My name is Matt Murray. Welcome to my website. Here you'll find information about my experience and skills in video production. I'm primarily a video editor, motion designer, and writer, but I have experience assuming a wide variety of roles in production over the years. This includes producing and directing, conducting interviews, operating cameras and control room positions during live events, and production sound mixing.

After receiving my Bachelor of Science in Film and Video from Drexel University, I got my start in the Philadelphia area working for Comcast Spectacor at the Wells Fargo Center. There I had the opportunity to work Philadelphia Flyers and 76ers games, as well as go on shoots with players and executives. I also found work with Campbell's Soup Company and their Chunky Soup Campaign with NFL Spokespersons. 

These days I provide contract editing and motion design services including Amazon, Fujifilm, Proctor and Gamble, Peraton, Perspecta, and more. I am employed full-time as an editor with the Department of Veterans Affairs where I edit and write for The Bluf.

Outside of video production, as a tech enthusiast and storyteller, I’m currently engaged with learning C++, the Unreal Engine, and Game Design in efforts to explore new kinds of narrative experiences in Virtual Reality.

Media Experience

Department of veterans affairs – editor
february 2019 - Present | washington, dc

• Lead editor, motion designer, and post-production manager for Veterans Health Administration Office of Communications

• Conceptualized visuals & structure for VA News and The Bluf, VA’s centerpiece series on social media

• Provide post-production support for video messages for VHA & VA leadership including the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

• Identify key hardware and software upgrades to modernize post-production facilities

• Design complex motion graphics animations & 3D animations using Adobe After Effects and Cinema 4D

• Manage all aspects of post-production workflow including client review, delivery, and archiving

• Integrate post-production workstations with into AVID Nexis and MAM storage solutions

• Establish media pathways to enable remote work and cloud solutions in a restrictive IT environments

MSL – Senior video editor / Senior Account Executive
April 2017 - February 2019

• Conceptualize, produce, and edit client videos, animations, and motion graphics

• Operate camera and production equipment both off site and in an in-house studio

• Follow strict brand guidelines to adhere to a client’s needs in a variety of platforms

• Lead training workshops instructing personnel in camera & mic operation

• Set up and strike sets with lights, multiple cameras, stabilizers, and backdrops

• Travel and meet with clients from MSL offices throughout all of North America

independent contractor 
September 2011 - Present

• Brands include Amazon, Fujifilm, Bounty, Charmin, EFX Media, MSL, Campbell’s Soup Company, Comcast, Comcast Spectacor, Philadelphia Flyers, 76ers, MonsterJam

• Experience within documentary, sports, politics, film, and commercial genres

• Operate camera and control room positions at Wells Fargo Center for sporting events

• Met tight deadlines & quick turnarounds for video content and motion graphic deliverables

• Serve as Production Assistant on a number of independent and student films

Skills

Post-production

Post-Production and Design
Non-linear editing, motion graphics, color grading, graphic design, sound mixing

Software
Adobe Creative Suite (After Effects, Audition, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere, Acrobat), AVID Media Composer, AVID Pro Tools, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro 7/X, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access), OSX Office Suite

Plugins
Element 3D, Saber, Optical Flares, Trapcode Particular, Newton 3, Plexus, Geolayer

Genres
Public relations, defense sector, narrative film, trailer cutting, sports highlight reels, animation reels, documentary, stop-motion video, social media GIFs

PRODUCTION

Videography
Three point lighting, stabilizers, jibs, doorway dollies. tracks, production sound, documentary-style interview shoots, narrative shoots, ENG-Style shooting

Studio Production
Control room positions (sound mixer, lighting technician, graphics switcher, and animations), AV Tech, teleprompter, camera operation

Cameras
Blackmagic Cinema, Canon C100/C300, Canon 5D/7D/T3i, JVC GY-HM790U, Red One, Sony XDCAM PMW-EX3, Sony FS5/7

CONTACT 

Matt Murray
♦ Email: mattmurraymedia@gmail.com