Jack Niesi

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About me

I have over 35 years experience in the TV & audio business in New York City. I have worked as an editor/audio specialist for many years, first in on-line rooms, then NLE like Avid/FCP and Protools/Audition in recording and TV show mixing studios. As a director, I have many years experience directing multi-cam live shows like news and interview, morning type "variety" shows, and music (am a musician as well). I also have a heavy tech BG. Been tech supervisor on most shows I direct, and have been remote coordinator (booking satellite, fiber transmission, as well as studios and trucks) for several news networks. I have an Avid Media composer with advanced color grading tools, as well as Protools for show and music editing/mixing.
Resume:
Jack Niesi
Video & Audio Editor
New York City

Recent Highlights
Director of Tech Ops – Arise News – 24 hr Cable News
In charge off all tech systems including studio, edit bays and audio room. Set up and supervised all remote and transmission to and from studio.

MSNBC – Cable - Editor, TPM (Freelance)
Editing: news packages and stories, EFX editing, show fixes, show assembly and mastering; VOs, SOTs, etc (On-line, Avid NewsCutter --Media Composer, ProTools). TPM (Technical Production Manager): coordinating live remote feeds - CR tech ops

BROADWAY SHOW PROMOTIONAL VIDEOS Director/Editor
Create and edit long-form promotional pieces for various Broadway shows and related tours such as: How To Succeed In Business…(with Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally), Rent, Noise/Funk, The King and I (with Lou Diamond Phillips), Peter Pan (with Cathy Rigby), Footloose, etc. Have edited promotional pieces including music performances. Mixed all musical performances.

Fox News – Cable – Editor

TEEN/KIDS NEWS – Syndicated – Director/Editor (Freelance)
A weekly nationally syndicated broadcast series (seen here on WNYW) featuring news/feature stories for teens.
Responsibilities: Directing show, editing news packages as well as show mastering.

COURT TV NEWS - Editor
Editing FX, show masters, creative packages, highlights/summaries of the day’s legal/in court news.

September, 1999 – Aug 2002
INSIDE CELL BLOCK F - Court TV – Director/Editor
A weekly series shot in the North Carolina jail of “The Toughest Sheriff in America” Sheriff Gerald K. Hege. Taped on location with full production truck using five cameras (including jib and handheld), four VTR’s, three-channel DVE, still store, and Infinite. (cont)

July, 1997 - August, 1999
CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES - Court TV -Director/Production Co-ord A bi-weekly show taped on location. Each episode originated from one of over 35 cities across America. The show included a large panel and an audience of 200 high-school students, designed to discuss problems and choices facing teenagers in today’s society. Format: Town Hall Meeting – Public Affairs

January, 1999
JESSYE NORMAN SINGS FOR THE HEALING OF AIDS - PBS Director/Editor
A concert/fund raiser with a live audience, put together by Metropolitan Opera singer Jessye Norman, hosted by Whoopi Goldberg, performers included Elton John, Maya Angelou, Anna Devere Smith (The West Wing) and others. Won an Emmy for this show.

1985 …
LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE - Highlight editor/Tech Director/Electronic GFX

IMG/TWI SPORTS – BROADCAST/CABLE
Editor/Audio Engineer
Edit many sports shows for broadcast and cable networks including NBC, CBS, ESPN, Outdoor Life, local NY stations, ect . Shows include golf coverage, baseball features, skating shows, Melrose Games, Survival of the Fittest, World’s Strongest Man, etc. Also set up and ran a Protools room (audio record/mix and edit) where I mixed or supervised the mix of TWI/IMG shows.
Working on sports trucks/stadium studios for such teams/sports as : Mets,
Yankees, Jets, , Rangers, basketball, Cosmos soccer, tennis, swimming, etc

References available upon request
Additional information:
In my capacity as Director of Tech Ops for an international news network (Arise News), I was able to use all my experience and skills garnered over the decades as this job was also a "catch all" - in addition to directing, I was called upon to operate studio, master control and editing equipment. I believe the many roles I have played over the years, contributes to any single job I do; being able to see and understand the needs of a project from all the production and technical angles involved.

License & Passport

Skills

Secondary Job Title	Director
Job Titles	Video Editor, Colorist, Director, Producer, Studio Producer / Director, Production Support, Sound Operator / Engineer, Sound Mixer / Recordist, Sound Editor, Sound Designer, Dubbing Editor / Mixer, Live Programming / Broadcasting, Floor Staff, Technical Director / Vision Mixer, Post Production Coordinator
Years in industry	6+ years
Organisations / Memberships	AFM - American Federation of Musicians, IBEW, NABET-CWA