Email: james.mccloud.scogin@gmail.com

Summary

Award winning media professional with experience across multiple platforms. Skilled in writing, editing, production and photography.

Photo

• Concert photographer. Capture concerts and festivals for publication. Festivals include Railbird, Manchester Music Fest, Festival of the Bluegrass, and more. Artists include Tyler Childers, Weezer, Tech N9ne, Alexandra Kay, 408 Darwin, Eric B. and Rakim, Red Clay Strays, Sundy Best, and more. 2018 to Present.

• News photographer. Shoot breaking news, events and sports. 2016 to Present.

Film/Television

• Philly Homicide S1, production assistant

• Killer Relationship, production assistant

• Daniel Graham: Banjo Maker, short, director, producer, editor

• WoodSongs S27, television editor

• WoodSongs Kids S1, television editor

• Daniel Graham: Banjo Maker, short, director, producer, editor

• A Photo Finish, short, director, producer, editor

• Relative Justice S1, creative production assistant

• Blabber: Talking with BlabberMouf, short, director, producer, editor

• John Ryster: Violin Maker, short, director, producer, editor

• Thin Air, vertical short, director, producer, editor

• An Artist’s Layers, short, director, producer, editor

• Welcome MMF’ers, short, director, producer, editor

• History Alive S1, camera operator, production assistant

• Leader of the Pack, short, director, producer, editor

• A Bluegrass Family, short, director, producer, editor

• The Midwife’s Deception, tv movie, art department production assistant

• Ghost in the Family, feature, second assistant director

• Nazareth, tv movie, craft service

• Becoming Truly Human, feature, second second assistant director

• Faith, Love & Chocolate, feature, production coordinator

• Drowning In My Own Discontent, short, assistant director

• A Game of Chess, short, assistant director

• On The Other Hand, short, story by

• Orphaned Courage, short, production coordinator

• Hope Bridge, feature, craft service assistant

• Split, feature, production assistant

• Deadly Affairs, short, writer, boom operator

• Sixth Man: Bluesanity, feature, production assistant, additional footage

Commercial

• Tempur Sealy International, No Frames, production assistant

• ESPN x Principal, Mane Co., second assistant director

• Central Kentucky Veterinary Center, Regional OTT, director, editor

• Asbury University Masters Program, Oculus Studios, talent, production assistant

Broadcast

• News-Graphic Birds Nest Audio Broadcasts, producer, Various Broadcasts

• ESPN/SEC Network, runner, Various Broadcasts

• Olympic Broadcasting Services, utility, 2016 Summer Olympics

Live Event

• WoodSongs & WoodSongs Kids, camera operator

• Gray Annual Meeting, camera operator

• Ichthus Music Festival, stagehand

• River Rock KY, stagehand

Music Video

“One Night” (unreleased), Shandø, director, camera operator, editor

“Supreme,” Joseph Gilbert x R. Swift, coordinator

“Quest,” Shandø, coordinator

News

• Georgetown News-Graphic, managing editor, Georgetown, Kentucky, 2024.

• Georgetown News-Graphic, news editor, Georgetown, Kentucky. 2022 to 2023.

• Grant County News, editor, Williamstown, Kentucky. 2022.

• Georgetown News-Graphic, multimedia journalist, Georgetown, Kentucky. 2016 to 2022.

Video

• Concert highlights. Shoot and edit concert highlights for artists and socials. Artists include Rye Davis, Rags and Riches, Jay Joseph and more. 2018 to Present.

• News packages. Produce various news videos for a newspaper. 2016 to 2023.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, Media Communications, Asbury University, 2016

• Film Certificate, Bluegrass Community & Technical College, 2012

Awards

• 1st Place — Multi-Weekly — Best Video, Kentucky Press Association (KPA), 2025

• Gold Davey Award — General Documentary for Georgetown News-Graphic’s “Daniel Graham: Banjo Maker,” 2024

• 1st Place — Weekly Class 2 — Best Video, Kentucky Press Association (KPA), 2023

• 3rd Place — Multi-Weekly — Best Video, KPA, 2022

• 1st Place — Multi-Weekly — Best Video, KPA, 2021

• 2nd Place — Multi-Weekly — Best Video, KPA, 2021

• 2nd Place — Multi-Weekly — Best General News Picture, KPA, 2021

• 1st Place — Multi-Weekly — Best Sports Picture, KPA, 2020

• 1st Place — Multi-Weekly — Best Video, KPA, 2020

• 2nd Place — Multi-Weekly — Best Video, KPA, 2020

• 2nd Place — Multi-Weekly — Best Feature Story, KPA, 2020

• 3rd Place — Multi-Weekly — Best General News Photo, KPA, 2020

• Gold Communicator Award of Excellence for Georgetown News-Graphic’s “Leader of the Pack,” Sports, 2019

• Gold Communicator Award of Excellence for Georgetown News-Graphic’s “Leader of the Pack,” Documentary, 2019

• 1st Place — Multi Weekly — Creative Use of Multimedia, KPA, 2019

• 2nd Place — Multi Weekly — Creative Use of Multimedia, KPA, 2019

• 3rd Place — Multi Weekly — Best Sports Picture, KPA, 2019

• Certificate — Multi Weekly — Best Sports Picture Essay, KPA, 2019

• 1st Place — Multi Weekly — Creative Use of Multimedia, KPA, 2018

• 2nd Place — Multi-Weekly — Creative Use of Multimedia, KPA, 2018

• 3rd Place — Multi-Weekly — Creative Use of Multimedia, KPA, 2018

• Honored as Kentucky Colonel, 2016

• Ohio Valley Chapter Emmy for contribution to Asbury University’s Masters in Communication Arts commercial, 2015

• Silver Communicator Award of Distinction for Collegian TV’s “Draft Horse Day,” 2015