Chris Staats is a Media Producer specializing in producing, directing, editing, and photography. He began exploring photography and videography in the late 2000’s as an escape from his engineering studies. That hobby would turn into a passion, and that passion into a craft and career.
From 2020 to 2022, he helmed over 200 different productions that have generated over a million views across the web and social media. And, over the past 6 years, he’s had the opportunity to work alongside clients like Coca-Cola, McDonalds, Anheuser-Busch, Modelo, CB2, Campbell’s, Target, Tyson, and Top Golf.
Most recently, he helped launch a brands YouTube channel by creating their title intro, transitions, motion graphics, video edits and thumbnails. Since it’s launch in mid-2022, the channel has generated over 25 million views and 200k subscribers.
When he’s not on set or editing at his studio in Chicago, Chris is spending time with his wife on road trips or traveling to see their families in California, Italy, and Argentina.
“As a Creative Director (design), I have had the pleasure of working closely with Chris on many video production projects over the years. Chris has an incredible eye for detail and shows great craftsmanship in all that he does. I’m a stickler for details and am always impressed by Chris’s ability to closely follow scripts and storyboards, and to not miss a beat once in post-production editing. This attention to detail saves so much time a money. Chris is also great at picking up the reigns when art direction might be vague due to time/budget constraints. He is able to craft typography, animations and other stylistic graphics if direction has not been provided—a huge plus for busy art directors! He is also one of the most efficient editors I’ve ever worked with. I highly recommend Chris!”
“I hired Chris as a video editor to help us launch our brand new YouTube channel and brand and I am SO glad I did. It’s been a pleasure working with someone I can trust to deliver quality videos and content on time. Chris is great at communication and is very flexible with my ever-changing schedule. He’s designed several motion graphics for us, as well as our title intro. He’s also done great animation sequences in our videos, and graphics such as lower thirds. Chris also does a lot of our video thumbnails. I’d absolutely recommend hiring Chris if you’re looking for a high quality video editor! ”
Services
Director
Producer
Photography
Photo Retouching