1. Jonathan
Iacaruso
E: ediacaruso@hotmail.com
M: 07901 543424
Personal
Summary
Work
Experience
Skills
Education
Curriculum Vitae
With over nine years experience at Big Buoy as a Senior VT Operator I am compe-
tent in both HD and SD broadcast delivery. I have a good level of Mac & PC literacy
and am able to work under pressure on multiple jobs. Utilising excellent communica-
tion skills, I developed and maintained successful working relationships with both
internal and external staff.
Big Buoy TV - Senior VT Operator/Head of MCR
October 2005 - Present
Scramble - VT Operator
August 2004 – October 2005
BA (Hon) Film & Video 2:1 University of Wales, Newport
Scramble is an audio and video online post-production facility dealing with comer-
cials and short films. This was a great stepping stone for me as I learnt Pro Tools as
well as many other audio and video computer based software and file formats.
My daily tasks involved:
Big Buoy is a online & offline post-production company working on commercials,
music promos, short films & feature films.
My main responsibilities include:
Responsible for complete transmission services.
Strong understanding of quality control, using QC procedure.
Provide training for new operators.
Developed communication skills. Internal liaison with producers and operational
staff
Communicating issues that may affect deadlines to relevant parties
Encoding/ transcoding and delivery of file based media – including broadcast, VOD
and cinema spec.
Tape to tape transfers and down conversions using various HD and SD VTRs
Encoding/Transcoding SD & HD
QC with Tektronix and EFF
UK and International broadcast
Delivery
Proficient in use of PC & Mac
DVD Authorising
Deck to Deck Editing
Liasing with clients
Supporting Suites
TX Dubs for commercials
Using Pro Tools for radio adverts
Digital Rapids
Avid
Pro Tools
Photoshop
Illustrator
Experience with industry standard software
including;