Claudia Meza

I specialize in digital | film | art production and video/audio storytelling. Say hello: [email protected]

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EDITOR

2018 | Screaming Females • Deeply

Got to work on a lyric video for the fantastic Screaming Females. They shot this themselves while touring the US. I can’t even text people back while I’m on tour. 

Grab their single here.

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PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | EDITOR

2017 - Present | She Shreds • The Way

Created a new look and feel for She Shreds’ instructional guitar video series, The Way. My approach is less formal and has a more conversational tone than most "how to play guitar" videos. I wanted to create a video portrait of the musician in their space that not only clearly and simply instructed viewers on how to play their songs, but also shared the personality of the songwriter helping build a more organic engagement with the audience.

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PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

2018 | Cartoon Network / Wyzurd • OK K.O.! | Game Jam

I helped make a documentary for Cartoon Network with Wyzurd (Chris Hackett) about independent video game developers. My duties included scheduling and organizing over 20 separate shoots, with nearly 60 different subjects in various locations all over the US, and all in a span of 3 months.

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PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | EDITOR

2017 | Coalition of Communities of Color • Bridges

The Coalition of Communities of Color came to me wanting to spotlight their Bridges Program initiative. They wanted something that would be emotionally engaging but still inform viewers of its six, culturally specific, leadership academies. I chose to lean on more personal narratives in the style of mini-docs, rather than depending on stats and infographics to prove the success of their programs.

I made a series of seven videos, a trailer, some animated logos, and a small toolkit for their site branding. The seventh “about” video explains the collective power of the CCC's Bridges Program initiative, conceptually unifying the video series. The video showcased is the trailer, for the full series visit this link.

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PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | EDITOR

2016 | Personal Project • Lifting As We Climb

A trailer for a video I’ve been working on with The Billy Webb Elks Lodge and Dr. Darrell Millner (Professor Emeritus), the previous head of the Black Studies Department at Portland State University. Currently in production.

This project focuses on the changing cultural narrative of Black Portland as told through the history of one very important building.

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PRODUCER | DIRECTOR | WRITER

2017 | Personal Project • Win Brown’s Casual Encounter

A comedic short currently in post-production.

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CREATIVE PRODUCER • ART EVENTS

2009 - Present | Portland Institute of Contemporary Art

Co-produced and curated performances and art events for the Portland Institute of Contemporary Art's Time Based Art Festival. Stage Managed and helped produce all of The Works shows in TBA:17.

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PRODUCER

2014 | Black Prairie • Let It Out

Produced the music video for Black Prairie’s debut album single, “Let it Out”. The video premiered on NPR’s All Songs Considered blog and was featured on MTV.

Director: Jason Roark

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PRODUCER

2014 | Time To Dye

Co-produced a parody commercial for a heavy metal Easter egg dying kit. An attempt to salvage a tepid and pastel colored holiday for the brutal craft enthusiast in all of us.

Director: Ansel Wallenfang

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SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

2015 | R/West • Love Your X

TV and Web commercial for the Oregon Lottery.

Director: Ethan Berger | Producer: Katy Rall

Brand: Oregon Lottery

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SECOND SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

2015 | Droga5  • Silent Disco Dancer

Web commercial for Google Android

Brand: Google Android

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SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

2015 | Cinco • Microsoft Internal

Internal web videos to help provide inspiration for new designs.

Director: Travis Hanour | Producer: Emily Hanour

Brand: Microsoft

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SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

2008 | TammyTown

Managed 30 to 200 cast members on any given day. Organized all on-set legal paperwork and coordinated talent logistics.  Also cast extras and was main SAG contact for this feature length independent comedy.

Director: Phoebe Owens | Producer: Junk Empire

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FX & POST PRODUCTION COORDINATOR

2014 | Wieden & Kennedy • Risk Everything

Organized the workflow of over 200 animations and GIFs from post to final delivery for the Broadcast & Interactive Nike 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign, Risk Everything. 

My team produced and delivered responsive animated content daily to ESPN, other various social media platforms, and global vendors throughout the entire World Cup series. 

Production: Passion Pictures

Brand: Nike

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BROADCAST MANAGEMENT | POST COORDINATION 

2014  | Wieden + Kennedy • Tough Love

Featured spot for the P&G 2014 Winter Paralympics campaign.

Helped contact and clear talent/negotiate contracts. Handled traffic for all media buys. Created finishing specs, managed the scheduling, clearance, and delivery of content for network and web broadcast. Created estimates and budgets; solely responsible for keeping file creation and content delivery costs within budget. Managed dub house interactions and vaulting of the W+K and client archives. 

This position worked directly with content producers, broadcast producers, account services, network clearance boards, business managers, media planners, vendors, and clients.

Brand: P&G

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BROADCAST MANAGEMENT | POST COORDINATION

2014  | Wieden + Kennedy • Pick Them Back Up

Featured commercial for the P&G 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics campaign.

Managed the scheduling, clearance, and delivery of all cuts and iterations for network, international vendors, and web broadcast.  

Handled traffic for all media buys. Supervised all international subtitle deliveries. Created estimates and budgets; solely responsible for keeping file creation and content delivery costs within budget. Created all finishing specs. Managed dub house interactions and vaulting of the W+K and client archives.

This position worked directly with content producers, broadcast producers, account services, network clearance boards, business managers, media planners, local and international vendors, and clients.

Brand: P&G

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BROADCAST MANAGEMENT | POST COORDINATION

2012 & 2014  | Wieden + Kennedy • Raising an Olympian

The “Raising an Olympian” video series went viral during the P&G’s London 2012 Summer Olympics and again during the 2014 SOCHI Olympic Winter games. These acclaimed web videos culminated in an NBC primetime special, "How To Raise an Olympian”.

Managed the scheduling, clearance, and delivery of all cuts and iterations for network, international vendors, and web broadcast. Coordinated delivery of design assets and toolkits to an international pool of freelance producers and directors. Created protocols and finishing specs to help facilitate quality control and uniformity of video design. 

Handled traffic for all media buys. Supervised all international subtitle deliveries. Created estimates and budgets; solely responsible for keeping file creation and content delivery costs within budget. Managed dub house interactions and vaulting of the W+K and client archives. 

This position worked directly with content producers, broadcast producers, account services, network clearance boards, business managers, media planners, local and international vendors, and clients.

Executive Producers: Sally DeSipio & Bill Davenport

Brand: P&G