Oona Mattila

oonamattilamedia@gmail.com


Objective

Journalist, Audiovisual Producer, Musician.


Education

BACHELOR OF CULTURE AND ARTS, Metropolia UAS Helsinki

+ ERASMUS PROGRAM IN AUDIO DESIGN, SRH Hochschule Berlin

  • Media Production: Broadcast Journalism, Content Production.
  • 1-year Erasmus Exchange Program in Audio Design – HDPK Berlin 
  • Thesis: Development of a Modern Media Concept


MEDIA ASSISTANT & HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA,
AUDIOVISUAL COMMUNICATIONS COLLEGE HELSINKI 

  • Video Post Production, AV Production, Photography, Audio, Layout Design, Animation
  • Student Vuoksenniska High School Imatra (2013) 

Audio Mixing & Mastering 
Catalyst Berlin Short Course 

Songwriting
Helsinki Adult Education College Course

Piano Instrument Studies
Joutseno Music School

Violin Instrument Studies
Conservatoire de la ville de Luxembourg 

Helsinki 2017–2021


Berlin 2019–2020







Helsinki 2015–2017







Berlin 6–7/2023


Helsinki 2014–2015


Joutseno 1999–2005


Luxemburg 1996–1998


In-House Experience

AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCER & VIDEO JOURNALIST 

Helsingin Sanomat the newspaper Sanoma Media Finland Inc

Ilta-Sanomat the newspaper
Sanoma Media Finland Inc 

  • Correspondent responsible for the newspaper’s video and podcast productions, including video editing, filming,audio mixing and mastering, studio productions, multi-camera mixing, directing and 2D–animating.
  • Ideating and executing video-first articles. Working as a part of the news desk as a video journalist.
  • Responsible for social media content production during substitutions, including graphical layout, copywriting, publishing, and the ideation and execution of short-form videos. 


SEASONAL JOURNALIST

Church and the city -media: Kirkko ja kaupunki Magazine and Radio 

  • Ideating and writing feature articles for the magazine and radio, including contacting and interviewing people, researching topics, managing the online presentation, selecting photos, and creating headlines.
  • Creating and producing multimedia content for the magazine and the radio, including filming, photoshooting, and editing videos and pictures. 
  • Managing Jouluradio’s social media community and hosting Instagram Lives, where I interview Christmas music artists. 


INTERN JOURNALIST

Radio channel Yle Talk (Yle Puhe)
The National Broadcast Company Yleisradio Inc 

  • Journalist for the "Music 2000" podcast, exploring pop music culture phenomena from 1990 to 2010. 
  • Social media content production for the radio channel, including filming, editing, and graphical layout. 
  • Copywriting for on-demand programs on the streaming platform Yle Areena. 


SEASONAL AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCER 

Helsingin Sanomat the newspaper Sanoma Media Finland Inc

  • Video filming, video editing, live-productions, 360-video filming and editing


FREELANCE VIDEO EDITOR 

LongStoryShort Inc / Lataamo Group Inc, Marketing Agency 

  • Video and photo editing for business clients and for the company in both B2C and B2B contexts. 


PROMOTIONS INTERN

Channel 4 Nelonen Media
Sanoma Media Finland Inc

  • Editing promotional advertisements for Nelonen Media channels.


Helsinki 3/2022–12/2023

Helsinki 9/2021–10/2021 













Helsinki 5/2021–12/2021 














Helsinki 5/2019–9/2019 










Helsinki 6–8/2018







Helsinki 6/2017–11/2018 







Helsinki 1/2017–5/2017


Project Experience

MUSIC VIDEO ASSISTANT PRODUCER & ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Sasha Smirnova – Of my mind 
Indie production (Offline)

  • Assisting director-producer Michelle Roginsky as her right hand during the two-day shoot and pre-production. Involved in assembling and coordinating the crew, tackling logistical challenges, scheduling, and catering.


PODCAST CONCEPT DESIGNER

Vapaaehtoisena sodassa
Krash Originals Production
KRASH Inc

  • Brainstorming, strategizing, and crafting the overarching theme and structure of the miniseries centered around the narratives of Finnish voluntary soldiers in Ukraine, the debut Originals production from the podcast production company.


SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN PRODUCER

Måndag Oy
Communications Agency 

  • Collaborating on the conceptualisation and execution of social media campaign to enhance the visibility of Helsinki Deaconess Institute's youth services. 


SHORT DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR

Voima.doc: Holding our ground (2019)
Metropolia UAS Production
Published in Voima Magazine

  • Screenwriting, producing and directing a short documentary about  Organic Food Cooperative Oma Maa.


MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCER

Vinttikoira – Älä tuu flexaa
Överdog / Indie

  • Co-producing the music video with Leena Nuorteva by assembling the crew, scouting and securing the location, overseeing the production progress, handling paperwork, and supervising post-production.




MUSIC VIDEO PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Kuumaa – Huuda lujempaa
Universal Music Inc / Indie

  • Assisting in the crowd scenes of the music video by coordinating extras, providing logistical support, and handling extra contracts.



MUSIC VIDEO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

Yksi Totuus ft. Tommi Läntinen – Vielä Kerran
KHY Suomen Musiikki Inc / Indie

  • Scheduling the music video production, sourcing and securing props, and providing logistical support.





Berlin 6/2024–7/2024









Helsinki 9/2023–12/2023 












Helsinki 3/2018–6/2018








Helsinki 2018–2019








Helsinki 10/2017–3/2018












Helsinki 9/2017










Helsinki 5–7/2017


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