Discover Top Senior Producers / Project Managers in Salinas, California, USA

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Hello! My name is Madeleine. I’m an imaginative and meticulous film and commercial video producer, who brings passion, authenticity, and a fierce work ethic to every project. I have a strong record of leading projects from ideation through completion and have worked within a wide range of budgets and timelines. A versatile team player, I've confidently taken on senior producer roles on feature films, episodic series, music videos, and national commercial campaigns, while also thriving in supporting capacities. Originally from Portland, OR, I earned my BFA at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts and spent several years working in Los Angeles before relocating to the Bay Area in 2016. I'm driven to tell human stories and to help amplify the voices of underrepresented populations. I believe a video is the ultimate group project, and I'd be excited to collaborate with you to bring your story to life!

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Eric Ivey is a DP, camera operator, and editor living in the San Francisco North Bay. He has just completed his directorial debut short documentary Not Worth Killing which tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a catholic nun and a convicted murderer living on death row in an Alabama prison. He shot, produced, and edited a three-part documentary series on Waldorf Education, Learn to Change the World which has been translated into 25 different languages and has screened for audiences across the globe. He has filmed, edited many short-form documentaries including the Vice exclusive 'Happy Birthday Oscar Grant, Love Mom' and Being Seen, which participated in more than twenty film festivals winning awards earning the Prix du Documentaire at Cannes Festival International Sur du Handicap. He also produced a hand full of the narrative short films including A little Death, which won Best Genre Film at SF IndieFest. He has a passion for cinematic storytelling and considers himself lucky to make it his work.

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I'm an Editor, Producer, Director and Fellow at UT Austin with a master's in film production, currently dividing my time Austin, the Bay Area, and the Republic of Georgia. I have extensive experience in video editing for documentaries and social media with an adept knowledge of the Adobe Suite. I have also edited, produced, and directed short documentaries on conspiracy theories, Dementia, and childhood grief that have played at Oscar-Qualifying film festivals throughout the U.S. I edit quickly and can edit audio, do color correction and grading, and work with video graphics. I am passionate about helping brands, organizations, and artists connect to their audiences on a visceral level. I have edited social media content for esteemed outdoor organizations such as Mountainfilm and American Field. In the early days of TikTok I was hired by them to create content for their platform and within 4 months my account amassed 200,000 followers and 50,000 - 20 million views per video.

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After more than two decades telling stories, sharpening my skills and leading others in the craft — I’m still inspired myself by the power of the medium. Most recently, as Managing Editor for Video & Audio at McClatchy, I led a team of journalists producing impactful daily and long-term projects. The team was a scrappy startup inside of a legacy media organization. We developed new workflows, trained staff and tackled technology challenges. Our video producer team worked with reporters, editors and photographers at the Miami Herald, Sacramento Bee, Kansas City Star — reaching new audiences in powerful ways. Our high impact team told the story behind the Miami Herald’s investigation of Jefferey Epstein - Perversion of Justice. The team also explored the conditions at the U.S./Mexico border with the Emmy award-winning Wait at Matamoros for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. In Sacramento, the documentary S.A.C. tackled the fallout from a police shooting that led to protests and community soul-searching. Prior to McClatchy, I was part of the America’s Heartland production team for KVIE Public Television. America’s Heartland chronicled the story of American agriculture for more than a decade. I traveled the U.S. (and world) as a producer and reporter for the show. Awards 2020 Lone Star Emmy Award: The Wait at Matamoros 2016 Northern California Emmy Award: Yes! We’re Open 2015 Northern California Emmy Award for Documentary: A Likely Story

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Jun’s 13 years in journalism have taken her from reporting on Alaska Natives’ opposition to oil drilling in the Arctic National Wilidlife Refuge, to the fight against the U.S. military expansion in Guam and Okinawa. She’s interviewed Chinese-American grocers who live along the Mississippi Delta, and covered the resistance against Monsanto’s use of herbicides in Puerto Rico. And she spent over 5 years on filming the documentary Futbolistas 4 Life, about youth from undocumented families in East Oakland and a student-led fight for a safe place to play in response to the violent deaths of their classmates. Jun has worked on documentaries that have premiered at SXSW and broadcasted on ESPN and MSNBC. Her work can also be seen in the Washington Post, the Associated Press and KQED. She joined AJ+ three months before the Al Jazeera channel officially launched in 2014, back when they were one of a few news organizations experimenting with video for social media. Her AJ+ team Untold America won three Regional Emmy Awards, and Futbolistas 4 Life was an official selection of the San Francisco International Film Festival. She’s a '19 Online News Association Women’s Leadership Accelerator fellow and a jury judge for the International Documentary Association awards. She’s a former SFFILM House resident and BAVC National MediaMaker fellow. Her work has also been supported by Women in Film, Glassbreaker Films, the Berkeley Film Foundation and other funders. Jun grew up in Oakland, California and Kobe, Japan, has also lived in Los Angeles, Cork, Ireland and along the Mississippi River in Northern Illinois, and has traveled to over 20 countries across Asia, Latin America, Europe and North Africa.

