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-  Produce dozens of video projects for the UC system’s largest digital outlet with nearly 500,000 YouTube subscribers
-  Oversee accounts with UC Berkeley, UC San Diego Computer Science, the UCSD Stem Cell Program and Point Loma Nazarene University
-  Projects consistently rank in monthly top 10, with more than a million total views in my first year
-  Created strategic social media promotion plans for UCTV pages and partners, increasing reach by 121% in my first month
-  Developed UCTV Tips concept for growing YouTube channel with over 32,000 subscribers
-  Earned FAA Part 107 drone certification to incorporate aerial video into UCTV workflow

- Produce, direct, film and edit video projects for companies in California, Illinois, New York, Indiana and on location in Haiti
-  Clients include: Eli Lilly, Arethusa Farm and Dairy, Dentainment, BabbaCo, Mayday and Fireside International
-  Ocean Beach Pier 50th Anniversary video amassed over 11,000 views on Facebook, 10 times more than any other video on the Ocean Beach Mainstreet Association page, helping to promote a successful anniversary event


Video Producer

-   Managed a team of reporters, photographers, editors and associate producers in the production of daily newscasts
-   Consistently reached the number one or number two spot in monthly ratings
-   Winner of 2017 Emmy for best weekend newscast in the Pacific Southwest Chapter
-   Nominated for five Emmy awards in the Pacific Southwest Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences

Weekend News Manager/Producer

- Shot and edited HD footage and interviews for broadcast in the field and in the studio
- Served as Chief video editor of California Vote 2010, a daily statewide political broadcast

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Matthew OConnor: Producer in San Diego, CA

Matthew OConnor

University of California Television, UCTV

Freelance

KGTV ABC 10News

KMPH Fox 26

California State University

Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University