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RESUME

Ron Vann III

Email: ron@castlewoodave.com

Phone: +1 302 505 2088

Location: Wilmington DE

Website: www.castlewoodave.com

SUMMARY

Passionate and dedicated Creative Video Producer and Editor with a distinguished career in the realm of multimedia production and the strategic orchestration of captivating stories. With over 20 years of experience in the communications field, I have honed my skills in crafting compelling narratives, delivering visually captivating content, and orchestrating successful media campaigns across diverse platforms. My proven ability to blend artistic creativity with strategic acumen makes me an ideal candidate to enhance your organization's visual storytelling and media initiatives.

SKILLS

  • Video Production and Editing (20+ years)

  • Social Media Marketing

  • Media campaign coordination

  • Brand Integration

  • Digital Troubleshooting

  • Technical Prowess

  • Research and Assessment

  • ​Final Cut Pro X (20+ years)

  • Adobe Premiere Pro (10+ years)

  • Adobe After Effects

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Adobe Audition

  • Website management

  • Project Management

EXPERIENCE

Harris for President | Wilmington, Delaware

Senior Video Producer Paid/Organic Media

07/2024 - 11/2024

  • Produced, directed, and edited Vice President Kamala Harris's last organic production, a barbershop roundtable in Philadelphia, which reached 500 thousand views in under 48 hours.

  • Edited 46 creatives, within 24 hours, to help the campaign make U.S. History by having the largest single day fundraising record by raising 81 million dollars.

  • Edited over 200 creatives behind the Harris-Walz's campaign $500 million digital ad investment by producing high-performing paid media ads, engaging fundraising content, and polished audio spots.

  • Assisted as a Sound Designer in over 30 creative projects by adding sound effects, laying music, and cleaning audio for the final product.

  • Produced, directed, and edited a viral paid ad (Red Balloon Pop) that reached over 50 million organic views and XX paid media views. Was featured on CNN, FOX News, and many other influencer mediums.

  • Rapidly and confidentially edited and sound-designed Governor Walz's running mate announcement video and the creative was ready to launch three hours after the news broke.

  • Produced and edited fun, energetic creatives for social media pages: @KamalaHarris, @TimWalz, @DouglasEmhoff.

Biden for President | Wilmington, DE

Video Editor/Producer

06/2024 - 07/2024

  • Was responsible for editing creatives that helped contribute to over 160 million dollars in fundraising within a 2-month span on the campaign.

  • Simultaneously, I edited six different infomercial creatives until one was selected to do a final pass for a rapid response launch.

  • Sound-designed over 50 creatives by adding sound effects, selecting music, and/or cleaning audio for the final product.

  • Accumulated over 10 million views by creating high-energy rally highlights and important keynotes for @JoeBiden Instagram page.

  • Sourced footage, news articles, archive photos, and scouted music to create paid media spots to run nationally.

  • Edited paid media creatives that launched nationally via broadcast, streaming apps, and social media.

HBCU Week Foundation, Inc | Wilmington, DE

Creative Director

08/2020 - Current

  • Produced over 300 creatives that engaged with HBCU supporters, sponsors and partners to gain the presence of 15,000 thousand attendees.

  • Improved the social media page by increasing the amount of impressions tenfold and the amount of followers threefold on social media platforms, with engaging content produced and edited by me.

  • Develop marketing media strategies with third-party global and national partners, such as Disney, ESPN, Sallie Mae, AstraZeneca, and more.

  • Using Salesforce CRM, I developed and executed a marketing strategy to assist the organization in succeeding with over $70,000,000 in scholarships offered to high school students for the within 4 years.

  • Created marketing and event designs for 11 events within a week, and also directed the ROS and media team for the high-production events.

JACK LIFE Insurance | Philadelphia, PA

Head of Media

03/2019 - 12/2023

  • Produced and edited over 500 high-quality videos for marketing campaigns and social media platforms that selectively promote Jack Life Insurance services and brand.

  • Led the marketing team to develop and implement video marketing campaigns via Facebook Ads, Google Ads, and Hulu that promote Jack Life Insurance products.

  • Develop creative and engaging social media content that aligns with Jack Life Insurance's brand identity and attracts the target audience and consumers.

  • Manage and optimize the distribution of video content across various social media platforms to maximize reach and engagement.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Art Institute of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA

Some College (No Degree) in Digital Filmmaking & Video Production (124 credits)

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

2024 Campaign Fundraising U.S. History Record

  • Was an essential part of Harris for President's Creative Team, the produced the creatives to help raise 81 million dollars in 24 hours after the Democrat candidate changed.

Gary Vaynerchuk's VEECON 2023 Contest

  • Won Gary Vee's VEECON 2023 video contest with a prize of $120,000 NFT by creating a heartfelt and engaging 20-second video to help promote self-love.

  • Produced, wrote, directed, and edited project within a short deadline to surpass thousands of submissions.

THE MANCAVE

  • Produced, audio engineered, and social media strategized podcast that reached up to the #2 spot for all business podcast on Spotify and Apple in the U.S.

REFERENCES

References available upon request.

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