MARCUS HUNG
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STAFF
VIDEOGRAPHER & EDITOR
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LET'S WORK TOGETHER
As an experienced creative, I have all of the tools and experience that I think you're looking for. Take a look at the job description below with all of my qualifications.
WHO AM I?
Hi! My name is Marcus, and I absolutely loved math class as a young kid growing up in the Bay Area. At 11, I knew that my future calling was to become a high school math teacher. After finishing my undergrad at UC Davis, I studied some more at SF State and started my dream job as a young 23-year-old. Teaching math was enormously rewarding and also tremendously exhausting.
As a side hobby to help relieve some of the stress of teaching, I picked up a camera about five years into my teaching career, and I was enamored by the challenge of trying to be equally technical and artistic. I spent countless hours honing my craft and getting better at storytelling. I started getting booked for projects, and my video production career took off while I worked to balance it with a full-time teaching career.
Fast forward to 2016-- a tragic school shooting happened on campus after school let out, and the school was thrown into a frenzy. Police sirens, helicopters, and worst of all-- mainstream media news crews surrounded our small school. News clips and newspaper articles all villainized the community that I served daily. It was at that moment that I got my first taste of how narratives can powerfully shape people's understanding of the truth. As a growing filmmaker, I decided to do what I could-- I brought my camera to school and made our own story.
As a side hobby to help relieve some of the stress of teaching, I picked up a camera about five years into my teaching career, and I was enamored by the challenge of trying to be equally technical and artistic. I spent countless hours honing my craft and getting better at storytelling. I started getting booked for projects, and my video production career took off while I worked to balance it with a full-time teaching career.
Fast forward to 2016-- a tragic school shooting happened on campus after school let out, and the school was thrown into a frenzy. Police sirens, helicopters, and worst of all-- mainstream media news crews surrounded our small school. News clips and newspaper articles all villainized the community that I served daily. It was at that moment that I got my first taste of how narratives can powerfully shape people's understanding of the truth. As a growing filmmaker, I decided to do what I could-- I brought my camera to school and made our own story.
Not only did the story help our school community in our own healing process, but it also catapulted me onto a new trajectory as a storyteller.
Our family relocated to Guatemala City the following year in 2018, so that I could try my hand at international teaching, where my wife was born and raised. During that time, I convinced the school to allow me to pioneer a new class called "Innovative Storytelling." Combining my passions for teaching and creative arts was pure bliss. At the same time, I was flying back to the US regularly, as I continued to be hired for videography projects around the country.
While I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to challenge young people to find their voice and to express it creatively, I realized that I wanted to dedicate myself to my own creative work full-time.
After moving back to San Francisco in 2022, I was offered a remote position as a multimedia producer. I worked on videos with teams of contractors and educators from all across the country. After only 1.5 years, I was promoted to Director of Multimedia, where I now lead the team.
I have definitely redefined my calling as a creative through video production. Some of the qualities that help me to thrive in this role include:
◦ My ability to connect with people and get them comfortable in interviews and candid shots
◦ My organizational skills, with an eye on the big picture while staying attentive to the tiniest details
◦ My appreciation for a clean and beautiful aesthetic
◦ Most importantly, my ability to tap into people's emotions through imagery and storytelling.
The best part is that my story is nowhere close to over, and that is why I am so excited about this opportunity at Grammarly. I am looking for a San Francisco-based opportunity where I can grow beyond the educational sector into the fresh world of tech and AI, collaborate with teammates (in person!), and bring my wealth of expertise to do something amazing.
Our family relocated to Guatemala City the following year in 2018, so that I could try my hand at international teaching, where my wife was born and raised. During that time, I convinced the school to allow me to pioneer a new class called "Innovative Storytelling." Combining my passions for teaching and creative arts was pure bliss. At the same time, I was flying back to the US regularly, as I continued to be hired for videography projects around the country.
While I thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to challenge young people to find their voice and to express it creatively, I realized that I wanted to dedicate myself to my own creative work full-time.
After moving back to San Francisco in 2022, I was offered a remote position as a multimedia producer. I worked on videos with teams of contractors and educators from all across the country. After only 1.5 years, I was promoted to Director of Multimedia, where I now lead the team.
I have definitely redefined my calling as a creative through video production. Some of the qualities that help me to thrive in this role include:
◦ My ability to connect with people and get them comfortable in interviews and candid shots
◦ My organizational skills, with an eye on the big picture while staying attentive to the tiniest details
◦ My appreciation for a clean and beautiful aesthetic
◦ Most importantly, my ability to tap into people's emotions through imagery and storytelling.
The best part is that my story is nowhere close to over, and that is why I am so excited about this opportunity at Grammarly. I am looking for a San Francisco-based opportunity where I can grow beyond the educational sector into the fresh world of tech and AI, collaborate with teammates (in person!), and bring my wealth of expertise to do something amazing.
WHAT I BRING
Job Description
WHAT I HAVE MADE
Take a look at some of my recent work
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All of the photography is mine and I directed a team of four contractors to capture the content that I later edited into this short promotional video that we used to market our National Conference.
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Everything was shot/produced/edited by yours truly. This piece definitely showcases my craft combined with scrappiness in that I had to work with what I was given since I'm based in SF and the org is on the east coast.
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This piece was produced to market a new product that we developed and we wanted teachers to hear from other teachers who were using it-- making sure they understood the new benefits to the product. I shot/produced/edited it all with an additional on-site camera operator.
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