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About Ai-Chin Chen
Based in Cleveland, OH

A Pittsburgh-born, Cleveland-raised mercenary- turned-aspiring voice actor and concept developer.

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As a university senior and freelance, Chen started Candids by Chen for photography and videography while shooting university footage.

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Chen graduated from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio, while studying visual media communications and Spanish. He interned with their Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion in Fall 2017 for media archival research and digital content production. 

 

He partnered with New Image Photography in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and was involved with TEDxChagrinFalls (July 20, 2019.)

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Chen is currently an interim warehouse receiver while studying voice acting and concept development of satire and video games.

 

Contact me - 

schern18@jcu.edu

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Reviews

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5/5 via The Knot Pro

"[New Image Photography was] extremely thorough and attentive during our whole wedding day, and the pictures and video are amazing and really made the day feel special. I'm happy we get to remember it looking at great quality photos."

-Taylor DeClerico, Esq. MSSA LSW

Oberholtzer & Filous, LPA

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"Ai-Chin Chen was a student in the capstone course in Digital Media Communication in the spring of 2018, and he was simply outstanding. His video skills are amazing and his research abilities top-notch. He's a quick learner and he dedicates himself completely to any task he undertakes. I recommend him very highly for any job in the digital communications field, particularly one involving multimedia work combined with research."

-Carrie Buchanan,

Assistant Professor, Tim Russert Department of Communication and Theatre Arts, John Carroll University

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"Ai-Chin Chen was one of my best students in my media writing and media performance courses he took from me. He writes very well and also performs on camera and behind the microphone like a professional. In my many years of teaching writing courses, Ai-Chin Chen was one of my most talented writers I have ever taught. In the TV/video production area he also excels. He has a sharp eye and knows how to tell a story visually. He is a good guy who works hard and has a real passion for working in the media business. I recommend him for a media position with your company."

-Robert Noll,

Playwright, College Teacher at John Carroll University, Theatre Marketing Consultant

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"I was more than pleasantly surprised upon meeting Ai-Chin Chen for the first time when he came to my office to discuss research he was doing for an internship project. While each student has his or her own special traits, I developed an immediate rapport with the uniqueness of this young student. Ai-Chin needed to do research in our University Archives in order to put together a time-line detailing the history of multicultural services for minorities, both students and staff alike--a time-line spanning many decades based on the years of minority representation on campus. I was able to provide some records for Ai-Chin which he was able to use during the course of the semester, along with other information from the Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion, to piece the time-line together. He put a video/audio presentation together which was highlighted at the end of the semester for a number of people on campus. I was most impressed by Ai-Chin's enthusiasm and ability to sift through multitudes of records and synthesize facts into a streamlined chronicle of the history of minorities on campus. He was patient in his research and did well in pulling out important facts which contributed to the advancement of minority success at the University. I enjoyed the time we had to work together through the course of the semester. Ai-Chin's smile and humor were infectious and lent toward a great appreciation of his positive energy towards accomplishing his goals. Ai-Chin will be a great asset wherever he works. I highly recommend Ai-Chin to any company looking for an employee with exceptional work ethics."

-Laurene DiCillo,

University Archivist, John Carroll University

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"Chen is a great photographer that always knew how to capture the mood of our audiences when I played in a band back in college. He would also do some write-ups that were always fun to read the next day. Thankful Chen was around to capture some cool moments for us!"

-Ryan Brown,

John Carroll/Russert 2018 Meet the Press Fellow/Researcher, NBC News

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