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Brand Marketing

Video • Social • Marketing Copy

The Butter Book

While working for a production company, I was project lead for our client The French Pastry School who was planning to launch an online baking school. Over the course of several productions we shot, edited and delivered over 200 educational recipe and baking fundamental instruction videos now launched under their banner The Butter Book


Over 100k YouTube Subs

Grew subscribers nearly 500%

Chicago Sun-Times Sizzle Reel

The sales team needed a fast-paced promo they could use to excite clients. I wrote, voiced, animated and edited this piece using a variety of stock templates, orignal compositions and material we created in my department. 

Eat, Drink, & Be Murray

While working for a production company, I was project lead for our client The French Pastry School who was planning to launch an online baking school. Over the course of several productions we shot, edited and delivered over 200 educational recipe and baking fundamental instruction videos now launched under their banner The Butter Book


Allstate Rising Stars

Allstate empowered young creatives through the sponsorship of the Rising Stars initiative, highlighting 4 talented Chicago high school students. Generating over 10 million impressions, I was responsible for the directing, producing and video editing of the profiles as well as the photography. 

Best Newspaper Promotion

Iliinois Press Association

“Lost and found: rescuing the Sun-Times photo archive,” a video report by Brian Ernst, Ashlee Rezin Garcia and Brian Rich.

2020

Peter Lisagor Award for Exemplary Journalism

Tom Schuba, Rachel Hinton, Ashlee Rezin Garcia, Jake Wittich, Brian Ernst and Brian Rich | Breaking news , recognized for “Customers turned away as recreational weed sales wrap up historic first day in Illinois.”

2021

Editor and Publisher Magazine's "10 That Do It Right"

Chicago Sun-Times

"Director of digital operations Brian Ernst explained that the goal is for video and podcasting to become their own entities so that they can produce more evergreen content."

2020