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Back to original languageAbout Juan
Video Editor and Motion Designer
French / English / Spanish
I am currently based in Paris where I work as a freelance video editor and motion graphics animator for documentary, humanitarian, journalistic, and scientific projects with NGOs such as Doctors Without Borders, AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), and the United Nations Office of Victims' Rights Advocate (OVRA).
After a few years of internships for various types of newspapers and magazines like Science and The New Republic, my career began in 2015 in Washington D.C. with AAAS (the association that publishes Science magazine) where I worked as a communications manager. Today, I continue to work with AAAS as a freelance video editor. In recent years, I have also worked as a journalist (written and video) with WorldCrunch and BRUT in Paris.
Previously, I volunteered in refugee camps and with refugee aid organizations in Greece such as FEOX and ActForRef in Lyon. Through these experiences, I produced two documentaries ("Uninterrupted Paradise" and "An Iraqi Belly Dancer") which were shown and awarded at several film festivals with Amnesty International, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and broadcast in France by La Cimade.
All these experiences have given me the technical, artistic, journalistic, and audiovisual skills to work with universities, humanitarian and scientific NGOs, as well as on documentary projects.
I am passionate about my work and constantly looking for ways to use my skills to help others. I would describe myself as versatile and motivated. When I join a team, I bring a range of creative skills that allow me to switch between different roles and wear multiple hats at the same time.
Spanish
Native or bilingual
English
Native or bilingual
French
Fluent
Can work on-site
Paris 18e Arrondissement (up to 50km)
Experience
- BrutJournalist and video producerFILM AND AVFebruary 2021 - July 2021 (6 months)Paris, France• Collaboration with the Spanish video team for writing, editing copy for scripts and subtitles• Creation of written material and video editing content for Instagram (Reels, Stories), following trends on topics ranging from pop culture to politics to breaking news• Adaptation of original content from Brut USA and Brut France to Brut Spain/Latin America• Pitching ideas for reports for Brut. Programming and conducting interviews• Collaboration with video editors, ensuring our content is delivered on time and in the right format• Collaboration with our documentation team to ensure each script is accompanied by relevant visual material• Preparation of content adapted to our audience in Mexico using Snapchat's Snap Publisher
- United NationsVideo editor and motion designerFILM AND AVJanuary 2021 - Today (5 years and 5 months)New York, United States• Collaboration as a UN Volunteer to produce a video highlighting the mandate and work of OVRA and areas of potential collaboration with national human rights institutions• Advising OVRA members and GANHRI representatives on best practices for filming, conducting interviews, collecting and preparing video material for editing• Managing processes from start to finish, assembling all interview and B-Roll material into a coherent script• Collaboration with OVRA graphic designers to create assets in Illustrator for animation in After Effects, ensuring all video material adheres to UN and OVRA brand and style guidelines• Creation of all video graphic animations using Illustrator and After Effects• Editing other video resources for various initiatives, particularly a video on OVRA's mandate in Haiti
- Doctors without Borders / Medecins Sans FrontieresVideo Editor, Motion DesignerHEALTH AND WELLNESSJuly 2019 - Today (6 years and 11 months)Paris, France• Collaboration with MSF on video and motion design projects concerning the Rohingya refugee crisis, rescue missions in the Mediterranean, humanitarian operations in Malawi, Mali, Mexico, among others• Creation of internal and external communication materials• Post-production and editing of the script (English version) for the documentary series "A Hospital in Mali" which follows the construction of a new pediatric unit in Koutiala, Mali• Editing and motion design for a report on the fight against cancer in Bamako (Mali) and on a young Rohingya refugee in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh• Production of various B-Roll packages for urgent communication initiatives, including the Beirut explosion, Ocean Viking and Sea-Watch.org operations, or the Covid-19 crisis in Paris• Editing numerous web videos and animated videos on various topics, such as the migration crisis at the US/Mexico border ("Migrants Trapped by Violence") and malaria in Moïssala, Chad
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Education
- Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and FilmUniversity of Central Florida2015J'ai obtenu mon bachelor en arts et littérature anglaise avec une mineure en cinéma à l'Université Centrale de Floride aux États Unis en 2015. J'ai suivi une formation de journalisme multimédia via des stages et des ateliers dans des journaux et des magazines tels que The New Republic, l'Orlando Business Journal, le magazine Science, le Central Florida Future et le Scripps Howard Foundation Hispanic Link News Service. Je suis également alumni de l'initiative NAHJ / Knight Foundation Student Project et du programme Chips Quinn Scholars du Newseum Institute pour la diversité dans le journalisme.