Discover Top Freelancers in Austin, Texas, USA

Director of photography, breaking news, and field production of long and short-format documentaries, episodic doc-reality, unscripted television/film, international communication, and location scouting domestically and abroad. It also specializes in documentaries. Extensive experience in the coverage and analysis of broadcast news operations and the training of camera operators, video editors, and producers. I have directed workshops in several Latin American countries. Awards: 2021 Golden Peoples Telly Award. 2022 Bronze Peoples Telly Award. 2023 Silver Peoples Telly Award I have extensive experience working in remote locations in and around Guatemala, Belize, and the Yucatan Peninsula jungles. Extensive travel in Latin America. With 20 years of news and documentary remote-location jungle videography experience, I have worked with Discovery Channel, History Channel, Travel Channel, National Geographic Newsy, Reuters, CNN, ABC, BET, CBS, NBC, and PBS.

• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• TV News Producer
• Field Producer
• Drone Operator
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Commercial DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Creative Director
• Executive Producer
• Senior Editor

Juliana worked as the head of the web content department for the star of the Emmy-nominated reality series Dog Whisperer for four years. Since then she has consulted on or developed the content strategy for dozens of businesses and organizations, including California State Polytechnic University – Pomona, GoDataFeed, Marks Gray Law Firm, Wondershare, CrowdFlower, My Site Plan, Sea Island Builders, SAJE Build, Eskae Jewellery Boutique, The Center for Marriage and Relationships, and many more. Her ghostwriting has been featured on high-traffic websites, such as Yahoo.com, in major publications, such as PARADE and People, and in a monthly newsletter with over 300,000 subscribers, and she has blogged for Brazen Careerist, Intechnic, Quizzle, Resumark, Organic Authority, Savings.com, and others. She has a bachelor’s in English Language and Literature from the University of Florida.

• Reporter / Journalist
• Fixer
• Copywriter
• Copy Editor
• Content Strategist
• Graphic Designer

With over 10 years of experience, I look to use film and video production to tell compelling stories of real life. I have worked both commercial and documentary projects in over 20 countries for a variety of causes and clients including Deidox Films, Young Presidents Organization, SIM, WorldVenture, Union Rescue Mission, Mission of Hope Haiti and Eden Reforestation Projects, among others. Most recently I was the Director of Photography for the for the documentary The Ordinance, a story that examines the payday loan and auto title loan industry while also following a small Texas town that is fighting for change.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• HD Live Operator
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Hi, I'm a French-American Filmmaker, documentary DP, and multi-awarded editor based in Houston, Texas. My range goes from news reports to motion feature documentaries. I can provide a full production company service. I started my career more than 10 years ago as a video journalist in France for a local TV Network from the east of France. Over time I did so many different gigs from basic news to Luxury brands advertising. You'll find me on a basketball court or in the wilderness, somewhere in Texas when I'm not in the editing room or on a shoot.

• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Fixer
• Corporate Videographer

Hi there! I'm Nicholas Nykamp, a freelance motion designer & video editor. As a motion designer, I’ve worked on social media campaigns, corporate explainers, broadcast network rebrands, TV show packages, web series, promo toolkits, and more. As an editor, I’ve cut long and short-form content, including episodic TV, commercials, promos, b2b, sizzles, web series, and educational content. I've worked in the industry for 15+ years and am always interested in expanding my client base, so please check out samples of my work on my website and don't hesitate to reach out.

• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Documentary

I have been shooting film and video since graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. My focus is documentary videography and I have directed two feature-length and several short documentary projects. I am currently a freelance camera operator and editor in Austin and I'm willing to travel to work on interesting stories.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Sound Mixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Commercial DP
• Field Producer
• Corporate Videographer

I am a DP / Camera Op that prides myself on my strong work ethic and teamwork skills. I aim to translate your vision on to the big screen or small. Owner/Operator: FX-9 package, Red Komodo. RS2 package,drone package:FAA certified Drone OP. Steadicam .Valid Passport. Main work focused on Documentary , Reality , Branded Content and commercials.

