Head of Video Editors at Foxford, X-Shaped content creator, blending creativity and technologies to produce eye-catching media products

Based in Istanbul, Türkiye motivated and experienced Video Editor, Content Creator, and Head of Department professional with over 5 years in video production, marketing, and advertising. Skilled in storytelling, creating compelling documentary-style videos and promotional marketing materials that captivate audiences. With a strong belief that story is much more important than bright visual effects, I'm always looking for inspiration in classic movies, nature, simple life things such as ferry riding or running, and jazz music. But at the same time, I constantly looking for new techniques, tech updates, exploring AI, and share the idea of long-life learning.

Key Skills

• Proficient in video production, including on-set work, leading the filming process, and video editing
• Seamlessly collaborate with producers, actors, scriptwriters, directors of photography, and sound engineers
• Project management, scheduling, time-management
• Skilled in DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, Tilda
• A proactive and empathetic multitasker with strong critical thinking and organizational abilities
• Cultivating a collaborative cross-functional work style, well-versed in best practices and frameworks in the industry.
• Proficient in project management tools: Slack, Jira, Notion, Google Services, Amie, Trello, and Asana.
• Adaptable to fast-paced start-ups as well as sophisticated productions, thriving in dynamic and challenging environments.

My true talent is being a human Swiss knife in video productions. My ability to work harmoniously with producers, directors, and other team members enables me to create compelling and engaging videos that capture the attention of diverse audiences

Also, I contributed to the production of an international collaborative documentary film "Under One Sky», with my colleagues from Chicago, showcasing my ability to work within an international team to create visual narratives.

☎️ Contact information

📧 email: [email protected]

👻 portfolio: www.nikitin.pw

🔗 LinkedIn: Alexander Nikitin

👩🏻‍💻 Work experience

Head of Video Editors Department | Senior Video Editor

Foxford, Moscow/Istanbul – (April 2021 - Current)

• Manage 17 people in a department of Video Editors (including a cameraman and sound director). I distribute tasks, create processes, develop the skills of employees, and keep track of the quality of all video products. Also, I manage out-source staff.
• Created, managed, and directed flagship special projects, such as cartoon series about soft skills (streaming rating 7.1 of 10), cartoon series about kids-safety (streaming rating 8.2 of 10), collaboration projects with Nestle, Danone, Kaspersky, and Skolkovo.
• Launched an internship program based on our department which help us to produce more than 70 short videos per month and post 2-3 short videos daily. This program has helped to reduce the cost of finding new employees and reduce the time spent onboarding staff.
• Reached 1.2 million subscribers on TikTok over one year organically.
• Researched AI tools for creating content (Midjourney, Stable Diffusion, ChatGPT, etc.). Implemented in our educational short-form videos, reduced production time by 40 percent due to most of the illustrations created by video editors or scriptwriters.
• Participated in the international advertisement festival RedApple with our rebranding promo video.
• Implementing a Richard E. Mayers theory for multimedia learning to develop the best education content.
• Participated in creating a brand book for the company which improved brand recognition by 43 percent.
• Developed visual and audio guidelines for our projects.