I'm Mónica Leiva a filmmaker and videographer from Bogotá, Colombia. I have 5 years of experience as a video editor. Although most of my job experience has been in advertising media, I'm interested in the music and film industry. I'm a passionate person, who loves to innovate and help others with their projects and needs. Also, I'm constantly pursuing to experiment in new projects and ideas due to my desire to create and convey my ideas and personal voice. SOFT SKILLS  Excellent attention to details Teamwork Problem solving Leadership Creativity HARD SKILLS Multitasking Video production Design and layout for advertisement pieces Scripts visualization Adobe Premiere Pro - Adobe After Effect - Adobe Illustrator - Adobe Photoshop --- -EMPLOYMENT AND PROJECT EXPERIENCE CEREBRO POST -Nov 2017 - Present- Editing for advertising promos and commercials (Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects). Overseeing the post-production progress of audio and video content. Working side by side with the film/commercial director and client. Proposing customized styles and techniques, including the animation of graphic elements. Editing on the shooting set for multiple commercials. DDB WOLRD WIDE - Colombia -Nov 2016 -Nov 2017- Linear and non-linear video editing, according to the brand. Motion graphics animation and pieces. Developing multiple projects in parallel, meeting clients’ deadlines. Developing visual effects and color correction for various films. FREELANCE EDITOR AND VIDEOGRAPHER (Various Clients) -El Espectador - Colombian Newspaper Producing, shooting and editing audiovisual content for a newspaper’s section called “El malpensante”. -Salón Universitario de Fotografía of Bogotá, Colombia (2016, 2017) Supporting the advertising strategies and communications, with the aim of promoting the art students’ exhibition. Among my responsibilities were shooting, video editing and motion graphics design. -Swingzombi Producciones Visual effects and composition design for “Goteras”, an animated film. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP Jan 2014 - Ago 2014 Centro Ático Setting video sequences both linear and non-linearly. . Looking through edited films and videos for any mistakes and making corrections them when needed. Ensuring film serial numbers and time-codes accuracy. --- EDUCATION Pontificia Javeriana University BA Degree in Visual artist, Audiovisual Major Bogotá, Colombia. GPA 3.7 RECLAB COLLECTIVE Interdisciplinary artistic creation group focused on collective hands-on research. It is supported by Faculty of Arts of the Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. Duik Workshop (After Effects plug-in) Rigging tools for 2D animation. Bogotá, Colombia. Zona Cinco - School of Cinema and Photography Professional Photography course. Bogotá, Colombia. LANGUAGES English. Academy IELTS Overall band score 7.0 (01/2020) Spanish. First Language

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I'm Mónica Leiva a filmmaker and videographer from Bogotá, Colombia. I have 5 years of experience as a video editor. Although most of my job experience has been in advertising media, I'm interested in the music and film industry. I'm a passionate person, who loves to innovate and help others with their projects and needs. Also, I'm constantly pursuing to experiment in new projects and ideas due to my desire to create and convey my ideas and personal voice. SOFT SKILLS  Excellent attention to details Teamwork Problem solving Leadership Creativity HARD SKILLS Multitasking Video production Design and layout for advertisement pieces Scripts visualization Adobe Premiere Pro - Adobe After Effect - Adobe Illustrator - Adobe Photoshop --- -EMPLOYMENT AND PROJECT EXPERIENCE CEREBRO POST -Nov 2017 - Present- Editing for advertising promos and commercials (Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects). Overseeing the post-production progress of audio and video content. Working side by side with the film/commercial director and client. Proposing customized styles and techniques, including the animation of graphic elements. Editing on the shooting set for multiple commercials. DDB WOLRD WIDE - Colombia -Nov 2016 -Nov 2017- Linear and non-linear video editing, according to the brand. Motion graphics animation and pieces. Developing multiple projects in parallel, meeting clients’ deadlines. Developing visual effects and color correction for various films. FREELANCE EDITOR AND VIDEOGRAPHER (Various Clients) -El Espectador - Colombian Newspaper Producing, shooting and editing audiovisual content for a newspaper’s section called “El malpensante”. -Salón Universitario de Fotografía of Bogotá, Colombia (2016, 2017) Supporting the advertising strategies and communications, with the aim of promoting the art students’ exhibition. Among my responsibilities were shooting, video editing and motion graphics design. -Swingzombi Producciones Visual effects and composition design for “Goteras”, an animated film. PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP Jan 2014 - Ago 2014 Centro Ático Setting video sequences both linear and non-linearly. . Looking through edited films and videos for any mistakes and making corrections them when needed. Ensuring film serial numbers and time-codes accuracy. --- EDUCATION Pontificia Javeriana University BA Degree in Visual artist, Audiovisual Major Bogotá, Colombia. GPA 3.7 RECLAB COLLECTIVE Interdisciplinary artistic creation group focused on collective hands-on research. It is supported by Faculty of Arts of the Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá. Duik Workshop (After Effects plug-in) Rigging tools for 2D animation. Bogotá, Colombia. Zona Cinco - School of Cinema and Photography Professional Photography course. Bogotá, Colombia. LANGUAGES English. Academy IELTS Overall band score 7.0 (01/2020) Spanish. First Language

