Andrea Desky – Video Producer

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DIGITAL MARKETING STRATEGIST &

Video Producer

Andrea is an award-winning filmmaker and digital marketing strategist with a passion for creating content for social good. She has over a decade of experience producing videos for social sector organizations, progressive political candidates, and global campaigns. Her work centers on brand narrative through a storytelling lens, combined with digital-first campaign strategy and targeted outreach.

She is currently based in Washington DC.

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2017 – Present - Digital Production Manager, SumOfUs

Producer | Videographer | Editor

Manage idea generation, creation, and distribution of digital-first content for global campaigns. Oversee video production to increase social media engagement and brand awareness. Establish and implement digital advertising for membership list growth.

Develop data-driven marketing strategy to support campaigns
Hire and supervise worldwide network of content creators
Create and maintain internal project management workflow systems

2014 – Present - Founder, Call to Action Creative

Producer | Videographer | Editor

Lead creative direction and operations of boutique video production company focussed on social sector organizations. Craft brand narratives through visual storytelling.

Produce videos to amplify social media outreach and fundraising
Develop strategy to optimize campaigns and drive actions
Hire and manage creative teams, direct production in the field

2014 - Present - Freelance Video Producer, Dogwood Alliance

Videographer | Editor

Created series of videos to raise awareness, increase followers, and support fundraising for ongoing grassroots campaigns.

2015 - 2016 - Director of Photography, Climate Listening Project

Videographer I Editor

Filmed and edited award-winning short documentary series, weaving together the latest climate science and resilience thinking with inspiring stories from across America and around the globe.

2014 - 2017 - Independent Contractor, Bclip Productions

Videographer I Editor

Videographer and editor for national marketing and training video production company.

2012 – 2014 - Co-Founder and Creative Director, Link’d Media

Producer | Videographer | Editor

Guided art direction to create compelling videos for socially responsible organizations. Managed all aspects of video production from concept to completion. Established and maintained client relationships.

Organized production schedules, budgets and timelines
Worked closely with clients to ensure visual communication and brand standards were met
Hired and coordinated team of production contractors

2009 – 2012 - Director of Video Production, Sensible City

Producer | Editor

Initiated and led digital media department at communications strategy and outreach agency specializing in K-12 education, social and environmental enterprises. Applied data-driven metrics to tailor video for emerging social media platforms.

- Collaborated with PR and creative departments to align messaging
- Built, trained and managed team of in-house video editors
- Designed marketing materials and pitched new clients

Clients

Testimonials

Clients

Scot Quaranda, Dogwood Alliance

Andrea is a gifted filmmaker, documentarian, and editor who produces high-quality and impactful videos on a quick turnaround. She has a great eye for detail and the magic that brings a story to life. Andrea is an absolute pleasure to work with, makes the process easy and straight-forward for her partners, and I could not recommend her highly enough!

Dayna Reggero, Climate Listening Project

Working with Andrea on the Climate Listening Project continues to be a pleasure and honor.

Here are just a few of the reviews: “Aesthetically, artistically, coherently ... just beautiful storytelling.” Climate Scientist

“A very effective and immediate way to display climate change on a local and personal level.” Cleantechnica.com

“It’s freedom of speech that is the essence behind the Climate Listening Project. Giving people the permission and space to fully explore how climate change affects them — from their farm fields to their faith — and what inspires them to take action makes the conversation more accessible and tangible for everyone.” Edenkeeper.org

“I'm inspired by this new Climate Listening Project. It celebrates life and our beautiful piece of the planet, looks the reality of climate change in the eye and brings tremendous, refreshing hope through human stories of innovation and resilience.” Joshua Martin, Director, Environmental Paper Network

Graham Hackett, Catalyst Productions

Andrea Desky's adept ability to navigate through a wide range of pre-production, production, and post-production media and web development projects with efficiency and precision is unparalleled in my 19 years of professional experience. Moreover, her compatibility with producers, directors, talent, and crew is unwavering, making her the ideal candidate for any media-related work. I offer Andrea Desky my highest possible recommendation

Guy Blumberg, Scholastic

Andrea is one of the brightest, most creative people I have had the pleasure of working beside. Technologically saavy and client centric, she is not only able to listen to the clients needs and wants, analyze and coordinate them, but bring them to life in a final product. Time and again she would work magic and bring life to projects which looked like they would never work. As a co-worker there are none better. A cheerful personality combined with a great attitude and sense of humor made Andrea one of my all time favorite people to be around and work with. Her collaborative spirit and desire to make herself, as well as everyone around her, better makes her an ideal person to add to any company roster.

Brittany Wienke, Rainforest Alliance

I worked with Andrea on video projects for the Appalachian Woodlands Alliance, a complicated nonprofit project focused on sustainable forestry and people's livelihoods. Together we planned the interview questions and shot list, and I was very impressed with her easygoing, collaborative approach to the project. In the end, Andrea delivered excellent videos that have helped push the Appalachian Woodlands Alliance forward. I would recommend Andrea for any video production project. She produced top-notch work on time, and was always friendly and professional.

Luis Martínez Martí, Natural Resources Defense Council

I collaborated with Andrea as the Climate Listening Project was getting started. We wanted to capture real stories of people and places impacted by climate change and building climate resilience. Andrea helped to develop and sharpen the idea, and then did a phenomenal job capturing those stories in a compelling way.

Ian Bryan, Sensible City

Andrea is so far ahead of her own industry, in every way (skills, brains, creativity, leadership style, adaptability, etc, etc), that she makes it hard to work with others in the trade. Nobody compares to Andrea at any point along the creative process. I highly recommend her!

Duane Moyer, 7 Mindsets

Andrea is a creative director who can conceptualize and capture video to tell your story. She created more than a dozen videos for our company and we are very happy with the results. She listens and then translates our vision into a video story. The quality of her work is exceptional as is her punctuality. I highly recommend Andrea.