Laura Memory Escobar is a videographer and photographer seeking a position in video production. She graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with degrees in Communication Studies and Religious Studies. For the past 5 years, she has worked in the video production department at UNC Athletics, producing a variety of video content including game highlights, features on student-athletes, and live event coverage. She also runs her own photography and videography business. Escobar is proficient with various cameras and video/audio equipment and has experience in all stages of the video production process from pre-production to post-production.

1. Laura Memory Escobar
Laura Memory Escobar
Demo Reel: https://vimeo.com/202070062
Current Address:
2000 Baity Hill Drive Apt. 224
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
lauramemoryphotography@gmail.com
www.lauramemory.com
(919)-559-7613
EDUCATION
University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Fall 2008 - Spring 2012
B.A. Communication Studies: Media Studies and Production
B.A. Religious Studies
Student-Athlete: Women’s Lacrosse Four- year Varsity Letter Winner
- Two NCAA Final Fours, One NCAA Semifinals, One Elite Eight Finish
- Six Time ACC Honor Roll Recipient
Lamda Pi Eta Communication Honor Society
EXPERIENCE
UNC Athletics – Go Heels Productions
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – Chapel Hill, NC
2012-Present
www.goheels.com
Go Heels Productions is a part of Athletic Communications department within UNC Athletics. We produce all
video content for our 28 teams distributed via video boards, goheels.com, social media, and live streaming events
with ESPN3 and ACC Digital Network. I collaborate with Marketing, Sports Information Directors, The Rams
Club, Student-Athlete Development, Student-Athlete Career Services, NeuLion, Learfelid Sports, Ticketing, Tar
Heel Sports Properties, Coaches, and the University.
Production Manager:
 Assistant to Football Director news coverage, game day, video board
content
 Live events assistant producer – audio, replay, grip, LEDs.
 Primary script writer, shooter, editor, producer of media content for
swimming and diving, women’s lacrosse, and assisted all other
Olympic sports and men’s basketball. I produce segments ranging
from short-form promos to highlights and press conferences, to long-
form feature stories.
 Student-Athlete development videos highlighting community service
and leadership development activities
 Traveled and covered women’s lacrosse NCAA National
Championship weekend with same day behind the scenes and all-
access celebration videos with Championship video reaching over
50,000 views on YouTube.
2012 – 2013

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Olympic Sports Manager:
 Continued aforementioned responsibilities, and assisted Men’s
Basketball Director with news feature coverage
 Created training camp mini series for basketball and football.
 Coverage of all 28 teams at UNC including shooting, editing, writing,
voice work, distribution, social media.
 Game/practice highlights, student-athlete features, game/tournament
recaps and previews, game day experience, student-athlete
development stories, long form features.
- Features used during ESPN3 broadcasts
 Traveled as sole behind the scenes videographer with field hockey
(’14) to NCAA Final Four weekend.
2013-2015
News Services Producer:
 With the growth of ACC Digital Network, Go Heels productions
divided into New Services, Game Day, and Video Board teams. I am
the primary videographer and editor for Olympic sports content while
continuing to assist with Football and Men’s Basketball.
 Football sideline videographer and creator of “Game Day Sights and
Sounds” weekly feature where I film fans, tailgating, Tar Heel Town,
kid friendly events, Bell Tower walk, and other land marks and
traditions pregame and team sideline reactions and in-the-stands fan
excitement during the game, and post game speeches and celebrations
post game, that capture the Game Day atmosphere around Carolina
Football
 Identify stories, research topics, film, conduct interviews, edit, and
distribute features through sport’s individual social media accounts.
 Train and oversee students to help News Services team with weekly
game promos and features.
 Traveled as sole behind the scenes videographer for NCAA National
Championship weekend with men’s lacrosse (’16), women’s lacrosse
(’16), field hockey (’16), and women’s soccer (’16).
The Rammy’s:
 Primary video content producer for the annual athletics award show,
modeled after the ESPY Awards, in which we celebrate and recognize
team’s outstanding athletics, academic, and service achievements. On
the original planning committee and tasked with creating nominee
categories (i.e. Female Student-Athlete Of The Year, Best Play, Best
Team), five nominations for each of the 11 athletic categories and
three service categories, corresponding video for those nominations
shown at the Rammy’s, film and produce several skit videos, organize
student-athlete talent, and assist the director with script writing,
electronic ballots and stage direction. I’m also in charge of
interviewing winners backstage and editing winner recap videos.
2015-2017
2013-2017