• Documentary DP
• Drone Operator
• Commercial DP
• Sound Mixer
• Field Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

DP, Camera Operator, Filmmaker-- FS7 MK II and DSLR ,expert with lighting-- full range of lenses, two sets of wireless mic kits. Speaks Spanish and English. Master of Journalism from UC-Berkeley. Extensive travel experience throughout Asia, Europe, Mexico. Great with sensitive topics, subjects

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Filmmaker, podcast producer, and radio broadcaster, Jackson has spent the better part of 25 years documenting independent arts, culture and political movements wherever he's been based. For the last 15-plus years his base was Beirut, Lebanon where Jackson directed, shot, and produced numerous documentaries, documentary segments, and branded documentaries in the Middle East, North Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, and parts of Asia. His clients include: T Brand Studios/NY Times, Nike, VICE, Al Jazeera English, CNN Inside the Middle East, Radical Media, BBC Radio 4, BBC World Service, Red Bull Music Academy Magazine, Boiler Room, Red Bull Music Academy Radio, Conde Naste, Iris, Oxford University Press, Goethe Institut, Le Monde, Arte, National Public Radio, Public Radio International, Diageo, Jeep, Art Dubai, Beirut Design Week, Audio Kultur Magazine, Middle East Airlines, 81Designs, and the Zayed Sustainability Prize, among others. Jackson also directs music videos, and works with academics producing film artefacts in areas of ethnographic research and field studies, and has begun working with the Global Studies Department at University of California Santa Barbara to produce podcasts and accompanying films, and is currently producing the podcast This Diaspora Life about the Armenian Diaspora.

• Commercial DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Field Producer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Line Producer / On-Location

Jessie Auritt is an award winning documentary filmmaker, editor and producer. Her most recent film, THE PAINT WIZZARD, was an official selection for SXSW 2020. Jessie's debut feature film, SUPERGIRL, was broadcast on PBS as part of the 2017-2018 Independent Lens series. The film premiered at the Hamptons International Film Festival and screened at dozens of festivals. Her short film, THE BIRDMAN, screened at festivals around the country and received numerous awards, including the Grand Jury Prize for Short Documentary at Slamdance in 2013. Specializing in creating engaging and compelling nonfiction content, Jessie has directed, shot, edited, and produced videos for many companies and nonprofits including Great Big Story, Facebook, UNICEF, EatingWell Magazine, Travel + Leisure, OZY Media, IFC.com and The New York Daily News. Jessie is a graduate of Tufts University and holds a BA in psychology.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Line Producer / On-Location

Dr. Waite holds her PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant, a Licensed Psychologist, and is a member of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Sport Psychology Registry. She is trained in helping high performers develop strategies to manage the adversity and stressors in their environment to help them maintain their well-being and maximize their performance when it matters most. The core of Dr. Waite’s philosophy is to support the unique developmental pathway of each of her clients, whether that is an Olympic athlete, collegiate athlete, or business leader, by building supportive interventions aimed at helping each individual achieve their long-term goals. Prior to her career as a Performance Psychologist, Dr. Waite was an NCAA All-American in track and field at Rice University and competed as a professional track and field athlete for nine years. She represented Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games.

• On-Camera Talent

Throughout Shana’s decade-long career working in social media and marketing, she helped build brands like Alo Yoga and Grayson. At 30 years old, the dream life she built, while coveted by others, had started to burn her out. Pouring herself into a journey of self-discovery and purpose led to her leaving her marriage and an established career path in the same year and shortly after becoming an accidental entrepreneur. Her seminal product, the Me-est Me Journal launched in 2021 with high acclaim and has helped thousands build self-awareness, quiet the noise of the world, and embrace short-term discomfort to move towards their truest desires. The Me-est Me Journal has been featured in CNN, LA Times, NY Mag, and was most recently voted one of the best guided journals according to mental health pros in Shape Magazine. A native Los Angeleno, Shana recently relocated to Austin where she resides with her partner.    

• Digital Content Creator
• Influencer

Originally from New Jersey, I now live and work in Austin, TX. I attended the University of Texas at Austin where I graduated with a Bachelor of Sciences in Radio-TV-Film and studied film at the Université Vincennes – Saint Denis in Paris. After graduation, I spent a year in Master Control at KCWX-TV San Antonio and some time in the editing room as well. After my brief stint in the studio world, I then moved on to equipment rentals at Mopac Media where I spent two years as head of Audio rentals. From there I became a freelancer and I’m currently an independent sound mixer with over 10 years of production experience in the film industry. Starting my career running cables as a utility or holding a parabolic mic at various sporting events including the 2014 Alamobowl, I have since worked on every kind of production imaginable. I have recorded several Sundance Selection films both narrative and documentary and have traveled the US with my craft. Accommodating, easy to work with and friendly, I’m the perfect addition to your next production!

