ThomasMSmith Resume2022

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Thomas M.

Smith
Tom.Smith11891@gmail.com 610-733-6528

WORK EXPERIENCE
WPHL-TV-Nexstar Media Group | Philadelphia, PA | August 2021 - Present
Special Projects Producer, Morning News
● Lead, produce, shoot, edit, and booth 30 minute and hour long weekend specials
● Shoot and edit packages for the Morning News team
● Produce and shoot news and feature hits for live reporters
● Write news scripts and create graphics for newscasts
● Booked, scheduled and produced guest segments for live newscasts
● Edit raw footage for newscasts using Premiere Pro
● Produce and edit weekly community affairs program, “In Focus”
● Stack, produce and booth newscasts for absent producers
● Produce 20 hours of morning news content weekly
WPHL-TV-Nexstar Media Group | Philadelphia, PA | December 5th 2021 - January 2nd 2022
Executive Producer, 2022 Mummers Parade
● Successfully produced an 8 hour parade with less than a month lead time
● Accumulated and wrote over 100 page talent binder for Parade day
● Coordinated with City Hall, The Mummers, and external TV crew
● Coordinated with sales to ensure happiness of sponsors
● Oversaw control room truck and coordinated with crew members and talent during live broadcast
● Coordinated with traffic to ensure all paid materials ran
WPHL-TV-Nexstar Media Group | Philadelphia, PA | October 2019 - August 2021
Associate Producer, Morning News
● Wrote news scripts and created lowers for newscasts
● Desktop edited video for newscasts using Premiere Pro
● Wrote copy and post news stories to PHL17.com
● Produced guest segments for live newscasts
● Curated posts for station social media pages
Forge Apollo | Newtown Square, PA | July 2016 - October 2019
Senior Producer
● Oversaw all planning and phases of creative development.
● Supervised and produced digital assets such as video, virtual reality, live events, and live streaming
● Created, presented, managed, and maintained a variety of budgets including ones in the six figure range
● Wrote and edited copy for social media
● Successfully created marketing campaigns that received over 311 million impressions
● Managed a variety of staff and crew
● Negotiated with vendors for projects
Links: Forge Apollo Website | Forge Apollo YouTube

Chennault Productions | North Philadelphia, PA | June 2014 - July 2016


Founding Partner
● Laid out the ground work to expand the budget from $500 in the first season to six figures in the third season
● Obtained and maintained legal documents and permits required for film sets

Freelance Cinematographer | PA | Winter 2013 - July 2016


● Operated camera and drones for a vast variety of clientele
● Live-streamed college and professional sporting events
● Wrote and produced creative projects such as documentaries, short films, and web series
PORTFOLIO
“Experience Dreams” | Marketing Campaign | Philadelphia, PA | Fall 2016 - Winter 2017
Producer, Writer
● 311 million impressions
● 1500 contest entries
● Drove millions of dollars in incremental revenue and bookings
● 4.3 million overall campaign reach
● 2.8 million video engagements
Youtube Link: Experience Dreams

“Oldhead” | Independent Web Series | Philadelphia, PA | Fall 2014 - Summer 2015


Writer, Producer, Sound, Lighting, Camera, Actor
Awards
● Accrued over 900,000 organic views
● 2015 New York City Web Fest
● Best Drama and Best Ensemble Cast, Nominee
Link: Oldhead Season 1

“In Transition: Tony Chennault” | Student Documentary | Villanova, PA | Fall 2014


Director of Photography
Awards
● Student Academy Awards, Nominee (Finalist)
● Division II Region Student Academy Awards Competition (Winner) Link: Trailer

“Heel’d” | Student Documentary | Villanova, PA | Fall 2013


Director
Awards
● Student Academy Awards, Nominee
● Division II Region Student Academy Awards Competition (Winner)
● "Best PA Filmmaker, 2013”, Nominee
● Ruff Cuts Film Festival
● California Animal Film Festival
● West Chester Film Festival Press: National Public Radio | Philadelphia Inquirer | Main Line Times | SPCA National Newsletter
Link: Trailer

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Humanities
Minor in Communication, Focus on Media Production and Film Studies
Villanova University, Villanova, PA

SKILLS

● Adobe Creative Suite


● ENPS and XPression
● Hubspot
● Wordpress
● Wrike
● Canon Cameras, Sony DSLRs, GoPro
● Social Media Platforms
● Insta360 Pro and Oculus
● DJI Drone Operating

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