Discover Top Freelancers in Tucson, Arizona, USA

• Copywriter
• Copy Editor

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Investigative Journalist with on camera & 'backpack' videography experience and research expertise.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• TV News Producer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

• Production Company
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

I am a freelance creative director and senior motion designer with over 20+ years of experience in the industry. Throughout my career, I have worked with renowned brands such as NBC, Mattel, BP, Cisco, and Disney, developing multiplatform advertisements and marketing collateral that captivate audiences. As a highly skilled and experienced motion designer, I possess a strong understanding of animation principles, storytelling, and design. I am proficient in industry-standard software programs, including After Effects, Cinema 4D, XD, Figma, and Davinci Resolve, enabling me to create content with measurable targeted results. In my previous roles as a lead senior motion designer, I successfully managed remote animation teams, executed comprehensive workflow processes, and utilized a range of tools to bring concepts to life. As a creative director, I owned and established production roadmaps while overseeing graphic design and motion design projects. I also played a crucial role in cultural shifts within agencies, prioritizing diversity, inclusion, employee experience, and talent retention. My creative talents have been recognized with multiple Telly Awards for various initiatives and an Emmy for Creative Direction and Motion Design Animation for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Furthermore, My work has contributions to non-profit organizations has helped them raise over half a billion in funding. To stay ahead of industry trends, I continuously pursue professional development and hold certifications from Google, Hubspot, and other technology partners. My recent achievement includes the Generative AI Cert from Google. I actively participate in cross-team knowledge-sharing programs and leverage generative AI and design tools such as Stable Diffusion, RunwayML, ControlNet, MidJourney, Dali, ChatGPT, and Bard. As a creative problem solver and strategist with a quick learning curve and strong attention to detail, I am always seeking challenging and rewarding opportunities to create innovative and engaging content. My ultimate goal is to challenge and change the way we see and engage with the world around us through my projects. Let's connect and explore exciting possibilities for collaboration on future projects.

• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Art Director
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Creative Director
• Colorist
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Copywriter
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Commercial DP
• Sound Designer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Senior Editor
• Post-Production Manager
• Illustrator
• Storyboard Artist
• Music Composer
• Corporate Videographer
• Sound Mixer
• Executive Producer
• Documentary DP

**Please view my portfolio at www.nickserpa.com to view my full collection of recent work** For over eight years, I've produced narrative-focused video content for brands like Starbucks, Gannett, United Way, and more. I specialize in finding people with stories to tell, and creating engaging and innovative videos to share those stories with the world. I currently work as a full-time video producer for the City of Peori, where I'm often responsible for all aspects of the video production process, from the initial pitch up through delivery to client Here's how I can help your organization: • Edit projects of any length and scope under tight deadlines, and with a high degree of polish. (Adobe Premiere/AfterEffects). • Film interviews and crystal-clear 4K footage for your project, including aerial footage (FAA-certified). • Design custom 2D animations in AfterEffects for implementation in your project. • Record professional-quality voiceovers by tapping into my network of talent. • Conceptualize, script, and aid in the producing of your next video concept. I'm based out of Phoenix, Arizona, willing and able to travel, and can dedicate up to 20 hrs/week to your project. My experience producing videos for brands, news organizations, nonprofits and government agencies ensures that I'm able to produce the right type of content for your organization. I'm also an FAA-certified drone pilot and fully equipped to handle most shoots independently. My equipment includes: • Panasonic S5 full-frame mirrorless, 4K 10 bit 4:2:2, 24 or 30 FPS. (Slow-motion available up to 60 FPS in 4K, 120 FPS in 1080p) • Dual Panasonic GX8s for B and C cams, 4K, 8-bit color • Mavic 2 Pro drone (up to 4K 10 bit 4:2:2) • Wireless lavaliers and/or shotgun microphone • DJI Ron RSC2 gimbal • Smallrig cage/Dual IS setup for stable handheld footage, and fluid-head tripods/monopods for everything else • External audio recorders • Lights Please let me know how I can help, and if there are any questions I can answer for you. Thank you!

• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Commercial
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - News
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Copywriter
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - Documentary

Liliana Soto is a multi-award winning Multi-Media/investigative Journalist and News Anchor with a Bachelor’s degree from The Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Liliana worked as a multi-media journalist and weekend news anchor for Univision Arizona from October 2015 to January 2018. During her time at Univision AZ she earned recognition by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences with eight Emmys. One of the most prominent Emmys was for her investigative report on a case of abuse of authority and discrimination by officers in the Phoenix police department against a Hispanic woman. Throughout her career in Phoenix, Liliana demonstrated outstanding work on both local and national platforms From June 2014 to October 2015, Liliana worked for Univision Austin as a multi-media journalist and fill-in anchor. She covered politics, education, immigration, and health. During her time in Austin, many of her stories were showcased in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and national platforms. Liliana was also assigned to news Correspondent for Texas regional newscast "Primera Edición"​ & "Conexión Texas" based in Houston. In Austin, Liliana led special investigative reports and stories by partnering with Austin’s American Statesman newspaper on a report about the deaths of homeless people in Austin. Liliana earned an Emmy and their digital partnership earned national recognition by the Online Journalism Awards in 2016. Liliana is a proud mother, wife and strives to motivate young mothers to pursue higher education. She is currently a freelance Video Journalist for various clients, including Telemundo Network.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Thomas Machowicz is an award winning filmmaker and photographer based in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the Owner and Creative Director of Songbird Productions, a commercial production company specializing in brand documentaries and storytelling. Thomas also works as a freelance photo and video journalist for news outlets such as The Associated Press, Reuters and Libération, specializing in topics on climate change, border issues, homelessness and social justice. He is also the President and Co-Founder of Sanctuary Doc, a long term, multimedia documentary which tells stories of compassion for animals within our world's greatest challenges. From war and conflict to climate change, deforestation, animal agriculture and more, Sanctuary creates short films, photo essays and articles documenting animals and the people who rescue them. Thomas is well connected in creative, social, political and journalistic communities across Arizona, making him a great choice as a producer or fixer.

• Creative Director
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Fixer
• Production Company
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Post-Production Manager
• Sound Mixer
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Sound Designer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Production Assistant

As both an undergraduate and graduate journalism student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism, I have focused on refugee and migration topics. I am trained and have a degree in Broadcast Journalism and have worked for 3 news stations, two in Arizona, one in Nebraska. I enjoy telling long-form, emotional stories that help my viewers connect with the subject. I have completed 3 documentaries in the past 3 years and film, edit, produce all on my own. My first documentary, Speak, followed two Somali refugee students through the public school experience in Arizona. My second and third documentaries were conducted in Arizona and Croatia, where I was an assistant producer for a State Department Embassy project. The story topics explored Syrian Refugees using the Balkan countries as a route to Europe. As I approach my graduate graduation in May of 2018, I am excited and interested to find news and media organizations that find a passion in the same stories I do.

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

My passion for communication and media began when I was a high schooler. I decided to major in English Translation as an undergraduate student. I mustered up all my courage and efforts to master my language skills. I then applied for a Fulbright Scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While there, volunteering for radio stations which facilitated my way of being admitted to the journalism graduate program at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota. There, I was news director at KVSC 88.1 FM and produced a lot of podcasts and audio packages as well as written stories. I also gained a lot of hands-on experience in video-shooting and editing by reporting for the school's television station i.e. UTVS. I dare to say that my skills are as competitive as that of a reporter for a public/private television or radio station. In nutshell, I can report and produce stories and documentaries on my own for radio and television as well as print.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Translator
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Audio Storyteller
• On-Air Reporter / Host

Valeria Fernández is a multimedia journalist with more than a decade of experience as bilingual documentary producer and journalist covering Arizona’s immigrant community and the U.S.-Mexico borderlands. Her award-winning, independent reporting has taken her to places such as Guatemala, Mexico, Brazil and Uruguay, and has focused on topics ranging from migrant kidnappings to racial profiling and discrimination against migrant women in jail. Fernández also contributes to CNN Spanish and Al Jazeera English, and has been published by newsrooms such as The Washington Post and The Associated Press Spanish. In 2012, she completed her first documentary, “Two Americans,” which contrasts enforcement actions by Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and a 9-year-old girl – a U.S. citizen – trying to stop deportation of her parents. In 2014, she co-directed, filmed and edited six short films for an international web documentary, “Connected Walls,” on life at the U.S.-Mexico border.

• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist
• Sound Mixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Dr. Tamara MC is a cult, child marriage, and human trafficking Lived Experience Expert who advocates for girls and women to live free from gender-based violence worldwide. Her Ph.D. is in Applied Linguistics, and she researches how language manipulates vulnerable populations. Tamara attended Columbia University for an MFA and has been honored with residencies/fellowships in Bread Loaf, Iowa Writers' Workshop, Sewanee, Ragdale, Cave Canem, VONA, and VCCA. She's published in 60+ prestigious outlets including The New York Times, New York Magazine, Newsweek, Salon, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. She’s revising her debut memoir, Child Bride: My Marriage at 12. She's traveled to nearly 80 countries, mostly alone and backpacking, and is a polyglot, having studied more than six languages. She's an empty-nesting mama to two sons in their mid-20s and a grandmamma to two feisty but adorable pups, a Boston Terrier and an Australian Shepherd.

• Copywriter
• Influencer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist

As someone who came to this country from India, I try to reveal parts of America that may seem ordinary to many at first but that, once exposed, touch the soul. I strive to bring intimacy and beauty to every story that I cover – whether in still or video photography, print or online. This point of view has served me well as I have built a strong track record for both enterprise work and breaking news stories in the communities where I have worked. Before coming to Arizona, I worked in Georgia for nine years. While there, I documented the lives of migrant farmworkers and followed the state National Guard, who was at the time preparing for war in Iraq. I traveled to Iraq twice and also responded to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, where I was part of a Pulitzer Prize winning team covering the gruesome aftermath of the storm. Now here at the Arizona Republic, I am currently working on a number of projects in addition to my daily assignments. I am working to tell the stories of undocumented Mexican families juxtaposed with the frequent use of excessive force by the Border Patrol and the complexity of the movement to reform immigration laws and policies. Our in-depth project has put a lot of pressure on the Department of Homeland Security and I believe it is part of the reason that they have written a new book of policies on how to respond to migrants encountered in the desert. I have also been asked to cover a number of ongoing social issues including Arizona’s embattled Child Protective Services department, laws that target the LGBTQ community and heroin use in our region. These special projects often require me to dedicate personal time in order to do them justice, but the work is worthwhile as it feeds my passion for the craft of photojournalism and telling compelling stories.ACHIEVEMENTS AND AWARDS Rocky Mountain Emmy Award 2011-2012 - “Saving Arizona's Children" Pulitzer Prize for Public Service Part of the 2006 (Biloxi, Miss.) Sun Herald team covering Hurricane Katrina Pictures of the Year International 2013 Award of Excellence, News Picture Story 2015 Hillman Prize for Newspaper Journalism “Pipeline of Children” and “Revisiting the Pipeline” 4 times Arizona Photographers of the Year

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

With over 20 Official Film Festival selections in the past three years Matty Steinkamp is not one to take a break from creating. As head creative at Mango Skies outfit in Phoenix, AZ Matty Steinkamp has self produced, filmed, and directed now 2 feature documentary films and 4 short films since 2015. Most notably "The Process" with Calais Campbell of the Jacksonville Jaguars the aired on ESPN last fall in 2017 as well as USA today and Yahoo sports. Recently Matty has been working hard with several NFL affiliates along with MLB to produce several online films and series. Along with his International Film Festival selections with his new feature "You Racist, Sexist, Bigot." and "Play The Documentary", both continue to reach new audiences every month to inspire more people to come together for their communities.

• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Sound Mixer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Music Composer
• Fixer

Liz Scherffius is a trilingual freelance journalist and a Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting fellow. She specializes in documentary film and investigative data journalism. As a video journalist for the BBC, she covered immigration, civil liberties, and women's issues. Originally from southwestern Montana, Liz pursued Latin American Studies as an undergraduate at Pitzer College, and is fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Upon graduation, she began her journalism career in Argentina and Ecuador. As a Master’s candidate at the Columbia School of Journalism, she made a 30-minute documentary film about refugee resettlement in New York City. The film, A Table for All, was a 2018 Official Selection of the NYC Independent Film Festival. Liz completed her Master's degree in December 2017 and she is based in Washington, D.C and Tucson, AZ.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Production Assistant
• Translator
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Fixer

Hello! My name is Alan Davis and I've worked in production out of Southern Arizona for the past few years. Lately, my work has been split between commercial and documentary filmmaking. I've worked on digital projects for National Geographic, Canon USA, Arri, The National Science Foundation, B&H ProPhotoVideo, General Tire, The Special Olympics, PBS, The University of Arizona to name a few. I own and operate Davis de Dios productions alongside my business partner John de Dios. Feel free to check out our work here https://davisdedios.com/ I have experience as a director, producer, director of photography, cameraman, steady cam operator, audio technician, photographer, video editor, designer, scriptwriter, effects producer (After Effects) and as a social media specialist.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Dylan Garcia was born September 14, 1992 in Glendale, Arizona, to Yolanda Garcia and Venancio Garcia. He has a younger brother, Christian Garcia. Raised in Glendale, AZ. He began his journey in entertainment by joining martial arts at the age of 10, after seeing his love of performing and eager to be like his action heroes Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, he began pursuing a love for acting and joined the stunt and demo team at his local dojo. After graduating high school, he started auditioning for acting roles from local filmmakers and landed his first lead role in an indie feature, Burned to Light. More recently, he attended Scottsdale Film School and expanded more behind the camera, learning more about filmmaking and how much effort and passion it takes to create a film.

• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Production Assistant
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Digital Content Creator

Radio journalist, producer, reporter, and editor. Currently senior producer at NPR affiliate station KJZZ, in Phoenix, Arizona. Previously worked as a producer at editor at NPR HQ in Washington. Ability to travel to remote areas of the Southwest, and excited to work on creative, collaborative stories. Experience in both breaking hard news, and in-depth nuanced cultural features. Can be hired to record audio, nat sound, interviews, or tape-syncs, as well as to produce podcasts, edit scripts or sound, mix or produce already recorded audio, or consult on projects. Particularly interested in issues of race, gender, and class, as well as stories related to personal experiences, religion, music, and pop culture.

• Sound Mixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• On-Air Reporter / Host

I am the Haitian-American son of legendary Haitian musician Mario DeVolcy from Bossa Combo. I moved from Haiti to Bethesda,Maryland at the age of 9. I went through ESL classes till I was moved up to Advanced Placement English classes. I had a drastic and eye opening change from a third world country to Top 10 ranked public school community. I attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, Az. Tucson has atleast 5 schools in the list of the worst public schools in America. I took a course where I had to mentor local middle schools. I have many stories to tell. With your help I want to hunt these stories. The youth is the future. I want my life to represent hope for a young kid in haiti. I want to tell stories that educate, influence, and inspire.

• Documentary DP

Hello, I'm Gary Buzel a freelance TV/Web reporter/multi-media journalist (one man band). I have all my own gear (camera, tripod, lights, and various mics) and editing system. I am currently capable of deploying to a story location, then shoot, interview, write, report, edit, and deliver the completed story all totally myself. I recently have worked for the local CW station in the capacity as a one man band. The type of stories I like to report are crime, politics, legal, human interest, medical, science, environment, and investigative. My prior experience as a police officer combined with my journalism experience gives me the investigative skills to dig deeper in a story obtaining a perspective some journalists overlook.

• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer