Clay Kisker
Producer/DP/Editor
Clay Kisker, an Emmy-award winning video producer/editor, is currently Co-Founder/Owner of Kisker Productions based in Pittsburgh, PA.
Mr. Kisker has worked all over the globe producing documentaries and videos for a wide variety of clients. He has shot all over the US, as well as Central America, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Scotland, Africa, Israel, Slovakia and countless regions in between. The strength of his work lies in the fact that he edits a large majority of the footage he shoots. Customers often recognize the benefit in having the same vision captured in the field through the final edit.
Prior to starting Kisker Productions, Mr. Kisker was a Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of Merging Media, a multimedia production company providing music entertainment solutions and digital media services. While at Merging Media, Mr. Kisker served as Producer/Director of “Live At Club Cafe”, a music entertainment show. Mr. Kisker also produced several live concert DVD’s for international distribution, as well a concert for national PBS broadcast.
Mr. Kisker also shot on-location in Italy, Hawaii and Israel for the production of a B2C marketing tool for one of the largest US provider of guided tours abroad. Nearly 500,000 DVD’s have been distributed to date. Mr. Kisker has also done video production work for the CBS, FOX, The Golf Channel and NFL Network.
Prior thereto, Mr. Kisker was an Associate Partner of Digital Media Services for the Pittsburgh office of marchFIRST (formerly USWeb/CKS), the world’s leading Internet professional services firm. Mr. Kisker provided the creative direction and production management for a staff of 2D/3D computer animators, graphic designers, compressionists, and Web/DVD developers. He was responsible for managing global field and studio production as well as providing creative editorial on all productions. Mr. Kisker was also a co-creator of VisionSuite, a proprietary WebDVD business development tool that provided an unprecedented rich media presentation environment for B2B clients. Upon its completion, Mr. Kisker was asked to speak at the DVDPro conference in San Francisco alongside Jim Taylor, whom many consider a pioneer in the DVD industry.
Prior to his position at marchFIRST, Mr. Kisker served as Director of Commercial Production for WKRC-TV (CBS) in Cincinnati, Ohio. While there Mr. Kisker both managed client advertising for the station and produced several ½ hour programs for primetime broadcast. Mr. Kisker was nominated for an Emmy seven times, winning four. He also worked with several top radio stations in the market to help produce and manage their broadcast campaigns. While at WKRC-TV, Mr. Kisker married then weekend anchor, Gwen Ellis.
Prior to working for WKRC-TV, Mr. Kisker worked as a freelance producer/videographer throughout the Midwest region working for several news magazine programs. He also assisted in the creation of the MediaLab at Hanover College (his alma mater) in Southern Indiana which serves as a new breed of content creation facility for media students.
Mr. Kisker has over 19 years in the video/audio production field. He has had experience in all aspects of production from concept development through new media integration of digital content. He is an insightful catalyst in the new convergent world of the web and media. He brings a unique background in broadcast television and digital media technologies to the production.
Mr. Kisker lives in Pittsburgh with his wife, son and two daughters.
