Christopher Cooper
VIDEO PRODUCER · EDITOR · CONTENT CREATOR
10 yrs
BEHIND THE CAMERA
150K+
TIKTOK FOLLOWERS
26M+
VIEWS ACROSS PLATFORMS
300K+
VIEWS ON ONE CLIENT EDIT
Video producer with a decade behind the camera, starting with nonprofit PSA campaigns in 2016 and running through contract editing for Orlando Informer and self-produced work today. Built a short-form channel from zero to 150K+ followers, pitched and delivered a 10-video national brand partnership, and handle shooting, editing, and on-camera performance independently. Comfortable owning a project from concept and script through final cut and delivery.
EXPERIENCE
Contract Video Editor · Orlando Informer
2026 – PRESENT
- Edit long-form YouTube content for a theme-park vacation-planning brand, including a 43-minute Halloween Horror Nights food feature for The Pugh Two channel, now past 300K views.
- Design custom animated lower-thirds from scratch and handle rotoscoping, masking, and audio cleanup.
- Hand off organized Premiere Pro projects for producer-side final polish and export, coordinating with the photo and video team through Slack and Asana.
Content Creator & Freelance Video Producer · Self-Employed
2020 – PRESENT
- Grew @opherphilms on TikTok from zero to 150K+ followers, independently writing, shooting, editing, and performing in every post, with cross-platform distribution to Instagram and Facebook (26M+ views across platforms).
- Pitched, secured, and delivered a 10-video sponsored partnership with The Coldest Water, owning creative from concept through final cut while meeting brand guidelines, tone requirements, and delivery deadlines.
- Track platform trends and cultural moments daily and publish inside the news cycle, not after it.
- Use platform analytics to drive format, hook, and scheduling decisions; built a custom dashboard on the YouTube API to monitor channel growth and video-level performance for the Pabopher channel.
- Co-produce Pabopher on an alternating-week schedule: editing, thumbnails, cross-platform promotion.
- Engage a 150K-person audience in comments and DMs, managing brand voice at scale.
Digital Content Analyst · Concentrix (contract via AppleOne)
2026
- Reviewed and classified high volumes of digital image content against detailed client guidelines, sustaining accuracy standards under daily throughput targets.
- Applied a multi-tier classification system to ambiguous and edge-case material, exercising consistent judgment across a large dataset; team completed the full project ahead of the projected timeline.
Video Production Specialist · Drug-Free Highlands
2016 – 2020
- Led PSA campaigns for a regional nonprofit from script to screen, handling directing, filming, editing, and on-screen performance.
- Managed multiple simultaneous production timelines while consistently meeting quality standards and mission objectives.
SELECTED WORK
Halloween Horror Nights 2026 Food Feature
43-minute long-form edit with custom horror-themed lower thirds; 300K+ views.
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Disney Dinosaur Video Essay
Research-driven essay on the closure of Disney's Dinoland USA, with extensive rotoscoping.
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Pabopher Creator Dashboard
Live analytics dashboard tracking channel growth, engagement, and release scheduling.
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This Portfolio Site
Custom retro desktop interface with windowed sections and animated counters. No templates.
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SKILLS
Video & ProductionAdobe Premiere, motion graphics, rotoscoping, color grading, sound design, lighting, camera
Social & ContentTikTok, Instagram, and YouTube strategy; audience growth; trend tracking; brand partnerships
Design & TechnicalPhotoshop, Canva, thumbnail design, YouTube API, React, TypeScript, HTML/CSS, Git
EDUCATION
B.A. Web & Interactive Media Design · Minor in Mass Media · University of Central Florida
MAY 2026
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