washington, D.C. Spencer’s work has been honored by The Webby’s Individual documentary episode category three years in a row, National Magazine Awards, and most recently as “Multimedia Producer of the Year” by the White House News Photographer’s Association.

• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Documentary
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• Commercial DP
• Fixer

Based in Portland, Oregon, Kate McMahon is an award-winning producer, director, writer and journalist of news and documentaries. Kate’s work includes FRONTLINE; The NewsHour, NOW With Bill Moyers, one-off PBS programs and regional PBS station programs. Kate’s most recent documentary FRONTLINE: Coronavirus Pandemic premiered April 21, 2020. Her forthcoming 4-part PBS documentary series, hosted by NBC News technology correspondent Jake Ward, is about breakthroughs in behavioral science called, Hacking Your Mind (releases fall, 2020). Kate has received several awards and nominations for her work including a National Emmy and the NIHCM Health Care TV and Radio Journalism Award, and has contributed to more than 40 hours of national documentary and news programming, primarily for PBS, since she began her career in 1998 as an Associate Producer for The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. Her other past work includes, The Doctor Fix: A New Era of Modern Medicine (PBS stations 2017); FRONTLINE: The Vaccine War (updated, 2015); Oregon Field Guide; Oregon Art Beat (2015); and, The Programmers – a trilogy of short documentaries about game-changing women in computing (2015.) Documentaries include FRONTLINE: Life and Death in Assisted Living (2013); FRONTLINE: Nuclear Aftershocks (2012); FRONTLINE: The Vaccine War (original broadcast in 2010); FRONTLINE: Sick Around America (2009) and FRONTLINE: Sick Around the World (2008). In 2008, Kate’s co-produced a two-hour historical documentary, Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil and the Presidency for PBS. In 2004 Kate associate produced the Oscar-nominated film ENRON: The Smartest Guys in the Room and in 2005 she co-produced FRONTLINE: The Meth Epidemic. In 2001, while working at ABC-NEWS Nightline producing the PBS series Life 360, Kate covered the tragic events of 9/11 for Peter Jennings in New York City. She went on to work for NOW with Bill Moyers covering the nexus of business and politics in Washington, D.C. Her on-going production of Inside the Psychologist’s Studio is a popular web series for the Association for Psychological Science. Outside of producing documentaries and news, Kate has produced and reported public radio programs, and written articles in Metro Parent Magazine. Kate is a visiting lecturer at Portland State University, Portland Community College, Clackamas Community College and Linfield College. Her second language is Spanish. She is a board member of the Women in Film-PDX chapter, participates as a panelist at journalism and documentary conferences and enjoys mentoring aspiring journalism professionals.

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• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Reporter / Journalist
• Podcast Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Line Producer / On-Location
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Senior Producer / Project Manager

Ali is a documentary filmmaker and photographer who has a true vocation for sharing stories of the human spirit. Ali started her documentary career Co-directing and shooting a documentary film with the Martha Graham Dance Company and the Interlochen Arts Academy's dance department back in 2008, and since then has worked all over the country photographing and producing for some of the best filmmakers in the industry. Ali's work has taken her into surgical amphitheaters documenting open heart surgeries, to alpaca farms in rural Maine, meeting and photographing the Dalai Lama, to documenting woman and their experiences during post partum. Recently, Ali was the Assistant Producer and Assistant Editor on a PBS documentary on the History and legacy of the Mayo Clinic, executive produced by Ken Burns in association with Ewers Brothers Productions. Ali has worked on several of Ken Burns' projects such as Emmy nominated series Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies, a production by Ken Burns and Barak Goodman at Ark Media, The Life and Times of Jackie Robinson, The Address, and the Vietnam War series. Currently, Ali is Co-Producing an independent feature length documentary with Director and Cinematographer Lindsay Taylor Jackson on a man who lived through the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia titled Velvet Citizen. More information can be found on the film's website : www.velvetcitizen.com A Wisconsin native, Ali graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin with a degree in Studio Art, with an emphasis on analog photography and digital media. She is also a graduate of the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies, where she received a graduate certificate in documentary photography and video. Ali is available for producing, editing and shooting video and photography projects.

