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Sachiko Jayaratne

Colombo

Summary

Skilled writer, director and producer with extensive film industry background. Streamlined production schedules and activities to minimize delays or disruptions. Superb organizational and communications skills leading to achievement of high-level goals. Kind Caregiver with experience addressing physical and emotional needs. Familiar with scheduling and managing appointments, coordinating household support and offering caring companionship.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Caregiver Part Time

Medi Help Hospitals
02.2022 - 12.2023
  • Coordinating appointments, visits, and activities for clients. This might involve using scheduling software or tools to manage calendars efficiently.
  • Maintaining accurate records of client care, including medical histories, progress notes, and any incidents or changes in condition. This could involve electronic health record systems or paper-based documentation.
  • Acting as a liaison between clients, their families, healthcare professionals, and other caregivers. This may involve relaying important information, answering questions, and providing updates on the client's status.
  • Handling financial transactions related to caregiving services, such as generating invoices, processing payments, and coordinating insurance billing if applicable.
  • Ordering, stocking, and organizing supplies necessary for caregiving duties, such as medical equipment, personal care items, and medication.
  • Providing general administrative assistance to other members of the caregiving team, such as answering phones, filing paperwork, and responding to emails.

Visual Content Controller

Phoenix Industries
Colombo
06.2022 - 02.2024
  • Manage & control new visual content projects, under the guidance of creative director, from concept to final deliverable, with special attetion to detail and timelines.
  • Creative briefs to be documented before the start of each project, and clear communication with internal and external stakeholders until project completion.
  • Be the link between Phoenix & 3rd party suppliers for relevant content projects.
  • On time delivery of all planned projects.
  • Constant follow up & attention to detail on project specific deliverables.
  • Vendor management & supplier negotiations.

Production Assistant

The Country network
Fort Worth
01.2018 - 08.2019
  • Started as a Summer Intern and worked my way through grip work and engaging in filming behind the scenes for conducted shoots.
  • Coordinated with video editing for the Universal Country Music Awards 2018.
  • Production Assistant - Commercial shoot for Hendrix medical Center, Abilene TX.
  • Grip work/behind the scenes videographer - Country Music legend, Charlie Pride's 'standing in my way' music video.
  • Production Assistant for 'drink all day' Music Video for country ar st Bubba-T.

Multimedia Specialist

Unity One Credit Union
Fort Worth
01.2019 - 07.2019
  • Meeting and liaising with clients to discuss briefs, requirements and project progress.
  • Making technical recommendations.
  • Creating multimedia designs in liaison with animators, programmers, writers, video producers, sound engineers and artists.
  • Developing and using skills and expertise in appropriate design packages such as Photoshop, In Design and After Effects.
  • Keeping up-to-date with technological and software developments.

Producttion Assistant

Bow Line Media
Fort Worth
01.2018 - 11.2018
  • Assisted with behind the scenes and second video shoo ng for a cooking show for Walmart.
  • Managed the call sheets and assisted with the directors cut edit.

TV Director

Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth
01.2016 - 05.2018
  • Nearly after two years working with the RMG I was appointed to be the Rambler TV Director till the period of my graduation.
  • Daily responsibilities included supervising and preparing my team for the weekly newscast and sports access.
  • Independently conducted different shoots during every other week such as, 'Being a Ram', and 'Rambler TV Special'.
  • Responsible for hosting talk shows for coaches and other faculty members.
  • Created budgets, organized crews, and ensured that stories were completed on time for production.
  • Planned and coordinated breaking news by bringing the team together for immediate coverage.

Video Journalist

Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth
01.2014 - 08.2016
  • Obtained a position at the Rambler Media Group(RMG) as a video journalist creating short video reports covering significant events that took place on campus.
  • Responsible for creating video clips with voice narrations to run in the weekly newscast and sportscast.
  • Independently wrote scripts for interviews and weekly shows 'Being a Ram' and 'Rambler TV Special' and guided team members to produce creative video content.
  • Directed and produced storytelling for documentary videos using my filming skills and editing knowledge with the use of Final cut pro first, and then switching my editing genre to Adobe.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Mass Communication and minor in International RL

Texas Wesleyan University
Texas
05.2018

Care Certificate Course - 15 Standards -

Caredemy Online Skills Training
2022 - 2023

Skills

  • Visual Storytelling
  • Dependable and Responsible
  • Relationship Building
  • First Aid and Safety
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • After Effects
  • Davincci Resolve
  • Adobe Photoshop

Accomplishments

Texas Wesleyan University

  • Department of Mass Communication - Certificate of excellence - outstanding performance in advanced digital production - top group corporate video.
  • Department of Mas Communication - Certificate of excellence - outstanding performance in digital production - best video editor.
  • Director of the year, Rambler Media Group.

Extra-Curricular activities

Texas Intercollegiate press association: TIPA

Team awards

  • 1st place | In the category of electronic reporting
  • Rambler TV - documentary and sports access video
  • 2nd place | In the category of electronic reporting
  • Rambler TV - sportscast and newscast video
  • 3rd place | In the category of electronic reporting
  • Rambler TV - Advertising/PSA/Promo Video (in the category of production)

Personal Awards

  • 1st place | In the category of electronic reporting - multimedia sports story
  • 3rd place |In the category of electronic reporting - breaking news and multimedia sports story.

College Media Association Film Festival

  • 1st place - profile documentary (video feature package)
  • 3rd place - Women's golf story (video sports story package)

Timeline

Visual Content Controller

Phoenix Industries
06.2022 - 02.2024

Caregiver Part Time

Medi Help Hospitals
02.2022 - 12.2023

Multimedia Specialist

Unity One Credit Union
01.2019 - 07.2019

Production Assistant

The Country network
01.2018 - 08.2019

Producttion Assistant

Bow Line Media
01.2018 - 11.2018

TV Director

Texas Wesleyan University
01.2016 - 05.2018

Video Journalist

Texas Wesleyan University
01.2014 - 08.2016

Bachelor of Science - Mass Communication and minor in International RL

Texas Wesleyan University

Care Certificate Course - 15 Standards -

Caredemy Online Skills Training
Sachiko Jayaratne