Contact
Amanda Theiler
660.351.2302
amandaATamandano2.com
www.amandano2.com
Professional Experience
Motion Graphics/Post-Production & Web/Graphic Design Freelancer, August 2010-Current
Self-Employed, New York, NY
- Designed, animated, and composited motion graphics titles for clients including 1800 Tequila, New Balance, and Modern Vintage Recordings.
- Green screened, motion tracked, and rotoscoped motion graphics for VH1, Oxygen Channel (Running Russell Simmons), and NFL on CBS.
- Worked as part of a team animating a motion graphics training video for State Farm Insurance.
- Assistant editing for video clients including TJ Maxx, Morning Glory, Bonnaroo, and Fairway.
- Assembled production books and acted as Office PA on projects for clients including TJ Maxx, Risperdal, Allianz Global Investors, Denny's, Exelon, and more.
- Acted as DIT on music video for Ford & Lopatin music video shoot, directed by Danny Perez.
- Edited and touched up photos for Disney and other clients.
- Designed business cards and designed/coded emails and webpages for A76 Productions and Duffy Higgins.
Web Designer & Developer, February 2010-Current
AJ Madison, Brooklyn, NY
- Turned PSD designs into HTML/CSS for e-commerce site.
- Designed banners and video graphics.
- Coded emails.
Media Technician, July 2009-February 2010
Wall Street Webcasting, New York, NY
- Edited, created lower thirds for, and shot videos about the stock market.
- Supervised audio webcasts and organized day-to-day activities of the company.
- Assisted users with computer problems.
- Designed and coded websites for two hedge funds.
Video Internship, May 2008-May 2009
IONA Group, Morton, IL
- Edited, created graphics for, and converted videos for various projects.
- Authored DVDs.
- Assisted on shoots by slating and supervising the script.
- Projects worked on included commercials, training videos, and installations for Bradley Basketball, Pioneer, Caterpillar, The Museum of Science & Industry, Schwan’s, and others.
Video Editor, April 2009-May 2009
Bradley University Multimedia Department, Peoria, IL
- Edited a short video promoting Bradley’s Multimedia Program to be displayed on their website.
Producer/ Video Lead, January 2009-April 2009
Bradley University Multimedia & Theatre Department’s Presentation of 1984, Peoria, IL
- Organized, scheduled, shot green screen footage for “Big Brother” and other projected characters.
- Edited all video sequences.
- Composited digital background scenery, as well as an opening sequence for the play.
Producer/ Video Lead, August 2008-November 2008
Bradley University Multimedia & Theatre’s Presentation of The Oresteia, Peoria, IL
- Organized, scheduled, set up for, and led video and photography shoots.
- Organized and led 3D test shoots, edited green screen and motion capture footage, and designed “bullet-time” compositions, After Effects compositions, and video sequences.
Video Production Assistant, January 2008-May 2008
Bradley University Renaissance Campaign, Peoria, IL
- Slated, captured, called shots, and supervised the script.
- Created and edited After Effects compositions.
Relevant Skills
- Adobe Creative Suite 5 (After Effects, Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop)
- Final Cut Studio (Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Compressor)
- Microsoft Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Word)
- Animation/Motion Graphics (basic character animation, 2D motion graphics)
- Graphic Design (print, screen, web, typography)
- Photo Editing (retouching and color correcting)
- Post-Production (compositing, editing, greenscreening, motion tracking, rotoscoping, organizing footage, basic color correction)
- Production (Production Coordinating, Production Assisting, script supervisement, scheduling, basic camera/lighting experience)
- Web (coding emails, CSS, (X)HTML, web design, web development)
Education
Bradley University, 2005-2009
Bachelor of Science, Multimedia (Focus in Video/Motion Graphics)
Minor: Graphic Design
Honors: Magna Cum Laude