Angela McCain

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My name is Angela McCain, aka Darling Gypsum, and I am a media creator! I am a passionate writer and storyteller through voice acting, music, fiction, art, and podcasting. I am also a founder and Director of Marketing at Nerdsmith.org, an online entertainment network supported by fans.

Passionate about media production and information technology, my core skills are in the intersection between the technical and creative. I am a communicator and a liaison. I design and create professional quality media content, but more uniquely, I help highly technical and highly creative people work effectively together, share ideas, and solve problems.

My library and information studies background makes me uniquely adaptable in every project I encounter. My expertise lies in not only having the knowledge, skills, and training to produce professional quality media content, but in knowing how to find the knowledge, skills, and training that I don’t have yet. I am a passionate learner and researcher.

Experience

multimedia production and performance for online streaming platforms
technical, educational, and entertainment writing in script and prose formats
recruiting and managing large groups of creative people
articulating and executing design needs for projects
providing technical support and troubleshooting for a variety of skill levels

Technical Skills

Website and graphic design and editing using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and online digital art resources
Creating print and digital publications using Adobe Acrobat and the entire Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, OneNote)
Finding digital resources for projects – images, sound, templates – using proper licensing and usage guidelines like copyright and Creative Commons licenses
Project management with online organizational tools (Google Drive, Dropbox)
Content Management and Web Design Tools (WordPress, HTML/CSS, T4, Divi, PHP)
Audio Production with Reaper, FL Studio, and Audacity
Video production with Adobe Premiere and Adobe Rush
Producing content for and managing social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit)