ABOUT ME

MEDIA IN ALL ITS FORMS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BIG PART OF MY LIFE—EVEN FROM A YOUNG AGE. MUSIC VIDEOS, FILM, TV, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND MAGAZINES HAVE ALWAYS CAPTURED MY ATTENTION LIKE NOTHING ELSE. SO, IT WAS NO SURPRISE WHEN I DECLARED A MAJOR IN VISUAL MEDIA STUDIES AT AUBURN UNIVERSITY. COUPLED WITH MY MINOR IN MARKETING, THIS PATH ALLOWED ME TO EXPLORE BOTH MY CREATIVE AND ANALYTICAL SIDES.

DURING MY TIME AT AUBURN, I LEARNED HOW TO BRING STORIES TO LIFE THROUGH PRE-PRODUCTION PLANNING, FILMING, AND EDITING. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A VARIETY OF SHORT FILM PROJECTS. I PUT THESE SKILLS TO USE DURING MY INTERNSHIP AS A CREATIVE SERVICES INTERN, WHERE I CRAFTED VISUAL CONTENT FOR THE MARKETING TEAM AT A FINANCIAL ADVISORY COMPANY. THESE PROJECTS WERE DESIGNED FOR ADVISORS TO USE IN GROWING THEIR BUSINESSES.

MOST RECENTLY, I HAD THE PLEASURE OF DIRECTING AND PRODUCING MY SENIOR CAPSTONE PROJECT. LEADING A TEAM ON THIS PROJECT WAS A DAUNTING TASK, BUT IT TAUGHT ME TO TRUST MY VISION AND ABILITIES. THE RESULT WAS A SUCCESSFUL SHORT FILM THAT NOT ONLY CHALLENGED AND SHOWCASED MY WORK ETHIC BUT ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLABORATION, LEADERSHIP, AND ADAPTABILITY IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS. THIS EXPERIENCE, WHICH CAPPED OFF MY SENIOR YEAR, REAFFIRMED MY PASSION FOR VISUAL STORYTELLING AND MY DESIRE TO CONTINUE HONING MY CRAFT.

AS I MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF MY CAREER, I’M EAGER TO TAKE ON NEW CHALLENGES AND PROJECTS THAT WILL EXPAND MY SKILL SET AND PERSPECTIVE. WHETHER IT'S CREATING COMPELLING SHORT FILM NARRATIVES OR CRAFTING VISUALLY STRIKING MARKETING CONTENT, I’M DRIVEN TO PRODUCE WORK THAT LEAVES A LASTING IMPACT.

- LUKE MANGO