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Character-driven commercial film maker and post-production lead with 20 years of progressive experience, specializing in live-action storytelling, understated dry comedy timing, and precise visual narrative craft. Leads projects end-to-end from concept and location scouting through professional editing, color grading, and multi-track sound design. Known for managing the full cinematic lifecycle independently—creating shot lists, coaching on-camera performance for natural human moments, and engineering complex social-asset structures across 16:9, 9:16, and 4:5 with consistent accelerated delivery timelines and strong editorial integrity.…Character-driven commercial film maker and post-production lead with 20 years of progressive experience, specializing in live-action storytelling, understated dry comedy timing, and precise visual narrative craft. Leads projects end-to-end from concept and location scouting through professional editing, color grading, and multi-track sound design. Known for managing the full cinematic lifecycle independently—creating shot lists, coaching on-camera performance for natural human moments, and engineering complex social-asset structures across 16:9, 9:16, and 4:5 with consistent accelerated delivery timelines and strong editorial integrity.

Chris Phillips

Film Director, Film Producer, Video Editor, +5

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Character-driven commercial film maker and post-production lead with 20 years of progressive experience, specializing in live-action storytelling, understated dry comedy timing, and precise visual narrative craft. Leads projects end-to-end from concept and location scouting through professional editing, color grading, and multi-track sound design. Known for managing the full cinematic lifecycle independently—creating shot lists, coaching on-camera performance for natural human moments, and engineering complex social-asset structures across 16:9, 9:16, and 4:5 with consistent accelerated delivery timelines and strong editorial integrity.…Character-driven commercial film maker and post-production lead with 20 years of progressive experience, specializing in live-action storytelling, understated dry comedy timing, and precise visual narrative craft. Leads projects end-to-end from concept and location scouting through professional editing, color grading, and multi-track sound design. Known for managing the full cinematic lifecycle independently—creating shot lists, coaching on-camera performance for natural human moments, and engineering complex social-asset structures across 16:9, 9:16, and 4:5 with consistent accelerated delivery timelines and strong editorial integrity.

Available to hire

Character-driven commercial film maker and post-production lead with 20 years of progressive experience, specializing in live-action storytelling, understated dry comedy timing, and precise visual narrative craft. Leads projects end-to-end from concept and location scouting through professional editing, color grading, and multi-track sound design.

Known for managing the full cinematic lifecycle independently—creating shot lists, coaching on-camera performance for natural human moments, and engineering complex social-asset structures across 16:9, 9:16, and 4:5 with consistent accelerated delivery timelines and strong editorial integrity.

Skills

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Experience Level

Expert

Expert

Expert

Expert

DaVinci Resolve Studio

Intermediate

Work Experience

Senior Video Producer at Medtronic

August 1, 2025 - Present

Partner closely with global brand managers and digital directors to translate intricate product portfolios and technical information into clear, visually driven, engaging short-form narratives. Uses Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects daily to edit high-fidelity video content, seamlessly integrating kinetic typography callouts, graphics, and subtle motion transitions. Manages multiple concurrent project streams under tight campaign deadlines while maintaining exceptional attention to detail, visual continuity, and final export quality.

Owner at Paid am e l Pro d uctio n s (as written)

August 1, 2022 - June 1, 2025

Directed creative, narrative, and technical lifecycles for an independent multimedia boutique, transforming brief conceptual outlines into polished, cinema-grade video assets. Executive produced and directed an award-winning independent feature documentary (Heart Sisters), managing full pre-to-post production timeline, maintaining continuous narrative structure, and delivering final technical output. Led comprehensive pre-production workflows including multi-market location scouting, actor casting calls, physical prop fabrication, and strategic visual storyboard design. Served as hands-on editor, colorist, and sound engineer to maintain absolute artistic control over complex timeline pacing, multi-track audio balance, and final color correction passes.

Video/Photo Department Manager at Children’s Minnesota

February 1, 2019 - February 1, 2025

Primary on-set director and creative anchor for a high-volume internal studio portfolio, scripting and storyboarding high-impact video campaigns from brief to public release. Coached and directed medical directors, patient families, and on-camera talent to ensure authentic, unfourced delivery and precise visual pacing. Oversaw complete on-location and studio field setups, managing multi-camera configurations, professional lighting arrays, and dedicated dual-system audio capture. Mastered high-volume campaign versioning independently by slicing 16:9 master assets into platform-specific 9:16 vertical clips, short-form loops, and high-retention bumper cutdowns. Supervised internal studio infrastructure, enforcing strict asset archive protocols and timeline template workflows to optimize post-production velocity.

Owner at Phillips Photos

June 1, 2015 - Present

Owns and operates a freelance commercial studio, leading client-facing photo shoots, managing lighting grids, and capturing premium lifestyle and product layouts emphasizing high design quality. Uses advanced digital processing suites (Photoshop, Lightroom) to execute expert-level color grading, image formatting, and asset optimization for multi-platform distribution.

Project Manager & Video Producer at ICF International

February 1, 2005 - October 1, 2014

Managed end-to-end operational delivery and resource pipeline for a large-scale, 5-year federal communications contract, delivering dozens of complex marketing videos simultaneously. Supervised a 6-person multidisciplinary creative team during live on-location shoots and studio productions, maintaining absolute focus on resource alignment, project timelines, and deliverable quality.