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Mathew Ramirez Warren is a documentary filmmaker and journalist, whose work has been featured on PBS, National Geographic, The New York Times and NBC. His feature-length documentary directorial debut, We Like It Like That, was broadcast on the PBS show America ReFramed, made Rolling Stone’s “15 Must See Movies at the SXSW Film Festival 2015” list, NBC’s “10 must see Latino and Latin American films of 2015” list, and won Best Documentary at the UrbanWorld film festival. It is distributed internationally by Saboteur Media and is available to stream free on all PBS digital platforms. In 2016, he produced and directed Eddie Palmieri: A Revolution on Harlem River Drive, an episode for the Red Bull TV documentary series The Note, and in 2017 he field produced several segments for the National Geographic documentary series Chain of Command, covering international migration through the Darien Jungle in Colombia and Panama, and ISIS recruitment among Trinidad and Tobago’s Muslim community. ​He founded Muddy Science Productions, a full service film, television, web media and advertising production company, and has developed, produced and edited content for brands, media outlets, organizations and entertainment companies, including Tag Heuer, Converse, Fania Records, TCS Global, Maker's Mark, Inside Hook, Wax Poetics Magazine, Discos Fuentes, California Teachers Association, The Pollination Project, Net Impact, HEAL Food Alliance, CURYJ, The Foreign Policy Association and the Institute of International Education. ​His latest directorial effort, Weed Dreams, is a feature-length documentary currently in post-production about Oakland's first of its kind Cannabis Equity Program. For this project he has been awarded a Berkeley Film Foundation Grant, a Miller Packan Documentary Film Fund Grant, an SF Film Documentary Film Fund Grant, and a Sundance Institute Latine Collab Scholarship.

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Margaret Cheatham Williams is an Emmy-nominated independent film producer and editor, currently seeking opportunities and collaborations in the film, audio, and outdoor space. Previously Margaret Cheatham was a documentarian at The New York Times, where she pitched, produced, shot and edited narrative and documentary video and photography. She regularly collaborated with the graphics department to create interactive content. She is particularly driven to stories that examine the intersection of health, family and personal identity. Through deep character exploration, she aims to tackle intimate issues including gender, fertility, and sexuality. In 2018 she piloted Conception, a highly visual and lyrical exploration of the myriad ways that women become mothers, and the journey that ensues. In the series, we introduce you to six women — each with a transformation uniquely theirs — in first-person accounts of love, regret, doubt and strength. Season II addresses the complexities of raising children in our modern era – We asked parents: What does it mean to raise children in the context of #MeToo, the immigration discussion, the opioid crisis and the gun debate? Her other work at the Times took her to Pyeongchang, South Korea where she covered the Winter Olympics, to Brazil, and all over the US, where she has reported on postpartum depression, politics and produced 360 video. Margaret Cheatham’s work has been recognized by the Livingston Awards, the Hearst Foundation, Pictures of the Year International, the National Press Photographers Association, Society for News Design, and the South by Southwest interactive awards. Her films have premiered at AFI Fest and the Margaret Mead Film Festival. In 2016 she was selected as an alternate for the Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellowship, which provides opportunities for U.S. citizens to participate in an academic year of overseas travel and storytelling on a globally significant theme. She has been a multimedia coach at the North Carolina Photojournalism workshop and has served as judge for the National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism contest and the White House Press Association. Previously she a video intern for The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post and MediaStorm, an award winning multimedia production house. She completed a bachelor's degree in 2011 from the School of Media and Journalism at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she studied photojournalism and French. Margaret Cheatham loves pineapple, lives in San Francisco with her husband, and the other love of her life – their West Virginian mutt, Duma. Her company, Moxie’s Daughter, is named for her mother, the best photo assistant she’ll ever have.

