Noah DaCosta

Employment History:

• Part-time Videographer at Crossway Baptist Church - May 2021 - Current

Recent Client Engagements/Projects:

• Souled Out Festival, WhatsLively - Nov 2023 - Current
• Footlocker Australia for Promiseland Festival - Sept - Nov 2023
• AUD$ - Australia's Hip-Hop Connect - Nov 2023

Skills required include:

• Directing video projects of multiple including but limited to promotional, social media, testimonial and event coverage.
• Producing videos for social media platforms, websites, online seminars and live events.
• Coordinating production team for projects of varying sizes across professional and hobbyist work.
• Liaising with venues and organisations for for location and set purposes.
• Forming budgets for team and have overseen appropriate compensation practices.

• Hosted several music and community events in Melbourne for both entertainment and community organisations, some of which are listed below:
• Crescendo, a series of day festivals celebrating local musicians, dancers and comedians at Howler Bar. Sponsored by Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV) - June - July 2023
• The 'Live' Listening Party, a live music event celebrating both live acts and DJs at Rochester Hotel by The Listening Co. - October 2022
• Sriracha Festival an Afrobeats music festival at the Timber Yard by Let's Vibe - September 2022
• Newprint Out West, a community music event at Wyndham Cultural Centre by MAV, Creative Victoria - September 2022
• Yo CiTY Connect: AFRO FUTURE, a cultural celebration of African music, cuisine, literature and traditions. Held at Abbotsford Covent, the event included live music, workshops and speaking engagements for all ages. - December 2023
• Souled Fest Online Host, a nationally touring R&B music festival taking place in March 2024. It features some of R&B's biggest acts internationally and is presented by WhatsLively. As "the face" of Souled Out, have served as the online presenter for the festivals promotional social media (and producer) - November 2023 - Current

• Presenter for The Four Bar Pass and Soulfood for SYN Media on 90.7 FM.
• Producer & presenter for Music N' More on Inner FM on 96.5FM.
• Interviewed local & international artists about their work or topics of current interest and promotion.
• Planned shows by selecting music and topics and writing content.
• Edited recorded events and interviews into radio appropriate content.
• Attended meetings with program directors or other staff members.
• Wrote and edited video and scripts for broadcasts.
• Interviewed for local and national events such as SXSW Sydney in Oct '23

• Contracted to implement community outreach and engagement plans to reach marginalized communities for the Australian premiere of Is God Is, MTC's first production with an all-black cast. The Melbourne season lasted
• Coordinated with community leaders for focus groups to implement community relevant strategies.
• Collaborated with community-based organizations and key stakeholders to address community initiatives.
• Organised strategies with the marketing team while connecting them to relevant local community relevant creators.

• Joined the collective in January of 2021.
• Participated in the All-Star Series in Sydney with Tyler, The Creator. I, along with 30 other creatives from Converse's All-Star community were hand-picked by Converse and flown to Sydney to produce content and showcase said content to Tyler on Converse's behalf.
• I have produced content for Converse Australia along with Converse's All-Star community of over 2,500 people internationally.
• Some of the content includes, videography, writing, voiceover and more.

• Experienced in both creative and journalistic writing as listed below:
• AUD$ - Australia's Hip-Hop Connect - Conducted an interview and wrote a piece in November of last year, following an international artist Kojey Radical for Australia's leading Hip-Hop publication.
• LOWF 'Breaking Bad With Friends' Campaign - Wrote and performed a poetic piece for local apparel brand LOWF's June 2023 campaign, 'Breaking Bread With Friends'.
• Ancestral Words by Footscray Community Arts - Wrote and performed poetry at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia in June 2023.