Hi, I’m Will Addison, a New Orleans-based video editor, graphic designer, and creative director. I specialize in short-form video content and design for brands, social media, and corporate clients, delivering visually engaging work from concept to final cut. I thrive on collaborative storytelling, leading creative teams, and turning briefs into unified, eye-catching visuals.

Will Addison

Hi, I’m Will Addison, a New Orleans-based video editor, graphic designer, and creative director. I specialize in short-form video content and design for brands, social media, and corporate clients, delivering visually engaging work from concept to final cut. I thrive on collaborative storytelling, leading creative teams, and turning briefs into unified, eye-catching visuals.

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Hi, I’m Will Addison, a New Orleans-based video editor, graphic designer, and creative director. I specialize in short-form video content and design for brands, social media, and corporate clients, delivering visually engaging work from concept to final cut.

I thrive on collaborative storytelling, leading creative teams, and turning briefs into unified, eye-catching visuals.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Video Editor / Producer at Worklight Pictures
March 1, 2025 - July 10, 2025
Served as video editor and consulting producer on commercial productions with clients including Krewe, Oschner, Spotify, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Zatarain’s, Vice, DaVita, Big Freedia, and Supergoop. Responsibilities included editing video content and providing production consulting to ensure high-quality commercial outputs.
Graphic Designer at Freelance
March 1, 2025 - July 10, 2025
Designed layouts and formatted corporate wall wraps, children’s books, album art, and pitch decks for clients such as BrightFrame Studios, Monkey Dream Entertainment, and LucyXR. This role involved comprehensive graphic design work tailored to diverse media and corporate branding needs.
Adjunct Professor at Tulane University
January 1, 2022 - July 10, 2025
Taught the course "Digital Narrative" in the Design Department, covering commercial development through the use of treatments, pitch decks, scripts, and storyboards. This role involved curriculum development and student instruction focused on digital storytelling.
Director / Producer at Gravitas Ventures
July 1, 2020 - July 10, 2025
Served as liaison to department heads during development, production, and post-production of the feature film "Easy Does It." Managed marketing elements in both development and distribution phases, ensuring cohesive project progress.
Administrative Assistant at Entertainment Partners
November 1, 2016 - July 10, 2025
Provided procurement services for productions certified by Louisiana’s tax incentive system, supporting major projects such as Jurassic World, This is the End, Top Chef, X-Factor, America’s Got Talent, and Anthropologie. Responsibilities included coordination and administrative support to ensure compliance and smooth procurement processes.
Video Editor / Producer at Worklight Pictures
March 1, 2025 - July 10, 2025
Served as video editor and consulting producer on commercial productions for clients including Krewe, Oschner, Spotify, Lost Bayou Ramblers, Zatarain’s, Vice, DaVita, Big Freedia, and Supergoop.
Graphic Designer at Freelance
March 1, 2025 - July 10, 2025
Provided design, layout, and formatting services for corporate wall wraps, children’s books, album art, and pitch decks for clients such as BrightFrame Studios, Monkey Dream Entertainment, and LucyXR.
Adjunct Professor at Tulane University
January 31, 2022 - July 10, 2025
Taught "Digital Narrative," a Design Department course focused on commercial development utilizing treatments, pitch decks, scripts, and storyboards.
Director / Producer at Easy Does It (feature film) - Gravitas Ventures
July 1, 2020 - July 10, 2025
Acted as liaison to department heads during development, production, and post-production phases. Managed marketing elements during development and distribution of the feature film.
Administrative Assistant at Entertainment Partners
November 1, 2016 - July 10, 2025
Handled procurement services for productions certified by Louisiana’s tax incentive system, working on projects such as Jurassic World, This is the End, Top Chef, X-Factor, America’s Got Talent, and Anthropologie.
Creative Director at Worklight Pictures
February 1, 2022 - November 10, 2025
Oversee post-production coordination for high-end commercial and narrative productions, shaping creative strategy, workflows, and delivery across projects for clients including Spotify, Vice Media, Krewe Sunglasses, Ochsner Hospitals, Zatarain’s, DaVita, Supergoop, and Joyburst.
Consulting Producer at Monkey Dream Entertainment
June 1, 2024 - June 1, 2024
Provided project development and creative strategy consulting for feature film productions, coordinating client relations, concept communication, and brand management.
Art Director at LucyXR Studios
March 1, 2023 - March 1, 2023
Led visual development for high-end commercial projects, collaborating with production teams to ensure a unified, visually compelling final delivery.
Adjunct Professor at Tulane University
January 1, 2022 - January 1, 2022
Instructor of Digital Narrative, teaching commercial story development and the communication of narrative ideas through treatments, pitch decks, scripts, and storyboards.
Film Producer at Gravitas Ventures
July 1, 2020 - July 1, 2020
Head Producer of the feature film Easy Does It (2020). Coordinated development, production and post-production with department heads and oversaw marketing elements in development and distribution.
Administrative Assistant at Entertainment Partners
November 1, 2016 - November 1, 2016
Provided procurement services for art department purchases for film and TV projects certified by Louisiana’s tax incentive system.

Education

B.A. at University of New Orleans
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
B.A. at University of New Orleans
January 1, 2011 - December 31, 2011
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Film, Theater, and Communications at University of New Orleans
August 1, 2008 - December 1, 2011
Narrative Filmmaking at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2010

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Professional Services, Consumer Goods, Other