Doing the Deed (meet the team)
Career opportunities
Sam Seegars <Production Manager>
Sam brings more than 22 years production experience to Letizia Ad Team clients. Originally from East Tennessee, Sam began at Eastman Kodak's audio visual department. In1986 she joined WJHL-TV 11, a CBS affilate in Johnson City, Tennessee as the nightly newscast director and TD. In 1990, she earned a Bachalor of Science in Mass Communication, Broadcast Production and Performance from East Tennessee State University. In the early 90's, Sam was a freelance camera operator for The Nashville Network's show, "Club Dance at the White Horse Cafe". In 1992, Sam moved to Las Vegas and worked as an editor for KVVU Fox5. The following year, Sam moved to cable and built the production department from the ground up and developed a production team. She was responsible for more than 2,000 commercials created for a variety of clients in the Las Vegas market. Many local and national awards honor her work. In 2005, Sam joined Letizia Ad Team, giving Letizia clients an edge with her wide range of experience, knowledge of production and proven track record of creating television advertising that gets results.
Chris Johnston <Senior Visual Artist>
Chris started his career as a production intern at KEYT-ABC in Santa Barbara while going to UCSB. His work ethic, enthusiasm and ability to quickly learn did not go unnoticed, because he moved up the ranks to senior production editor. After 6 years at KEYT, Chris moved to Las Vegas for a promotion producer/director position at KVBC-NBC under Dale Wyman. Two years later Cox Media hired Chris to produce clients' on-air campaigns. This eventually lead to Chris becoming the production manager at Cox Media Las Vegas. Between KVBC and Cox Media, he also taught compositing and 3-D animation at the Community College of Southern Nevada for two years. In December 2005, he was excited to accept the position of Senior Visual Artist with the Letizia Ad Team.
Matt Dornak <Production Specialist>
Matt Dornak was born and raised in Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. His career in Television began in 1997 when he accepted a position with the local PBS affiliate KLVX. He learned a broad range of broadcasting skills ranging from camera operation to directing live programming. After three years of experience and training, Matt purchased his own equipment and became a freelance camera operator and editor. He found steady work with Caples Productions where he videotaped numerous sporting events ranging from basketball to auto racing. Shortly thereafter, Matt was offered a position at The WB Las Vegas as a Videographer/Promotional Producer, where he wrote, shot and edited hundreds of commercials and promotional spots. In 2002, Matt received his Bachelors Degree in Film from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. In 2005, Matt started his own video production company, 2:95 Productions, which offered many services to valley businesses seeking video production. Matt became a member of the Letizia Ad Team in 2008 and continues to produce independent short films in his spare time.