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I’m Mónica Leiva a filmmaker and videographer from Bogotá, Colombia.
I have 5 years of experience as a video editor. Although most of my job experience has been in advertising media, I’m interested in the music and film industry. I’m a passionate person, who loves to innovate and help others with their projects and needs. Also, I’m constantly pursuing to experiment in new projects and ideas due to my desire to create and convey my ideas and personal voice.

SOFT SKILLS 
Excellent attention to details
Teamwork
Problem solving
Leadership
Creativity

HARD SKILLS
Multitasking
Video production
Design and layout for advertisement pieces
Scripts visualization
Adobe Premiere Pro - Adobe After Effect - Adobe Illustrator - Adobe Photoshop


-EMPLOYMENT AND PROJECT EXPERIENCE

CEREBRO POST
-Nov 2017 - Present-
Editing for advertising promos and commercials (Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects).
Overseeing the post-production progress of audio and video content.
Working side by side with the film/commercial director and client.
Proposing customized styles and techniques, including the animation of graphic elements.
Editing on the shooting set for multiple commercials.

DDB WOLRD WIDE - Colombia
-Nov 2016 -Nov 2017-
Linear and non-linear video editing, according to the brand.
Motion graphics animation and pieces.
Developing multiple projects in parallel, meeting clients’ deadlines.
Developing visual effects and color correction for various films.

FREELANCE EDITOR AND VIDEOGRAPHER
(Various Clients)
-El Espectador - Colombian Newspaper
Producing, shooting and editing audiovisual content for a newspaper’s section called “El malpensante”.
-Salón Universitario de Fotografía of Bogotá, Colombia (2016, 2017)
Supporting the advertising strategies and communications, with the aim of promoting the art students’
exhibition. Among my responsibilities were shooting, video editing and motion graphics design.
-Swingzombi Producciones
Visual effects and composition design for “Goteras”, an animated film.

PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP
Jan 2014 - Ago 2014
Centro Ático
Setting video sequences both linear and non-linearly. .
Looking through edited films and videos for any mistakes and making corrections them when needed.
Ensuring film serial numbers and time-codes accuracy.


EDUCATION
Pontificia Javeriana University
BA Degree in Visual artist, Audiovisual Major
Bogotá, Colombia. GPA 3.7

RECLAB COLLECTIVE
Interdisciplinary artistic creation group focused on collective hands-on research.
It is supported by Faculty of Arts of the Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá.

Duik Workshop (After Effects plug-in)
Rigging tools for 2D animation. Bogotá, Colombia.

Zona Cinco - School of Cinema and Photography
Professional Photography course.
Bogotá, Colombia.

LANGUAGES
English. Academy IELTS Overall band score 7.0 (01/2020)
Spanish. First Language

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Experience Level

Adobe Premiere Pro
Expert
Adobe After Effects
Intermediate
Adobe Illustrator
Intermediate
Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate
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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Telecommunications

Experience Level

Adobe Premiere Pro
Expert
Adobe After Effects
Intermediate
Adobe Illustrator
Intermediate
Adobe Photoshop
Intermediate
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