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- 1. George Steward 55 Church Road Phone: 07825161784 London E-Mail: george4steward@gmail.com W7 8BD Experience May 2012 – Present Media Services Operator – Discovery Communications  Quality control and assessment of programmes, promos and commercials following broadcast standards.  Work under tight transmission deadlines whilst maintaining strong focus and attention to detail.  100% accuracy record running for 24 months and with one of the highest asset throughputs.  Encoding material to files according to broadcast specification requirements.  Preparation of language audio files to be added to existing assets.  Operating the new in-house duplication facility and training colleagues in this area.  Training new starters in ingest. Jan 2009 – April 2012 Video Processing Co-ordinator – i2i Media  Biannual trips to Cannes for MIPTV & MIPCOM were made where equipment and IT support was provided for clients’ trade stands . These generally included plasma screens, touch screens, DVD/Blu-ray and a local area network of PC’s.  Liaising with clients to match encoding profile and video specification requirements for their websites was a key part of this role day-to-day.  Responsible for receiving new material from several television & film distribution clients in a range of formats (Digi Beta, Beta SP, DVD, mov, mp4, h.264 etc) and encoding the videos for streaming on a range of different platforms such as online, mobile and DVD/Blu-Ray.  Wide range of filming & video editing projects such as conferences, sports, in-house weekly productions and journalism.  Maintained the hard drive cataloguing system and managed DVD duplication operations . Education Sept 2006 – July 2010 University of Brighton (BA Hons Communication & Digital Media) Upper Second Obtained Final year projects included:  Dissertation – ‘The Apple iPhone & 3rd Party Applications: A Case Study of ‘Domestication’ in the Digital Era’  The pitch & design of an interactive digital artefact - An interactive EPG/on demand service for the FIFA 2010 World cup. Sept 2002 – July 2004 West Kent College (3 A-Levels: Media Studies, Information & Communication Technology and Photography A-C) Sept 1997 – July 2002 The Hayesbrook School (9 GCSE’s incl. English Literature & Language, French, Maths and Media Studies A-C)
- 2. Skills Software – Advanced knowledge of Mediaflex and Microsoft Office. High level of competence with Windows & Mac OS, Adobe Premiere, Encore & Photoshop, Procoder, TMPGEnc, Nero, all internet browsers and many more programs. Some Avid, Final Cut Pro and Adobe Soundbooth experience. Video Production - Operational skills with a range of different types of television standard cameras. Equipped with skills required for filming outdoor sports and studio shoots within a live environment as well as scripted productions. Have worked as a production assistant and co-ordinator. People Skills – A co-operative and supportive team member, whilst fulfilling creative and dynamic abilities. An approachable, open-minded individual who uses initiative whilst working individually. Personal Skills – A focused, perceptive worker who has high yet realistic self-belief, and becomes competent with new tasks and ideas rapidly. Possessive of energetic, inquisitive, punctual, adaptable and resourceful qualities and is a continual improver. Leisure Interests  Participating in cycling, tennis, football, snooker, ultimate frisbee, darts, pool, badminton, table tennis, wakeboarding, walking, weight training and running.  Following football, formula 1, tennis, rugby union, cycling, snooker and darts.  Attending live sport events, theatre, concerts, art galleries and museums.  Travelling- Willing to travel or work abroad, and willing to learn and improve languages (Basic French, German & Spanish).