Multimedia producer with 15+ years of experience creating video content, photography, and immersive multimedia storytelling for the Field Museum. Proven ability to manage full production workflows—from concept and scripting through filming, post-production, and final delivery—while maintaining quality, efficiency, and budget/timeline goals. Skilled collaborator who partners effectively with cross-functional teams (education, marketing, collections, curators, scientists, and contractors) to bring complex stories to life through edit, production, animation, and motion graphics. Recognized for creative problem-solving and delivering engaging museum experiences.

Simon Watson

Multimedia producer with 15+ years of experience creating video content, photography, and immersive multimedia storytelling for the Field Museum. Proven ability to manage full production workflows—from concept and scripting through filming, post-production, and final delivery—while maintaining quality, efficiency, and budget/timeline goals. Skilled collaborator who partners effectively with cross-functional teams (education, marketing, collections, curators, scientists, and contractors) to bring complex stories to life through edit, production, animation, and motion graphics. Recognized for creative problem-solving and delivering engaging museum experiences.

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Multimedia producer with 15+ years of experience creating video content, photography, and immersive multimedia storytelling for the Field Museum. Proven ability to manage full production workflows—from concept and scripting through filming, post-production, and final delivery—while maintaining quality, efficiency, and budget/timeline goals.

Skilled collaborator who partners effectively with cross-functional teams (education, marketing, collections, curators, scientists, and contractors) to bring complex stories to life through edit, production, animation, and motion graphics. Recognized for creative problem-solving and delivering engaging museum experiences.

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Work Experience

Media Producer at Field Museum
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2029
Led end-to-end video production from concept through final delivery, managing all phases of pre-production, production, and post-production across on-site and off-site locations. Edited and produced video, photography, audio, and motion graphics using original content alongside licensed stock footage/images/animation to meet schedule and budget goals. Optimized media for distribution by performing encoding, transcoding, and format versioning for social media and internal platforms. Maintained organized media libraries, production workflows, and project documentation. Supervised contractors and interns to ensure deadlines and company standards were met. Collaborated across departments including education, marketing, collections, curators, scientists, and contractors to develop engaging museum experiences.
Assistant Media Producer at Field Museum
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2017
Supported production and post-production workflows for multimedia storytelling projects, contributing to video, photography, audio, and motion graphics deliverables while working with production documentation, media libraries, and versioning for internal and public-facing platforms.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts / Media Arts & Animation at Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago
January 1, 2006 - January 1, 2009

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Non-Profit Organization, Education