Who I am...
I'm an experienced creative producer, content strategist, and production manager that loves helping people tell their stories and amplify their messages through engaging and dynamic digital content. I’m engrossed in utilizing my passion for video production and storytelling to help people expand their brands through authentic content that voices their mission and strengthens their connection with their customers.
What I’ve done…
Where I am now…
Since 2020, I have been back in Connecticut where I accepted the position of Video Production Manager back at American Cruise Lines. Since then, I have run the video production department leading a creative team of associates and creatives, producing all video materials for the cruise company. As a team, we produce everything from onboard safety materials, recruiting and training videos, and all consumer facing marketing video content. You may have seen our commercials on TV from anywhere in the country, including video sponsorships with PBS Antiques Roadshow and the United States Figure Skating Championships. I have also become a seasoned drone pilot who can capture beautiful aerial footage both from shore, and from a moving cruise ship.
Through all the years cultivating my career in the industry, I have also maintained a robust freelance media company, Chris Heins Designs LLC. It is within this creative sandbox that I can truly refine my skills as a video shooter, editor, and motion graphics ninja. I have mastered all aspects of video production from concept to completion. From pre-production brainstorming, to shooting with all of today’s latest video production technology (including lighting, audio, and camera), to post-production editing and animation, I can be the Swiss Army Knife your company can use to tackle any creative task.
As a video creator with over 15 years of film production, content creation, and marketing experience, I have produced video in all corners of the United States. I graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in 2009 with a B.S. in Communications with specialization in Video Production. From there, I transitioned from Intern to an Associate Producer at First Image LLC, in Essex CT, where I developed smart marketing campaigns for businesses in Connecticut.
Seeking growth in the corporate environment, I became a Media Specialist at American Cruise Lines, where I developed a targeted video marketing campaign that has included national television, a diverse web based video cruise itinerary catalog, and a targeted social video media platform. After four years with American Cruise Lines, I moved across the country to the Sunshine state where I spent a year developing digital content for a software company called Technology Revelations. In addition to content creation and video production I also developed user interfaces for TechRev’s software developers.
My second year in Florida was spent as a Production Manager at Mendx Studios in Brevard County. I took on a lead role in creative brainstorming, on-set staff/equipment management, and post-production/editing project completion for a variety of both state and national level companies. I spent this year learning and practicing camera technique from some of the most seasoned video producers in the industry. I also continued editing all of my own footage, and learning new post production techniques, to deliver the most diverse and impressive video projects of my career thus far.
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