About

Los Angeles, CA · USC School of Cinematic Arts

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Profile

Trevor Schmisseur is a production and digital media coordinator based in Los Angeles, weaponizing a BFA in Film & Television Production from USC's School of Cinematic Arts (Magna Cum Laude).

He currently leads digital media at GoodShort, the vertical-drama studio — producing 40+ social campaigns, visiting productions weekly for BTS and talent interviews, and growing the platform's Instagram from 800K to 1.9M followers.

Before that he coordinated reality talent, pitched shows to executives, and edited social content across Amazon Kids+, Tubi, Roku, and BYUtv. He's happiest where storytelling meets the logistics that actually ship it.

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Toolkit

Craft

  • Social campaign strategy
  • BTS capture & talent interviews
  • Short-form editing
  • Subtitling & FCC captioning
  • Talent coordination
  • KPI & engagement analytics

Software

  • Premiere Pro
  • CapCut
  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Unreal Engine
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Experience & education

  1. Digital Media Coordinator

    Oct 2025 — Present

    GoodShort · Los Angeles, CA

    • Grew GoodShort's Instagram following from 800K to 1.9M with social and short-form podcast content.
    • Produced 40+ vertical-drama social campaigns, visiting productions weekly to gather BTS footage and interview key talent.
    • Managed 3 assistants across editing, footage offloading, and Premiere Pro / CapCut troubleshooting.

  2. Post-Production Assistant

    Mar 2025 — Sept 2025

    GoodShort · Los Angeles, CA

    • Oversaw subtitling of GoodShort's entire English catalog at FCC closed-captioning standards — ~10 feature-length dramas a month.
    • Processed actor NDA signings and social reel requests with consistently professional communication.

  3. Production Assistant

    Jan 2023 — Dec 2024

    INE Entertainment · Sherman Oaks, CA

    • Managed talent coordination for reality actors and influencers — manager comms, lodging/transport logistics, and talent requests.
    • Created short-form content for company social accounts and tracked KPIs for engagement reporting.
    • Pitched reality-TV concepts directly to executive producers in weekly development meetings.

  4. Production Assistant (Contract)

    May 2024 — Nov 2024

    Going Public · GP Network · Beverly Hills, CA

    • Operated conference-room systems for seamless cross-department communication.
    • Transported confidential materials to executives and external clients; filed accurate production expense reports.

  5. Social Media Editor (Contract)

    Jan 2024 — Apr 2024

    Surprise and Seek · Amazon Kids+ · Los Angeles, CA

    • Edited social content from episodic footage, garnering 1M+ impressions.
    • Researched trends and thumbnails to maximize engagement and click-through within the Amazon Kids+ market.

  6. BFA, Film & Television Production — Magna Cum Laude

    Aug 2020 — May 2024

    University of Southern California· Los Angeles, CA