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Thaddeus Brooks

Huntsville,AL

Summary

Dynamic Producer/Editor with extensive experience at AVO Communications LLC/TBProductions LLC, excelling in videography and public speaking. Spearheaded diverse projects, from documentaries to live social media events, enhancing client visions and boosting engagement. Expert in Adobe Premiere and adept at leading multidisciplinary teams, significantly contributing to project success and client satisfaction.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Producer/Editor/Manager

AVO Communications LLC/TBProductions LLC
Huntsville, AL
01.2012 - Current
  • Primary contributor for fulfillment of external media to appropriate staff
  • Primary contributor to ensure the organization is prepared to accommodate media
  • Works closely with leadership in developing and coordinating of strategy
  • Working in multi-disciplinary functions of production business, including pre-production planning, collaborate with clients to bring their vision to fruition, location scouting, manage camera and sound, and post-production which includes editing, grading, and mixing
  • Managing audio/visual equipment during court trials, preparing briefs/slides for clients, photographer and producer of live social media events, and the development of projects
  • Contracting with the State of Alabama to produce short films
  • Video production of commercials/ promotion of customer’s products, attorney depositions/interviews, writing scripts, producing church services, editing material for social media, and multiple camera live events
  • Record City Council meetings, Huntsville Housing Authority announcements/updates, live spotting events, cooking shows/demonstrations, training videos, short film video series on anti-bullying, the current drug epidemic, and the global concern of STI among individuals
  • Ownership includes billing and collections, scheduling, filming, editing, and managing contract labor
  • Worked on live radio talk show
  • Executive Producer & Producer of the local tv show Off Da Clock

Sales Specialist

COMCAST CABLE
Huntsville, AL
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Responsible for the scheduling, encoding, and overseeing of the local origination of the weather channel and the public service announcement channel
  • Oversaw the pre-sales activities of assigned Account Executives or Accounts including prospecting new clients, account stewardship, assisting with proposals and presentations, and research
  • Build client proposals, advertising schedules and pricing, focusing on bundled sales of sports, advanced media, and promotions
  • Gather research information and data to assist in client positioning, focusing on share growth, churn reduction and new business
  • Compile detailed reports on all benefits, bonus promotions, and entertainment for each client for tracking purposes and contract negotiating
  • Participate in quarterly business plan meetings and take an active role in targeting accounts by learning marketing objectives and brainstorming ideas
  • Participate in sales meetings, training programs and conferences
  • Lead teams on various projects
  • Collaborated with team members with different experiences, knowledge, and skills to accomplish the company’s goal

Production

COMCAST CABLE
Huntsville, AL
01.1998 - 01.2010
  • Responsible for various aspects of production including producing local commercials, linear editing of corporate communications videos, camera work, lighting, sound mixing, DVD creation and file conversion
  • Responsible for the Creation of graphics to support video production and cataloging video assets
  • Live production of sports games, graduations, and local events
  • Develop communications skills while coordinating with the marketing department and account executives to encode local programming
  • Schedule, encode and oversee local origination channel and the weather channel

Education

BA - Communications

Alabama State University
Montgomery, AL
05-1998

Skills

  • Videographer
  • Editor
  • Producer
  • Public speaker
  • Documentaries
  • Short films
  • Adobe Premiere
  • After Effects
  • Photoshop
  • Illustrator
  • Microsoft Office
  • Final Cut Pro
  • REX Edit
  • Creative Writing
  • AdTech
  • Tech TV Encoding System
  • QuickBooks
  • Live TV
  • Social Media Productions

Timeline

Producer/Editor/Manager

AVO Communications LLC/TBProductions LLC
01.2012 - Current

Sales Specialist

COMCAST CABLE
01.2010 - 01.2012

Production

COMCAST CABLE
01.1998 - 01.2010

BA - Communications

Alabama State University
Thaddeus Brooks