• Sound Mixer

SOPHIE ROUSMANIERE - Producer/Director Sophie Rousmaniere has worked as a filmmaker and freelance journalist in the US, Canada, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Guatemala, Pakistan, Laos, Vietnam, Cameroon and Thailand. When not producing video content, advertisements and music videos, Sophie’s work is largely social issue based. She has worked on topics from child prostitution in Thailand to theater for change in Pakistan. Her first one-hour documentary, “Yellow Fever – Uncovering the Navajo Uranium Legacy” aired on 137 channels on PBS’s World Channel in the series “America Reframed” in March 2015. She is the executive director of Issue Television, a media for education non-profit 501c3 organization. When not producing she is involved with media development projects, and works as a camera operator, editor and crowd funding consultant. See her video marketing business at www.ironthorn.net

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Sound Mixer
• Fixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company

I began my journey in high school when I purchased a Sony FX1 prosumer camera. From there, I gained my Avid Certification and began my professional career. I have shot everything from sports to commercial videos for multi-national clientele. My previous clients include but are not limited to CST, CSS, Tribune Media, Signal Marketing Group, and The Baddish Group. I thrive in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines. I like to be where the action is. Nothing is off limits for me when it comes to getting the shot. I believe in showing as much emotion as possible in every frame of video. Whether shooting a crime scene or a travel series, the emotion is there, and I will portray that in the best way possible. I shoot on the latest and greatest equipment in the industry. My weapon of choice, the Canon EOS Cinema series cameras with L-Series lenses.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Drone Operator
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

Dan is a commercial director of photography, producer and editor. His work has appeared on NBA TV, CBS, Discovery Networks, Hulu, OWN and other major networks. He has also shot content for The NFL, Pepsi, Tide, NASCAR, Nike, The New York Times and many other companies and brands. With a heavy focus on sports related content, tourism promotion and documentary-style storytelling, Dan creates content that inspires human connection, invokes empathy and communicates important ideas for companies, brands, non-profits and corporations around the globe. His experience producing and editing content allows him to shoot with the needs of the entire crew and the edit always in mind. Collaboration is the most important part of the craft.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Eighteen years of experience in television production has given me the opportunity to gain knowledge of many facets of the industry. Producing, shooting and editing are currently my main focuses. I count it a privilege that my job and hobby are the same! I was born in the United States but grew up in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I moved back to the US many years ago but visit Brazil regularly and love it! I have dual citizenship so it makes it easy for travel! Over the years I have had the privilege to travel to South America, North America, Africa, Europe and Asia working on many different projects. The biggest project that I have going on right now is being a father to a very energetic, brilliant and sweet 7 year old girl!

• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Drone Operator
• Corporate Videographer
• Grip

Rebeca Centeno is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and media professional. Her work has appeared in numerous outlets including Democracy Now!, Teen Vogue, Condé Nast (and numerous other Condé Nast brands), Truthout, ZORA, NowThis, The Washington Post, and act.tv. Her film EARTH SPEAKS was selected for The Red Nation, Santa Fe, and San Pedro International festivals and received an award at the Cinema Verde Festival in 2016. She was awarded a New York City Council Citation of Honor for her work on the LGBTQ New Americans: Oral History Project with Brooklyn Community Pride Center and Immigration Equality in 2016. She received a BFA degree from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA degree from the Integrated Media Arts (IMA) Program at Hunter College.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Production Assistant
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Post-Production Manager
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Transcriber
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copy Editor
• Digital Content Creator
• Corporate Videographer
• Copywriter
• Senior Editor
• Graphic Designer
• HD Live Operator
• Landscape Photographer
• Social Media Producer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Portrait Photographer
• Full-Service Live Production
• Content Strategist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Commercial

I started making films when I was a teenager and shot some film for a TV station when I was in college. When digital video cameras came on the scene in the 1990s, my employer at the time, the Voice of America, began a program to provide video stories online and to affiliate stations around the world. I was the first correspondent to jump on that opportunity, in 1997, and continued shooting video until I retired in June, 2017. In most cases I shot the video and did the interviews for the story, then wrote it, voiced the narration and edited the package. Since then I have been involved in projects of my own and have shot video for a cosmetic commercial and for a YouTube channel host. I have also been involved in some film contests in Houston.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

My name is Matt Locke and I've been working in the Austin film scene for about 6 years now. I started as a PA at TBD Post while I was still in film school and worked my way up to graphics editor. Wanting to focus on production, I started taking PA gigs and getting on set. I got to work on a lot of amazing commercials and music videos. Around the same time I was head of video production on Austin Radiological Association's internet advertising campaign where I learned heaps about making high-quality videos on a tiny budget. I took what I learned started Brilliant Boy Media with some fellow freelancers from film school and spent a few years making mini-docs and music videos for Austin bands. Most recently I was an assistant editor on "My 600lb Life" at Megalomedia.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Production Assistant
• Grip
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Portrait Photographer