Sean Williamson

Works on a small team that creates 250+ videos a year. Run end-to-end development of brand and marketing videos, translating complex financial concepts into clear visual stories that align with Northwestern Mutual’s messaging Oversees pre-production planning, including script breakdowns, storyboarding, schedules, and budgets, coordinating with stakeholders, advisors, and internal partners to define objectives, deliverables, and approval milestones. Projects cover a wide scope, from anything to small crew travel documentaries, to large extended partnership campaigns (Milwaukee Brewers).

Directs on-set production for live-action and interview-based content, guiding talent and crew, managing lighting and camera setups.

Senior Video Producer at Northwestern Mutual (2023 – Present)

• Works on a small team that creates 250+ videos a year. Run end-to-end development of brand and marketing videos, translating complex financial concepts into clear visual stories that align with Northwestern Mutual’s messaging
• Oversees pre-production planning, including script breakdowns, storyboarding, schedules, and budgets, coordinating with stakeholders, advisors, and internal partners to define objectives, deliverables, and approval milestones. Projects cover a wide scope, from anything to small crew travel documentaries, to large extended partnership campaigns (Milwaukee Brewers).
• Directs on-set production for live-action and interview-based content, guiding talent and crew, managing lighting and camera setups.
• Supervises post-production workflows, collaborating with editors and sound designers to refine pacing, graphics, and audio, ensuring final cuts met technical specifications, accessibility guidelines, and distribution platform requirements. Post production included meeting specifications for specific platforms: MLB, Spotify, YouTube, others.
• Partners with marketing, digital, and communications teams to optimize video content for web, social, and internal channels.

set dresser (2023 – 2023)

• Joe Pera Standup Special

Production Designer (2023 – 2023)

• Rustbelt Music Video

Leadperson (2021 – 2021)

• The Adults, film

Leadperson (2021 – 2021)

• Stay Awake, Film

Set Dec at Prime (2021 – 2021)

• Paper Girls, Television

Set Dec at Comedy Central (2021 – 2021)

• Surina and Mel, Pilot

Leadperson at HBO (2021 – 2021)

• Joe Pera Talks With You, Season 3

Director, Writer, Producer at WWD (2013 – 2013)

• Heavy Hands, 60 Min, Narrative, Super 8MM

Producer at Kino Lorber (2011 – 2011)

• Modus Operandi, 88 Min, Narrative, Super 8MM

Producer (2017 – 2017)

• China Test Girls, 90 Min, Narrative, Super 16MM

Research (2013 – 2013)

• The Jeffrey Dahmer Files, 76 Min, Documentary, Super 16MM

Research (2014 – 2014)

• Sign Painter Movie, 80 Min, Documentary, Video

Director, Editor at WWD (2016 – 2016)

• KUMAR:MKE, 12 Min, Documentary, Video

Art Director at Froedtert Hospital (2022 – 2022)

• “What’s Possible” Campaign

Lightning (2022 – 2022)

• Giannis Antetokounmpo Whatsapp Commercial

Assistant Art Director (2022 – 2022)

• Mandela Barnes Political Ad

Art Director at Froedtert Hospital (2021 – 2021)

• Froedtert Hospital Ad

Art Director at Froedtert Hospital (2021 – 2021)

• Froedtert Hospital Commercial director, producer, editor at Bernie Sanders campaign (2016 – 2016)
• campaign ad camera/director assistant at Milwaukee Brewers (2014 – 2014)
• Ad campaign camera/director assistant at Milwaukee Bucks (2015 – 2015)
• Ad campaign camera/director assistant at Green Bay Packers (2015 – 2015)
• “Dream Drive” Commercial camera/director assistant at Wisconsin Lottery (2016 – 2016)
• Ad talent management/camera/production assistant at Potawatomi Bingo and Casino (2015 – 2016)
• Commercial

Bachelors in writing – University Wisconsin - Milwaukee (2015)

Master Fine Arts in writing – Sarah Lawrence College (2019)