joshua.martella@utexas.edu | (817) 371-0343

Possess high degree of understanding in video productions, camera operations, and multi-camera directing. Offer experience technical directing, directing and producing live productions, as well as creating graphics, operating cameras and audio equipment. Able to identify, learn and implement new skills to take advantage of new and emerging technologies.

Gained acumen through practical experience directing and producing live sports and news broadcasts. Tech savvy: Photoshop, After Effects, Lightroom, Premiere, Illustrator, Edius, QCut, Avid, Ross Vision, Chyron Prime, BitCentral, vMix, Sony XVS, Tricaster, Panasonic video switchers, Microsoft Office, Google Drive.

EXPERIENCE

kvue – austin, tx, tegna | july 2024 – present

broadcast director

• Code and direct shows, filling in wherever necessary from Daybreak to Primetime
• Assist shows when not directing, managing studio resources and talent
• Monitor rundowns in ENPS for breaking or developing stories, ready to code in seconds, as well as to ensure clean and understandable flow during shows
• Coded and directed Texas Takeover sports special, collaborating with News and Sports to create a seamless production highlighting Longhorn Football and Formula 1
• Leverage Chyron Prime Black Belt, producing over 30 custom scenes to help increase the production value of shows and help producers convey information simply
• Shoot high school football to help deliver the best high school football show for our community
• Work with producers to achieve high excellence in our news broadcasts

kwes-tv/NEWSWEST 9 – midland, tx, tegna | dec 2021 – july 2024

broadcast director

• Direct and punch the all weekday evening shows, formerly responsible for all weekend shows
• Assist with weekday shows when not directing, either running audio or cameras
• Monitor rundowns in ENPS to ensure clean and understandable flow during shows
• Trained in Chyron Prime and earned Black Belt to produce custom scenes to help increase the production value of shows
• Create new boxes, transitions, and other show elements to incorporate into broadcasts and keep things fresh
• Record, edit, and upload news and weather cut-ins to air on weekend mornings
• Shoot sports, VOs, and SOTs on weekends to better serve our community
• Work with producers to achieve high excellence in our news broadcast

first united methodist church mansfield | Sept 2020 – dec 2021

General av tech

• Serve as an equipment operator for all areas of Production, including sound, video and lighting as needed.
• Serve as principle video switcher/director for worship and recording sessions
• Independently manage AV for weekly Chapel events, services and outdoor gatherings.
• Assist with stage strikes/transitions and other tasks as assigned.

LONGHORN NETWORK, ESPN, DISNEY | Jan-May 2020

Production INTERN

• Collaborate with colleagues to create engaging and relevant media to assist the discussion of a wide range of topics for television programs.
• Capture images of action for distribution among the social networks.
• Operate Studio cameras and teleprompter for recorded television segments.
• Transcribe hours of archived gameplay footage and recorded interviews.
• Other miscellaneous tasks to help the network producers.

TEXAS STUDENT TELEVISION, UT-AUSTIN | Aug 2017-May 2020

SPORTS DIRECTOR

• Oversee the weekly production of the shows in the Sports Department.
• Produce, direct and coordinate the production of live sports broadcasts.
• Manage and organize volunteers at multiple sporting events to create a coherent and cohesive social media voice.
• Create new graphics for the shows to keep them looking fresh and modern.

ASSISTANT SPORTS DIRECTOR

• Assisted the Sports Director in overseeing the weekly production of shows in the Sports Department.
• Oversaw the production of a weekly, live sports debate show.
• Responsible for making rundowns for the show every week, coordinating questions with panelists and ensuring the smooth production while giving volunteers the opportunity to try new things.
• Designed and created new graphics packages – including Lower Thirds, Over-the-Shoulders, and Full Screen Graphics – for the shows using Adobe After Effects.

TSTV GAMEDAY PRODUCER, DIRECTOR

• Coordinate the production of live sports coverage for the sports department.
• Maintain communication with clubs and venues and with talent and volunteers to run a smooth broadcast.
• Created a custom graphics package through the use of After Effects and introduced the ability to showcase up-to-date statistics live in production through the use of Google Sheets.
• Produced 6 broadcasts between 2018 and 2019.
• Transitioned to online gaming streaming during the lockdown of 2020 to keep a steady stream of content.

COLLEGE CROSSFIRE PRODUCER, DIRECTOR

• Oversaw the production of a weekly, live sports debate show.
• Responsible for making rundowns for the show every week, coordinating questions with panelists and ensuring the smooth production while giving volunteers the opportunity to try new things.

BEVO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS, UT-AUSTIN | Aug 2019-May 2020

PART-TIME VOLUNTEER

• Assist Earl Miller Productions with in-venue entertainment productions.
• Responsibilities include setting up cameras, running and coiling cables, and operating  cameras during the production of live in-venue video boards.

DRUM CORPS INTERNATIONAL | 2017-2019

MARCHING MEMBER

• Performed 3 summers in Drum Corp International (DCI) – 2 with Genesis Drum & Bugle Corps and 1 with The Cadets Drum Corps.
• Worked highly-regimented, 16-hour days in the summer heat learning music & marching drill.
• Performed 20 to 30 shows in 50 days from June through August.

KING OF GLORY LUTHERAN CHURCH, Dallas | 2014-2016

LIVESTREAM DIRECTOR

• Pioneered the church’s expansion into livestreaming worship services using the Wirecast operating system.
• Directed the webstream services for 11am church services as well as congregation meetings and stage musicals.
• Responsible for positioning remote cameras and directing of the live production.

SKILLS & ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Chyron Prime Black Belt: fluent in Chyron Prime editor and Photoshop importing to create polished graphics to help convey information to viewers while being simple and easy to use for producers, reporters, and directors.
• Fluent in Adobe Photoshop, Premiere and After Effects to a proficient level. Created new Opens for KWES using AE. Designed and created new graphics packages for college shows. Familiar with non-linear editing programs Premiere, Edius, Avid, and Q Cut.
• Knowledgeable on how to operate a video recorder, such as a Sony C100 or Panasonic P2, and how to color correct in programs such as Davinci Resolve
• Knowledgeable on how to operate a point-and-shoot camera, such as a Canon T6, and how to edit photos in programs such as Lightroom to create the best-looking image possible.
• Familiar with broadcasting equipment, such as Sony XVS G-1, Ross Vision, Tricaster, vMix, and other live-video switchers. Leveraged internet-searching skills to enhance the quality of productions.
• Leveraged new skills and information, applying it immediately to enhance the quality of my work.
• Performed 3 summers in Drum Corp International (DCI) – 2 with Genesis DBC and 1 with The Cadets. Worked highly-regimented, 16-hour days learning music & marching drill. Performed 20 to 30 shows in 50 days from June through August.

EDUCATION

BACHELOR’S DEGREE | SPRING 2020 | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN

• Major: Radio-Television-Film
• Completed Coursework for Sports and Media Certificate
• 4-Year Volunteer at Texas Student Television; 1-Year Assistant Sports Director; 1-Year Sports Director
• 4-Year Member of the Longhorn Band, Showband of the Southwest

HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA | SPRING 2016 | MANSFIELD SUMMIT HIGH SCHOOL

• Graduated Magna Cum Laude
• 2-Year Staff Writer; 1-Year Sports Editor at The Jagwire, Student Newspaper
• 4-Year Member of Jaguar Marching Band; 1-Year Trumpet Section Leader