Rodney Higgins Resume

Profile

Creative and technically-minded postproduction professional with 20+ years experience in television and video post-production. Specializing in long-form documentary & magazine-style program editing, creative promotional, entertainment and variety program editing, quick-turnaround cutting for live network news programs and highly crafted news packages. I bring enthusiasm, creativity, innovation and a keen eye for detail to each postproduction project I work on. Proficient in the Adobe CC suite of software; familiar with and gaining proficiency in Resolve, Avid Media Composer, and Final Cut X.

Skills

Video Editing and Post; Color Grading and Finishing, Sound Design and Mixing
Media Asset Management and Production Asset Management
Broadcast Video technology and procedures
Troubleshooting/Repairing Problems, Critical Thinking
Coaching & Mentoring, Enthusiasm Creation

Post-production Experience

SENIOR EDITOR, CRAFT POST - THE WEATHER CHANNEL; ATLANTA, GA — 2017-PRESENT

Overseeing a team of six Craft Editors- Assigning editing tasks, scheduling sessions, and editors’ shifts. Ascertaining the ongoing needs of the Craft Post group and providing guidance and direction across long-form and live content, focusing on evolving needs for content creation, delivery and playback across TWC’s real, augmented and virtual platforms. All while still crafting and onlining Special Projects and Original Programming.

Postproduction Craft Editor - The Weather Channel; Atlanta, GA — 2011-2017

Edited, color graded and finished network promos, long-form programs, feature stories, sizzle reels and POPs. Projects included “Cantore Stories”, 23.5º, “The Weather Channel’s Top 10” series. Recognized with 2 Telly awards. Researched, wrote, and prepared departmental guideline documentation for Final Cut Pro, Premiere Project management & archival, working with 24p video and R3D Raw files. Fostered a creative working environment. Maintained proactive involvement in all Post-production operations, from edit suite planning & normalizing, digitization & ingest of raw materials, editing, color grading and finishing, through mastering, delivery and archive. Maintained expert working knowledge of cutting-edge video applications, software systems and effect plug-ins

Video Editor III - The weather channel; atlanta, GA — 2004-2011

Routinely edited teases and B-roll clips for broadcast to air; Lead Editor for Forecast Earth, TWC’s only climate-change oriented weekly hourlong program; Created custom show opens; Published to Digital properties

Broadcast design editor/compositor - television by design; Atlanta, GA — 1995-2001

Full-time Senior Editor/Compositor with this highly creative & competitive team, creating cutting-edge & award-winning graphic identities for television stations nationwide. Twice honored with Broadcast Design Association Award for Editing/Compositing in program opens & elements.

Associate producer - aetn (arkansas educational television network); Conway, aR — 1994-1995

Freelanced as Associate Producer for various productions such as ARKANSAS WEEK,a weekly public affairs program, and ARKANSAS OUTDOORS, a monthly taped program. Involved in budgeting, grant writing, scheduling, Produced PSA and POP spots, performed some editing and grip work.

Videographer/Editor - Videoworks; savannah, ga — 1993-1994

Videographer, grip, offline and online video editor, graphics artist. All aspects of commercial/corporate video production, working closely with clients.

Honors And Awards

Atlanta Independent Film Festival 2015

Best Editing, Comedy Short category, for “Hi, Grandma”

PROMAX/BDA 2014

Bronze, 2014 North America Promotion, Marketing & Design Awards, for “TWC Tornado Week” in TV 52 - Promo|Mktg Special New Report or Event Program Spot or Campaign

PROMAX/BDA 2012

Silver, Promotion and Marketing Awards - North America, for “Cantore Vacation” in PN TV 01 General Branding/Image for The Weather Channel

PROMAX/BDA 1998

Editing and compositing the brand identity for Ohio News Network while employed at TVbD

Education

Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

BFA, Video Production + Photography — 1994