About Us
Yo! We’re Ski Team. Hella cool that you’re here.
We’re a video production agency that started when two producers in Milwaukee joined forces to answer the cries for “more video content!” from companies, brands, and advertising agencies. When it comes to making video, we’re nimble, we’re aggressive (the good kind) and we’re fun. Welcome to the team – we can’t wait to make cool things with you.
Been there (most likely), done that (probably).
We’ve produced and managed shoots all over the planet.
With a vast network of production-savvy contacts at the ready, we’re equipped to help you create content here, there, and everywhere.
Check out where we’ve been.
Meet Ski Team:

Executive Producer & Director
Lynne (Wisnefski) Fraser
Lynne’s production experience comes from 11 years working in TV both nationally and internationally.
Now, Lynne lends her seasoned production expertise to award-winning marketing campaigns for clients and brands. She works as a producer, director, copywriter, A.I. dabbler and sometimes, she does all of these at the same time! More importantly, her vast network of talented collaborators provide the teamwork that makes the dream work.
Her previous employers include major networks, like NBC in New York and ABC in Chicago as well as the BBC, Channel 4, and Bloomberg internationally. Her credits include the Today Show, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and Windy City LIVE, which earned her a Midwestern Regional Emmy. Her 3 years living and working in the UK diversified her experience to an international audience, where two projects she produced won Scottish BAFTAs for excellence in broadcast media.
She graduated in 2005 from UW-Madison and has worked in production for over 20 years.
Also, Lynne does actually ski…mostly on the water and sometimes in the snow.
Collaborators:

Producer

Allison Lockwood
Producer
Over the course of her career Allison has managed a post-production facility, worked as an agency producer as well as line-producer for both still photography and video productions. Whether it’s run and gun doc style video or still portraits in studio, her motto is that organization and communication are the keys to a successful shoot. Her process is professional and productive, but at the same time, fun. No drama. Just easy peasy.

Producer

Kiki Hayes
Producer
Kiki has been producing a wide variety of content for 25 plus years, including tv, radio and web content. She started her career at Hoffman York ad agency in a variety of roles for over 20 years and has been freelancing since 2016. Kiki loves the challenge of tackling different genres from comedy to lifestyle and everything in between.

Directors & Editorial

Sea Dog Creative
Directors & Editorial
For over ten years, Andy and Betty have been good filmmakers and best friends. In 2016 they became Seadog Creative, working as creatives, directors and post-production specialists. As a nationally recognized LGBT-owned and operated partnership, the duo specialize in working with small businesses, artists and nonprofit organizations.

Photographer

Aliza Baran
Photographer
Aliza Baran is a midwest based photographer who has been exploring the art of visual storytelling for over 15 years. Possessing the ability to work in a professional, spontaneous and collaborative way that fuels creativity, Aliza’s goal is to capture the essence of each subject in an honest and transcendent way. Aliza’s favorite medium to shoot in is film and has a film camera collection to prove it.

Photographer

Doug Birling
Photographer
Doug has worked in the agency world for 25 years as an art director and transitioned to photographer for the last 16 years. He creates award-winning work for companies across the country. He’s a seamless member of any video crew as well so adding stills to motion capture production is always an option when he’s on set.

Video Editor, Animator & Designer

Ryan Brooks
Video Editor, Animator & Designer
With over 15 years of experience in the film and television industry, Ryan has spent the past decade specializing in a wide range of disciplines, including editing, motion graphics, scene painting, and digital erasing. Ryan’s passion for storytelling is evident in every project he takes on. As a co-worker he is known (and LOVED) for his postive attitude, professionalism and ability to foster “calm”.

Motion Graphics Designer & Editor

John Phillips
Motion Graphics Designer & Editor
Jon’s based in Milwaukee and has worked as a professional motion graphics designer for over a decade. His calm demeanor and dry sense of humor are a welcome addition to any project! In his spare time he writes, draws, makes movies, and is developing a lion’s mane mushroom báhn mi that will knock your socks off. Really, truly out of this world. It’s all about the marinade.

Video Editor & Animator

Elliot Jackson
Video Editor & Animator
Elliot’s been a video editor and animator for over 15 years, working on everything from broadcast commercials and TV news to documentaries and social animations. Some of his past clients include the Milwaukee Bucks, McCain Foods, Northwestern Mutual, the Boys & Girls Club and many more. Although he works in GFX and animation, we’re happy to report he is a normal human being.

