Edge9 Media - Marc Chester

Edge9 has run since 2009. For the last few years my focus was a full-time creative director role, with Edge9 working in the background. Now it's back at the center of what I do: one senior creative director running your whole marketing, start to finish.

Company

Edge9 Media

Role

Founder & Creative Director

Category

Video Production & Content Strategy

Years

2009 - Present

Marvel Honda Ronald McDonald House Cherwell / Ivanti Pixar Studios CSSSA American University Impossible Labs Mater Dei High School Sierra Canyon School The Buckley School Red Carpet Events eCommerce Brands SaaS Companies Nonprofits

Projects in 7 countries. U.S., Canada, Australia, Nicaragua, Germany, England, and Scotland.

12 Years

Solo operator to multi-team director. Built it, ran it, and knew when to lead from the front and when to get out of the way.

400+ Projects

Video, photo, drone, motion graphics, campaigns. Figured out what the project needed and delivered it.

7 Countries

U.S., Canada, Australia, Nicaragua, Germany, England, Scotland. Packed light, moved fast.

$72K+ Raised

Led a 38-person volunteer crew for Safe Passage. Produced the event, the video, and made sure every detail was covered.

I once led a 38-person volunteer crew for Safe Passage, a nonprofit supporting survivors of domestic abuse. Zero budget. Built from scratch. Every detail handled. That project didn't have a brief. It had a reason. That's the one I always come back to when I think about why any of this matters.

I started Edge9 in 2009 out of my apartment with a camera and no clients. By year three I was hiring contractors. By year five I had interns, offshore editors, photographers, marketers, and a performance coach on the roster. Twelve years. Jobs ranged from $2,000 to $64,000. Seven countries. I learned to lead up and down. That's where I learned what a Creative Director actually does. Not the title. The job.

The Work

One week filming tech executives in Munich. The next flying a drone over a construction site in LA. The next producing a charity event for 200 people. The scope changed constantly. The approach never did. Show up. Figure out the real problem. Deliver something that makes the client look ten times bigger than their budget. You learn fast when there's no one else to blame.

Cherwell Software → Ivanti

Acquisition announcement, tight timeline, five cities. They needed a lot of videos fast. I shot across Los Angeles, San Francisco, Munich, England, and Scotland in two weeks. Interviewed their top voices in each city. Came home and cut 20+ videos. Didn't sleep much.

Ronald McDonald House - Gala Video

Led a 38-person volunteer crew that raised over $72,000 in goods and services for Ronald McDonald House. Zero budget. Built from scratch. Produced the gala video and a full Christmas party for the families. Every kid got every gift on their list.

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