About
Hi, I'm Elan. I live in the Uptown neighborhood in Chicago, IL with my wife and our two young boys. I have a strong background in professional sports production where I worked for 8 years. Please check out my reel and my production website. Currently, I'm a coding bootcamp student through Northwestern University. Following completion of this intense program in March, I plan on launching a new career as a software developer.
UI/UX Designer and Web Developer.
Thank you for visiting my portfolio website. Feel free to contact me in any way below:
- Website/reel: ezinkow.wixsite.com
- Phone: (614) 561-4936
- City: Chicago, IL
- Email: ezinkow@gmail.com
- Twitter: @ElanZinkow
- Freelance: Available
View my sports production reel:
Skills and Abilities
Resumé
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Summary
Elan Zinkow
Dedicated, innovative full stack developer and video producer with vast experience in fast-paced linear and digital production. I am a loyal team player who thrives on and stays calm under pressure, enjoys a challenge and persistently works to achieve set goals. I am eager to contribute and take pride in completing excellent work.
- Chicago, IL
- (614) 561-4936
- ezinkow@gmail.com
Education
Full Stack Development Bootcamp
2020-2021
Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Plan on completing the 6-month part-time Full Stack Development Bootcamp at Northwestern University in March 2021
Bachelor of Arts
2003-2006
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Majored in Communication Arts (TV, Radio, Film)
Professional Experience
Big Ten Network: Associate Producer
2017 - March 2020
Chicago, IL
- Produced Highlights, montages, inbumps, bumps, vignettes, VOs, SOTs, brolls, interviews and segments for college football, basketball, hockey and Olympic sports.
- Kept up to date on all breaking news and information regarding the Big Ten conference and its teams, players and coaches.
- Worked on production team for live shows: The B1G Show, BTN Live, The Final Drive, halftimes and intermissions.
Campus Insiders: Producer
2013 - 2017
Chicago, IL
- Produced hundreds of short-form digital videos on-demand for campusinsiders.com on various college sports topics.
- Co-produced weekly live college football show that covered highlights, interviews, weekly rankings, debates and predictions.
- Created and/or produced multiple franchises, including “Fiu Shots,” – a “soapbox” for our football analyst Pete Fiutak to state his thoughts on college football, “Saturday in 60,” – the recapping of an exciting college football game through highlights in 60 seconds, “The Feed,” – the social media and lighter side of sports using Twitter, YouTube and Instagram to tell stories, “Case Of The Mondays” – describing a team, coach or player who was having a rough weekend, “Shae-me On You” – a sounding-off segment for host Shae Peppler to bring attention to a story that college sports fans should be paying attention to, and “The Jordan Rules” – a platform for our college basketball analyst Jordan Cornette to declare his thoughts on all things college sports.
Contact
I am available for full-time, part-time and freelance work. Please feel free to contact me with any opportunities, questions or inquiries