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London, England, United Kingdom

Launched and led new podcasts and video operation. Defined and executed strategic vision, building and managing international production teams and operational facilities to achieve dramatic audience growth and commercial success.- Tripled audience reach to 1 million monthly users- Reached profitability within 2 years, at 70% margin

London, United Kingdom

Launched and managed new audio business, engaging internal and external stakeholders to achieve profitability through partnerships and extend audience reach into new markets.Used market knowledge and insight to develop innovative new products reaching 2 million monthly users, 70% in new territories.Achieved profitability in year one through strategic commercial partnerships

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Executed department restructure, setting strategic direction and aligning resource for optimised operational quality and delivery.- 300% increase in on-platform video views YoY- Created new revenue streams through collaboration with commercial teams and brand partners

London, Greater London, United Kingdom

Originating, directing and producing flagship video & audio content around agenda-setting stories in one of the world’s busiest newsrooms.Production & people management:leading production teams in a wide variety of environments to deliver original factual content with increases in plays, view-through, views-per visit and profitability, often working across multiple projects simultaneously.Producer on HRH Prince Harry’s 2017 mental health interview which led the international news agenda for two days and received over 4 million downloads.Producer and Editor of Chopper’s Brexit Podcast, reaching 25,000 listeners a week and featuring interviews with high-profile figures including Prime Minister Theresa May.Used data-led decision making to develop, pitch and deliver some of the Telegraph’s highest-performing lifestyle videos, increasing dwell time and views-per-visit across the site.Engaged multiple senior stakeholders across the business to commission case-appropriate content and develop high-impact distribution strategies.Responsibility for budgets, legal & editorial compliance and health & safety of production staff.Nominated for ‘Best Video Journalism’ at the 2015 Online Media Awards. Telegraph Video nominated for 'Best Video Team’ at the Drum Awards 2016.Worked across the company’s early adoption of emerging creative technologies including VR, 360 and audio content for Virtual Home assistants.Pioneered early investment in smartphone video journalism, contributing to record-breaking views on our Glastonbury festival coverage which beat the competition with a fraction of the manpower.Interim leadership of Lifestyle features team during management changes.In-house Google G-suite advocate, representative on the ‘TMG Voice’ staff feedback committee, first-aider and IOSH certified for creative industries Health and Safety.

London, United Kingdom

As part of the Telegraph’s Video Features team consistently hit ambitious video play targets to meet sponsorship requirements, to a value of more than £500k for the companyCreated original video content around some of the Telegraph’s biggest stories, including the FIFA match-fixing scandal and the General Election online leadership debate bidProduced and Directed innovative short-form video content around The Telegraph’s lifestyle verticalsFilmed and edited videos to world-class standard using Fs7, C100/C300 & DSLR cameras and Adobe Creative SuiteContributed to executive & editorial strategy for The Telegraph’s video departmentMaximised content impact through data-led editorial decisions about what to publish, how and when to publish it

London And Worldwide

Extensive experience as a self-shooting P/D & AP working across broadcast, online and corporate video production, including:THE LISTENING POST - AL-JAZEERAProduced three half hour episodes of the international news analysis show, focusing on the NOTW phone-hacking scandal and the Arab springDON'T BLAME FACEBOOK - CHANNEL4 (Hey Buddy TV)1hr doc revealing surprising stories of people who found real-world trouble after posting online.DIVERSE NATION - CHANNEL 4 (Hey Buddy TV)1hr covering the Diversity in TV awards, pulling together success stories from talent with a range of under-discussed backgrounds.WHERE THE CLOUDS COME HOMEI initiated this independent, international co-production uncovering a uranium mining scandal in North East India, which I was invited to screen at the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development in New York as a contributor to panels discussing uranium mining and its impact.24-7 SPACES FOR LENTAward-winning video podcast ('vodcast') on prayer and spirituality which knocked Ricky Gervais off the number 1 spot on the iTunes charts!Other broadcast credits on BBC, ITV, C4, MTV & Al-JazeeraDirected location crews ranging in size from 2 – 25Worked around the world including India, Morocco, US and most of EuropeAwards for Social Media (YouTube) & Short Fiction work

London, United Kingdom

Covered the Arab Spring and the News of the World phone hacking scandal, producing three half-hour specials of news analysis show 'The Listening Post'.

Started working in online video when the medium was in its infancy. I navigated its wild waters to produce and direct over 250 short films, generating over ten million plays (which was a lot at the time!), managing researchers and editors to deliver on time and budget. The experience was foundational for my later work in multiplatform production, with key lessons learned around SEO for both commissioning and publishing, economies of scale and effective narrative structure for digital distribution.

I cut my teeth on current affairs and factual production working as a trainee researcher across Grace's slate of programmes. I helped develop and shoot documentaries around health, international justice and consumer subjects with a particular focus on autism. This included filming an exclusive with the controversial doctor Andrew Wakefield, who famously connected the MMR vaccine with the onset of autism - claims for which he was later discredited.I also filmed and edited short documentaries including an RTS-nominated piece about Eagle House school for autistic children.

Ba (Hons), Television Production

May 2006: PACT, London The Researcher's Survival Guide March 2006: Celtic Film and Television Festival "The Perfect Pitch", five-day.

A Director Prepares

Short course led by TV director Jonas Grimås covering best practice in director's pre-production, specifically with regard to prime-time.

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