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Free-Lance, Award Winning, Documentary Filmmaker and Cinematographer (Experienced x 10 Years) 20 x years US Military Experience - Specialties - Experienced Filmmaker and Video Journalist In Austere War Torn Environments, Subject Matter Expert In Military and US Veteran Affairs, US Foreign Policy, Counterterrorism, Environmental National Disaster Crisis and Response To Include Artic, Wildland Forest Fires and Hurricane Flood Conditions, US Stateside Domestic and Fringe Organizations To Include Worker and Political Unions, Super PAC Donation and Lobbyist Groups, Anti-Government and Racial Populist Movements and Organizations, US Government Foreign Policy and National Security Correspondence, Conflict Resolution and Restorative Justice Issues, Travel Journalism, Restaurant and Food Industry, Live and Staged Sporting Events, Comedy, Satire, Video Art, and Underwater Video and Photography, Independent Commercial, Narrative, Documentary Filmmaker, and Producer

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I'm an independent documentary film director, producer, and editor, and a Berkeley City College faculty member of the Multimedia Department, where I teach video arts. I most recently worked as a Senior Producer for eight years at San Francisco's PBS/NPR affiliate KQED, where my team and I were awarded 17 industry awards, including several Webby Awards, regional Northern California Emmys, and recognition from the Society of Professional Journalism - Northern California. I led arts and culture video coverage and special projects featuring the region’s creative communities and beyond. Documentaries I directed for KQED explored the impact of gun violence on Black and Brown communities, the toxic legacy of uranium mining on Native lands, and recovery in the aftermath of Northern California’s wildfires. I created and senior produced the YouTube series If Cities Could Dance, featuring dancers who represent their cities’ signature moves. Prior to my work with KQED, I directed and produced the national Emmy-nominated documentary “Tulia, Texas” (PBS’ Independent Lens,) documenting a landmark civil rights case exposing racial injustices in America’s War on Drugs. I also produced the national PBS Not In Our Town specials “Light in the Darkness,” and “The Fire Next Time,” (POV), and produced numerous regional episodes of the anti-violence storytelling project. My other producing and directing credits include “Rising from Ruin” (MSNBC’s Hurricane Katrina special,) “Policing the Force” (WNET’s Expose: America’s Investigative Reports,) and “Murder in St. Petersburg” (PBS FRONTLINE World.) My work has been programmed at SXSW Film Festival and at film festivals around the world; broadcast and streamed on PBS NewsHour, the New York Times, and The Guardian. When I'm not making media or supporting my students, you can find me cheering on my teenage son on the basketball court, community gardening, or chilling with my dog and cat, Coco and Diego who went viral on Instagram. (@cocolovesdiego)

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Kenny was raised in the rocky mountains of Montana which is where he received his bachelor's degree in Marketing and Media Arts from the University of Montana. Since graduating Kenny has lived in San Diego and Philadelphia. In these cities he sharpened his professional skills as a creative marketer by working for many organizations such as BEMER and the University of Pennsylvania. In the last 2 years Kenny traveled the entire length of the United States by car twice for career reasons but ultimately for the adventure. He now permanently parks his Honda Civic at his new home in Oakland. In 2024 from Berkeley City College he received a film certificate in directing and producing. He loves to travel, but Kenny looks forward to planting his roots in the communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can often find Kenny hiking in one of the many Oakland redwood groves, shooting photographs of the beauty he sees around him or finding his center at a YMCA yoga class.

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Alessandra Ram is an award-winning producer, journalist and founder of Good Luck Media, the first journalism studio for climate. As a field producer for Al Jazeera, she reported from Flint, Puerto Rico, Thailand, the US-Mexico border, Canada and all over her home state of California. She received two Emmys and two National Edward R. Murrow awards for her documentary coverage of the refugee crisis and environmental justice. Her stories have garnered tens of millions of views and been shared widely across platforms. In 2020, she launched an immersive YouTube show about tourism and social media. She also led social strategy and editorial partnerships for WIRED, where she covered events in tech, entertainment and business. She started her journalism career as The Atlantic’s social and video fellow — a first for the 166-year-old magazine. Alessandra is a judge for the Edward R. Murrow Awards with the Radio Television Digital News Association.

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I am from Milan, Italy, and I immigrated to the US in 2009. In Milan, I achieved my bachelor's in Advertising as a copywriter then won a grant to join one of the finest film companies at the time, Central Productions. After a few steps in commercials, I joined a Post facility (Rumblefish) where I worked as an AVID editor (commercials, documentaries, TV Shows, you name it) in the pioneering years of NLE, the mid-'90s. After three years immersed in Post, I began to freelance and merge my advertising studies with my tech skills. I evolved professionally as a writer, video, and convention director across Europe for Fortune 50, as well as filming documentary footage in Tibet. Relocating to the US was a major change in my life. I went through a long immigration process and health challenges. From the time I arrived in the US to the time I received a life-changing green card, I endured years of unemployment due to Visa restrictions, and battled cancer at the bone marrow while being a stay-at-home dad to my newborn daughter. Such experiences shaped my approach to work in new ways– I’ve learned the literal meaning of resilience, increased my empathy, and try to make days meaningful and joyful. In 2016, I wrote and directed my first US short film called Thank You Rebbe. In 2017, at the age of 44, I received my green card and returned to collaborating and volunteering with film projects. Soon, I was helping nonprofits meet their filmmaking needs, and in 2018, I accepted a full-time position as a video director at the Jewish United Fund of Chicago. The first project I wrote and produced was a video raising awareness about anti-Semitism in the US. In 2020, I received a Silver Telly Award and a Midwest EMMY nomination for this video. In 2021, my short film Thank You Rebbe won the Best Jewish Film Award at the Cannes World Film Festival - Remember The Future competition. My professional expertise includes developing creative strategy, managing creative and production teams, and developing content for Arts, Broadcast, Corporate, Entertainment, and Non-Profit initiatives. My passion for storytelling led me to wear multiple hats, from founding niche social networks to directing videos and conventions. I love to travel and have developed projects in China, the Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Tibet, and the USA.

