James Paydon

• Training & Development: Gained hands-on experience and training in VFX editing workflows, learning directly from senior VFX editors and industry professionals.
• Efficient Studio Operations: Coordinated day-to-day activities, ensuring smooth workflow and effective communication between departments.
• Team Support: Delivered on-demand assistance to VFX artists, editors, and other professionals, ensuring their needs were met to keep projects on track.
• Confidentiality & Professionalism: Maintained strict confidentiality with sensitive project materials while adhering to the highest standards of professionalism in a high-pressure environment.
• Cross-Department Collaboration: Fostered strong relationships with creative and technical teams, acting as a go-between to ensure timely communication and efficient problem-solving.
• Client Liaison: Assisted in the delivery of materials to clients, managed client requests, and ensured a professional, positive experience with the studio.
• Time Management: Prioritised and handled multiple tasks simultaneously, demonstrating adaptability and the ability to meet tight deadlines.

• Assisting Directors & Editors in sourcing multiple Film & TV action sequences as examples for their work.
• Sorting and precisely placing sequences into different files for the benefit of the cast and crew.
• Downloading and organising media for the Director.
• Sourcing and compiling multiple clips for an opening sequence.
• Sorting clips through links on shared documents for the Editor.
• Creating and compiling Shot decks for the Editor.

Helping customers with selecting merchandise, finding accessories and completing purchases. Processing cash, card and mobile payments using POS systems.

DHL Supply Chain (M&S Contract), (April 2023)

Hatfield AL10

Reporting to the internal Communications & Engagement team, I worked on an exciting promotional film showcasing the company's use of warehouse robots to reach record breaking volumes for the Marks & Spencer contract.

Ashley Wilde Group, (2022)

Travellers Lane, Welham Green

A leading soft furnishings wholesale company. My main role was to collaborate with the marketing team to plan video content for their social media.

Zig Zag productions,(2022)

Farringdon, EC1M 4EL Work Experience

• working as a runner, assisting with tasks such as researching topics for upcoming TV programmes, sourcing props for various shows, printing and photocopying scripts and attending vital meetings amongst other tasks.

Youtube Video Editor (2021)

Edited various movie trailers including Harry Potter and Spider-Man for a YouTube company with a subscriber count of over 2.5 million. The roles and responsibilities included:

• cutting clips together and making Hollywood standard movie trailers lasting for over two minutes. This culminated in generating around 3 million views.