Scott MacGougan has over 25 years of experience in video and audio production. He has led video production efforts at Russell Investments, producing over 1,000 videos and 150 live webcasts annually. He is proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud software and has experience in all phases of video production from concept to post-production. He also has a background in music composition and received an Emmy award.

1. SCOTT MACGOUGAN
(253) 358 5239 / scottmacgougan@gmail.com
Bringing a depth of experience and a laser focus on customers to the art & science of media production
K E Y S K I L L S & S T R E N G T HS
VIDEO: All phasesof videoproduction:fromconceptsandscripts toshooting, directing, editingandcompositing,
includingmotiongraphicproductionandchannel management
AUDIO: All aspectsof audioproduction:includingwriting, recording, editing,findinganddirectingvoicetalent,and
custommusiccreation (receivedanEmmyAwardformusiccomposition fora PBSdocumentary theme)
SOFTWARE: Adobe Creative CloudSuite (PremierePro,AfterEffects,Audition,MediaEncoder,Photoshop,Lightroom);
MS Office (Excel,Word,Outlook,PowerPoint);andvariouswebcastingsystems(Mediasite,GoToMeeting /
GoToWebinar,Skype forBusiness,WebEx).
CORE: Ridiculouslydependable •Unabashedlypositive• Continuallycreative
DEMO REEL: https://youtu.be/x31p643xlIk
RUSSELL INVESTMENTS ─1990- 2016
S E N I O R V I D E O P R O D U C E R
Ledall corporate-levelvideoproduction (about120 videosayear). Directlyinvolvedinthe planning,shooting,and post-
production. Directedandsupervisedthe workof externalproductioncompaniesandthe workdone inand forthe
global offices.
- Currentlyjustover1,000 videosare live onthe Russell InvestmentsYouTube Channel,witharound300,000 total
viewsforall videosposted since2010
- “Market WeekinReview”(recordedandproducedinternally eachweek) whichwasafinalistforthe Content
MarketingInstitute’sBestNewsVideoSeriesin 2015
- Firstrecipientof Corporate Marketing’s“Above&Beyond”awardfor consistentlyoutstandingclientservice
Spearheaded all live webcastsandwebcastrecordings (bothinternal andexternal - about150 eventseachyear)
(Includinglivevideowebcastsof ourCEOTownHalls withmultiple cameras remotelycontrolledand switchedlive)
- Received a“RichMediaAward” forinnovative use of videoproductiongearinwebcasting
- FeaturedspeakeratSonicFoundry’sannual conference (makersof the mediasite webcastingsystem),anda
guestpresenteronone of theirwebcasts
Providedsupportandguidance as otherglobal offices,TorontoandLondon, wantedtoproduce videocontent
(specified whatequipmenttoacquire,whatroomstooutfit,andwhat trainingtoprovide - giventheirbudgetandplans)
Chose software tools (forediting,motiongraphics,andencoding),andproduction hardware (cameras,computers,disc
arrays, mixers,switchers, lights,tripods, etc.) andexternal vendors(forshootingoreditingor3D graphic production) for
the enterprise globally
- Createdrules-based,zero-cost,surprisinglyeffective systemsforvideoprojectarchivingandYouTube channel
management

2. D I G I T A L M E D I A S P E C I A L S T
Oversawmediaproductionandtechnical coordinationforlarge liveevents.
(1,000 people inavenue,withsound,lights,computerprojection,IMAG,videoreplaysandvideorecording.)
- Grew mediaproductioncapabilitiesover time fromabsolute zeroto creatingprofessional levelvideosweekly
- Builtan effective internal webcastingcapability (usingmulticasttostreamto over1,000 viewerssimultaneously)
and equippedaprofessionalandefficientin-house studio.
- Createda digital signage programthatpulledinvisitingclientnames,currentdate andtime,andalternated
those withkeymarketingmessagesinacollage of movingbrandelementsandnature photographyand
displayedtheminamulti-layeredcontextthatskillfullyavoidedliteral repetition.Itprojectedontoalarge glass
panel justinside the maindoorwayandrancontinuouslyfor7 years.
T E C H N I C A L W R I T E R
- Createddocumentationof systemsthe ITgrouphad builtwhichledfirsttotestingandthento programming,
before gettingthe nodtomove intomulti-media.
- Nerdydetail:Createdanalgorithmforcalculating multi-periodgrowthratesthatwouldacceptnegative values
that wasusedin Russell Investments’InternationalEquityProfiles
M U S I C I AN A N D C O M P O S E R –Freelance
Live performances, sessionwork, TV appearances,Albumproduction
- Createdmusicforlocal PBS showsincludingmusicfor OverWashington,abighitforthe local station,as well as
the theme forRick Steves’Travels inEurope,andthe documentary GrowingUpWithout,whichwonScottan
Emmy.
E D U C A T I O N
MASTER OF ARTS IN MUSIC COMPOSITION fromUCLA
BACHELOR OF MUSIC (inTheoryand Composition) fromPacificLutheranUniversity[SummaCumLaude]

3. SCOTT MACGOUGAN (253) 358 5239 / scottmacgougan@gmai l .com