Creative Producer & Editor

  • Life is like editing footage, you have to cut out the boring parts and add some epic music

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

The Telly Awards | Love it like the First Time Campaign | Bronze Winner                         

The Cable Industry Awards | #Hinchaswanted Campaign | Top Award                                      

Emmy Award Winner | Individual Excellence Draft & Achievement | NATAS Midwest Region

Emmy Award Nomination | Best On-Air Promotional Campaign | NATAS Midwest Region          

Award for Cable Excellence (ACE) Award | Local Award for Single Program: Magazine Show


Paw Patrol 2 Promo

The Paw Patrol, but more, with just a little bit extra. Spot piece I did for online stream platform.

Air Trailer Recut

A shoe is just a shoe, until someone steps into them.

Tetris Trailer Recut

It’s four blocks, poetry, art and math, all working in magical synchronicity. It’s the perfect game.

Celebrate Latino Heritage Month

HBO/Max celebrates the culture, contributions, and achievements of Latino and Hispanic communities through various celebrations of stories, vibrant colors, flavor and rhythm. I had the pleasure of working through their Multicultural Marketing and Branding Department to portray the message that even though Latinos come from everywhere, we are one.

The Covenant

Trailer I produced and edited for On Demand of Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant. During the way in Afghanistan, a local interpreter risks his own life to carry an injured sergeant across miles of grueling terrain.

How to Make stuff

The Aliens are here! Time for a drink. This trailer was a collaboration with YouTube channel Instructions and Stuff. As much as I like to say, they’re all my babies, this one was a fun one. I produced, wrote, edited, and did some special effects in After Effects. I also dabbed in mixing audio then mixed up a martini afterwards. Cheers!

My Reel

Check out some of my work. Some I have directed and shot. All of them I have produced and edited. Cheers!

Somebody Somewhere Episode Recap (HBO)

Sports Reel

Reel of everything sports like the beautiful game. Produced, Edited and Graphics by Omar Saavedra

Canela Media Upfront

Worked on Upfront presentation for Canela Media. Edited and did some title animations.

La Ciudad de las Fieras

Tato is an orphan adrift, a young lover of rap, who must find his place outside the violence of his city. Produced and edited Spanish Language trailer for HBO and HBO/Max.

La Afinadora de Árboles

Clara receives the world prize for children's literature. To find some peace, she moves with her family to the countryside. Trailer was cut to fit the format for HBO and HBO Max.

Nuestras Voices

HBO and HBO Max piece where coming of age can be hard, but it’s also a time of endless possibilities.

White House Plumbers Episode Recap (HBO)

Latinas We ❤️

For international Women’s Day we wanted to highlight talented Latina artists, actors and specials only seen on HBO and HBO Max.

The Garcias Trailer

The Garcias chronicles an American family based in San Antonio, TX, who are gathered for a summer vacation in their fancy beach house in Mexico. Trailer for HBO Max Comedy series ‘The Garcias’.

Yerba Buena (HBO)

Three friends decide to sell “happy brownies” to help deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, but not everyone agrees with the plan. Mary, Juana, and Sonia must overcome their prejudices to succeed in the business. I produced and edited.

How to Make a Rum & Coke

This is a personal project. I wanted to produce, write, and edit a couple of how-to videos. Learn how a group of off-duty U.S. solders brought a supply of Coca-Cola and went out for some drinks in a bar in Old Havana and came up with one of the world's most popular cocktails. I produced, wrote, shot, edited and audio mixed this piece.

Love it For the First Time

The unifying and positive campaign celebrates a fresh start for soccer across the globe following the disruption of the 2019-20 seasons caused by COVID-19. As Ligue 1 returns after being cancelled nearly six months earlier, a new season of LaLiga launched and Copa Libertadores restarting, fans will feel the sheer joy of soccer returning just like the first time they ever fell in love with the world’s biggest game. The concept was created in partnership with beIN SPORTS North America’s creative agency of record, VMLY&R Miami. We flew out to shoot in Peru, Chile and Argentina, returned to the US after two weeks and started cutting.

What Have We Learned

With the Covid disruption, this campaign reignited fans will feel the sheer joy of soccer returning just like the first time they ever fell in love with the world’s biggest game. The concept was created in partnership with beIN SPORTS North America’s creative agency of record, VMLY&R Miami. This was a second piece of three spots where we flew out to shoot in Peru, Chile, and Argentina, returned to the US after two weeks and started cutting.

A Beautiful Story

Soccer is known around the world as ‘the beautiful game’ and has a beautiful story, want to hear more? Produced, written and edited by me.

Frenemies

Soccer superstar Leonel Messi and Luis Suarez are known to be best friends and played for Barcelona until Suarez gets a gig with Atletico de Madrid. They are friends, now rivals, they are FRENEMIES!

El Clasico Faces

This is the largest sporting rivalry in the world with two of the most successful clubs ever.

La Liga Pressure

Air Heads Grand Open

El Cantante

Pirates of the Caribbean

My CV

I held a variety of professional Producing positions in markets like Chicago and Miami as a Creative Services Manager where I produced, edited, wrote, and directed various on-air and online marketing campaigns.

In addition, I have also worked on short film projects that were highlighted on various online independent online platforms.  I am a four-time local Emmy winner for various commercials and on-air promos.

I’m based in South Florida and available to travel or work remotely


 

Legal Stuff

All works on this site are the property of my clients and are featured here with their express permission.

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