1. Mark O. Rachall
Fort Worth, TX 76137 • mrachall@hotmail.com • 817-851-8320 • linkedin.com/in/MarkRachall
Media Professional
Broadcast & Corporate Communications Specialist
I TAKE YOUR MESSAGE AND PAINT IT WITH LIGHT FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE
Degreed Media Specialist specializing in video production and post production.
I solve communications problems
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
• Visual Storytelling
• Creative Technical Solutions
• Visual Image Manipulation
• Communication, Interpersonal and Organizational Skills
MEDIA SKILLS:
• Video Editing, Producing, Directing, Writing, Video Creation, Compositing and Color Correction
• Studio Production, Camera Operation, Technical Direction, Switching Set Up, Playback & Audio
• Photography, Graphics Manipulation, File Manipulation and Transcoding
INTERNET / COMPUTER SKILLS:
• Research and Data Acquisition
• File Distribution
• Word Processing
• Data Base
LEADERSHIP / MANAGEMENT SKILLS:
• Management and Training of Staff
• Arranging Schedules and Managing Deadlines
• Project Management of Video Productions
EXPERIENCE:
AVID DS/HD VIDEO EDITOR • PCS Productions • Jan 2007 - Dec 2014 • Irving, Texas 75038
• Video Editing and Compositing of corporate and broadcast projects on the Avid/DS platform
• Creative support for Premier Designs: Marketing, Training, and Communications
• Commercials, Programming, Fundraising, Training, Religious and Educational
• Clients: Dallas Stars, Kiewit Construction, The Discovery Channel, ESPN and others
AVID DS/HD VIDEO EDITOR • WBRZ-TV • June 2005 - Jan 2007 • Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810
• Video Editor and Producer for an in-house production department
• Created Commercial spots for clients in the Baton Rouge/New Orleans broadcast area
• Sales Support and Independent Corporate projects and station Marketing Promotions

2. AVID UNITY VIDEO EDITOR • JM Associates • May 2002 – April 2005 • Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
• Transitioned from a traditional liner-editing suite to a multi-station Avid Unity system
• Video Editing of BASSMASTERS, Red Fish Cup, Timbersports and others for ESPN OUTDOORS
• Packaged programming with stand ups, opens, closes, identifiers and other elements
• Mobile truck duties included Directing, Switching, Tape Operations, Camera Shading
• Set up a Closed Captioning System and Trained personnel in this process
SENIOR ON-LINE EDITOR • Imagemaker Post • June 1990 - May 2002 • Irving, Texas 76051
• Video Editing on a linear system for various clients in the Dallas market
• Tape Operator for sports broadcasts including Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks and ABC Football
• Field Producer, Graphics Creation and Directing for various independent projects
EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE
• Avid Edit Systems • Adobe Creative Suites • Sorenson Squeeze • Microsoft Word
• Avid DS • Adobe Photoshop • TMPGEnc • Microsoft Excel
• Avid Media Composer • Adobe Illustrator • Adobe Media Encoder • E-Mail
• Avid Symphony • Adobe After Effects • Adobe Encore • Web Browsers
• Adobe Premier • DVDFab • Vimeo
• Adobe Acrobat • YouTube • DropBox
EDUCATION:
Bachelor’s of Science Degree - University of Wisconsin