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Professional Experience Areas of Expertise Senior Producer / Editor – Digital Video Creative producing Golf Channel, Orlando, Florida | May 2014 - Present Non-linear post-production Produced, shot, and edited web/social media video and news podcast content Videography including:
o All bonus content related to Golf Channel’s competition and talk shows,
including Big Break, Altered Course, Shotmakers, and Feherty Technical Skills o All bonus content related to Golf Films documentaries, including Arnie, Avid applications (Media Jack, ’86, 27 Years: The Exoneration of Valentino Dixon, Summer of ’76, Composer, Access, Uneven Fairways, Caddy for Life, Payne, and Famous 5 MediaCentral UX, Interplay) o Conceived, spearheaded, and executed method of reviving Golf Central Adobe Creative Cloud Suite news updates during COVID-19 studio closures
(Premiere Pro, Photoshop, o Client-based sponsored content for Travelocity, KPMG, Callaway Golf, After Effects) TaylorMade Golf, Penske, Vonage, Avis, Nationwide Insurance, and CDW, all of whom renewed their contracts for more Sony EX cameras and o Produced and mixed Golf Central Podcast and The Brandel Chamblee XDCam transcoding Podcast with Jaime Diaz, which both maintained sponsors and increased software audiences by 147% in 2020.
o Promotional videos to hype major championships incorporating 3-D
compositing applied to Getty Images to circumvent footage restrictions Awards o Directed multi-camera EFP for multiple executions of a web-exclusive Nominated - Cynopsis Sports multi-episode competition series to promote World Long Drive Tour Media Award: Best Webisode o Hand-selected to conceptualize, write, and launch Golf’s first comedy Series, Last Break (2013) sketch show starring comedian impressionist Conor Moore for distribution on GolfPass paid subscription service Nominated - Cynopsis Model D o Credentialed for and attended multiple Super Bowl and Pro Bowl media Award: Best Branded Web events to create tie-in content for NFL on NBC Series & Solo Video: Sports, Managed project assignments and schedules for associates Last Break (2013) Reviewed and improved associates’ work prior to release Developed strategies and processes for digital team’s SOP in working with all Nominated - Cynopsis Model production divisions (news, studio, originals, tournaments) for exchange of content Award: Best Use of Companion Strategized campaign and rollout initiatives with on-air production, sales, social Video for TV Show: Sports, media, marketing, and public relations departments to maximize impressions Feherty: Out of Bounds (2013) Trained department staff in use of cameras and post-production software Designated team expert for development and integration of remote Avid suite Regularly recognized associates to higher leaders to cultivate morale and increase positive sense of content ownership Simon Yorinks [email protected] | www.simonyorinksproductions.com Page 2
Producer / Editor – Digital Video
Golf Channel | April 2012 – May 2014
Produced, shot, and edited web video content for all Original Productions, including: o Developed and branded Feherty: Out of Bounds web-exclusive after-show o Redeveloped style/ content for all Big Break web-exclusive video, including the Cynopsis Award-nominated Last Break competition series o Frequently integrated web content into on-air product Designated team expert for production planning and budgeting, including equipment and crew needs specific to the shoot Point person for the acquisition of new cameras and accessories o Worked with operations department to test and select equipment that allowed digital video department to become self-sufficient in ENG production, eliminating cost of hiring ENG field crews o Trained digital video department staff in operation of new equipment Wrote scripts, directed all talent/ crew, and conducted interviews Produced GolfChannel.com’s first original series For the Record. Developed style and format of content, including conception, shooting, and post-production of open sequence and logo development Collaborated with corporate leadership to find editing compromise of an outtake that became the network’s most highly-viewed web video while protecting the image of its subject, golf legend Chi Chi Rodriguez Reformatted web publishing interface to increase ease and speed of use
Associate Producer / Editor – Digital Video Golf Channel | January 2009 – April 2012
Produced and edited programming content for Golf Channel broadcast, golfchannel.com, and Golf Channel On-Demand. Managed pre-production, field, and post-production: wrote scripts, selected music, conceptualized graphic elements, and directed talent/crew
Associate Producer – Original Productions Golf Channel | May 2004 – January 2009
Produced full broadcast shows requiring the collection of original footage, such as Fore Inventors Only (multi-camera EFP and a live finale), Quest for the Card: Inside the Nationwide Tour (single-camera ENG with tight turnaround), Golf with Style (two-camera ENG with audio), and Hootie and the Blowfish: Monday after the Masters (multi-camera EFP involving celebrity talent) Created new shows by re-purposing pre-existing media, such as My World: Greg Norman, Making of a Masters Champion: Zach Johnson, and Golf’s Amazing Videos
Education & Certifications Bachelor of Arts (BA), Television Production University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida Cum Laude | Minor – Marketing
Social Media Certified HubSpot Academy .