Specs I made for this application.
Zach Noonan
Video director, and editor. 8+ years making mission-driven, institutional, and branded video, from the first interview to the final mix.
Licensed Drone Pilot
Preferred qualifications I bring
Motion graphics and animation
Fundraising and institutional video
Photography
Interviewing non-professionals
Who Am I?
Highlighted Independent Work
It Might Get Weird (short film), writer and director. 2024 crowdfunding campaign raised $8,300 from 65 backers on Seed&Spark, which now points new filmmakers to it as an example of a strong campaign page. Official Selection, Grand Rapids Film Festival 2025.
Tangle News: created motion graphics assets for founder Isaac Saul, then set Tangle's graphic branding and editing style for the organization’s YouTube channel.
Historic Howell Theater (documentary), director, DP, and editor. Best Documentary, WCC Film Festival 2017.
Experience
Overneath Creative
Editor + Shooter + Director, June 2025 to present. Kalamazoo, MI (hybrid).
Wrote and directed a capital campaign film for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Kalamazoo's new building, blending documentary interviews with a scripted, fable-like story. Led concept, storyboards, location scouting, and props.
Edits remotely most of the week, working on the studio's edit system over remote desktop and turning around cuts and revisions for producers and clients.
Led creative on WMU Athletics' year-in-review film "The City of Champions," including script and coach voiceover.
Produced and 1st AD'd a two-day, multi-spot commercial shoot for Michigan Auto Law: scheduling, crew coordination, and shot list QA.
Shoots and edits solo for OnCall Content, the studio's one-person capture service, and edits event, corporate, and behind-the-scenes pieces, including a crew-story film on Overneath's team.
*85 Shots in 12 Hours! (It was as hard as it sounds)
Freelance
Director, shooter, and editor, 2014 to present. Grand Rapids, MI.
Contract editor for IDEOLOGY Productions (2024): edited 80+ social deliverables with light motion graphics for a global brand and set editing standards that sped up team turnaround.
Takes client projects from concept to delivery, often as both director and camera operator; assembles crews and manages budgets and schedules.
GP Reeves
Multimedia Project Manager, 2022 to 2024. Video Producer / Editor, 2020 to 2022. Holland, MI.
Produced video and photo for internal communications, training, sales, social, and customer support, from script and shoot through edit and motion graphics.
Grew YouTube impressions from 2.6K to 526K and watch time from 2.28 to 310 hours.
Designed a cloud-tagged digital asset management system so sales and support teams could find files quickly.
Managed the department's camera, lighting, and audio gear and archived footage, project files, and deliverables.
Grand Valley State University, Promotions Office
Video Project Manager. Allendale, MI · 2018–2021
Oversaw 70+ video projects for university departments, from concept and scheduling through edit and delivery.
Ran reviews and approvals across multiple departments on tight deadlines.
What Am I Working on Right Now?
Creative Directing A Docuseries Episode On The K-Wings!
Here's a clip of me getting President of The K-Wings past the business talk and into his personal experiences.. (Currently in Production)
Creative Directing and Editing an Entrance Video for WMU Athletics!
Here you can see our team lighting Lawson Arena while I direct athletes! (Currently in Post)
Production: licensed drone pilot, concept and script development, interviewing, directing non-professional talent, storyboards, shot lists, call sheets, lighting, location audio, camera operation (Canon, Sony, Blackmagic, Panasonic), photography, multi-camera livestream
Skills
Pre-production: concept and script development, storyboards, shot lists, call sheets, location scouting, props, scheduling, budgeting
Post: Adobe Premiere Pro (advanced), After Effects, Photoshop, Audition, DaVinci color correction, audio mixing, motion graphics and 2D animation, multi-platform delivery
Operations: running concurrent productions, crew and vendor coordination, digital asset management, custom Premiere Pro panels and workflow automation
Education
Grand Valley State University, B.S., Film and Video Production, 2020
Washtenaw Community College, Film/Video and Photographic Arts, 2014–2017
