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S A B R I N A C H A N E Y
D I R E C T O R O F P O S T - P R O D U C T I O N | M L I S C A N D I D A T E hellosabrinachaney@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/sabrinachaney
P R O F I L E
Emmy Award®-winning director of post-production and current MLIS candidate with 10 years of experience in visual effects compositing, motion graphics, and animation. Skilled in developing digital asset taxonomies by upholding file-naming conventions, creating folder structures, and adhering to formal metadata schemas. Capable of maintaining high visual and organizational standards with a strong attention to detail. Trained in multimedia archival collections management tasks such as preservation, accessibility, and classification. Seeking an entry-level role in digital asset management.
W O R K E X P E R I E N C E
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts | INTERN - ARCHIVES June 2026 – Present
Work in tandem with the Digital Archivist to apply metadata & catalog images for cultural events and programming.
United Nations | INTERN - MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE UNIT Dec 2025 – April 2026
Assisted the UN Photo Library with the descriptive and subject cataloguing of legacy photographic materials.
Entered metadata into an enterprise-scale digital asset management system (Orange Logic).
Mighty Oak | DIRECTOR OF POST-PRODUCTION & BUSINESS STRATEGIST Apr 2023 – June 2026
POST PRODUCTION
Credited as Lead Visual Effects Compositor on the Emmy Award-winning docu-series “Octopus!”.
Utilize Adobe Creative Cloud software to develop visual effects, composite imagery, and motion graphics.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Consolidated, organized, and archived Mighty Oak’s finalized digital projects assets to long-term offsite storage.
Delegate tasks, track progress, and provide oversight for shared documentation throughout the production lifecycle.
BUSINESS STRATEGY
Assisted Director of Strategy with lead generation and development of new business verticals.
Provided recommendations for strategic initiatives to drive internal growth and outbound sales development.
Mighty Oak | STORYBOARD ARTIST AND POST LEAD Mar 2020 – Apr 2023
Credited as Storyboard Artist and Post Supervisor on Emmy-nominated docu-series "The Principles of Pleasure".
Translated client scripts into storyboards that served as a visual blueprint for the animation team.
Spearheaded visual effects compositing for stop-motion animation.
School of Visual Arts | ADJUNCT PROFESSOR, BFA DIGITAL COMPOSITING Sept 2021 – Dec 2021
Taught the freshman-level, fully online Digital Compositing class for the Fall 2021 semester.
Developed and delivered class curriculum with Canvas and Zoom.
Various Clients | FREELANCE MOTION GRAPHICS DESIGNER Apr 2016 – Mar 2020
Previous clients include Adobe, Works Design Group, Quartz, The Station Media, Sky Pie Studio, Visual Country, Made By Things, Stories Company, Green Hummingbird Entertainment, Mighty Oak, and more.
Provided custom motion graphics following clients' script, branding guidelines, and feedback from start to finish.
S O F T W A R E P R O F I C I E N C Y
Orange Logic, OCLC WorldCat, ResourceSpace, Google Workspace, TMS Collections, WorldShare Record Manager, Omeka, Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Cloud, LibraryThing, WordPress, Windows/iOS
M A N A G E M E N T S K I L L S
File Organization & Archival, Talent Resourcing, Team Leadership, Active Listening, Proactive Research, Troubleshooting, Quality Assurance, Critical Thinking, Project Management, Social Media Marketing, Onboarding, Presentation Skills
E D U C A T I O N
Library and Information Science, MS | Pratt Institute New York, NY | Aug 2025 – Present
Animation, BFA | Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah, GA | Aug 2012 – June 2016
P R O F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T
Google Project Management: Professional Certificate Online, November 2024 - Google/Coursera
Practiced strategic communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder management through real-world scenarios.
Fundamentals of Project Management for Animation, VFX, and Post (Flame) Online, April 2024 - Deducers
Learned the foundations of project management, with a focus on post-production.
P R O F E S S I O N A L A F F I L I A T I O N S
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Aug 2025 – Present
National Active Member – Motion & Title Design peer group
American Library Association Aug 2025 – Present
Student Member
Art Libraries Society of North America | New York Chapter Oct 2025 – Present
Student Member
V O L U N T E E R E X P E R I E N C E
Brooklyn Metal Works Sep 2025 – Jan 2026
Logged items from a collection of over 2,000 jewelry and metalsmithing books as publicly accessible catalog entries within LibraryThing.
Categorized, labeled, and organized books on shelves with appropriate call numbers.