Justin C Gordon
15835 Foothill Farms Loop #2134 Pflugerville, TX 78660
512.294.0710 justincgordon@gmail.com www.justincgordon.com
I use my experience in storytelling, print, web, and video to make ideas become completed projects. I offer strong visual, verbal, and written communications while facilitating deadlines, budgets, and teams. I am looking for a fulltime position.
Employment History
Austin Shakespeare
Production Coordinator – December 2010/present
A volunteer position became paid opportunities on overlapping productions for this non-profit organization. In chronological order: Anthem (stagehand/extra), Man and Superman (Assistant Stage Manager/Graphic Designer/Social Media Producer), World’s Fastest Hamlet (Stage Manager/Prop Designer/Cameraman/Editor), Shakespeare, Shylock, and Politics (Cameraman/Editor), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Production Coordinator/Cameraman/Carpenter/Scenic Painter/Blogger/Fundraiser/House Manager/ Volunteer Coordinator), and currently Troilus & Cressida (Props & Scenery Designer).
Production Coordinator duties:
• Coordinate among departments of set, costume, lights, and actors under the supervision of the director.
• With director, establish design deadlines; inform designers
• Coordinate production calendars (set, lights, costume, sound)
• Monitor build to facilitate tech week schedule
• Plan production meetings
• Monitor department heads’ budgets weekly then daily
• Recruit crew and other technical staff, communicate stipends and duties, ensure contracts are signed, adhere to union guidelines, and provide training
• Administrate show program info, contract photographer, and proofread copy
• Coordinate House Manager, Stage Manager, Volunteer Coordinator, and Director
Justin C Gordon
Freelance Multimedia Designer – March 2003/Present
Produce print/web/animation/video projects for Tito’s Vodka, Austin Shakespeare, Motorola, Compaq, Whisper of the Blue Productions, Kroll Photography, University of Texas Tele-Campus, Swift 3D, Victory Records, and Global Village Marketing.
Duties include:
• Develop concepts and designs into minimum of three comps for review
• Develop strategies including new technology’s strengths/limitations and communicate process of campaign from idea to post-production metrics
• Lead creative projects by brainstorming with copywriters and visual designers
• Manage project hours, schedules, and budgets
• Work with vendors and facilitate production
• Build and make presentations to clients with digital and tactile models
• Alert contractor or client to problems with projects or processes
• Pursue new business opportunities
• Complete timesheets, invoices, and interface with accounting departments
• Ensure client satisfaction, reward team, and update portfolio
Broadwing - now Level 3 Communitcations
Digital Media Manager – September 2000/March 2003
Initially hired as a Webmaster to develop internet and extranet sites, but was promoted to create an internal digital studio for all web/print/video/cd-rom/event needs. Recruited and managed a five-person team, purchased all hardware/software and ensured updated training. Reported to Marketing Manager, but regularly presented materials to Marketing Director and Chief Marketing Officer.
Duties include:
• Formulated layout designs for style, type, photographs, graphics, animation, video, and audio used in everything from PowerPoint to Billboards
• Met with Technical Engineers and Sales to verify content
• Reviewed/approved art materials, copy materials, and proofs
• Managed projects, supplied deadlines, and delivered
• Brainstormed with creative, copywriting, and production department heads
• Presented branding guidelines and licensing of images/fonts
• Filtered and managed vendors
Transmedia Projects
• The Jay and Silent Bob Care Box (Documentary)
• Petty Booka – (SxSW Documentary/Streaming content)
• Austin Sketch Group Show at Staples! Independent Media Expo (Mixed Media)
• 8-Bit Sight, Movement, and Sound Exhibit at the Blue Theatre (Mixed Media)
Following available at: http://www.youtube.com/user/justincgordon?feature=mhee
• Broadwing N+I Video (Corporate Video/Portrait of an obsessed Sales Force)
• The Ballad of Big Lips - (Flash Cartoon)
• VillainQuest - (Flash Cartoon)
• VQ: 30 Days of Villainy Contest - (Flash Cartoon)
• Shakespeare, Shylock, and Politics (Documentary)
• The Greatest Comic Book in the World (Flash Cartoon)
Publications and Awards
Nonfiction
• The Witliff Collection - Scribe Magazine: http://writersleagueoftexas.wordpress.com/2010/12/14/the-witliff-collections-feature-post/
Fiction
• “Rules” - Out of the Gutter Magazine vol. 4 – Event video from Houston Chronicle: http://justincgordon.blogspot.com/2008/07/ootg-party-captured-by-houston.html
• “Wrath” - The View From Here Magazine issue 14 (print then online: http://www.thefrontview.com/2009/07/wrath-justin-c-gordon.html)
• “The Dream Machine” - Southern Gothic Shorts Anthology (nominated for Storysouth’s Million Writer Award)
Novel
• “The Electric Pickle” –Taos Writing Conference showcase with John Dufresne
Screenplays
• “Shoot Joe, Shoot” – under option
• “Demolition” – finalist HoustonWorldFest 1999
Skills
Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Facebook, Access, Google calendars, Blogger, Drupal, Adobe CS5:Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign/Flash/Premiere/Bridge/Dreamweaver, Imovie, Garageband, and a willingness to master any application required.
Education
Columbia College of Chicago - September 1995/June 2000
Bachelors Degree Major: Multimedia Producer. Minor: Fiction Writing. GPA: 3.6
Career Development
The Artist’s Way - March 2011/Present
Weekly class on Julia Cameron’s book series led by Director Ann Ciccolella at AMOA.
Lynda.com - October 2010/Present
CS5: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Wordpress, Social Network Production, Flash, After Effects, and Premiere Training. Ongoing updates on new workflow processes.
Writers League of Texas - June 2010
Novel Revision with Carol Dawson
Mentoring on voice, plot, and revision.
Taos Summer Writing Conference - June 2008
Novel Writing with John Dufresne
Week long six person class with author John Dufresne (Requiem Mass, Louisiana Power and Light) with line by line critics on character, plot, and revision.
References available on request.
