Mark Feuerborn

Experience

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  AMC Theatres

  Apr 2013 - Aug 2014

  Busser
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  Freelance

  Aug 2014 - Dec 2019

  Media Specialist

  I've handled freelance projects in photography, editing, graphic design and video production. Clients have ranged from individual consumers to research firms like the Topos Partnership, and Majic 107.7 and the Topeka Zoo for a social media video series.

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  Washburn Review

  Aug 2014 - Dec 2017

  From August 2017 to December 2017 while interning at KTWU11 and launching Washburn Radio, I served as the Media Technician for the Review. I carried out equipment development and innovation for the Online, Multimedia and Special Projects Departments as well as training new multimedia journalists.Additionally, I continued writing investigative articles and also shot photo galleries. From April 2017 to August 2017, I served as interim Editor in Chief of the Washburn Review. I handled assigning stories, laying out the newspaper design and final edits before publication, day-to-day employee training and planning the general direction of the Review's coverage. I was the final pair of eyes editing all of our layouts before the publications were sent to the printing press. During this time I also occasionally handled investigative reports. From January 2016 to April 2017, I served as Multimedia Editor for the Review and oversaw all multimedia projects. These includded videos, podcasts and live events such as the 2016 and 2017 WSGA Presidential and VP Debates, where I served both times as moderator and producer of the recorded playback version. During my time in this role we successfully began publishing podcasts to iTunes and developed a system for livestreaming. Starting out at the Review, I wrote stories of varying subject matter, usually involving an interview. I also worked office hours answering the phone and taking messages, as well as copyediting other journalists’ work. As a reporter, I specialized in writing investigative pieces focusing on crime, student government politics, and ethical and administrative policy issues at Washburn and in Topeka.

  • Media Technician

    Aug 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Editor In Chief

    Apr 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Multimedia Editor

    Jan 2016 - Apr 2017

  • Reporter

    Aug 2014 - Jan 2016
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  Feuerborn Guitars

  Nov 2014 - Jan 2021

  Luthier

  I made Feuerborn Guitars as a crafting company for fully customizable cigar box guitars. After forming a business plan and participating in several rounds of pitches for seed funding, I created a workshop where I constructed all of the guitars, alongside managing all marketing and financial aspects of the company. I have had the pleasure of creating personalized guitars for clients such as Kerry Livgren of the band Kansas.I put the Feuerborn Guitars business project on hold to focus on my career in journalism, but am always willing to talk with a potential client interested in a cigar box guitar. Show less

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  Jo-Ann Stores, LLC.

  Nov 2014 - Feb 2015

  Cashier Stock
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  Donut Holdings, Inc. D/B/A LaMar's Donuts

  May 2015 - Jan 2016

  Customer Sales Representative
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  Sarpino's Pizzeria

  May 2015 - Jan 2016

  Delivery Driver
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  KTWU Channel 11

  Nov 2015 - Oct 2018

  Production Crew

  I spent 3 years in KTWU11's Production Department, also carrying out an internship there. Throughout my time at the Topeka PBS station, I carried out duties including live studio and field camera operation, floor directing, editing, audio board operation, and stage and lighting setup. During this time I also worked on their special program, the 2017 Washburn Holiday Vespers orchestra show, which won an Emmy Award on July 14, 2018. At times, KTWU also called on me to serve as talent for their programming, such as their live show "I've Got Issues (IGI Live)." Show less

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  Washburn Radio (KRWU)

  Aug 2017 - Jun 2019

  Founder and Lead Engineer

  Throughout my senior year at Washburn University, I built a campus radio station from the ground up.My work for the radio station encompassed everything from programming, assembly of a content database, hardware and software to run broadcasts, scheduling and hosting meetings, and recruitment. I also built a website for listening online with a noncommercial income model, using a voluntary cryptocurrency miner built into Washburn Radio's site as a method for "tipping."Thanks to my efforts as Vice President from 2017 to 2018, Washburn Radio (KRWU) established a full recording and broadcasting studio and became a partner broadcaster for the United Nations' journalism bureau, UN News. I also created Spotify, Google Play and iTunes podcast syndication channels for Washburn Radio, which allowed playback of previously-aired talkshows created by the students. The station ran a soft launch in early May 2018 and broadcasted via an internet stream until going on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Show less

