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Brian Wendelken

Brooklyn,NY

Summary

Innovative video editor with 15 years of experience in all aspects of video production, including writing directing and producing.

Clients including Nike, Tidal, iHeartRadio, Revolt, 72 and Sunny, Highdive, Saatchi&Saatchi, Soul Pancake, AT&T, Verizon, Cycle, Laundry Service, Atlantic, T-Mobile, US Army, Warner Brothers, and many more.

Work has been featured in Time Magazine (Produced and Directed #1 Music Video of the Year), accrued tens of millions of views and social impressions and nominated for Webby Awards.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Producer, Director and Editor

Freelance
2007 - Current
  • Produce, direct, and edit viral video campaigns for clients including Revolt, Tidal, Uninterrupted, The Foreign Affair, EMI and Sony Music.
  • Series Editor for Uninterrupted, SLAM magazine, Soul Pancake and more.
  • Lead post-production teams including editors, graphics teams and animators to execution of creative concept on schedule and within budget.
  • Collaborate with clients, creative teams, producers to ensure creative cohesion and efficient work flow.
  • Establish media management framework and systems across teams to ensure high level organization of media, projects files, assets and deliverables.

Senior Editor (Freelance)

IHeartMedia
06.2018 - Current
  • Senior Editor for video driven sales and marketing campaigns reaching over 210 million fans and followers on social media.
  • Manage projects and workflows for junior editors, lead graphics and animation teams through visual effects and design needs, create content unique to brand identity and specialize in content feature corporate partnerships. (Ask about the Verizon Disrupt Series)

Series Editor

Cycle Media
06.2017 - 03.2018
  • Editor on flagship documentary series Inner Circle, accumulating over 12 million views and 100,000 shares on social media for Cycle- named #4 on 2018's Most Innovative Companies in Fast Company.
  • Established server infrastructure and project workflow for Inner Circle, allowing editors, graphic artists and producers to collaborate simultaneously.

Freelance Video Creative

Brooklyn Nets
2013 - 2014
  • Shot and Edited video campaigns aimed to grow season ticket sales in the inaugural season of the Brooklyn Nets.
  • Created graphics packages used in game on LCD screens at Barclay Center.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Film + Video Production

School of Visual Arts
New York, NY
2013

Timeline

Senior Editor (Freelance)

IHeartMedia
06.2018 - Current

Series Editor

Cycle Media
06.2017 - 03.2018

Producer, Director and Editor

Freelance
2007 - Current

Freelance Video Creative

Brooklyn Nets
2013 - 2014

Bachelor of Fine Arts - Film + Video Production

School of Visual Arts
Brian Wendelken