OAKLAND, CA  |  651.442.6359  |  contact@ericwahlstrom.com

 

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SUMMARY

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I'm a post-production specialist with 17+ years of experience spanning creative industries and visual storytelling mediums. My background includes feature film work, visual effects and VR/360 production, client services, and post-production leadership in commercial and branded content and I've delivered work for national TV campaigns, Fortune 500 clients, and high-profile brands reaching broad audiences across platforms. My core skills include video editing, color grading, motion graphics, and audio finishing and I thrive in collaborative environments where strategy, execution, and storytelling intersect. I'm currently seeking opportunities as a video editor or colorist on teams where different ideas are valued, craft is taken seriously, and mentorship is part of the culture. I'm especially interested in growing as a creative leader and supporting post-production teams in building thoughtful, well-executed content that connects with audiences at scale.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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MAXIMIZE VIDEO PRODUCTIONS (MVP)
March 2020 - March 2025
HEAD OF POST PRODUCTION / LEAD VIDEO EDITOR

 

Oversaw the full post-production pipeline, from initial story development to final asset delivery, crafting content aligned with clients’ brand and marketing goals. Specialized in video editing, color grading, motion graphic design and audio editing & mixing, crafting visually compelling and sonically polished content that enhanced storytelling, reinforced key messaging, and engaged target audiences.

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• Led post-production for 450+ videos across various formats, including national TV spots, OOH content, digital media and ads, branded content, explainer videos, testimonials, product launches, corporate, resort & hospitality videos, long-form multi-camera interviews and social media campaigns.
   

• Served as a creative lead to all phases of production, including story development, script-writing, shot planning and on-set creative consultation to align production with post-production needs.
   

• Coordinated collaboration between clients, producers, and creative teams to translate shifting feedback into on-target deliverables across concurrent projects, often under tight turnarounds.
   

• Directed and reviewed work from external editors, animators, and voice talent to ensure consistent creative execution across formats, timelines, and evolving client expectations.
   

• During bidding and budgeting, provided detailed post-production estimates to support project proposals and ensure accurate scope planning.
   

• Streamlined post workflows by creating scalable systems for media management, version control, and client review, reducing editing delays and improving delivery times for hundreds of projects.
   

• Sourced and curated all additional media assets beyond production-day footage, including royalty-free music, sound effects, stock footage, brand assets, fonts and logos.
   

• Managed media assets, organizing and archiving high-volume project files across servers and backup drives to optimize storage and retrieval.
   

• Provided production support as needed, assisting with talent sourcing, location scouting, crew coordination, schedule creation, shot lists and call sheets.
   

• Assisted internal marketing efforts by maintaining MVP’s website, building pages, uploading videos and assets, optimizing SEO and creating internal social media content to enhance online presence.
  
   

FREELANCE VIDEO PRODUCTION

October 2017 - March 2020

VIDEO PRODUCER / VIDEO EDITOR / VIDEOGRAPHER
 

Produced, shot and edited a wide variety of content, including corporate B2B marketing, promo, event, social media, short-form doc, social responsibility, testimonial, sports and entertainment videos distributed on small and large-screen formats. Worked with organizations of all sizes, from startups to established corporations, adapting to various creative needs and client expectations.
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• Guided clients from project conception through post-production, setting realistic expectations, coordinating logistics, directing crew and solving challenges to ensure a successful outcome that met both budget and creative needs.
   

• Crafted compelling narratives by assembling, enhancing, and applying creative techniques to HD, 4K, and 8K footage in a variety of codecs and formats as video, motion graphics and sound editor.
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• Collaborated with video producers and clients to capture footage that ranged from carefully conceived and artistic to fast, flexible, broadcast-style for quick production turnarounds, and live-stream 360 VR video productions.

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JAUNT VR

October 2015 - October 2017
VIRTUAL REALITY PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR / ASSISTANT VR VIDEO EDITOR

 

Performed dozens of roles within the virtual reality video production landscape while working with Jaunt Studio, internal engineering teams, external partners and clients to develop an end-to-end, cinematic VR production solution.

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• Wrote, directed, captured and edited 2 VR experiences published on Jaunt streaming platform, 1 VR experience showcased at partner trade show, and directed Olympic Channel VR video shoots when series director was unavailable.​
   

• Operated and assessed the strengths and limitations of various VR camera technologies, including the Jaunt ONE cinematic VR camera rig, Nokia Ozo, GoPro Omni, Nikon KeyMission 360 and Samsung Gear 360.
   

• Assisted lead video editors and improved efficiency for dozens of projects by organizing and managing hundreds of digital assets and production media.
   

• Collaborated with partners and Jaunt internal teams, creating shoot schedules, coordinating travel, logistics, overseeing pre and post-production tasks.
   

