Jay Knowles Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

London Area, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

Currently working as an Independent Video Producer, I shape and produce top-tier, cutting-edge rich-media content in partnership with clients, aligning video production project plans with branded messaging and standards for global enterprises across all industries. To achieve this, I consult with potential and existing clients, uncovering key needs, goals, and brand identity touchpoints to develop and pitch concepts, building lasting trust and confidence to ensure project successes. Through these partnerships, I onboard and partner with global, international brand clients, filming on-site around the world.~ Strategise and execute short- and long-term projects, developing initial concepts / storyboards and managing all project phases through editing and delivery. ~ Continuously research and explore emerging industry technologies. ~ Successfully transitioned from financial services and technology clients to fashion and other creative industries, delivering impactful creative direction and production.~ Executed major, global multimedia marketing campaigns for some of the largest Asset Managers around the world.~ Leveraged leading-edge industry systems and technologies, including Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premier Pro, to edit and finalise outstanding deliverables.

London, England, United Kingdom

Cultivating lasting, positive partnerships with diverse clients, I headed the design, development, and delivery of creative video production for diverse global financial and technology clients. In this capacity, I managed client accounts to build communicative relationships and enable effective project consultations, defining and establishing project goals. ~ Led project budgeting, scripting, directing, and editing processes in alignment with established requirements and parameters.~ Delivered expert marketing and video application recommendations.~ Collaborated with editors to ensure the effective execution of client visions.~ Consistently delivered to client visions and goals, directing editing operations to ensure video brand integrity and alignment with client focus.~ Controlled live studio video uplinking, connecting videos to large television broadcast outlet partners including BBC, Sky, CNN, Bloomberg, and Reuters.~ Created dynamic, targeted video content for major client companies, including Dell, Samsung, Amazon, HSBC, J.P Morgan, Barclays, and McAfee.

London, England, United Kingdom

As an Assistant Producer with BrightTALK, I partnered with Producers to facilitate successful end-to-end production project operations. Assuming lead director or editor responsibilities as needed, I managed technical shoot processes such as lighting, camera setup, and audio governance to deliver quality video content in line with client needs. ~ Secured and controlled all production elements and footage, organising collateral and assets to streamline post-production operations.~ Utilised leading industry systems to produce and edit private or client projects.~ Liaised with clients and accounts to cultivate rapport, managing expectations to ensure satisfaction.

London, England, United Kingdom

Managing shoot data and other functions as needed, I supported various Producer operations, maintaining, archiving, and transferring data as well as optimising servers and external SATA drive archives. In addition to this, I transferred data on shoots, captured and logged footage, and managed camera duties to ensure the generation of impactful, project and client focussed footage.

London, England, United Kingdom

In this early role, I supported effective shooting through strategic lighting management, partnering with the gaffer and production team to design and execute lighting plans. I structured lighting equipment to align with established shoot schedules, plans, and goals, and facilitated timely shoot and project completion, ensuring set lighting in preparation for shooting schedules.