Isaac Kitange

Composing and producing music for clients as a freelancer, as well as for my studies.

• Worked with established indie game studios, YouTube channels, and artists
• Created additional music & SFX for the video game “Murder Miners” by JForce Games

Creator and “Snap Star” produce content for Snapchat's video platform, Spotlight.

• Producing original content, accumulating 60M+ views
• Content featured in Snapchat productions and marketing, reaching 400M+ daily active users
• 11x Spotlight Challenge winner (prompt-based video production judged by Snapchat)
• Founder of “Spotlight Creators”, a free resource utilized by 800+ creators, cumulatively earning $3M+

Overseeing employment and tech operations in The Lion’s Pause, a fully student-run event venue.

Guiding first-year students through their transition into college by leading bi-weekly informational “SOAR” sessions.

• Facilitating discussions and activities in a small classroom setting
• Meeting with students 1:1 to provide them guidance through their first year in college

Engineering audio and video for St. Olaf College's broadcasts in the Music Department.

• Worked as “Score Reader” with the Orchestra Hall broadcasting team for the 2023 St. Olaf Christmas Festival

Owner and photographer at Snapped by Isaac, my self-owned photography brand.

• Working with the St. Olaf College Theater Department as their in-house photographer

Led production and deployment of marketing and in-game content such as marketing videos, music, SFX, and web.

• Composed and produced various music themes for use in-game and in marketing media
• Designed custom sound effects for interactive in-game elements
• Directed, filmed, and edited marketing videos viewed 15M+ times on YouTube
• Co-designed, prototyped, created assets, and deployed Tinkrew's company website
• Additionally assisted with marketing strategy and social media management

Attending St. Olaf College to pursue a Bachelor of Music in Music Composition.

• Performing saxophone in the St. Olaf Band & Jazz Band
• Co-Artistic Director of Synergy Musician’s Collective, a student-led chamber orchestra

Studied Electronic Music Composition and Audio Production under producer Aaron Shannon at the college level through dual enrollment.

• Performed in the RCTC Chamber Band
• Sustained a 4.0 GPA for duration of enrollment
• Engineered and mixed a released album for a summer project