Matthew OConnor: Producer in San Diego, CA

- 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

- 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

- 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

- 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