Will Yates Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

Agency producer/shooting director & edit producer within the Content Engine at Royal Dutch Shell, Shell’s internal Creative Solutions agency. I worked on a range of branded films including shooting a talent-led film with Kari Byron (from MythBusters) about oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico; crafting and remote directing a team filming the decommissioning of the Brent Alpha platform and writing and edit producing films about the global energy transition and renewable electricity.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

London, England, Gb

Edit/development producer of a new documentary television series to be presented by Dan Snow, on which I researched and developed from concept through access, treatment and edit produced the sizzle tape.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Producer / Edit producer / Writer on 3 x 60min television episodes of the renewed travel-history series AMERICA UNEARTHED. I demonstrated strong editorial judgement, devised compelling stories, found contributors and gained access to sites. I also wrote shoot scripts and field produced with talent Scott Wolter before taking the episodes into the edit. Episodes on Chicago’s labour riots, Jack the Ripper and Sir Francis Drake.

London, Fitzrovia, Gb

London, Gb

I developed a true crime/social history drama-documentary television pilot, writing the proposal for this series, sourcing all interviewees and setting up filming locations. I also helped set up the drama recon shoot and sourced much of the archival material.

London, Gb

The Seven Ages of Elvis (SKY ARTS)Produced fast turnaround feature-length rock-doc on Elvis Presley to mark the 40th anniversary of his death. Found and made approaches to well over 100 contributors (including three ex-presidents!); set up and produced on US shoot (22 interviewees in 11 shoot days across 6 states.)

London, London, Gb

London, Gb

Contracted as a consultant to conduct an external perspective research review of reputational risk and public perceptions for the child development charity and write findings in a high level report.

London, Gb

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

Writer/Producer on H2's hit series, "America Unearthed". See examples of the show at: http://www.history.com/shows/america-unearthed

Assistant Producer on a major global healthcare documentary series for broadcaster Phoenix Television and other international broadcasters. Each programme is based in a different country and examines a the challenges of achieving affordable, high quality healthcare.

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Associate Producer on Season 2 on the PBS Kids series SciGirls.Watch online at: http://www.pbskids.org/scigirls/

London, England, Gb

Eden Prairie, Mn, Us

Series Producer/Co-Executive Producer after a first season as associate producer. Over the course of the series I produced 62 hours of this hit mystery-history doc. I had hands on experience of all aspects of production, from managing a $10 million+ budget, production schedules, crew contracts and broadcaster commissioning exec relationship through to reviewing cuts, rewriting scripts and occasional interviewing contributors in the field. I managed a small production staff of a coordinator and researchers and sent crews around the globe to the US, UK, Mexico, Russia, India, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Canada, Cameroon and the Himalayas. (S1: 13 x 60; S2: 13 x 60; S3: 26 x 60; S4: 1 x 120; 8 x 60).

London, Gb

Production Co-Ordinator on a range of factual programs at Mentorn. These included:"Tsunami: The Day the Wave Struck" (National Geographic)"Tory! Tory! Tory!" (BBC 4)"The Strangest UFO Stories of All Time" (Discovery)"The Baby Mind Reader" (FIVE)

London, Gb

Researcher on THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR, a 2 hour fact-based drama about the death of British UN weapons inspector Dr. David Kelly. I carried out background interviews and wrote research briefings for Peter Kosminsky’s RTS and 3 x BAFTA winner. I fact-checked the final script, organised archive and assisted on Moroccan shoot.

Volunteer with international organisation Youth With a Mission, helping in schools, churches, hospitals, prisons and townships.

West End, England, Gb

Production Runner on INDUSTRIAL REVELATIONS, a science-history television documentary hosted by Mark Williams. Filmed second unit on PD-150; location talent driver; oversaw releases and crew expenses. (10 x 60).

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Mass Communication/Media Studies

Mass Communication/Media Studies