Portfolio for JamesHardie™

Hi! I’m Stephen (Steve) Kwiecinski, a video editor and digital media producer with experience shaping raw footage into polished branded stories, adapting long-form content for social platforms, and building motion-led assets for campaigns, trade shows, and educational media.

These projects were created in collaboration with client and production teams.
The contributions listed below describe my direct role on each piece.

Storytelling & Campaigns

Long-form to Social

Motion & Display

Storytelling &
Campaign Videos

Interview-led pieces that required editorial judgment, narrative assembly, visual polish, and consistent delivery across a branded campaign.

CAMPAIGN VIDEO SYSTEM

New Millennium Steel — Reaching Higher

Role: On-site interviewer and video editor

  • Conducted on-site interviews with subject-matter experts.

  • Turned raw interview material into both group-focused and standalone videos.

  • Maintained a consistent editorial language across the larger campaign playlist.

  • Edited in Premiere Pro.

  • Link to the campaign playlist on YouTube.

Relevant to this role
Shows campaign consistency, modular storytelling, multi-asset production, and organized versioning.

BRANDED PROFILE VIDEO

Burrow's Post-Frame — Build Better Builders

Role: Interview producer, editor, and motion designer

  • Conducted on-site interviews and reviewed the complete raw footage set.

  • Built the story in Premiere Pro, shaping interview material into a cohesive narrative.

  • Handled color correction, sound design, and final visual polish in Adobe Premiere.

  • Created the animated Burrow’s logo in Adobe After Effects closer and exported the piece for social use.

Relevant to this role
Demonstrates branded storytelling, pacing, post-production polish, motion graphics, After Effects proficiency, and social-ready delivery.

Long-Form to Social Edits

Platform-specific edits that condense longer stories into focused teasers and short-form pieces without losing the core message.

YOUTUBE MASTER + FACEBOOK TEASER

Classic Equine Equipment — Product Selection Guide

Role: Long-form and short-form editor, on-site production

  • Created the long-form YouTube edit.

  • Adapted the source story into shorter Facebook Reel teasers.

  • Adjusted structure and pacing for two different viewing contexts.

Relevant to this role
Demonstrates platform-specific versioning and adapting long-form content to social edits while preserving the core message.

Motion Graphics &
Display Environments

Motion-led work built for continuous playback, visual explanation, and branded presentation beyond a conventional interview edit.

gSource OMTEC 2024
Trade Show Loop

Role: Motion editor and asset producer

  • Sourced an appropriate motion-graphics template and music track.

  • Light graphics editing in Photoshop.

  • Assembled and customized the piece in Premiere.

  • Engineered the final video for seamless continuous playback at trade shows.

Relevant to this role
Demonstrates motion-first production, Photoshop asset editing, and delivery for a specific display environment.

MOTION-LED EDUCATIONAL VIDEO

Role: Voiceover artist, editor, and motion-graphics producer

  • Sourced graphic elements and organized them into coherent visuals that tell a story.

  • Recorded the voiceover and built the complete edit in Premiere Pro.

  • Timed motion, typography, and visual changes to support the spoken explanation.

GoLeanSixSigma.com

Relevant to this role
Demonstrates motion graphics, sound, typography, visual hierarchy, and clear message delivery.