Work Experience

 

Production Assistant

 

The Bear FX, Chicago, IL.

February 2024-June 2024

  • Assists entire costume department, in office and on costumes truck/set, with any production tasks for season 3 and 4

  • Completes paperwork that documented incoming purchases and returns

  • Completes returns, crafty, lunch, pickups and drop-offs

 

Video Editor

 

Brain Studios, Chicago, IL.

August 2022-June 2024

  • Edits video for clients using Adobe programs such as Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Photoshop

  • Submits edits on specific and often tight deadlines in a timely manner

  • Organizes project files in hard drives and on project timelines to streamline production between other editors and clients

  • Works on sets doing a variety of tasks including wardrobe and lighting assistance

 

Arts Section Editor

 

South Side Weekly, Chicago, IL.

June 2021-October 2022

  • Shepherd stories in my section to completion as the primary section editor of the arts section

  • Assisted in general edits of other sections in the Weekly before publication

  • Submitted original pitches for my section monthly

  • Worked with the editorial team to optimize the editing process with an eye to the Weekly’s evolving needs

 

Multimedia Intern

 

Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, Bloomington, Indiana.

February 2019-May 2021

  • Shot and produced video for the IU 2020 Series and AAAMC Speaks 

  • Edited video and graphics on Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects

  • Scheduled interview and b-roll shoots

  • Transcribed video interviews

  • Thoroughly documented all collected material through an established archiving system

  • Communicated with team members through Slack and managed projects in Asana

 

Outreach and Event Intern

 

College of Arts and Sciences Themester, Bloomington, Indiana.

August 2019-December 2019

  • Reflected and reported on Themester events

  • Created and implemented social media plans

  • Engaged in issues and ideas raised by the Themester and wrote blog posts

  • Connected IU students and community members to Themester through outreach activities

 

Podcast Host and Producer Intern

 

College of Arts and Sciences Themester, Bloomington, Indiana.

May 2019-August 2019

  • Researched guests for the Remembering and Forgetting podcast and curated questions/points of discussion for interviews

  • Corresponded and coordinated with the College of Arts and Sciences staff and faculty

  • Conducted interviews with faculty guests on topics of memory and commemoration

  • Edited interview audio on Adobe Audition

 

Specialties

Video and Audio Editing

Equipment Operation

Writing & Editing

Voiceover Work

Communication

Collaboration

Self-Starter

Quick Learner

Education

Isabel graduated from Indiana University Bloomington in December 2020 as a Hudson and Holland Scholar with a Bachelors's Degree in Journalism, concentration in News Reporting and Editing, specialization in Video Journalism from the Media School, and a minor in Arts Management from the O'Neill School of Public & Environmental Affairs.