ANTHONY J. CARUSONE carusone.anthonyj@gmail.com | 585.749.

5693
Video Editor • Producer • Coordinator Rochester, NY 14564
Video Reel: http://anthonycarusone.weebly.com/

} Successfully tested and excelled in the fast-paced environments of professional sports and broadcast television |

Media / Broadcast video and production professional with experience and boundless enthusiasm for a career in in professional
sports, college athletics, or sports-related marketing. The hard work of learning and thriving in both broadcast TV and
professional sports video production was made easy by passion for the field and a driven commitment to professional growth.
Prepared, positive, low-maintenance team member whose efforts provide seamless support aligned with the pace and mission
of the team. Developed reputation for persistence, patience, dependability, and an easy-going behavioral style with the ability
to productively get along with all team members and build positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

MILESTONES
„ Contributed to a 2018 Telly-Award/W3-Award nominated feature for Rochester PRODUCTION & TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS
Americans Hockey. • Shoot and edit news, live sports
„ Quickly grasped video editing, camera operation, and diverse technical skills — action, and features
becoming a go-to for efficient and accurate new package editing in first • Video editing for electronic/digital
professional job within the dynamic world of television news at WROC-TV. media, broadcast, and live
event/sports presentations
„ Emerged as driving force for two of Fredonia State campus favorite TV shows
• Video Production / ENG Cameras
(WNYF), “SportsHour” and “Fred Before Bed”, as producer, technical director, and
• Production team management and
media manager.
training
„ Earned the Boy Scout’s highest honor of Eagle Scout honor. Partnered with a non- • Control room / Technical direction
profit organization, "Share Your Soles" in collecting 800+ shoes that where
• Graphics creation
shipped and donated to local countries in Africa.

Summary of Professional Experience

ROCHESTER AMERICANS HOCKEY (http://www.amerks.com/home) – Rochester, NY 2017 – Present
Professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League, owned and operated as an affiliate of the Buffalo Sabres. Fourth-oldest
franchise, celebrating their 60th anniversary in the 2015–16 season. The Americans have played for the Calder Cup 16 times, winning six.
n Video Assistant: Assist in the planning and execution of media projects contributing to the success of public relations and
marketing programs. Support creative services manager, marketing social media manager, and game director, ensuring
quality and efficiency. Create media content including intros, game previews, interviews, and features.
Set-up lighting, green screens, microphones, teleprompters, and cameras. Shoot features, practice, and whole game
videos; interviews; in-game reporter stand-ups; intro video for arena monitor; pre-game, in-game, and feature B-roll video;
and community event features. Archive and back-up finished content. Edit, upload, and ingest media content for news,
YouTube, and social media distribution.
} Contributed to an increase in game fan attendance and the sale of 200 new season tickets, generating enthusiasm for
team success through the production of high-energy media content. • Adobe Prelude, Premier Pro, Audition
} Served as videographer, and assistant producer on the creative team and Media Encoder.
developing episodes of 2018 Telly-Award-nominated and W3-Award- • Diva-Lites, PanasonicP2HD Camera,
nominated “Americans Made.” Sennheiser microphones.
• SendtoNews, YouTube, Instagram,
Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook.
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WROC-TV 8 / ROCHESTERFIRST.COM (http://www.rochesterfirst.com/) – Rochester, NY 2015 – 2017

CBS-affiliated television station licensed and owned by the Nexstar Media Group and is Rochester's oldest television station.

n Production Assistant – Technical Director, Audio Board Operator, Camera Operator

Quickly learned and developed skills in video editing; camera operation; producing; technical direction; studio floor
management; audio board, video switcher, and graphic board operation.
Edited and archived videos; recorded live video feeds and guest interviews. • Adobe Photoshop, AvidNewsCutter/INews
Designed and edited full-screen and over-the-shoulder graphics using • Latokoo, Syndicaster, CBS Newspath, CNN
Photoshop. Encoded video to Latakoo, CBS Newspath, and CNN Newsource. Newsource
Clipped videos on Syndicaster to rochesterfirst.com. Operated Ross video • Ross video switcher, audio board,
switcher, Wheatstone audio mixer, and JVC HD studio cameras during cameras, mics, lights
newscasts.
} Emerged as sought-after news editor, favored by anchors for timely and accurate editing of news packages.
} Consistently edited at a rate of 10–30 news stories within one hour using Edited hundreds of voice-over-to-sound
Avid NewsCutter and attentively observed producer run-down scripts on Avid (VO/SOT) news packages, earning
iNEWS reputation for excellence, completing
packages in less than 45 minutes.
} Operated audio board and switcher for a weekly syndicated Buffalo Bills
show, Buffalo Blitz, televised across New York State, and for two high-
visibility mayoral and congressional debates.

Summary of Related Academic Experience

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA / WNYF-TV – Fredonia, NY 2013 – 2015
WNYF-TV is a student-operated cable television station, equipped for studio/field production and editing with some of the latest digital
technology. The station cablecasts award-winning programming to the village of Fredonia, the city of Dunkirk, and the university campus.

Planned and executed “Sports Hour” and “Fred Before Bed”, as Producer and Technical Director. Conceived, edited, and
formatted video for digital content. Trained production crew in equipment operation and production techniques. Served on
equipment crew and operated camera for Fredonia Hockey broadcasts.
n Fredonia Division 3 Hockey: Set-up, tore-down, and operated cameras, participating in the production of FSU Sports which
broadcast/streamed Fredonia's Division 3 Hockey games across the country.
n “Sports Hour”: Developed weekly sports news programming. Scheduled crew members, created graphics, and functioned
as technical director.
n “Fred Before Bed”: Contributed to development of script ideas as Co-Producer of weekly late-night talk show. Compressed
hour-long show and uploaded to YouTube. Supervised the development of media production for Twitter and Facebook.

Education
Bachelor of Science – Video Production | Minor - Business Administration, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA
Associate of Science – Communication and Media Arts, MONROE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Rochester, NY

Production Techniques & Technical Skills

Production Techniques: Proficient with Three-Point Lighting, Audio Techniques, White Balancing, Color Correction, DSLR
Cameras, Panasonic P2HD Series/Cards, Ross Switcher, Deko Graphics, Video Playback (VTR), Audio Board, Remote Cameras,
Technical Directing, Encode Media, Green Screen.
Technical Skills: Knowledgeable in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Media Encoder, Adobe
After Effects, Adobe Prelude, Adobe Audition, Broadcast Pix, TitleMotion GS, Final Cut Pro, Office Suite, Avid NewsCutter,
Avid iNEWS, Avid Interplay, Syndicaster, Social Media, Blackmagic Media Express.

Volunteer Affiliation: Transportation Assistant, International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) 2018 World Junior Tournament