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  KSNT TV

  Oct 2017 - May 2022

  I was promoted to News Operations Manager in January 2020. After building and launching a new morning lifestyle show for the station, I exited my position as a show director and took on a leadership role over KSNT's digital and production teams. I also began handling all training for our newsroom as well as equipment maintenance and management.In November 2020, I earned my FAA Part 107 commercial drone pilot certification to fly KSNT News Sky Tracker II for live and taped aerial video coverage. I also operated the station's microwave broadcast live truck on special occasions for coverage in areas without cell signals.For my work with Erin La Row, FOX 43 AM Live won the Kansas Association of Broadcasters' 2020 award for Best AM Newscast. Our team coverage of a police officer's controversy with a Junction City McDonald's also earned a 2020 Regional Murrow Award. Show less In October 2018, I was promoted to the weekday morning show's technical director for KSNT News, broadcasted on KSNT 27 and KTKA 49. I was also a lead developer on FOX 43 AM Live, which debuted in May 2019 on KTMJ FOX 43.When directing, I utilized Ross Overdrive and Xpression Graphics to program automated cameras, videos, and graphic elements prior to the live broadcast, and then I ran the show in real-time. I also began serving as a digital content producer for KSNT.com and its social media pages. My content work ranged from writing articles, shooting photos and video, running digital live streams, and interviewing local agencies and people as a representative of the news team. The stories I wrote online were also sometimes syndicated to national news organizations, including the Associated Press and other Nexstar television stations. Occasionally, I also made graphics for the news personalities for social media branding. Show less While finishing my degree at Washburn, I started at KSNT News as their weekend morning technical director. After graduating I moved to full-time and additionally began working as the weekend morning's breaking news videographer and writer after the shows. I also served as the evening news video editor during the week.In this time period, I earned a Heart of America Gold Award for General Reporting and a Silver Award for Photojournalism from the Kansas City Press Club/Society of Professional Journalists. The awards were for coverage of the full honors funeral for a Topeka police officer after a head-on crash. Show less

  • News Operations Manager

    Jan 2020 - May 2022

  • Morning Show Director & Digital Content Producer

    Oct 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Weekend Show Director, Editor & Photographer

    Oct 2017 - Oct 2018
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  Radian-Helix Media, LLC

  May 2018 - Dec 2019

  Copyeditor and Voice Actor

  I was brought on as a copyeditor for Radian-Helix Media, LLC to work on scripts for their game "Fallout: New California." The project is a new campaign made as an add-on for the critically acclaimed 2010 title "Fallout: New Vegas," and released in public beta October 23rd, 2018. I also performed as a voice actor for minor characters and assisted with audio editing in the later stages of the project.While working on "New California," I learned how to use Bethesda Softworks' modification software called GECK to review and edit game assets such as dialogue, quest data and other text-based resources, and directly apply my alterations within the Gamebryo engine. Show less

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  SPACEMOB

  Jul 2019 - Jun 2024

  Editor
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  Midco Sports

  Aug 2019 - Apr 2021

  Crew House Associate

  I was a camera operator and technical director for Midco Sports Network for live game broadcasts at various schools in the Lawrence and Kansas City area. I specialized as a ground camera and was a crew member for sports including football, basketball, baseball, soccer, wrestling and swimming. I worked with the crew at Midco SN, including through the challenges of the pandemic, up until the company shut down its Lawrence station in 2021.

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  Zeitview (formerly DroneBase)

  Dec 2020 - now

  Drone Pilot

  To bolster my experience as a drone pilot, I occasionally take on flight assignments from Zeitview including real estate photography, stockpile reporting and progress updates for construction companies. Working with Zeitview has also allowed me to gain experience building automated flights for 3D model and orthomosaic map construction with apps including Pix4D and DroneDeploy.

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  Totem Arts

  Apr 2022 - now

  Audio Editor and Voice Actor

  Part of the development team for Firestorm, a real-time strategy and FPS hybrid game based in the Command & Conquer universe.

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  WCMH-TV, NBC4, nbc4i.com

  May 2022 - Dec 2024

  Digital Executive Producer

  I joined NBC4's newsroom in May 2022 to help lead their 12-member digital team covering news in Columbus and central Ohio. Much of my work involves scouting story ideas, enterprising deeper-dig stories with court searches and open records requests, optimizing existing content for search and social media performance, creating HTML code widgets to make articles more interactive and digestible, and training new hires on Nexstar's software arsenal.I also serve as a Part 107 drone pilot for NBC4, giving an aerial perspective on our digital and broadcast coverage. Show less

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  KSHB / KMCI / The EW Scripps Company

  Dec 2024 - now

  Production Supervisor