Art Director & Illustrator

Kenzie Kirchoff
Art Director & Illustrator
Kenzie is a versatile art director, illustrator, and stylist known for her scrappy, hands-on approach to creative work. Off the record, she is also willing to work as a backup dancer and/or uncertified therapist. She is always down for the challenge, especially if treats are involved.
In this week of gratitude, we wanted to share our sincerest thanks to the awesome Milwaukee production community we get to be a part of.
When our friends at @mkefilm asked if we`d be up for helping them create a fundraising video for their end of year campaign, we immediately said yes because we LOVE this organization and we knew there were many in the production community here that felt the same and would be willing to donate their time and talents to this effort.
We`re excited to share how this promo came together (currently playing at a theater near you! …if it`s the Oriental and the Downer). It`s a testimony to how great/fun work can happen when you bring the right people together with shared passion and heart.
Huge thanks to our amazing crew & post team: @allisonlockwooddue, @nashattack, @cinefisch, @patrickhaleycamera, @electricsuncorp, @brokentripod, @aligoeswisco, Kat Kruger, @steadicambrooksy and @independentstudiosus – Peter Batchelder & Ryan Plato.
And gratitude to @ssk8 and Rachel Vander Weit for trusting us with this production!
And next Giving Tuesday, please consider the classic Milwaukee movie houses: The Oriental and The Downer!
In this week of gratitude, we wanted to share our sincerest thanks to the awesome Milwaukee production community we get to be a part of.
When our friends at @mkefilm asked if we`d be up for helping them create a fundraising video for their end of year campaign, we immediately said yes because we LOVE this organization and we knew there were many in the production community here that felt the same and would be willing to donate their time and talents to this effort.
We`re excited to share how this promo came together (currently playing at a theater near you! …if it`s the Oriental and the Downer). It`s a testimony to how great/fun work can happen when you bring the right people together with shared passion and heart.
Huge thanks to our amazing crew & post team: @allisonlockwooddue, @nashattack, @cinefisch, @patrickhaleycamera, @electricsuncorp, @brokentripod, @aligoeswisco, Kat Kruger, @steadicambrooksy and @independentstudiosus – Peter Batchelder & Ryan Plato.
And gratitude to @ssk8 and Rachel Vander Weit for trusting us with this production!
And next Giving Tuesday, please consider the classic Milwaukee movie houses: The Oriental and The Downer! …
We`ll never say no to a sunny farm shoot – especially when you get to work such an "egg-cellent" crew. (Had to do it.)
So grateful to our friends at @fifthcolor_ for asking us to help bring their fun concept to life and to Alyssa Gabrielse, Justin Batzler and Nathaniel Haban for leading the charge!
Couldn`t have done it without the best crew in the biz:
Rob Schoonover, Scott Quimby, Benjamin Hogue, Amanda Tollefson, Derek Loehr, Stephanie Bartz, Jenni Schenk, Kayla Ewing, and Jake Pickett!
🎥 🎬 🐓 🥚 🍳 🍗
We`ll never say no to a sunny farm shoot – especially when you get to work such an "egg-cellent" crew. (Had to do it.)
So grateful to our friends at @fifthcolor_ for asking us to help bring their fun concept to life and to Alyssa Gabrielse, Justin Batzler and Nathaniel Haban for leading the charge!
Couldn`t have done it without the best crew in the biz:
Rob Schoonover, Scott Quimby, Benjamin Hogue, Amanda Tollefson, Derek Loehr, Stephanie Bartz, Jenni Schenk, Kayla Ewing, and Jake Pickett!
🎥 🎬 🐓 🥚 🍳 🍗 …
Did you ever have a shoot where it felt like everyone was a creative director? Yeah, like that… 😘
Thankfully, for our shoot with Manifesto Agency for Sparklight, we had a great ECD in Adam Pryor to take the lead.
We so enjoyed making this new, fun campaign for Sparklight and confess that we sometimes stream with the lights off too. 💻 (Check out the work on our website!)
Couldn`t have done it without our stellar collaborators: @ryanbrettbingham & @joshpaulhalverson, @nick.collura, @allisonlockwooddue, @independentstudiosus, Ryan Brooks, Charlene Brandis, @mollycreatesthings and Robert Due @ Over Easy.
Team work makes the dream work… (even when everyone`s a creative director.) 🙌🏻
Did you ever have a shoot where it felt like everyone was a creative director? Yeah, like that… 😘
Thankfully, for our shoot with Manifesto Agency for Sparklight, we had a great ECD in Adam Pryor to take the lead.