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• Video Editor - Documentary
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With work at nearly 1 million views, I seek to create irresistible invitations with compelling and empowering imagery to inspire people into new possibilities in their body, their communities and the caring for their world. I'm also a lecturer at the University of Washington on narrative and filmmaking in the College of Human Centered Design. From crossing the Caribbean Sea by yacht, to backpacking Central America while getting my Spanish corrected, to taking divers into Hawaiian lava tubes, to climbing Mt. Rainier, I've been lucky to experience discovery by captaining teams of adventurers. Working with a production team that shares a creative vision is a natural extension of adventure and discovery. Being on-location, on-set and on-point is where I'm delighted, curious and focused. I live a short walk to the salt water of Puget Sound, and a short drive to the forests of the Cascade Mountains in Seattle, Washington with the greatest adventure of my life, my family: Laura, my wife and our sons, Seamus & Barrett.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Sound Mixer

Tracy Rector is a mixed race Choctaw/Seminole filmmaker, curator, community organizer, co-founder of Longhouse Media and a 2016 Stranger Genius. She has made over 400 short films, and is currently in production of her fifth feature documentary. As co-producer of the award-winning film Teachings of the Tree People, producer of March Point, co-director of Clearwater, and director of Ch'aak' S'aagi; Rector has developed an awareness and sensitivity to the power of media and film as a modern storytelling tool. Her work has been featured on Independent Lens, Cannes Film Festival, ImagineNative, National Geographic, Toronto International Film Festival, Folklife Festival, the Seattle Art Museum and in the Smithsonian’s Museum of the American Indian. After years of galvanizing community and working in a directorial role, Rector has begun to transfer her method of storytelling to gallery exhibitions including YOU ARE ON INDIGENOUS LAND at Core Gallery and Ciné Alter'natif in France, WOMEN ON THE BRINK at Vermillion Gallery, and BLOODLINES at Bridge Productions. As a Native Education specialist, Rector has facilitated work with over 3,000 youth, worked as a consultant with the Seattle Art Museum (SAM), served as a Native Naturalist for the Olympic Sculpture Park, and is involved with SAM’s newly expanded Native American wing. Tracy has received the National Association for Media Literacy award for outstanding contributions made in the field of media education, is a current Firelight Media Lab Fellow, WGBH Producer Fellow, Sundance Institute Lab Fellow, Tribeca All Access Grantee and is the recipient of the Horace Mann Award for her work in utilizing media for social justice. Raised in Seattle and Albuquerque, Tracy currently lives in Seattle and sits as a City of Seattle Arts Commissioner.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Jordan Thierry is a Portland, Oregon native and a graduate of the University of Oregons School of Journalism and Communication. While at the U of O, he co-directed the Multicultural Center, served as President of the National Association of Black Journalists Chapter, and co-founded BRIDGES to Higher Education, a high school-to-college tracking program for high school students of color in Oregon. He also directed and produced the short documentary Footprints in the Struggle: The Beatrice Cannady Story, as his senior project. This short documentary aired on Oregon Public Broadcasting in 2006. Immediately following his graduation from the U of O, Jordan went on to pursue a Masters degree in Mass Communications and Media Studies Howard University, where he finished in 2009. During graduate school, he worked as a Program Coordinator at the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, coordinating the Black Youth Vote! program. He released his first film, THE BLACK FATHERHOOD PROJECT.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Fixer

As the proprietor of avitstudios LLC, boasting over a decade of videography expertise within corporate and executive domains, our ethos is rooted in an unwavering dedication to storytelling excellence. Specializing in capturing life's most poignant moments with precision and creativity, we offer discerning clients a proven track record of delivering high-value, impactful visual content. Our approach seamlessly merges technical mastery with a profound understanding of narrative dynamics, ensuring immersive cinematic experiences that deeply resonate. Whether illuminating personal narratives or crafting dynamic brand stories, each project is approached with professionalism, creativity, and an unwavering commitment to exceeding expectations. With a diverse portfolio spanning industries, we pledge nothing short of excellence from conceptualization to final delivery. Let's collaborate to realize your vision and craft enduring visual stories that captivate and endure.

• Documentary DP
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Event Photographer
• Sound Mixer
• Creative Director
• Field Producer
• Corporate Videographer
• Art Director