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I'm a San Francisco Bay Area based Director, Producer & DP bringing empathy, authenticity and beauty to branded content & documentary films. My background in photojournalism, non-profit and agency work allows me to find the emotional core behind my client’s stories. As a creative director & cinematographer I’ve brought the feel goods to all aspects of production for clients including Uber Freight, Levi's, Intel, Twilio, Dignity Health, TOPIC, CNN, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Silicon Valley Bank. Before this, I spent a decade as a Director / DP crafting documentary content in the U.S., East Africa and Central America. From concept to execution, I produced projects for clients such as the GE Foundation, Google, Microsoft, The Guardian, Al Jazzera International and The San Francisco Chronicle.

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Ash is a Bay Area and Los Angeles-based producer and writer who has helped create award-winning independent features and documentaries, including Netflix’s Seven Days Out and CNN’s Land of the Giants. She began her career as a young actor, studying at the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York City. Her film and television credits include Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, All My Children, Olé and The Family Fang. Ash studied Philosophy at The New School and Baruch College, where she began her explorations in creative writing and producing. She developed art films and wrote copy for the New School Free Press. In 2018, Ash made her Sundance Film Festival debut as Producer of the Indie episodic, susaneLand. In 2020, she won her first Emmy as a research producer on the YouTube Original science series, Could You Survive the Movies?

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I'm a freelance journalist based in San Francisco, a current politics contributor for Fortune, and the Hawaii contributing editor for Travel Weekly. My journalism career started in Guadalajara, Mexico, where I survived a bus accident caused by an under-caffeinated conductor and a near drowning provoked by my own stupidity. Since then, I've reported on failing schools in Mississippi, political assassinations in Colombia and the future of the Great Barrier Reef. I've also published work in The Guardian US, U.S. News and World Report, San Francisco Chronicle, The Atlantic's CityLab, Noisey by Vice, San Francisco Magazine, Pacific Standard, and Lucky Peach among other publications. Check out my personal website, http://tovinlapan.com, for a more complete portfolio of my work.

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My passion for storytelling and authentic human connection comes from my curiosity and sense of adventure. My global perspectives living and working in North America, Europe, Central America, Asia and Oceania have grown me as a narrative driven creator. I thrive when I’m leading talented production teams, searching for impactful stories and building individual brands, working one-on-one with people to translate their tapestry of experiences on camera. I’m grateful for all my diverse opportunities in sports, entertainment, broadcast and tourism and I’m excited to learn more about you to bring your visions to life.

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As a podcast producer and editor, I help businesses and associations develop and produce compelling podcasts that align with their mission and marketing objectives. I have over 11 years of experience in podcasting, including both audio and video production. I offer a full range of podcast production services, from editing, producing, show development, booking, writing, to audience growth. I have worked with clients from various industries and sectors, such as tourism, voter education, arts, and the non-profit sector. I enjoy collaborating with my clients and empowering them to share their voice and vision through podcasting.

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Here at Polarlight Productions, full-service production agency that shines a light on businesses, brands, and non-profits by creating one-of-a-kind visual stories that inspire viewers. We are dedicated to creating stories that drive exposure and growth. Our commitment to our clients is to create affordable, educational, and impactful visual stories that people want to watch and share. We offer everything from logo design to high-level creative pieces. Located in Sacramento CA, where we have a team of talented individuals who come alongside us as needed to create exactly what each client desires. We have a full filming studio, with top-of-the-line equipment, an editing bay, and studio space.

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I am a documentary filmmaker, nonfiction content creator video editor from Lisbon, Portugal, currently based in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. Coming from a background in media and film studies, as well as anthropology, I apply an interdisciplinary approach to my nonfiction storytelling practice. Deriving heavily from my background in ethnographic method, research and fieldwork, I strive for an ethical nonfiction media practice that is informed both by the power of storytelling and collaboration with the communities I attempt to represent. I mostly work as a nonfiction content creator and video editor both commercial and more independent projects.

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