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Owner of Laura Memory Photography and Videography
Chapel Hill, NC
2015-Present
www.lauramemory.com
 Photograph weddings, families, couples, engagements, seniors, corporate events, birthdays, family
reunions, lifestyle, fashion, product, headshots, food, and fundraisers.
 Worked with over 50 individuals and organizations
 Video life events and promos for business and organization along
Founder, Videographer, Editor, Producer: I Am Second - UNC
Chapel Hill, NC
2012-Present
www.iamsecond-unc.com
 Testimonies of student-athletes sharing about balancing their sport, their faith, and their lives at
UNC in 17 videos and counting with a total of 86,000 views on YouTube alone.
5:00 Films and Media Intern
Washington, DC, Denver, CO, Point Loma, CA
June-August 2011
www.500films.com
 Worked to produce live broadcasting and daily recaps with AUVSI in Point Loma, CA and Virginia
Beach, VA. Camera Operator during live event and B-roll for recaps.
 Covered a nonprofit event with Rebuilding Together and produced sponsor highlights including
Lowe’s Home Improvement and Carter’s Kids in Denver, CO. Camera operator, audio, and
production assistant.
Plain Pine Box: Producer, Editor
Chapel Hill, NC
March – June 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXsu5W3LDxo
 Edited and produced a 20 minute short film accepted for screening at Swain Lot Film Festival in
Chapel Hill, NC
Amani Children’s Foundation: Documentarian, Intern
Amani Children’s Foundation - Kenya
June – August 2010
 Worked in several orphanages which serve as the national models for Children’s Homes in Kenya.
As the team documentarian, I took portraits to aid in their adoption process which led to subsequent
adoption of over 50 children in one year. I also created a PSA to be shown to sponsors and screened
at the Atlantic Magazine Conference in Washington, DC.
UNC Student Television
Late Night STV
August 2008 – May 2009
 Contributed to a comedy talk show that covered student groups, campus happenings, and current
events. I worked behind the scenes to generate content, graphics, film pack brief talent, and operate
camera.

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AWARDS & UNVIERSITY SERVICE
 RISE Award Winner –2016
- One of only 12 yearly recipients recognized for outstanding work as UNC athletic employees
that demonstrates responsibility, innovation, service, and excellence.
 UNC Athletics Diversity & Inclusion Committee Member - 2015-present
- Embrace our diverse community, value and promote multiculturalism, and support and value
equal opportunities for student-athletes, coaches and staff at UNC. We foster respect and
sensitivity through department wide workshops, suggestions to senior staff based on climate
surveys, diversity speakers at department events, distributing inclusion guidelines for
Athletic Communications and job search committees, and honoring African-American
achievements through the Annual Tar Heel Trailblazer award. This is presented to two
deserving former student-athletes in honor of Black History month that recognizes their
achievements on and off the field.
 Trail Blazer Post Graduate Fellowship - Creator 2017
- As a member of the diversity committee, I presented the idea of this fellowship as a way to
embrace our past while celebrating the future generation of Trailbalzers. This now endowed
scholarship will be presented to a student-athlete who demonstrates advocacy for any
multicultural topic and who seeks to grow their passion for human rights and equality post
graduation. This will be announced at the 2017 Rammy Awards in the spring.
 Disney Institute – Selected to serve on the Internal Communications work team during UNC’s 2 year
partnership with the Disney Institute 2014-2016
- As part of this eight member team, we worked for eight months together and with the
guidance of the Disney Institute, to suggest a list of best practices for the entire athletic
department that we presented to the executive team and senior staff members.
 HI-5 Award – for outstanding commitment & showcasing of student-athlete development 2014
 Full Frame Documentary Festival Fellow. 2012
 New Life PSA accepted and premiered at Atlantic Magazine Conference in Washington, DC. 2010
- Purpose of conference was to showcase excellence in documenting and disseminating
effective human development initiatives worldwide.
 Producer of the Year – Annual award given to outstanding production and broadcast student at
Needham Broughton High school
TECHNICAL SKILLS
 Cameras:
o Canon DSLRs, Panasonic AF100 & C100, Professional ENGs, DJI Ronin Handheld
Gimbal Stabilizer, GoPro
 Pre-Production:
o Ability to identify captivating stories, research current and historical program and
individual statistics, write engaging questions to ask interviewee, schedule interviews at
ideal and appropriate location, and work with various departments to tell the Carolina
Athletics story
 Post-Production:
o Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Adobe
Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Media Encoder, Logic Pro, Sound Track Pro
 Technical:
o Script Writing, Voice Artist, 3 Point Lighting, Wireless Audio, Lavaliere Microphone,
Green Screen, Color Correction, Audio Mixing & Editing, Time-lapse, Multi Camera

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Interviews, Steadicam, FTP Uploading & Management, Raw Footage Card Archival
Logging, Workflow & Management
 Live Stream:
o Audio Board, 3-Play Replay, Game Footage Low, ISO, & Game Angle cameras, Live
Subclipping, Highlights ready as soon as game is over
Thank You For Your Consideration