Orlando, Florida · Video production
Damian Cardona
Emmy Award–Winning Video Producer & Visual Storyteller
Field Production · Cinematography · Editing · Production Leadership
Emmy Award–winning video producer with 15+ years of experience in advocacy, political, and commercial production. Combines hands-on cinematography and editing with experience managing budgets, coordinating crews, and guiding projects from planning through delivery. Current work at AFSCME focuses on member stories, leadership coverage, and short-form video. Previously led production at CATECOMM and founded Unknown Media, a creative production business.
Earlier work archive: Unknown Media (opens in a new tab)
Assistant Video Field Producer
AFSCME
October 2023–Present
- Produce field-based video stories featuring union members and national leadership, supporting organizing, recruitment, and public-facing communications.
- Execute solo and small-crew location shoots, handling camera, interview lighting, location audio, and event coverage while adapting to changing schedules and production conditions.
- Collaborate with communications colleagues on interview-driven stories and short-form event recaps, shaping footage into clear narratives and incorporating editorial feedback.
- Support leadership appearances with speech coverage, direct-to-camera recordings, teleprompter setups, and supporting footage.
- Prepare and organize production media for editing and future reuse, including footage handoffs, audio coordination, and shared-storage workflows.
Head of Production
CATECOMM
May 2015–May 2023
- Led video productions from planning through delivery, managing budgets, crew hiring, production schedules, and client coordination.
- Worked across cinematography, camera operation, location audio, editing, line producing, and production management.
- Helped build the company’s media-production operation and supported the development of junior production staff.
- Coordinated clients, crews, vendors, and production resources to keep projects organized through delivery.
Founder / Owner
Unknown Media
April 2010–May 2015
- Founded and operated a creative production business spanning commercial, educational, web, and advocacy projects.
- Managed client development, proposals, and crew, location, and equipment logistics.
- Developed an ongoing production relationship with Code School that led to work for Google’s Web Developers site.
Recognition
Selected Recognition
Capabilities
Skills & Certification
Field Production
Interview production, cinematography, location lighting, location sound, event coverage, teleprompter operation, gimbal operation, aerial capture
Post-Production
Video editing, interview-driven storytelling, audio synchronization, captions and subtitles, short-form deliverables
Production Management
Budgeting, scheduling, crew coordination, location logistics, client and stakeholder communication
Media Workflows
Verified media offloads, footage organization, editor handoffs, shared storage, archive planning
Software
Adobe Creative Cloud, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro
Certification
FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate
Full Sail University
- Master of Fine Arts, Media Design — 2014
- Master of Science, Entertainment Business — 2011
- Bachelor of Science, Film — 2010
