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Personal Summary
Alex Rapine is a content creator and writer based in New York City. His talents lie in image direction, through photography and cinematography, as well as writing scripts and storyboarding. He is also a very capable producer and able to assist in all the aforementioned roles. He lives in Manhattan, New York City.
Work Experience
Writer
Freelance
Aug 2021 - Present (2 years 1 month)
Writing for a variety of editorial and literary magazines such as Byline, SoHo House, The Bold Italic, Realize Culture, The Brooklyn Rail, HEAT, and more.
Content Creator
Freelance
Aug 2017 - Present (6 years 1 month)
Alex specializes in creating video and photo content for documentary, social media, advertising and narrative.
As a writer, director, producer, cinematographer, photographer, and editor.
For a wide variety of brands, including: Kim Shui, apartamento, Schiaparelli, Popeye, V MAN, SubPop, Genius, Gayletter, Oribe, Dallas Mavericks, Paradigm Publishing, Brandon Blackwood, Elite Management, SoHo House, and more.
Production/Art Coordinator
Mosaic NYC
Aug 2018 - Oct 2023 (4 years)
Overseeing elements of production design for large scale corporate live events.
Clients such as Spotify, Red Bull, Hypebeast, High Snobiety, The New York Times, and others.
Working directly under the Production Designer and assist her in design, scheduling, logistics, and hiring and managing teams of artists during prep, installation, and tear down.
Director Of Photography
Hearst Publications
Aug 2018 - Mar 2020 (1 year 8 months)
Shot and directed videos for platforms including: Esquire, House Beautiful, Delish, and Elle.
On location and in studio, in coordination with staff producers and editors.
Additional Work Experience:
Photographers Assistant
Thomas Kelly Slack
Oct 2017 - Mar 2020 (2 years 6 months)
Bartender
Metrograph
May 2016 - May 2017 (1 year 1 month)
Bartender
BEVERLY'S
Nov 2015 - May 2017 (1 year 7 months)
Production Assistant
NBCUniversal - SNL
Oct 2015 - May 2016 (8 months)
Photographers Assistant
John Chiara
Nov 2015 - Mar 2016 (5 months)
Photographer's Assistant
Michael David Rose Photography
Nov 2012 - Dec 2014 (2 years 2 months)
Asst. Camera / Cam Operator / DIT
Cineflix Media Inc.
Dec 2013 - Jul 2014 (8 months)
On docu-reality TV show "Red Hot Design"
Education
San Francisco State University
B.A. in Cinema, Screenwriting and Producing
Sep 2009 - Jun 2011
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
Biomedical Engineering (no degree)
Sep 2006 - May 2008
Academy of Art University
Non-linear Editing in Final Cut Pro
2008
Skills
Creative Pitching • Graphic Design • Photography • Cinematography • Screenwriting • Film Production • Storyboarding • Social Media Marketing • Web Content Writing • Web Content Creation Decks • Video Editing • Creative Writing • Copywriting • Photoshop • Premiere • ai images