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Milton Keynes, Gb

Contribute to defining a world-class video proposition for the company based on customer needs.Acting as the centre of excellence for the creative quality of Superside's video output for customers. Leading and contributing to the full production cycle of global video production at Superside.Building and leading a team of amazing content creators and ensure consistency in their creative output.Oversee the creative process for video services through brief-ideation-pitching-… Show more Contribute to defining a world-class video proposition for the company based on customer needs.Acting as the centre of excellence for the creative quality of Superside's video output for customers. Leading and contributing to the full production cycle of global video production at Superside.Building and leading a team of amazing content creators and ensure consistency in their creative output.Oversee the creative process for video services through brief-ideation-pitching- production-delivery.Seeking out ways to level up the skills of our content creation team through training opportunities. Show less

Responsible for shaping the Creative philosophy & methodology at Clearhead media whilst ensuring the standard of output is high across the studio. Developing / guiding the development of creative treatments, narratives and strategy for existing clients & pitches / proposals for new clients (winning a range of new clients in my time at Clearhead, including the BBC). Creative leadership across the production process (including on set Directing), mentoring junior staff members to… Show more Responsible for shaping the Creative philosophy & methodology at Clearhead media whilst ensuring the standard of output is high across the studio. Developing / guiding the development of creative treatments, narratives and strategy for existing clients & pitches / proposals for new clients (winning a range of new clients in my time at Clearhead, including the BBC). Creative leadership across the production process (including on set Directing), mentoring junior staff members to support their development. Show less

London, United Kingdom

Responsible for the Creative output of the commercial production team. Overseeing a team of creatives doing the development & production of commercial work (whilst remaining very hands on) for a wide range of brands including Peugeot, Vodafone, Tesco, BMW MINI, Tourism Ireland, Brother, Post Office, Visit Guernsey, Macmillan, John Lewis and many more. Working with the wider commercial team to develop & support wider campaigns involving print, digital and experiential… Show more Responsible for the Creative output of the commercial production team. Overseeing a team of creatives doing the development & production of commercial work (whilst remaining very hands on) for a wide range of brands including Peugeot, Vodafone, Tesco, BMW MINI, Tourism Ireland, Brother, Post Office, Visit Guernsey, Macmillan, John Lewis and many more. Working with the wider commercial team to develop & support wider campaigns involving print, digital and experiential. Working with the editorial team to create sponsored content. Show less

Meriden, Uk

Leading the creative and production for Film & Video production (as well as contributing to the creative / development on wider campaigns including print, digital and experiential). A mixture of directing on set, developing creative, leading / developing a production team (6 - 8 members), pitching & client relationship. Working with a range of brands including BMW, Bed Head, Merrell, Porsche, Kwik Fit, Playmobil.

As Creative Lead I am responsible for the creative focus of the production department and the creative development/direction of the work we do. Keeping the teams creative juices flowing (and fresh). I act as a source of support and guidance where creative needs are concerned.With my wealth of Production and Post Production experience I also act as a technical advisor on how the creative visions of me and the team are best realised. On top of those focuses I also still operate in… Show more As Creative Lead I am responsible for the creative focus of the production department and the creative development/direction of the work we do. Keeping the teams creative juices flowing (and fresh). I act as a source of support and guidance where creative needs are concerned.With my wealth of Production and Post Production experience I also act as a technical advisor on how the creative visions of me and the team are best realised. On top of those focuses I also still operate in a Creative Producer capacity on select projects with some additional client management elements.This role involves Directing Shoots for various Video and TV production utilising a network of freelance suppliers and in house talent, often in a Director/Producer capacity and seeing these productions through Post to delivery. Show less

Northampton, United Kingdom

Handling the complete turnaround of projects from brief, through creative development, pitching and production through to delivery of a finished product.Work running through the department ranges from TV commercials to Viral Advertising, Events Production and Internal Comms. Working closely with the Production Manager on budgeting and organising jobs and occasional inter-departmental working (across our events and digital production houses)A lot of client contact and relationship… Show more Handling the complete turnaround of projects from brief, through creative development, pitching and production through to delivery of a finished product.Work running through the department ranges from TV commercials to Viral Advertising, Events Production and Internal Comms. Working closely with the Production Manager on budgeting and organising jobs and occasional inter-departmental working (across our events and digital production houses)A lot of client contact and relationship building is very important as well as flexibility in my working format, we are truly a bespoke production house so my work varies in style from well planned production of scripted work (Drama and Commercial) through to factual documentary style production where I'm finding the story on shoot. Show less

