Discover Top Freelancers in Naperville, Illinois, USA

Yana Kunichoff is an award-winning, Chicago-based journalist covering inequality, urban issues and social movements. She's covered stories from the Arab Spring protests in Bahrain to a chronicling of the human casualties of rapidly disappearing affordable housing in Chicago for news organizations including Al Jazeera America, DemocracyNow! and In These Times. She is currently a producer for Scrappers Film Group, which provides film production work to journalistic, documentary, and socially motivated clientele using cinéma vérité and naturalistic techniques. Scrappers Film Group takes their name from their inaugural documentary Scrappers, which chronicles the story of two men who collect scrap in Chicago’s alleyways and was named one of Roger Ebert’s best documentaries of 2010. Most recently Scrappers Film Group created Central Standard, a web series about America’s institutions in transition for PBS Digital Studios.

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

Kulsoom Khan is a freelance multimedia journalist currently based in the Greater Chicago area. She has worked with Voice of America, Chicago Tribune, the Associated Press, AFPTV and China Plus News, the digital platform of China Radio International. Kulsoom has experience in print, digital, and broadcast platforms in both local and national newsrooms in Pennsylvania, New York, and Washington D.C. Among other news outlets, she has also worked for the Times Leader, PBS Newshour, and MSNBC. Kulsoom also served as a research assistant for the biography: “The Voice of America: Lowell Thomas and the Invention of 20th-Century Journalism”, winner of the 2018 Sperber Prize. In 2014, she reported on the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon Bombings from Boston and the growing Latino community in New Orleans as part of a special project sponsored by New York University’s Reporting The Nation graduate program. Kulsoom is specifically interested in how politics and international conflicts affect people as well as human rights, terrorism and immigrant communities. Regardless of the medium or the topic, storytelling is an art and she hopes to do it justice through her endeavors.

• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Production Assistant
• Copywriter
• Copy Editor
• Video Editor - News

Film making is a big part of my life, and it shows through the various companies and projects that I have worked on over the past years. With previous experience on documentary, narrative, corporate, & event work, I pride myself on being able to adapt to whatever the production calls for. I have worked with all major camera and lighting brands, and have no problem adapting to new gear that may arise. Traveling & sharing my experience with new people is great feeling, as I look to continue developing my craft everyday. I look forward to the possibility of working with your crew in the future.

• Documentary DP
• Production Assistant
• Gaffer
• Grip
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Sound Mixer
• Colorist
• Production Company

I have a passion for visual storytelling. I cut my teeth in photography by covering sports for a small newspaper in Chicago. But I didn't do it by covering prep sports...I spent two years traveling the country covering the UFC. A few years later, I found myself at the Medill School of Journalism honing my video skills and added a new dimension to my passion. While I love sports, I'm not a one-trick pony. I'm a journalist...the world interests me. Everything from social justice to technology...I don't want to limit myself to just one beat.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

I am a Producer/Shooter/Editor with over 15 years experience working for some of the top media outlets in the world including Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, ABC and CBS News. I can write, edit, shoot, produce, and report and of course also interview, one of my best journalistic skills. I also have good editorial judgment and can work fast and under a tight deadline. I am based in Chicago but frequently travel to London so am available to European stories. Equipment:

• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Full-Service Live Production
• Senior Producer / Project Manager

I'm an editorial and commercial photographer based in Chicago and France. I mostly work in stills but enjoy shooting and editing video as well. I previously worked as a reporter and photographer for Business Insider and an overnight crime reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. I hold a master's degree from the Medill School of Journalism and a certificate in photojournalism from the Spéos Photography School in Paris.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Production Assistant
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Corporate Videographer
• Field Producer

With 15 years of post production experience editing short humanitarian documentaries, Justin can handle most things thrown his way. With a high attention to detail, organization, and timeliness, Justin is a dependable editor for your project. In addition to post production work Justin also produces podcasts, emcees live events, does voice over work, and even takes on roles as on camera hosts for television.

• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Audio Storyteller
• Video Editor - Documentary

I am not only a seasoned director of photography and production generalist, but also an expert motion designer and post generalist. I have my Masters in Film from DePaul University. While I have been working in animation and motion graphics for the better part of the last decade, I have been shooting on set for even longer.

• Commercial DP
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Drone Operator
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Field Producer

I am a video journalist with international experience and the ability to tell authentic human stories in an engaging, compelling way. I am an experienced news photographer and hold a master's degree in video journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. I am experienced in producing both news-style and long form video content.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Lincoln Rice is the current coordinator of NWTRCC. He is also a member of the Casa Maria Catholic Worker in Milwaukee, which is dedicated to providing emergency shelter for women and children as well as a variety of justice issues, particularly peace and labor issues. Lincoln is also a lay minister at a local Catholic Church and has a Ph.D. in moral theology.

• Digital Content Creator
• Reporter / Journalist

Chicago Valley is a dynamic video production company dedicated to understanding and professionally creating videos that exceed our clients goals. Whether it's to sell more products, tell your story, or make an impact on your audience–we strive to deliver measurable results.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Commercial DP
• Colorist
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Drone Operator
• Gaffer
• Executive Producer
• On-Camera Talent
• Field Producer

Paul has had his hands on cameras for well over 10 years. A vast array of experience shooting for different types of clients, with a specialty in corporate marketing work, honing in on the brand of the client to produce products that are naturally on brand.

• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• Drone Operator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Grip
• Field Producer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Gaffer
• Post-Production Manager
• Colorist

I am a writer, editor, and multimedia journalist in Chicago. I have written for TRT World, Newcity, the New Art Examiner, and other local, national, and international media outlets about the visual arts, music, Internet culture, cannabis, Catholic church closures, and many other topics.

• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter
• Copy Editor
• Audio Storyteller

I am a veteran broadcast journalist with experience in both local and national news, including PBS and Al Jazeera. My specialty includes business and economics. I was numerous contacts throughout the midwest region.

• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Field Producer
• Reporter / Journalist

Been freelancing for radio, TV, film and print since 1999. I most frequently work for Voice of America, National Public Radio, and Business Insider.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Reporter / Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Audio Storyteller
• Corporate Videographer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Content Strategist
• Podcast Producer

Telling stories has been my passion since early in my life. And making content that makes a difference is what I love to do most. Let's create magic together! Producer/Shooter/Editor.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer

We are a production company serving non-profits, artists, journalism outlets and documentary filmmakers, based in Chicago.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Sound Mixer
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial

Mitchell Wenkus is a Chicago-based Camera Operator / Documentary Filmmaker / FAA Licensed Drone Pilot.

• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Commercial DP

Fine Art education with emphasis on human form...Advertising Art Director and Storyboard Artist... Set Design, Prop Fabrication and Graphics (LA)...Producer/Editor : Business Communications (CHI).

• Storyboard Artist
• Art Director
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Illustrator
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Commercial

Cyrus Dowlatshahi is a freelance shooter, editor, photographer, and utility man specializing in non-fiction moviemaking.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Corporate Videographer
• TV News Producer