Nate Bowman

Editor / Graphic Artist

Career Objective:

To promote business, station branding, and viewer-ship by utilizing targeted promotion and marketing strategies.

Relevant Experience:

AV Advantage

Marketing & Video Production Manager

Scarborough, Maine

2008 to Present

Primary duties include designing & producing marketing materials for specific business types.

Write and implement marketing plan for 2008-2009 year. Develop new clients and promote

services provided. Maintain regular contact with prospective and existing customers.

Communicate with clients to understand the scope and budget for their projects. Manage

assets (human & mechanical) to meet deadlines. Maintain time spent on projects for use in

billing and profit analysis.

WCAV CBS19, WVAW ABC16, WAHU FOX27

News Promotions Manager

Charlottesville, Virginia

2007 to 2008

Primary duties included managing all aspects of station image, graphics, and promotional

material for all three news stations. Wrote, produced, and edited station image, promotional,

proof of performance, and sweeps promotional spots. Also wrote, produced, and edited daily

topical spots. Other responsibilities included various print advertising promotions and graphic

creation for station website. Worked with management team to developed and implement a

News Promotions Marketing and Branding Plan for the 2007-2008 year. Created complete

graphics package for WCAV, while maintaining graphics for WVAW and WAHU.

Post Office Editorial

Video Editor

Camden, Maine

2006 to 2007

Primary duties included editing video projects in compliance with client needs and demands,

and creating graphics and animations. Assisted with pre-production, production, and post-

production for all projects. Responsible for outputting final project to tape, DVD, web, etc.

Routinely worked in the field staging, lighting, and shooting video for projects. Other duties

included maintaining broadcast equipment, archiving finished projects, and general office

organization.

WGBH - Frontline

Intern

Boston, Massachusetts

2004 to 2005

Primary responsibilities included striping, labeling, and organizing tape stock. Monitored

closed caption/tape dubbing. Learned the value of production schedules, accuracy, and

relationships among coworkers.

Freelance Experience:

Editor - Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, Annual Conference Video - 2007

Editor - Festival of the Photograph, Television Commercial - 2007

Editor - Music is the Thing Itself, Documentary - 2007

Editor - Peyton Tochterman & High Society, Two-Hour DVD Set - 2007

Editor - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Playground Promotional Video - 2007

Editor - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Diversity Award Video - 2007

Graphic Artist - Sunrise Earth Teaser (Series of 3 teasers for Discovery) - 2006

Assistant Camera - Throw Down with Bobby Flay, Episode BT0305 - 2006

Editor - L.L. Bean, Beans Best Video - 2006

Editor - Penobscot Bay Media, GIS Robotics Promotional Demo - 2006

Editor - Prairie Star, Sales Video - 2006

Editor - American Academy of Dermatology, Awards Show Video - 2006

Editor - Raw Faith Trailer, Documentary - 2006

Editor - Pen Bay Health, Series of Three Television Commercials - 2006

Editor - Veterans Administration, Privacy Training Video - 2006

Editor - Tweeter, Numerous Training Videos - 2005

Editor/Videographer- MBNA America, Make-A-Wish Videos - 2001 & 2004

Assistant Editor - American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Legacy of Heroes Film - 2001 to

2003

Key Skills:

Management

Excellent organization, team building, and writing skills. Works well with deadlines. Able to handle multiple projects at one time. Promotes positive and creative team approach to problem solving.

Creative

Complete understanding of station graphic packages and how they relate to station image. Ability to write, produce, and edit spots. Hands-on graphics experience for news promotions. Understanding of what it takes to communicate an effective message.

Software

Final Cut Pro, AVID Express Pro, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Photoshop & Illustrator, Zaxwerks Pro Animator, Cinema 4D, DVD Studio Pro and Apple Motion. Familiar with both Mac OSX and Windows platforms.

Tools

Experience with DVCAM, DVCPro, BetaSP, and MiniDV, as well as tape-less media acquisition.

Education:

New England Institute of Art & Communications

Brookline, Massachusetts

2003 to 2005

Associate of Science Degree in Television Broadcasting

University of Maine at Augusta

Augusta, Maine

2002 to 2003

Transfer Student