https://deeplightproductions.com | A multi-media production company specializing in documentaries, media campaigns, marketing videos, promotional content and TV programs.• Responsible for producing, directing, writing, filming and editing creative media content, marketing videos, media campaigns, TV & documentary productions, and short/long-form narrative nonfiction stories• Working with clients to develop media content for both for-profit and non-profit sectors• Working on an independent documentary series promoting non-profits and charitable work in the U.S. and in underdeveloped nations overseas• Produced over 220 video clips available to view on Vimeo Reel, showcasing the non-profit side of work

As Co-Founder of the movement, he began operating as the Executive Director, where he coordinates with over two hundred churches and four hundred regional leaders to establish church and prayer coalitions throughout the Northeast. Additionally, Richards spearheads regional outreach initiatives each summer and leads communication efforts, fostering connections among regional initiatives and leaders, capturing these efforts on film for the growing independent documentary project.JesusWeekMovement.org• Producing creative media content, communications and orchestrating massive outreach events for the Jesus Week Movement initiative in NYC, New Jersey and Philadelphia, for an independent documentary series• Responsible for website design and developing media library content at JesusWeekMovement.org• Works with non-profit leaders to develop strategies for city-wide community transformation

A worldwide documentary TV series featuring people, organizations, and charities who are building a difference in the lives of those in desperate need. • Led the creative direction and production of the series, highlighting local community transformation and nonprofit outreach• Collaborated with corporate and nonprofit partners, including homebuilders and charitable foundations• Produced, shot, wrote, edited, mastered and delivered 16 episodes in Volume One, and 12 episodes in Volume Two for broadcast on 25 non-profit networks• Developed content of overseas stories that will soon be released in new upcoming independent projects

Served as Media Lead with the Firebase Movement’s Love New York and Love Chicago initiatives, adding to an extensive film archive of creative missions movements. I produced and directed a short film on the Love Chicago movement as a result.https://buildingadifference.com/lovechicagofilm/

Media Producer for Go To NationsRichards expanded his focus to studying national and international missions movements through a partnership with Go To Nations, a global missions organization. He joined the organization as a media missionary, embarking on a two-year exploration of missions and community transformation across Central America, East and West Africa, India, Thailand, and the Philippines. This journey resulted in a comprehensive media campaign, producing over 100 pieces of media for Go To Nations and laying the foundation for a new documentary series focusing on creative missions movements.• Developed the “Reach Campaign” that produced over 100 media pieces, a podcast, and local broadcastmorning show segments that documented creative missions work overseas• Traveled overseas at length for years throughout Central America, Africa, India, Thailand, and the Philippines to produce, write and edit compelling documentary style content on humanitarian efforts

Executive Director & Media/Production CoordinatorIn NYC, Richards quickly became deeply connected with various creative missions movements, such as Urban Hope NYC, CitiVision, Hope Day Network, and Love New York, producing media to promote these causes. This work allowed him to build an extensive library of powerful missions footage from NYC.Richards was then invited to serve as the Director of Saturate NY Metro, an organization dedicated to uniting churches across every zip code in the NY Metro area through creative city-reaching strategies and free resources. This role led to an opportunity to help develop the missions strategy and organizational structure for the Jesus Week Movement, a “saturation to transformation” movement focused on city missions and community transformation.

Richards took on the role of Media Coordinator and Project Leader for Saturate USA, an organization aimed at mobilizing people as “missionaries in their neighborhoods” with a goal of reaching 120 million homes across America. He created media and led Saturate projects in cities like New York, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Chicago, the Twin Cities and Florida, helping churches adopt zip codes, receive free materials, and develop strategies to strengthen local church and prayer coalitions.• Managed media campaigns to reach 120 million homes with Gospel resources, producing creating video content for national initiatives• Worked with non-profit organizational leaders in the Northeast region to develop strategies for city-wide “zip code adoption” strategies

Board Member and Media/Marketing Committee