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Freelance video editor turned Generative AI Filmmaker and Creative Director with 8+ years building content pipelines from brief to final delivery. Started in traditional editing in 2016 and evolved into scriptwriting, AI video creation, and brand content strategy across short-form and long-form platforms. Known for orchestrating multi-AI workflows (video, image, audio) to reduce production time while maintaining continuity and character consistency. Delivers hook-first direct-response creative focused on retention, watch time growth, and conversions.…Freelance video editor turned Generative AI Filmmaker and Creative Director with 8+ years building content pipelines from brief to final delivery. Started in traditional editing in 2016 and evolved into scriptwriting, AI video creation, and brand content strategy across short-form and long-form platforms. Known for orchestrating multi-AI workflows (video, image, audio) to reduce production time while maintaining continuity and character consistency. Delivers hook-first direct-response creative focused on retention, watch time growth, and conversions.

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Freelance video editor turned Generative AI Filmmaker and Creative Director with 8+ years building content pipelines from brief to final delivery. Started in traditional editing in 2016 and evolved into scriptwriting, AI video creation, and brand content strategy across short-form and long-form platforms. Known for orchestrating multi-AI workflows (video, image, audio) to reduce production time while maintaining continuity and character consistency. Delivers hook-first direct-response creative focused on retention, watch time growth, and conversions.…Freelance video editor turned Generative AI Filmmaker and Creative Director with 8+ years building content pipelines from brief to final delivery. Started in traditional editing in 2016 and evolved into scriptwriting, AI video creation, and brand content strategy across short-form and long-form platforms. Known for orchestrating multi-AI workflows (video, image, audio) to reduce production time while maintaining continuity and character consistency. Delivers hook-first direct-response creative focused on retention, watch time growth, and conversions.

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Freelance video editor turned Generative AI Filmmaker and Creative Director with 8+ years building content pipelines from brief to final delivery. Started in traditional editing in 2016 and evolved into scriptwriting, AI video creation, and brand content strategy across short-form and long-form platforms.

Known for orchestrating multi-AI workflows (video, image, audio) to reduce production time while maintaining continuity and character consistency. Delivers hook-first direct-response creative focused on retention, watch time growth, and conversions.

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Work Experience

Music Annotator — Audio AI Subject Expert at BeatPulseLabs (Remote Contract)

March 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026

Annotated submitted music batches for AI music model training, ensuring taxonomy-consistent mood/style metadata. Completed personal QA checks to maintain zero annotation errors before submission and delivered production-speed labeling across diverse genres.

Music Annotator — Audio AI Subject Expert at BeatPulseLabs

March 1, 2026 - April 30, 2026

Annotated submitted audio batches for AI music model training, applying taxonomy-consistent mood/style metadata and running a personal QA review to prevent annotation errors prior to submission.

Apparel Designer & Brand Creative at Liquid Company

January 1, 2026 - Present

Designed and delivered a complete shirt range from initial brief to production-ready artwork, meeting client specifications and commercial production requirements on schedule.

Creative Director & Co-Owner at Off Record Clothing

January 1, 2023 - Present

Spearheaded brand/product line and AI campaign development from zero, generating five-figure revenue as co-owner and sole creative director. Directed end-to-end creative: brand identity, product visuals/design direction, and a live AI-generated campaign delivered as 9:16 Instagram Reels content built through AI image generation and AI motion animation.

Freelance Video Editor & Content Strategist → AI Filmmaker & Creative Director at Obnoxiously Different (Self-Employed)

January 1, 2016 - Present

Delivered 60+ brand projects end-to-end from brief to AI generation, post-production, and platform delivery. Engineered a multi-AI orchestration pipeline across prompt strategy, image/video generation, voice/audio/score production, assembly, and fine cut—reducing production time by ~40% per cycle across 20+ cycles. Built hook-first direct-response UGC creative and performed retention-based editing for TikTok/Instagram/YouTube, supporting watch time and conversion outcomes. Designed continuity-chaining and master-plate identity locking to maintain character consistency across multi-scene/episodic AI productions.