• Organized and managed production media for dozens of shoots using Jaunt Media Manager and ShotPut Pro.

 

INDUSTRIAL LIGHT & MAGIC

September 2010 - October 2015

VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCTION COORDINATOR / DATA WRANGLER

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Supported internal and client VFX teams across six major film productions for Disney, Marvel, and Universal Studios, helping prioritize tasks, resolve day-to-day challenges, and ensure alignment with client goals at world-renowned visual effects company.

 

• Assisted five creative supervisors with managing artists across ILM’s global teams in Asia, Europe, and North America, coordinating task priorities, cross-functional dependencies and upholding production expectations.
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• Tracked asset and shot progress to assess artist productivity and generated production reports for show leadership, enabling accurate crewing estimates, contingency planning and successful completion of thousands of task deadlines.
   

• Collected thousands of live camera, lens and shot data points on film sets, providing critical reference materials required to produce high-quality, cost-effective visual effects.

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PARAMOUNT PICTURES - THE LAST AIRBENDER

January 2009 - May 2010

VISUAL EFFECTS PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

 

Supported VFX team on feature film from pre-production through post-production, both on and off set, assisting the tracking and management of vendor media deliverables to ensure they met studio deadlines and aligned with the director’s creative vision.

 

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ROMAN DREAMS, LLC - THE ANSWER MAN

February 2008 - May 2008

ART DEPARTMENT PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

 

Supported the Production Designer and Art Director on feature film by managing the Art Department’s $105K budget, conducting design research, securing product placements, constructing set decoration pieces and assisting with departmental wrap-out.

 

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WYBE-TV: PHILADELPHIA - THE LEESBURG 33

October 2007- March 2008

VIDEO EDITOR / AUDIO EDITOR / MUSIC COMPOSER

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Edited video, audio and composed music for half-hour documentary that aired on WYBE-TV’s 5th season of ‘Philadelphia Stories.’

 

FEATURE FILM & TV CREDITS

 

• Trending Gold - Olympic Channel (TV Mini-Series) (2018) - Virtual Reality Cinematographer & Camera Operator

• Captain America: Civil War (2016) - Visual Effects Coordinator

• Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) - Visual Effects Coordinator

• Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) - Visual Effects Coordinator

• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) - Data Wrangler, Visual Effects Coordinator

• The Lone Ranger (2013) - Visual Effects Production Assistant

• Battleship (2012) - Data Wrangler, Visual Effects Production Assistant

• Chef vs. City (S2, Ep11) - Philadelphia (2010) - Art Department Production Assistant

• The Last Airbender (2010) - Visual Effects Production Assistant

• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) - East Coast Office Production Assistant

• The Answer Man (2009) - Art Department Production Assistant

• The Leesburg 33 (Philadelphia Stories: Season 5) (2008) - Editor, Music Composer

 

EDUCATION​​

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• Temple University: School of Communications & Theater

• Degree: Bachelor of Art

• Major: Film and Media Arts

• Minor: Spanish

• Honors: Magna cum laude

• GPA: 3.67

 

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SKILLS

 

VIDEO POST PRODUCTION

• Video Editing

• Photo Editing

• Color Correction

• Color Grading

• Motion Graphics

• 2D Visual Effects

• Digital Media Management

 

AUDIO POST PRODUCTION

• Audio Editing

• Voice Audio Sweetening

• Audio Mixing

• Music Production

• Music Editing

 

CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT

• Story Development

• Script Writing

• Shot Planning

 

PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

• Project Coordination

• Budgeting

• Cross Functional Team Management

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SOFTWARE & TOOLS EXPERIENCE

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VIDEO EDITING / COLOR GRADING/ ENCODING

• Adobe Premiere Pro

• DaVinci Resolve

• Final Cut Pro

• Adobe Media Encoder

• Compressor

• Handbrake

• FFmpeg

 

MOTION GFX / COMPOSITING

• Adobe After Effects

 

GFX DESIGN / PHOTOGRAPHY

• Adobe Photoshop

• Adobe Illustrator

• Adobe Lightroom

 

AUDIO EDITING / MUSIC PRODUCTION

• Adobe Audition

• Logic Pro

• Garageband

 

SCREEN CAPTURE / VIDEO REVIEW

• Frame.io

• DropBox

• Vimeo

• Camtasia

• RV

• Cinesync

 

OTHER

• Neat Video Denoiser

• LRTimelapse

• Autopano Video Pro

• ShotPut Pro 

• Filemaker Pro

 

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INTERESTS

 

• Tech Gear & Gadgets

• News & Politics

• Mountain Biking

• Snowboarding

• Photography

• Music Production

• Cooking

• Gardening

• ​Camping

• Travel