We so enjoyed making this new, fun campaign for Sparklight and confess that we sometimes stream with the lights off too. 💻 (Check out the work on our website!)
Couldn`t have done it without our stellar collaborators: @ryanbrettbingham & @joshpaulhalverson, @nick.collura, @allisonlockwooddue, @independentstudiosus, Ryan Brooks, Charlene Brandis, @mollycreatesthings and Robert Due @ Over Easy.
Team work makes the dream work… (even when everyone`s a creative director.) 🙌🏻 …
We are at it again! This shoot was even… better, faster, stronger, BIGGER… with another non-male production crew! 💪🏻
Thanks to our friends at the @jccmilwaukee (Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center) for the opportunity to align with our values of providing more production opportunities for female and non-binary crew.
It was such a fun shoot and the content we captured is a testimony to that! Looking forward to sharing the finished product with the world in a few weeks. 😘
Shout outs to @allisonlockwooddue, @andy_the_human_,Betty Allen, @avarainmedia, Laura J. Bomber, and Julie Lookatch for making the magic happen!
We are at it again! This shoot was even… better, faster, stronger, BIGGER… with another non-male production crew! 💪🏻
Thanks to our friends at the @jccmilwaukee (Harry & Rose Samson Family Jewish Community Center) for the opportunity to align with our values of providing more production opportunities for female and non-binary crew.
It was such a fun shoot and the content we captured is a testimony to that! Looking forward to sharing the finished product with the world in a few weeks. 😘
Shout outs to @allisonlockwooddue, @andy_the_human_,Betty Allen, @avarainmedia, Laura J. Bomber, and Julie Lookatch for making the magic happen! …
Last year bronze, this year silver! We`re moving on up at the MKE 99 awards. 🏆 We were so excited to have been the production company, with @lynnefski (Lynne Fraser) as producer/director, for @manifestoagency`s impactful and now award-winning work for No Kid Hungry. It was so much fun bringing this cool concept to life with the team (Adam Pryor, @paisley_perspective, Kathleen Goodwin, @_timdyer, and Matt Stoll) that cooked it up!
And big shout out to the crew that worked tirelessly behind the scenes (I`m looking at you, @eugenegeneiii!) to make the magic happen. 💪🏻
Last year bronze, this year silver! We`re moving on up at the MKE 99 awards. 🏆 We were so excited to have been the production company, with @lynnefski (Lynne Fraser) as producer/director, for @manifestoagency`s impactful and now award-winning work for No Kid Hungry. It was so much fun bringing this cool concept to life with the team (Adam Pryor, @paisley_perspective, Kathleen Goodwin, @_timdyer, and Matt Stoll) that cooked it up!
And big shout out to the crew that worked tirelessly behind the scenes (I`m looking at you, @eugenegeneiii!) to make the magic happen. 💪🏻 …
Happy New Year! (We reserve the right to say that right up until this very last moment of January.) Ski Team threw a little New Year party last night with a FANTASTIC group of collaborators, clients and friends… and we didn`t take a single photo! 😳
But! Good times were had, laughs were had, drinks were had and most of all, we had so much appreciation for our awesome production community that came to celebrate with us.
We even got to share all the great work we`ve been making together over the past year+ with a screening of our new highlight reel. Although no photos, I do have THAT to share and I hope you have a moment to check it out.
Looking forward to making more great work with you all this year. ❤️
Happy New Year! (We reserve the right to say that right up until this very last moment of January.) Ski Team threw a little New Year party last night with a FANTASTIC group of collaborators, clients and friends… and we didn`t take a single photo! 😳
But! Good times were had, laughs were had, drinks were had and most of all, we had so much appreciation for our awesome production community that came to celebrate with us.
We even got to share all the great work we`ve been making together over the past year+ with a screening of our new highlight reel. Although no photos, I do have THAT to share and I hope you have a moment to check it out.
Looking forward to making more great work with you all this year. ❤️ …
To know her… is to love her. And we`ve got big feelings for producer @karamulrooney – representing for Ski Team both on set and on an actual ski hill! Some of us CAN ski! 😂
To know her… is to love her. And we`ve got big feelings for producer @karamulrooney – representing for Ski Team both on set and on an actual ski hill! Some of us CAN ski! 😂 …