St Neots, Cambridgeshire

In this 3 month contract position I was tasked with re-developing the brand of the creative arm of a fabrication company. In a Niche market this production facility has the internal expertise and facilities to accommodate a wide range of creative work. This is an area of the market they feel they could take better advantage of if the brand and company were better positioned to attract and digest such a wide variety of work.- Advise on, de-construct and re-invent the branding for… Show more In this 3 month contract position I was tasked with re-developing the brand of the creative arm of a fabrication company. In a Niche market this production facility has the internal expertise and facilities to accommodate a wide range of creative work. This is an area of the market they feel they could take better advantage of if the brand and company were better positioned to attract and digest such a wide variety of work.- Advise on, de-construct and re-invent the branding for in-house brand "Creativetch" to create a more effective client facing image.- Plan the UX and functionality for a proposed site re-build in line with the new brand. Considering better communication of service, social media integration, CS support and SEO.- Planning best COA to utilise Social Media to enhance brand status, knowledge and presence in the creative community.- Identify and make plans to cultivate additional avenues to market. Consider avenues that may not have been utilised until now.- Planning a re-structure of internal process to better accommodate the creative process. - Planning staff development and structured skill set growth internally to realise the potential of the new working process.- Market place and competitor analysis in terms of service offering and quality, web presence and brand identity. Show less

Cambridge

In this role i am in charge of a production team working on digital media solutions for marketing and advertising. As well as being responsible for the output from the team i also personally undertake the more high profile projects.- Organising, Developing and Reviewing the team working under me.- Full service Video Production- Overseeing and contributing to projects ranging from Small scale web builds to print based media.- Interfacing with clients on a regular basis… Show more In this role i am in charge of a production team working on digital media solutions for marketing and advertising. As well as being responsible for the output from the team i also personally undertake the more high profile projects.- Organising, Developing and Reviewing the team working under me.- Full service Video Production- Overseeing and contributing to projects ranging from Small scale web builds to print based media.- Interfacing with clients on a regular basis, whether it be to ascertain the requirements of a job or update on the progress.- Organising and arrangement of all resources and requirements for a shoot, from casting and location to equipment and free lancers.- Building DVD menus and content for clients for distribution.- Production of POS marketing. Show less

As Head Of Promo Production i was producing adverts and brand idents for 2 TV channels from conception to completion. Working as a one man production team if you will. Some of the duties involved in this position included;- Directing and Shooting all the footage for all the promos for the channel- Colour Correcting, Editing and post producing all ads for the channel- Devising, Storyboarding and planning all ads for the channel- Any after effects on the adverts- all sound… Show more As Head Of Promo Production i was producing adverts and brand idents for 2 TV channels from conception to completion. Working as a one man production team if you will. Some of the duties involved in this position included;- Directing and Shooting all the footage for all the promos for the channel- Colour Correcting, Editing and post producing all ads for the channel- Devising, Storyboarding and planning all ads for the channel- Any after effects on the adverts- all sound post production and sound recording on set- Kit Maintanence and shoot organization- Producer, Director, Editor, After Effects and Photoshop, all production and post production jobs involved in making an advert, start to finish Show less

In this position i gained a rounded and detailed experience in most aspects of Studio Production. From Vision Mixing to Directing and Camera Operation this position gave me the skills and experience to be a well rounded and versatile member of any Studio Production Team. Some of the duties included in this position are;- Directing live output and Visual Mixing simultaneously- Lighting the studio and operating the Audio desk.- Prepping Presenter Mics and Talkbacks before going… Show more In this position i gained a rounded and detailed experience in most aspects of Studio Production. From Vision Mixing to Directing and Camera Operation this position gave me the skills and experience to be a well rounded and versatile member of any Studio Production Team. Some of the duties included in this position are;- Directing live output and Visual Mixing simultaneously- Lighting the studio and operating the Audio desk.- Prepping Presenter Mics and Talkbacks before going live- Communicating with the director in order to plan and execute any camera movements whilst working as Camera Op- Operating the Visual Effects Terminal and sourcing material for use in broadcast- Help to make sure the presenter is supplied with any pieces needed in good time. Show less

General Production assistant on an independant film.- Key Grip and Camera Assistant- Aiding Lighting Set up- Props Management.

An Independant production produced competely off my own back as an investigation in to Cinematography. - An independent short working as an investigation into producing epic cinematography on a shoe string.- Directing and Producing during shoot- All Post Production, including colour correction of footage and AFX work - All Editing and Audio Post Production of the finished piece.

Bsc, Film Production Technology

A-Level, Media Studies, Ict, Theatre Studies