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I am a seasoned video and photo producer with over 28 years of experience in photojournalism, newspapers, and enterprise digital media. I thrive on telling compelling stories through visuals, coordinating cross-functional teams, and delivering high-quality work on schedule. I am a proactive self-starter who loves teaching and sharing knowledge, with strong communication, organization, and time management skills. My work spans on-location shoots, studio setups, drone video, and digital storytelling across social and web platforms. I’m passionate about producing engaging multimedia that informs, inspires, and resonates with audiences across multiple channels.…I am a seasoned video and photo producer with over 28 years of experience in photojournalism, newspapers, and enterprise digital media. I thrive on telling compelling stories through visuals, coordinating cross-functional teams, and delivering high-quality work on schedule. I am a proactive self-starter who loves teaching and sharing knowledge, with strong communication, organization, and time management skills. My work spans on-location shoots, studio setups, drone video, and digital storytelling across social and web platforms. I’m passionate about producing engaging multimedia that informs, inspires, and resonates with audiences across multiple channels.

Kelly Jordan

Photographer, Video Editor, Director of Photography, +2

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I am a seasoned video and photo producer with over 28 years of experience in photojournalism, newspapers, and enterprise digital media. I thrive on telling compelling stories through visuals, coordinating cross-functional teams, and delivering high-quality work on schedule. I am a proactive self-starter who loves teaching and sharing knowledge, with strong communication, organization, and time management skills. My work spans on-location shoots, studio setups, drone video, and digital storytelling across social and web platforms. I’m passionate about producing engaging multimedia that informs, inspires, and resonates with audiences across multiple channels.…I am a seasoned video and photo producer with over 28 years of experience in photojournalism, newspapers, and enterprise digital media. I thrive on telling compelling stories through visuals, coordinating cross-functional teams, and delivering high-quality work on schedule. I am a proactive self-starter who loves teaching and sharing knowledge, with strong communication, organization, and time management skills. My work spans on-location shoots, studio setups, drone video, and digital storytelling across social and web platforms. I’m passionate about producing engaging multimedia that informs, inspires, and resonates with audiences across multiple channels.

Available to hire

I am a seasoned video and photo producer with over 28 years of experience in photojournalism, newspapers, and enterprise digital media. I thrive on telling compelling stories through visuals, coordinating cross-functional teams, and delivering high-quality work on schedule. I am a proactive self-starter who loves teaching and sharing knowledge, with strong communication, organization, and time management skills.

My work spans on-location shoots, studio setups, drone video, and digital storytelling across social and web platforms. I’m passionate about producing engaging multimedia that informs, inspires, and resonates with audiences across multiple channels.

Skills

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Expert

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Expert

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Language

English

Fluent

Work Experience

Multimedia Photo Editor at Detroit Free Press

March 1, 2020 - Present

Multimedia photo editor for daily news production and enterprise stories; digital storytelling development from planning, executing, editing and delivery; manager of cross-functional staff of photographers and videographers for planning, scheduling and on-time delivery of visuals; knowledge share, training and coaching newsroom-wide; video shooting and production; coordinates with other department managers for best production methods; FAA Part 107 licensed drone pilot with planning and production of videos for internal and City/County officials.

DIGITAL STORYTELLING AND SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST at Statesman Journal

April 1, 2018 - March 1, 2020

Senior content editor for daily news production including digital publishing; digital storytelling development from planning, executing, editing and delivery; manager of cross functional staff of photographers and videographers for planning, scheduling and on-time delivery of visuals; develops social media strategies and implementation; extensive use of HTML and CMS; FAA Part 107 licensed for planning internal and City/County video shoots.

SENIOR VISUAL EDITOR at USA TODAY

March 1, 2014 - April 1, 2018

Visual editor for still photography and video projects; in-field work on assignments as creative writer, video producer, videography and editor on start-to-finish videos for websites, social media and other channels; planning, scheduling and execution of photo and video content for investigative and enterprise stories; daily interaction with freelance visual journalists; video editing on deadline; coordination between video and photography departments; reporting of video performance analytics using Omniture; proficient with Mac/PC platforms and Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro, AVID.

MEDICAL/EDITORIAL PHOTOGRAPHER at Mayo Clinic

April 1, 2012 - March 1, 2014

Editorial photography and video of public relations events, news stories and on-location portraits; video shooting and production of surgical procedures; video project planning and scheduling; developed concepts and creative solutions for Marketing; lead editor for all video projects; coordinated with Marketing, Public Affairs, Medical Education and Development offices to create compelling stories across platforms.

VISUAL JOURNALIST at THE FLORIDA TIMES-UNION

January 1, 2008 - April 1, 2012

Content provider for the multimedia needs of the daily report, covering stories and self-generated projects in still and video formats; video producer and photo editor for on-location news and sporting events including NFL, PGA, NCAA and NASCAR; produced audio slideshows and video; managed video training program with digital video cameras and Final Cut Pro; photo editor for all sections with focus on sports and daily news; daily interaction with designers and editors on concept planning; managed staff schedules, reviews and training.

ASSISTANT MANAGING EDITOR / PHOTO & MULTIMEDIA at DAYTONA BEACH NEWS-JOURNAL

June 1, 2007 - January 1, 2008

Managed a department of ten photojournalists, one picture editor, a multimedia producer and support staff; oversaw all aspects of department management including employee reviews, monthly expenses and capital budgets; transformed the traditional still photography department into a multimedia department; trained photographers to use high-definition digital video cameras and Final Cut Pro editing.

ASSISTANT PHOTO EDITOR at THE FLORIDA TIMES-UNION

November 1, 2004 - May 1, 2007

Picture editor for news, business, sports and features; edited on-site at live sporting events including NFL, PGA tour events and college football; attended weekly and daily budget/planning meetings, coordinated coverage, hired freelancers, edited assignments and supervised ten photographers; liaison with online department to plan web content; edited audio slideshows and video; implemented audio editing training program for photographers.