Griffin Partilla
Producer/Director/Writer/Editor
griffinpartilla@hotmail.com
727-667-9196
website: www.griffinpartilla.com
Skills
Producing - award winning retail promotion and sports production for major TV networks
Directing/Interviewing - celebrity talent, models, and professional athletes
Editing - unsupervised, long and short form, including music editing - AVID Media Composer
Writing - on-air promotions, documentaries, and weekly shows
Camera Operator - professional baseball events - Panasonic DVX 100a
Styling – tabletop shoots
Strong storytelling craft
Extensive music background - studied and performed
Strong interpersonal and communication skills in working with all levels of personnel
Effectively identifies and solves problems
Experience
Field Producer/Director, Editor – Self employed Tampa Bay area, 2011 – Present
HSN
Producer, TV Creative Department, St. Petersburg, FL 2006-2011
Produce, write, and direct promotional content from concept to completion within strict deadlines
- Develop concepts and write scripts for on-air promotions
- Produce and direct shoots - on location, studio, and green screen
- Supervise post-production sessions - edit, graphics, audio/voice-over recording
- Create and manage budgets
- Develop solid, working relationships with show hosts, on-air guests, and vendors
- Collaborate effectively with team members
Promotional highlights: Wolfgang Puck, Emeril Lagasse, Samantha Brown, Jonathan Adler,
Fran Drescher, Rosie O’Donnell, Nate Berkus, Paula Abdul
Major League Baseball Productions
Associate Producer and Editor, New York, NY 1999-2006
Produce, write, direct, and edit content for Emmy award-winning network series, specials,
and commercial campaigns: ESPN, FOX Network, Spike TV, YES Network
Direct camera crews, conduct interviews with baseball players, celebrities, and fans during
various baseball events including Spring Training, the World Series, and All-Star games
Produce, direct, and style tabletop shoots to support all MLB programming - Collection of
baseball memorabilia, photos, headlines, and props
Camera operator - shoot pre-game elements and scenics, game action, and crowd b-roll
Programming highlights:
This Week In Baseball – FOX
Surviving September - ESPN
Maximum MLB – Spike TV
Yankeeography series – YES Network
World Series Films
History of the All-Star Game
Milwaukee Brewers Advertising Campaign
New York Yankees
Production Assistant, In-Game Entertainment, Bronx, NY 1999
- Produced and edited player and team highlight videos
- Interviewed Yankees players
- Selected music for pre-game and in-game use
- Wrote trivia questions for in-between inning features
- Shot crowd b-roll displayed on jumbotron
- Assisted director of department in all aspects of game preparation - rundown, headshots,
logos, stats, scoreboard fan messages
Major League Soccer Intern, Broadcasting Department, New York, NY 1998-1999
USA Sports Production Assistant, U.S. Open Tennis Championship, Flushing, NY 1998
NBC Sports Intern, On-Air Promotions, New York, NY 1997
NBC Affiliate, WHEC-TV Intern, Sports Department, Rochester, NY 1997
Education
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
B.A. Psychology, B.A. Film Studies 1998