Andrew Burton (b. 1987 / USA / He, Him) is a Pulitzer Prize finalist, documentary filmmaker, photographer and journalist focused on the intersection of environmentalism and exploration. He is a former fellow at the University of California, Berkeley's Investigative Reporting Program (2016-2017). Burton's first feature film, Newtok, was acquired by Patagonia Films and released in 2022. Co-directed by Michael Kirby Smith, the film follows the village of Newtok, Alaska in their efforts to relocate their entire community due to climate change over a five year period. The film premiered at DocNYC and on Big Sky Film Festival’s “Big Sky Award.” Burton is a founding partner of ROAN Films. Burton's photographic work has been honored by: Pulitzer Prize (Finalist, 2016); Photographer of the Year International; Sundance Institute (Grantee, 2019); American Photography (32 & 34); PDN Photo Annual (2016 & 2018); Sony World Photo Awards; Jonathan Logan Family Foundation (Grantee, 2017 & 2018); Museum of New York (permanent collection, 2012); Fund for Investigative Journalism (Grantee, 2016); The Hearst Foundation; Society of Professional Journalists; Lumix Photo Festival; China International Press Photo Contest; New York Press Photographer's Association; College Photographer of the Year and Oregon Newspaper Publisher’s Association. Beginning in 2018 Burton has been a director and producer for Duct Tape Then Beer and their podcasts The Dirtbag Diaries and Climbing Gold (hosted by Alex Honnold). Burton has directed, produced, shot and edited films ranging from 15 seconds to 30 minutes for DTTB; additionally, he regularly produces, interviews, writes, narrates, edits, scores and sound designs podcast episodes. Both the film work and podcasts explore personal transformation, exploration and environmental issues through the lens of outdoor recreation. His work has been published in The New York Times; The Wall Street Journal; National Geographic; The New Yorker; TIME and The Guardian, amongst others. Burton has worked both as a staff photojournalist for Getty Images as well as a freelance photographer covering breaking news and long-term stories locally, nationally and internationally. He has been a Carnegie-Knight News21 fellow (2009) and was a student at Eddie Adams XXII. Burton has received first aid training for combat and wilderness wounds through Reporters Instructed in Saving Colleagues (RISC), Global Journalist Security and Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism. He has a degree in journalism with a focus in photography from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Senior Editor
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Post-Production Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Podcast Producer
• Audio Storyteller
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

You’ve come to the right place. Hello! I’m Jordan Stead - the uncommon combination of a right-meets-left brained visual storyteller & creative content director with a history of individual & team-based successes that blur the lines between brand storytelling, transmedia production, corporate public relations & journalism. Got a story that needs telling? No sweat. I can: dream it, plan it, produce it, publish it & market it to help clarify your brand’s values to increase revenue, secure audience loyalty & level up content engagement to positively swing the reputational needle in the direction you need it to move. My only caveats: no bad attitudes, prima donnas or unhealthy workaholics allowed. This kind of work should be fun, empathetic & fulfilling. If it’s not – something is wrong. Run! Looking forward to making history with you – do not hesitate to reach out. Cheers, Jordan Stead | x | www.jordanstead.com ---------------- • Clients include National Geographic Travel, Amazon, Starbucks, ESPN, Microsoft, Chevron, Amazon Web Services, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Bandcamp, SPY Optics, Olloclip, Zoopa, eVo, Leafly, CreativeLive, DPReview.com (Digital Photography Review), Seattle International Film Festival, Costco, The Associated Press, Reuters, High Country News, Southern Poverty Law Center, Common Language Project, ZUMA Press, American Photo, Corbis, Strideline, NPPA's Best of Photojournalism, University of Washington, Western Washington University, Seattle University, Bastyr University, Seattle Parks & Recreation, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Seattle Times, The Las Vegas Review Journal, The Denver Post, The Houston Chronicle, The Provo Daily Herald, The Salt Lake Tribune, Puget Sounds Business Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, The Bellingham Herald, The Skagit Valley Herald, Seattle Magazine, DoubleTruck Magazine, Palm Springs Photo Festival, Society of Professional Journalists, National Press Photographers Association & Washington Press Association.

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• Creative Director
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Portrait Photographer
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Event Photographer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Field Producer
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Landscape Photographer

Through an extensive career in international film ; and television, I have been fortunate to combine my love for storytelling with her passion for discovering the world. I have traveled to nearly 70 countries, producing in more than 40 as well as working extensively throughout the United States. I work independently, in the studio system, on feature films, documentaries, as well as network & cable programming; from development through to delivery. My experience in the field and post, conducting interviews, directing, as well as shooting, has culminated in hundreds of hours of non- fiction programming for ABC, AMC, CBS, NBC, A&E, Animal Planet, Audience Network, DIRECTV, Discovery, Discovery Asia, History, and the Paramount Network. I broke into the world of television at The Amazing Race, where I spent seven seasons. During that time, I worked across six continents and 18 countries. Along the way, I earned two Emmy awards. Some of my other credits include Religion of Sports, Ice Cold Gold, Ax Men, The Colony, BullRun, Kid Nation, America’s Toughest Jobs, and The Big Time. I am currently in post-production on the independent documentary, Ready to Run, that followed nine women across the country running for office for the first time in the 2018 US mid-term elections. I have lived and worked in the vast, remote wilds around the world, from Patagonia to the Arctic Circle. In addition, I’ve filmed in challenging environments across the United States, from the high ranges of Alaska; the top of El Capitan, the dense forests of Oregon, Washington, and Montana; the swamps of Louisiana; the flatlands of Texas; to the Bering Sea. Internationally, I have worked & traveled across Africa, Australia, Central & South America, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and throughout Europe. I spent many months in Sri Lanka assisting in relief efforts after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, which led to my directorial debut Anatomy of a Disaster, for Discovery Asia & the United Nations. This documentary looks at rebuilding progress in the hardest-hit regions of Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, and the Maldives. Before venturing into television, I concentrated my efforts in feature films, most notably at Pierce Brosnan’s production company, Irish DreamTime. I was actively involved in the successful studio remake of ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ as well as the company’s independent features including ‘Evelyn’ and ‘The Nephew’ (both set & shot in Ireland). I have also worked at New Line Cinema and 20th Century Fox. I began my career as a freelance writer and photojournalist. I spent time in New York City at HEALTH magazine before moving back to my hometown of Chicago where I worked with the highly acclaimed Chicago International Theatre Festival, under the direction of Jane Nicholl Sahlins and her husband, Second City founder, Bernie Sahlins. I hold a Master of Fine Arts, specializing in Cinematography, from the American Film Institute, and degrees in Journalism and Political Science from the University of Kentucky. When not working, I am active in various community-based programs. I recently realized a long-standing dream by completing the 500-mile pilgrimage from St. Jean Pied de Port, France, across the Pyrenees Mountains, to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. I currently split my time between Portland, Oregon, and everywhere interesting projects lead.

• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Field Producer
• Fixer

Kyle Norris is from Michigan and spent ten years as a host and reporter with Michigan Radio, the state’s largest NPR-affiliate. He lives in Seattle and works as a producer, reporter and educator. His stories are intimate and character-driven. He explores issues surrounding identity, health, religion, poverty, and arts & culture narratives. Norris is known for his sound-rich style of storytelling and conversational, expressive tone. His stories have appeared nationally on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Marketplace, Here and Now, The Splendid Table, The Environment Report, and World Vision Report. He won First Place for “Soft Feature, Division A” in June 2018 from PRNDI. The organization consists of upper management from public radio stations around the country (Public Radio News Directors Incorporated). He was selected as a 2016 New Voice Scholar from the Association for Independents in Radio and has won a Clarion Award in 2016 for his work on a radio documentary about life for military veterans in Michigan. His previous awards include First Place for enterprise/investigative reporting from PRNDI and a "best of" award for individual reporting from the Michigan Associated Press. Norris also teaches classes and workshops about audio production, storytelling, podcasting, and working with the media. His clients include The City of Seattle, Seattle Public Library, Jack Straw Cultural Center, The Seattle World School, and Southwest Youth & Family Services. He currently works as a youth mentor and instructor for KUOW’s RadioActive program and as a producer with their podcast department. He’s created an independent podcast with reporter Anna Boiko-Weyrauch called “Finding Fixes” that looks at solutions to the opioid epidemic in Snohomish County. The series was released in September 2018 and is supported with help from Solutions Journalism and InvestigateWest. Former NPR Senior Editor Sara Sarasohn describes Norris this way: “Kyle Norris is the real deal. I've heard a lot of voices in my 25 years in public radio. None is warmer, more expressive or more natural than Kyle's. He has this innate intimacy that invites the listener into a story in a totally welcoming way. That carries over into his interviewing. Kyle has such an ability to get the perfect quote that goes beyond the superficial. From government officials to kids in an art class, Kyle connects with the people he talks to, and that's a gateway for the audience to connect as well.”

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• Audio Storyteller
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• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• On-Air Reporter / Host

I am a writer/ director born in Lesotho. After completing a degree in Film and Media Production I was involved as writer in a few productions, first assistant director, researcher and script supervisor in an international feature titled 'The Forgotten Kingdom'. For three years I was also a junior lecturer in the Film and Television department at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology in Maseru. I was also facilitator in a video journalism workshop at Kick-4-Life in Maseru for a period of about six months. I am currently in the research/ writing phase for a feature documentary: 'The Night 'Tsotsi' died'. My interests are in creative writing, journalsim, short film dramas and documentary films. I have completed a short documentary titled 'Reading Lesotho' for the African Library Project. I'm in post-production for a short documentary telling the story of a South Korean volunteer in a rural village in Lesotho. Currently I am a writing fellow at School of Art Institute Chicago, continuing work in freelance video journalism and documentary filmmaking.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary

I'm a team-motivated leader and task-driven wizard. I'm passionate about helping, communicating, serving, and inspiring others. I excel in managing expectations, fostering creativity, and prioritizing client success. Strong communication and adaptability are where I thrive. Whether it’s sticking to one role or balancing many hats, I have a wide set of skills and love adding to them! Over the last decade, I've worked in a variety of positions from Digital Producing to Senior Program/Project Management within digital workspaces to on-the-ground event installations or on-set line production. Along with sale representative experience within those roles or solely on their own like as a former small business owner. I have also enjoyed continuing my freelance work in digital and film photography for the last 15 years. Working on content creation and getting my hands dirty is what I love to do. Fun fact: I love to cloudwatch!

• Event Photographer
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• Content Strategist
• Digital Content Creator
• Product Photographer
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• Wardrobe Stylist