Creative & Markerting

Dakota Sabo

 

About Me

I have 17+ years of experience as a motivated digital content creator, digital advertisement creator, commercial video producer, film creator, and podcast producer.


West Virginia University - Strategic Initiatives, Marketing Strategist & Content Creator

June 2022 - Present

  • Manage social media accounts for WVU Talent and Culture

  • Photograph WVU employees for use in promotional materials

  • Film and edit videos for web and social media

  • Create compelling graphics and posts for social media

  • Curate and distribute promotional material

WVU Medicine Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, Marketing Strategist

July 2020 - July 2022

  • Manage social media accounts for WVU Medicine and WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

  • Develop and manage website for WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute

  • Assist in communication and production for national news outlets like CNN, NBC Nightly News, The Washington Post, and Good Morning America

  • Photograph staff headshots and WVU RNI events

  • Film and edit patient stories for web and social media

  • Create compelling graphics and posts for social media

  • Curate and distribute newsletters and promotional material

WVU RNI Facebook

WVU RNI Twitter

WVU RNI Website


Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (WBOY-TV), Creative Services

January 2013 - July 2020

  • Assembly edit video content for commercial production; including
    commercials for television, digital, and long-form material for showcase

  • Create brand identities for clients across mobile, digital, and TV platforms

  • Mix and record audio for TV, digital, and radio for client and internal use

  • Advise clients and Account Executives on production-related design

  • Train production staff on production software

  • Create digital ads for web and mobile distribution and advise production staff
    on digital ad creation

  • Work with news and engineering departments on producing and managing
    branding material (station bugs, looping backgrounds, etc.)


Fuhss, Owner & Creative Director

December 2015 - Present

  • Produce podcasts, videos, and films

  • Design branding for a mix of creative content

  • Manage social media accounts to foster an engaged audience


4 Local Obits, creative services

December 2018 - January 2020

  • Developed video and digital ad designs for marketing of one of the country’s largest online obituary services

  • Created daily video obituaries for funeral homes across West Virginia and Maryland


Freelance Video Production

September 2005 - May 2015

  • Filmed and edited commercials for web and television production

  • Managed small crews while capturing video for independent events and corporate functions


Scottish Heritage Society of North Central West Virginia, Volunteer Coordinator

March 2009 - August 2012

  • Recruited and coordinated volunteers


WVU Department of Communication Studies, Web Content Intern

Jan 2012 - May 2012

  • Curated website content

  • Captured and edited promotional video


Mt. Angel Christian Television, Director & Production Manager

March 2006 - August 2008

  • Produced and directed over 100 thirty-minute television episodes for broadcast

  • Managed video production staff and on-air talent

Skills

 

Interests

Podcasts
Photography
Filmmaking
Storytelling

Education

West Virginia University, 2008 - 2012

B.A. COMMUNICATION STUDIES
GPA: 3.88
Graduated Summa Cum Laude

Awards

Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society

Lambda Pi Eta National Honor Society

Golden Key International Honour Society

Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society

Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society

Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society