Steve James

Senior Video Producer @GitHub

Creative video and live show production. Executive Technical Producer for marquee external livestream events including GitHub Universe, Satellite, and InFocus, and internal events including All-Company Summits, SKO’s, All-Hands, etc. Ownership of internal video tools and production spaces, leading live A/V and studio builds and upgrades. Helped shepherd the virtualization of meetings and events- Overall owner of live stage and broadcast production for all marquee events - Studio design and builds - Stage design and builds - Broadcast graphics - Media distribution and analytics - Venue A/V management - Vendor procurement and management - Budgets for all of the above (about $3M annually) Creative Production and Exec Comms - Executive Producer or Producer on executive keynote addresses - Worked directly with C-level executives on a regular basis - Produced over 150 All-Hands, fireside chats, Q&A’s, etc - Shuffled through roles as client, EP, Producer, editor, DP, etc on a per-project basis. AV / studio - Oversaw design and implementation of $1M in A/V tech for GitHub’s San Francisco All-Hands space - Owned functionality, maintenance and upgrades of multiple production spaces - Ownership or co-ownership of video platforms including Zoom, Rewatch, and GitHub’s YouTube account. Directly managed a staff of FTE’s, contractors, and vendors