Sam Katzman
Experience
Head of Content | A&A Management Group
September 2021-Present
- Video Editing and creating content for our professional athlete and celebrity clients
- Creating Reels and video highlights
- Reviewing and organizing footage
- Cutting, adding transitions, special effects, sound
- Color correction & grading
- Incorporating graphics & text
- Sound editing
- Exporting/formatting for various platforms (e.g., different versions for IG vs TikTok)
- Managing social media for A&A and our clients
- Capturing content at events
- Brainstorming & Pitching Creative Concepts
- Staying up-to-date and monitoring trends, figuring out creative ways to capitalize on what’s current & interesting to people
- Developing Content & Social Media Strategy
- Aligning content with the brand and personal brands of each client
- Creating and optimizing content to fit each platform
- Working closely with clients to capture their personality and voice
Associate Producer | NFL Films — Mt. Laurel, NJ
February 2016-September 2021
- 2019 Sports Emmy winner (Trans-media Sports Coverage) & four-time Emmy nominee, 2018 Webby Awards winner (General Social, Sports) for the Hard Knocks social media campaign I co-managed
- Segment editor and social producer for Hard Knocks, NFL Top 100 Players, NFL 100 Greatest, NFL Top 10, America’s Game, Hey Rookie, Worth the Wait, and The Timeline
- Worked closely with the directors/showrunners of Belichick & Saban: The Art of Coaching as their production assistant
- Hired immediately after internship ended in Spring 2016 to manage NFL Films’ social media accounts until transitioning to present role as associate producer in 2019
- Responsibilities: Editing/producing segments for TV & digital; Creating original content & sharing NFL Films productions via social channels; Maintaining social media calendar & reacting to trending topics to promote our brand; Weekly meetings with senior producers & execs to debrief social media analytics; Directing interviews & VO sessions; Pitching, planning, & executing stories or projects; Caption and script writing; Subclipping/logging film & interviews; Researching & fact-checking
Game Highlights Producer | National Lacrosse League — Philadelphia, PA December 2019-Present
- Quick turnaround highlight package editor for NLL social/digital ops during games
Editorial Intern | 1859 Media — Bend, OR June 2015-October 2015
- Assisted the editorial staff in planning and producing the first issue of Bend Magazine
- Wrote print & digital features, as well as other copy for 1859 Media publications
- Uploaded content & assisted with website design/management
Communications Intern | University of Oregon Athletics — Eugene, OR January 2013-June 2015
- Features writer for GoDucks.com and football game day programs
- 2014-15 football communications student coordinator
- Assistant to all sports information directors and the editor in chief at athletic events and in the office, as well as a liaison between UO Athletics and the media
- Helped coordinate post-game press conferences and interviews
- Wrote, designed, and edited/formatted content for media guides and other Word or InDesign documents
Editor-in-Chief | FLUX magazine, University of Oregon — Eugene, OR June 2014-June 2015
- Started as an editorial intern in 2012, only freshman on a staff of primarily seniors
- Features writer (sophomore), Managing Editor (junior), Editor-in-Chief (senior)
- Wrote “When Communities Collide,” which placed second for Feature Story of the Year at the 2013 National College Media Convention
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Journalism – June 2015
University of Oregon | Eugene, OR