William Ward

• Manages the technical creation, hosting, and troubleshooting for Wall Street and corporate events; clients include the National Football League (NFL), McDonald's Corporate, and the Alzheimer's Foundation
• Tasks include live-streaming, video creation, audio/lighting, video switching, staff management for 2 to 10 events per week
• Point of contact for corporate clients to ensure communication expectations are met and correct scheduling set

• Head of production for a documentary on Female Firefighters including:

Preproduction:

-crew selection, budget creation, logistical planning,

legal documentation, script editing, crew assembly

Production:

-manages crew of 30 on set utilizing Movie Magic

Postproduction:

-collaborates with editors to establish and meet strict

completion deadlines, edits video footage with Adobe

Premiere Pro and After Effects

• Oversees a series of 200+ live streams and digital conferences with audiences from 150 to 1500 and provides expert technical support
• Organizes video and photo assets, manages website, produces podcasts
• Secures video equipment, lighting, lenses, and studio assets
• Directs and edits promotional video material and local television programming using Adobe Premiere Pro
• Recruits and trains a team of lay volunteers for video recording
• Manages multiple community outreach events attracting 2000 unique visitors per year

• Directs over 500 newscasts, multiple per day, including breaking news and special events with a "superior" rate of error free broadcasts
• Handles primary operations for the main station and its partner satellites including Master Control
• Confirms all broadcasts meet FCC standards and maintains detailed broadcast log
• Produces an award-winning live webcast for the 2020 SpaceX rocket launch attracting 5000 viewers: recognized as the best live webcast by the Florida News Association
• Maneuvers various video cameras during broadcasts to capture high-quality footage

• Produces and hosts a weekly cooking segment, 'Cooking with Will, creating live, unscripted content
• Develops 150 unique and informative segments, enhancing viewer retention and loyalty
• Edits videos for the segment using Adobe Premiere Pro, enhancing the visual appeal and engagement
• Establishes a strong audience connection, making the segment indispensable and leads to the successful transition of new hosts after departure

• Directs prime-time broadcasts, operating multiple aspects of live production to meet strict time standards
• Runs master control and manages camera equipment to guarantee high-quality video output
• Crafts and executes an innovative prime-time scheduling strategy
• Engineers and deploys a broadcast coding system