Joshua DeFour

Senior Video Grapher & Producer at The American Cancer Society

Produced, directed, and edited video spots, essays, social media content, and long-form narratives using a RED Komodo cinema camera, Mac Studio editing system, and the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. Led live production crews and coordinated multi-camera events. Traveled to capture interviews and events with minimal oversight, setting up production shots and coordinating with field teams to meet deadlines. Edited B-roll packages and narrative content on location, and analyzed production requirements to identify gaps and opportunities. Led procurement to establish a new video production department and consulted on a portable capture kit with camera and lens packages and lighting equipment.

Senior Videographer & Producer at The American Cancer Society

Produced, directed, and edited video spots, essays, social media content, and long-form narratives using a RED Komodo cinema camera, Mac Studio editing system, and the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. Led live production crews and coordinated multi-camera events. Traveled to capture events and interviews with field teams to ensure deadlines were met.

Producer & Director at D4 Film Company, LLC

Wrote, directed, shot, edited, and produced video projects for clients across the United States, including TV spots, social media content, and short films. Led production crews and coordinated vendors from development through distribution.

Media Content Producer & Video Editor at Comcast Corporation

Conceptualized, produced and edited over 50 spots, hype videos, PSAs, and walk-throughs. Created written and directed studio productions, fully animated graphics packages, green screen composites, audio and color corrections, and voice-over work. Produced, directed, and edited Comcast's 'Xtraordinary' talent show for 2020 and 2021, two 3-hour live shows on the Microsoft Stream platform.

Founder & Director at D4 Film Company, LLC

Founded and directed D4 Film Company. Wrote, directed, shot, edited, and produced over 40 video projects for clients across the United States including TV spots, website promotion, social media marketing, music videos, and short films. Led a lean production crew and managed vendor relationships from development to distribution.

Social Media Manager & Video Editor at Fathead, LLC

Note: This entry previously appears above; retained here to reflect the range of roles from the same organization and time period.

Social Media Manager & Video Editor at Fathead, LLC

Directly worked with marketing teams at Warner Bros. Pictures, NBC Universal, The Cleveland Cavaliers, UglyDoll, San Diego Comic-Con, and the Detroit Grand Prix. Wrote, produced, directed, shot, and edited a high-visibility social media spot in collaboration with Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. in support of the Harry Potter brand. Collaborated with brand licenses to create copy, graphics, and video products across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Google+, and YouTube. Increased social media reach, engagement, and impressions through analytics tracking and third-party aggregators such as Hootsuite, Omniture, and Iconosquare.