Daniel Rucci is a cross-trained creative project manager, media producer, director and editor with ten years of wide-ranging professional experience. He specializes in video production for internet, branded content, advertising, corporate, documentary and broadcast, and his project management work extends to mobile applications, websites, banner ads and augmented reality interactive experiences.

As a concept-to-completion producer, Daniel works in partnership with clients, account-, freelance- and staff teams to create and shape compelling communications with varied visual styles. He has a track record of on-time, on-budget results on highly complex projects.

Daniel is a solution-finding creative & technical team leader ; a hands-on specialist with the vision of a director and budget-conscious producer.

He is cross-trained in web technologies (HTML, Flash, Javascript) and is a fluent leader of hybrid teams of programmers and designers working with video and other media assets--great for interactive media-heavy projects

His clients include national public-facing advertising and behind the scenes corporate communications for: HP, Maxwell House, Research in Motion, Kraft, California Pizza Kitchen, JCPenney, McDonalds, Eli Lilly, MillerCoors, Whirlpool, BP, United Stationers, Wrigley, CBS, The Big Ten Network, Northwestern University, Northeastern University, Broan/NuTone, Chicago Faucets and many more.

Daniel's specialties include:
• Production of video, audio & graphics for broadcast & interactive projects
• Video compression, distribution and all post-production technologies
• Project management for advertising, marketing, and interactive technology
• Creative ideation, storyboarding, visualization, flowcharting, process documentation
• Process and product development, solution finding
• English Spanish bilingual

Contact:
Daniel Rucci, Producer/Director/Editor
630-408-7852
DRucci@gmail.com
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Some of my current and former clients:
Razorfish - digital and interactive agency
Designkitchen - digital and interactive agency
Sedgwick Productions - corporate and documentary video production company
Digitas - digital and interactive agency
Groh Productions - documentary and educational agency and production company
Closer Look - marketing agency and production company
McDonalds - creative services department for internal communications

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Some of Daniel's recent projects:

• Maxwell House: "Drops of Good" campaign
• HP Computers: "Everybody On" campaign:
  "Snow Sculptures" and L.A. Mural Painting"
• California Pizza Kitchen: "Deliciously Different" campaign:
   "Disco", "Bubblewrap", and "Limbo"
• JCPenney: "Teen Haul" videos (talent coordinator)
• Lunchables: "Created By You" campaign, augmented reality
• Lunchables: "Lunch Note Promise" video
• The Treasure Hunters Roadshow: TV pilot episode (sold at NATPE)
• The Entourage Edge: rollout video and tutorial videos
• Northwestern University: McCormick Engineering School

  Portfolio Videos (involvement as specified):