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BrianHarmon 803.201.9808 Columbia, SC

www.harmonmedia.org brian@harmonmedia.org

SUMMARY I bring a unique combination of digital communication skills to bear on sophisticated commercial, educational, political, and non-profit media production. More than twenty years of traveling, teaching, and producing in multiple modes has resulted in a diverse set of skills and a strong record of bringing depth, breadth, and a distinctive style to a wide variety of digital media projects. Throughout my recent graduate study, I have worked to maintain a productive mix of academic and community engagement. As my academic career comes to close with the completion of my PhD, I am looking for new challenges, and I am eager to deploy my knowledge and experience with public, ethical, and effective digital communication in a new environment. EDUCATION

PhD, Rhetoric and Composition, University of South Carolina,

Expected 2016, Focus: Visual Rhetoric, Documentary, Digital Media Production and Pedagogy MA, Media Arts with Certificate of Visual Anthropology, University of South Carolina, 2010, Thesis: To See A World The Ethics and Aesthetics of Philanthropic Documentary BA, Literature, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC, 1998

EXPERIENCE

University of South Carolina Graduate Teaching Assistant (2010-present) -Instructor: English 101/102 (Intro to Composition), 460 (Digital Writing), and 462 (Technical Writing) -Teaching Assistant: FILM 110 (Intro to Film), MART 590 (Media Art Theory) -Web Czar (Rhetoric Society of America @ USC) -Assistant Director for Technology (First Year English) -Responsible for Humanities Computer Classroom (Macs) -Departmental Visual Design Director -Internship with SC Film Commission (Location Manager for Civil) -Funded Research: Ghosts of the Horseshoe Interactive Ipad Application -Production support for faculty projects and multimodal publications -Performance, social media research, video, MOOCs

Harmon Media/Ballast Group (Freelance) Researcher, Writer, Producer, Consultant (2008-present) -Scott Hall Catering Video (promotional, reality TV) -Drip on Main Design (Menu) -Osamu Kobayashi / One Columbia / Columbia Museum of Art Video and Design (Promotional) -Environmental Action (Washington, DC) Video (Non-Profit, Political, Event, Social Media) -Josh Roberts and the Hinges Video, Design, Strategy (Concert Film, Music Video, Album Design) -Killingsworth Home for Women Video, Design (Non-Profit, Web Design, Social Media) -Guild for Service (Delhi, India) Video, Design (International, Non-Profit, Promotional) -Sows Ear Engineering Video, Design, Branding Harmon Productions Incorporated (Christchurch, NZ) (2003-2008) -Go English (NZ, China, US) ESL based reality TV project -Real Estate, Food/Beverage, Hospitality/Tourism, Journalism, Non-Profit

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Artworks Web Design (Christchurch, NZ) (2006-2007) -Copywriter, Photographer, Creative Direction, Public Relations English Language Instructor (beginner - IELTS) (2001-2008) -Hess Educational Organization (Chung Li, Taiwan) -Modern English (Christchurch, NZ) -New Zealand Academy of English (Christchurch, NZ) -Cartus International (Columbia, SC) Gorilla Pictures (Christchurch, NZ) (2006-2007) -Producer-Last of the Living -Actor/Producer/Photographer-short film Eat, Eat, Die, Die

-Official Photographer-2007 Christchurch Jazz Festival Alpin Photo (Interlaken, Switzerland) (1999-2000) -Lab technician and office manager -Photographer (Bungee, Canyoning, Paragliding, Rafting

INDEPENDENT PRODUCTION

2015 Untitled India Project Producer/Photographer/Editor -Short promotional documentary for Guild for Service 2015 Post Columbia Producer/Curator -Performance/Exhibition examining the idea of AFTER 2015 Joshs Wings Producer/Photographer/Editor -Short food/cultural documentary about smoked wings in Columbia, SC 2014 Chemex Producer/Photographer/Editor -Short video instruction manual 2014 My Fathers House Producer/Photographer/Editor -Successful Kickstarter campaign (4 short films) and performance documentation 2014 Re-Sounding Composition Co-producer/Photographer/Editor -Visual ethnography of a Texas recording studio 2013 The Clean Drinker Producer/Photographer/Editor -Short adaptation of Hemingways A Clean Well-Lighted Place 2013 The Trial of Othello Co-producer/Photographer/Editor -Short educational documentary for The Honors College at USC 2012 Artemis Challenge Producer/Photographer/Editor -Interactive educational Ipad Application 2011 Chai Producer/Photographer/Editor (official selection-2011 Indie Grits) -Dual projector film event featuring Indian chai culture 2011 Visual Sonata Co-Producer/Editor (City Art-Columbia, SC) -Multimedia fundraising exhibition for SC Symphony Orchestra 2010 To See a World Producer/Director/Editor (Srinagar, India) -Short promotional documentary for Guild for Service

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2010 B is for Beer Producer/Director/Editor (official selection-2010 Indie Grits) -Short object documentary about Tom Robbins and beer 2009 To See A World Photographer (India International Center-New Delhi, India) -Photography fundraising exhibition for Guild for Service 2009 Canoeing for Kids Producer/Director/Editor (official selection-2009 Indie Grits) -Short promotional documentary for Canoeing for Kids

SKILLS

-Documentary Production (planning, writing, DSLR shooting, audio, editing, digital/online distribution) -Research, Technical Writing, Marketing, Public Relations, Branding, Graphic Design -Social Media, New Media, Crowd-Sourced Fundraising -Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, Muse) -MS Office, Evernote, Mendeley (PDF filing and archiving), Wordpress, Kickstarter

A comprehensive CV, teaching statement, and references are available upon request. Portfolio available online at www.harmonmedia.org