Joseph M.

Elswick
www.joeyelswick.com
elswick@gmail.com EDUCATION: Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Major: Mass Communications, Bachelor of Science Minor: Sociology PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Westminster Canterbury Richmond, December 2011 to present TV 970 & Sara Belle November Theater Position: Performing Arts Coordinator

Duties: Serve as sole staff member managing in-house closed television station. This includes producing all inhouse content including shooting, graphics, sound, and editing using Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Adobe Creative Suite 6. I also produce videos for internal corporate use for presentations, fundraising, and training purposes. I master content for digital delivery, web playback or DVD using Episode 6, Apple Compressor, and DVD Studio Pro. I select, order, and maintain all studio equipment including which includes all troubleshooting and maintenance. For the theater, I am the sole staff member that oversees all technical equipment. This includes implementation and use of sound and lighting consoles, Christie projector, all wired and wireless microphones, amplifiers, compression, and effects. I also maintain all lighting fixtures including installation, focus, and upkeep. I oversee the use of all audio visual spaces, including instillation, troubleshooting, and training. In my time at Westminster, I have designed and managed several upgrade projects including installing LED lighting fixtures and a new console in the theater, upgrading to two HD television production cameras, a remote PTZ camera system for recording shows in the theater, upgrading from analog to digital playback and signal delivery for the TV station, and two upgrades of the entire AV delivery for meeting spaces that serve nearly 300 people. Virginia Commonwealth University, November 2005 to present VCU Athletics Position: Producer/Director

Duties: Serve as director and producer for live broadcasts of VCU Basketball games for the athletic department, CBS 6 (WTVR), and Comcast SportsNet. During the season I have also served as audio engineer, graphics operator and instant replay operator. I also serve on crews for road games as well, setting up audio, video, and intercom systems from start to finish for broadcasts. I help consult in all audio and video set-ups as well as troubleshooting equipment when necessary. I have also been a creative contributor and editor to sideline reports and broadcast opens. I also currently serve as the play by play voice of baseball, and soccer, engineering these broadcasts. Clear Channel Richmond, Jan. 2006 -Jan. 2009, May 2003- Dec. 2004 Position: Producer SportsRadio 910 WRNL, NewsRadio 1140 WRVA Duties: Served as Executive and Technical Producer of The Final Round, the afternoon drive show on Sports Radio 910. I also served as the sports anchor during the show as well as a sports caster on the Virginia News Network which feeds over 40 stations in the Mid-Atlantic Region. As the producer I ran the live board, produced and wrote all show elements including promos, show opens, as well as select and edit all music using Adobe Audition and the NexGen Prophet System. I also imaged the majority of content on Sports Radio 910. I planned show topics, booked guests, set up ISDN connections for remotes, trained part-time board ops and supervised show interns.

UPN Richmond, January 2005-January 2006 WUPV 65

Position: Master Control Operator

Duties: Operation of all on-air aspects of WUPV including preparation and operation of video automation system for on-air playback for UPN 65. Prepping and loading commercials and programming times into automated computer playback system. Responsible for managing station logs to insure commercial playback is accurate. Tuning in and recording satellite feeds of programming. I logged programming for on-air playback, ingested commercials into digital playback server. I made sure on-air material meets highest quality and FCC regulations. I also contributed by doing commercial voice over work for Creative Services. University Of Richmond, August 2003-May 2004 Athletic Department Position: Broadcast/Internet Asst.

Duties: Primary videographer and editor of the majority of sports footage for the athletic department at UR. Using Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop, edited footage of sporting and athletic department events for highlight and promotional videos presented at banquets, fund raisers, given to local media outlets and used by coaches as recruiting tools. Also, encoded highlight reels of events, then uploaded them to RichmondSpiders.com Helped in the updating and maintenance of the athletic website including taking still photographs and uploading them to the web. Served as an engineer for the radio broadcasts of football and basketball games, and served as a fill-in play-by-play announcer for womens basketball broadcasts. RELEVANT SKILLS: Fully proficient in editing with Final Cut & Adobe Premiere on Mac and PC systems and linear editing with most tape formats and editing controllers. Specialize in using the Adobe Creative Suite with an emphasis on Photoshop and After Effects, Dreamweaver, Motion, Boris FX, and Boris Graffiti titling program. Also hold a strong background with the use of Adobe Audition and Sound Forge audio editing programs Well versed in DVD mastering and duplication including use of DVD Studio Pro, iDVD, and Nero. Extremely skilled in Microsoft Windows and Macintosh environment, including the Office Suite and currently hold a Windows 7 Certification Strong background in live sound and lighting operation, signal flow, and design Very familiar with the set-up, use, and troubleshooting of large and small projectors, screens, and itegrated controllers including Crestron and AMX Ability to manage large scale audio visual projects from design and pricing to managing installation and implementation to testing and training use of final system. Hold a strong freelance client base including Blackboard, Inc., The Richmond Jazz Festival, and The Lymphoma and Leukemia Society Strong working relationships with local and national vendors such as Whitlock Group, Digital Video Group, B&H Audio Video and Sweetwater Excellent communication skills and understanding of quality customer service. Positive attitude and willing to work individually or with a team.