Lou Acosta
Email: thelouacosta@gmail.com
Website: www.louacosta.com
Born and bred in New York City,
from a very young age I immersed myself in a steady diet of cinema, art, music,
comic books and animation.
Those collective elements of my creative DNA took me on a rewarding journey.
A career spanning post-production and marketing design;
I believe creativity should come from passion and always be evolutionary.
Disney Streaming
Studio Lead, Growth Marketing
10/2021 - present
•Managed and scheduled campaign workflows for
extended motion design division across three brands
in the Disney Streaming performance and growth marketing landscape.
•Partnered with department leads, creative producers, project managers and stakeholders to manage studio and brand relationships, scale campaigns, and create project timelines to ensure delivery
on all video creative campaigns to drive subscriptions.
•Creative producer on growth marketing campaigns and promotion
for every major strategy teams across Disney Streaming.
•Provided oversight for video editorial and motion design staff by providing training and leadership necessary to achieve stated objectives in campaign and post-production workflows, freelance staffing costs
and employee retention.
Disney Streaming
Producer/Senior Video Editor, Marketing Creative
3/2020 - 9/2021
•Creative Video Editor/producer on performance marketing campaigns and promotion for Disney+ and ESPN+ streaming services.
•Content creator/producer of on-air/social media performance marketing positioned to drive subscriber growth.
•Created, curated and implemented Disney Streaming post-production workflow and best practices for expanded Motion design staff.
Comcast/In Demand
Senior Video Editor/Producer,
Manager, Post-Production
On-Air Creative, Marketing
11/2013 - 10/2019
•Award-winning video editor, producer and copywriter on tier-one marketing campaigns and promotion.
•Producer/editor on in-house marketing awareness pieces for partners, Multi System Operators and studios.
•Producer/director/copywriter for press junket/remote media shoots and talent.
•Management and creative oversight over editorial and marketing design staff by providing training and leadership necessary to achieve stated objectives in post-production workflow, freelance staffing costs and employee retention.
•Acquisition and scheduling of contract video editors, motion designers and sound designers as well as the identifying the skill sets needed to staff for particular projects/campaigns.
•Coordinating workflows between editorial, audio post production and marketing departments.
•Tracking and management of post-production freelance budget line.
Freelance Experience:
Game Time, New York, NY
Producer/Consulting Editor
10/2019 - 2/2020
•Concepting sales promos, online and finishing video editing/design on sizzle reels/pieces, for E-Sports platform “Game Time” for investor awareness.
Camfisto, New York, NY
Video Editor/Producer
12/2014 - 2/2015
•Brand marketing for local entertainment vendor, online and finishing video editing/design.
Box TV/MultiVision Media, New York
Video Editor/Producer
4/2013 - 3/2014
•Marketing, video editing/design for global independent sports/events provider.
NEP Productions/ESPN2, New York
Video Editor/Producer
8/2005 - 11/2005
•Online video editing and graphic design of sports packages, roll-ins and promos for ESPN original sports magazine show
"Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith."
A&E Television Networks, New York
Promo Editor/Producer
8/2005 - 9/2005
•Video editorial/graphic design of A&E/The History Channel/
Biography Channel promos and original programming.
Skillset:
Adobe Suite CC (Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Audition)
Apple Final Cut
DaVinci Resolve
Avid
Airtable
Jira
Google Drive
Google Presentations
Box
Frame io
Aspera Connect
Cantemo Portal Media Asset Management system
Episode Engine encode systems
Black Magic Cinema Cameras
- References available upon request -