Joshua Young

Experience

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  Self Employed

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2018

  Freelance Videographer/Editor

  As a freelance videographer and editor, I have worked on many different projects from shooting the 2012 Westside Music Festival in Chicago, IL to editing wedding videos.

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  Rock Valley College

  Jan 2009 - Dec 2009

  Student Worker- Instructional Assitant in Media

  Assisted professors with instructing classes; assisted in live television broadcasting instruction; tutored film/audio students in programs including Avid Media Composer, Pro Tools, Final Cut; managed audio and video equipment; maintained a professional atmosphere within the department

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  Governors State University

  Jan 2011 - Dec 2011

  Production Assistant

  This Week @ GSU- Co-Creator/Producer/Production Manager/Director/Editor; A daily campus news program produced by students, for students.Duties also include: working in various production roles from pre- to post-production on promotional videos, American Psychological Association productions, shooting campus b-roll, live television productions

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  IView Media Services

  Feb 2011 - May 2011

  Editor

  As a freelance editor for iView Media Services, my responsibilities included editing, exporting, and delivery of promotional videos for local business for use in E-Blasts and online promotion.

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  Plastic Age Productions

  Jun 2011 - Jun 2011

  Unit Production Manager

  Coordinating cast and crew schedules, managing crew on set, contacting cast and crew with shoot schedule changes and call sheets, and ensuring that production runs on time. This was a micro-budget feature horror film so I was also required to help as a lighting grip and production assistant on many occasions.

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  Off Kilter Productions/Lakeside Productions

  Sept 2012 - Jan 2015

  Production Manager/Producer/Editor

  Through Darkness is a micro-budget sci-fi film produced in the south suburbs of Chicago. My duties included: location scouting, scheduling auditions and rehearsals, hiring crew, creating call sheets for production days, providing craft services for cast and crew, securing equipment, purchasing/securing props, assisting in production design, assisting in set audio recording, assisting in lighting design/setup, editing.

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  Governors State University

  Sept 2013 - Nov 2013

  Stage Manager/Lighting Technician

  Governors State University's Theater and Performance Studies' performance of "A... My Name is Alice" was directed by Patrick Santoro, Ph.D., with Music Direction by Stacy Eckert, Ph.D., and Choreographed Megan Lindsay. As Stage Manager, I assisted in organization of auditions, managing cast and crew schedules, attended all rehearsals to record all production notes including choreography and blocking, contacted cast and crew with schedule adjustments, communicated with campus administrators to book rehearsal space, assisted in lighting design, collected sound effects for live playback, ran the lighting board during performances, and called the performance cues during the show. Additionally, I produced, shot and edited a short promotional video for the performance. Show less

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  Governors State University

  Mar 2014 - now

  Provide leadership, management, and strategic direction to Digital Learning and Media Design, a department that provides graphic design and production services, a variety of television, telecommunications, and multimedia services, and foster the development of distance learning materials and courses through direct production. Oversee and manage department budget, develop production request budget estimates, and ensure projects remain on task and within budget. Solicit quotes for purchases and authorize expenditures including equipment, commodities, and freelance contractors. Hire as needed and ensure proper management/training of all staff. Monitor workflow to ensure efficiency and develop interventions as needed. Produce/direct productions including live broadcasts as needed. Show less • Duties include: managing incoming production requests, assigning Producer/Directors to specific productions, managing production timelines, interfacing with production clients to determine production needs and develop production concepts, creating production budgets, authorizing purchase orders for freelance staff members, producing/directing live television shows, hiring additional staff as needed, management/training of production assistants, workflow analysis and instruction, write/produce/shoot/edit videos as needed• Guest lecturer in MCOM4270: Newsroom and MST2100: Intro to Media Production• Teaming with media faculty members to redesign television production courses within the Media Studies program at GSU"Veterans Speak: War, Trauma, and the Humanities"- Producer/Director; TRT: 1:00:00; live broadcast to Facebook and broadcast to The Educator"Respond to Violence: The Impact of Mental Health"- Production Manager/Director; TRT: 57:58; live broadcast to Facebook, broadcast to The Educator, and WTTW Channel 11 on February 18, 2018"Between the World and Me: The African American Global Experience"- Producer/Director; TRT: 59:43; broadcast to The Educator"Respond to Violence: Social Activism"- Production Manager/Director; TRT: 56:24; live broadcast to Facebook and broadcast to The Educator"Searching for Lady Day: A Portrait in Steel"- Producer/Editor; TRT: 28:30; Featured at multiple film festivals and Best Documentary nominee"Respond to Violence: It’s On Us"- Producer/Production Manager; TRT: 40:57; broadcast to The Educator"Respond to Violence: Reaching Our Youth"- Associate Producer/Director/Editor; TRT: 1:25:23; broadcast to The Educator Show less Produce promotional, educational, and artistic media pieces. This entails complete authorship from pre to post-production. Coordinate schedules of production staff members. Manage and archive media materials. Assist in broadcast channel scheduling and program numbering. Hire and manage students for college media organizations such as This Week @ GSU and Reel Reviews..Associate Producer/Floor Director/Editor- Reflections on Fatherhood with John W. Fountain (WTTW Channel 11 Broadcast Date: Feb. 10, 2012)Editor- Respond to Violence: Communities In Crisis (WTTW Channel 11 Broadcast Date: May 18, 2014)Producer/Director- Black Women Rock 2014 (Awards Show) Show less Design a multimedia live performance set that marries live video footage with previously recorded and edited video montage pieces in collaboration with Director Patrick Santoro, Ph.D., of Governors State University's Theater and Performance Studies Program for the docudrama "Still Life". Acting as Technical Director during live performance that include 3 live cameras, video roll-in clips from a server, and still image projection. Additionally, I produced, wrote, shot, and edited a promotional video for the performance. Show less

  • Director of Digital Learning & Media Design

    May 2019 - now

  • Interim Director & Program Developer

    Aug 2018 - Apr 2019

  • Adjunct Faculty

    Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Program Developer

    Jan 2015 - Aug 2018

  • Interim Program Developer & Digital Media Production Specialist

    Nov 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Digital Media Production Specialist

    Jan 2012 - Oct 2014

  • Video Designer

    Mar 2014 - Apr 2014
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  Chicago Southland International Film Festival

  Nov 2017 - now

  Develop and plan the Chicago Southland International Film Festival including oversight of budget, solicitation of films, organizing judging process, programming selected films, promoting the event and participating filmmakers, and scheduling of event volunteers and crew. Garner support from faculty, staff, students on campus at Governors State University. Develop relationships with sponsors for the event. Develop and plan the Chicago Southland International Film Festival including solicitation of films, organizing judging process, programming selected films, promoting the event and participating filmmakers, and scheduling of event volunteers and crew. Garner support from faculty, staff, students on campus at Governors State University. Develop relationships with sponsors for the event.

  • Chair & Operations and Programming Manager

    Nov 2021 - now

  • Co Chair & Programming and Operations Manager

    Nov 2017 - Sept 2022
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  Midwest Media Educators Association 2019 Festival

  Feb 2019 - Feb 2021

  Festival Judge

  Provide feedback for film submissions made to the Midwest Media Educators Association 2019 Festival.