Production Director

• Mar 2023 - Present

Head Of Production

• Aug 2021 - Mar 2023

Hired to create and build the video department from scratch. Building the Production offering for Superside's global clients in a way that breaks the norm and brings video production to a remote and tech-enabled future. I've hired 18+ world-class individuals to create 3 creative filming crews in multiple countries, along with a strategy and a producing team. Heading up & creating the structure, strategy, GTM plan and product offering of Video Production - while building a team of best-in-the-market video creatives from around the world. Show less

Creative Production Manager | Producer

• Jan 2019 - Jul 2021

Brands that I have produced shoots for include Coca-Cola; Schweppes; Cadbury; Flying Fish and NIVEA.As a Production Manager and Producer, I was responsible for all logistics and planning around video and photo shoots. I ensured we have the correct resources, the correct suppliers onboarded, equipment, locations and budgets. With my background in creative production and photography, I am able to Direct and Produce the shoots, ensuring that we are meeting all shot-list requirements on time and within budget. A wise man named Anonymous once said: “If you love your job, you’ll never work a day in your life” – and that’s why I do what I do, have fun while doing it, and work magnificently with great teams.*Jan - June 2019; I was based purely at DraftLine AB InBev while at Cerebra / Wunderman Thompson. More info on that in the section below. Show less

Project Manager

• Jun 2019 - Dec 2019

As part of my dual role as Production and Project Manager, I Project Managed the Beiersdorf Account (NIVEA, NIVEA Men, Labello, Elastoplast, Eucerin) within the agency until the client was fully onboarded.I handled creative briefs, tasks, deadlines, budgets and recons - making sure that always on evergreen content as well as campaigns are hitting milestones. This role includes client-facing updates and tracking – to ensure consistency and good relationships.

Creative Production Manager

• Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

Production Manager in a content studio called DraftLine; based within AB InBev Breweries Headoffice. I formed part of a creative team producing digital and social media content and campaigns for the ABI brands such as Budweiser, Corona, Carling Black Label, Flying Fish and more. In my role, I was responsible for all elements required for video and photographic productions (photography and video shoots), including cost estimates, budgets, equipment, talent, location scouting, rights, sign-offs and suppliers. I ensured that creative work briefed into the studio is feasible in terms of deadlines and capability - as well as brainstorm creatively with the team to create concepts for clients. I work with both the content studio creatives as well as the Account Directors and client to find solutions that fit each specific job. Show less

Video Production Manager

• Aug 2017 - Oct 2018

Production Manager overseeing work-flow and processes of a digital YouTube video team. Daily Tasks:As a Production Manager, my daily tasks consisted of pre-production planning; location scouting; call sheets and post-production time-tracking. Video Production:However, my duties ranged in actual video creation: from producing, directing and script-writing, to filming and presenting. I have experience in using 4K Black Magic cameras and live-cut full set up for live streaming webisodes to digital platforms (such as YouTube and Facebook). Strategy:I worked on digital strategy and enablement of video on the YouTube platform. Including being chosen as a support on the YouTube Player for Publishers (Pfp) project team for project oversight and implementation. Show less

Digital Communications Specialist

• Apr 2015 - Aug 2017

Communications Specialist for DStv.com and DStv Now: employed as the Premium Content Expert for the DStv Premium offering. My main channel clients and content strategy pillars were BBC Channels; ITV Choice, A+E Networks, Discovery Networks and M-Net Channels. As a Communication Specialist, the main focus is to enhance digital salience of channel offerings as well as content production for content marketing. A vast knowledge of the channels, their tonality and their brand strategy was needed.As web editor and content curator for online, I worked on all digital channels with regards to content curation and management - including content creation for daily articles, live interviews, podcasts, data-capturing, online marketing, push notification marketing and email marketing. Tasks:- Creating newsletter wireframes - Creating content calendars and producing original and authentic written articles for the DStv.com website- Video strategy- Script-writing- Presenting- PR writing- UX Website copy for navigation- CMS navigation and data capturing Show less

Sub-Editor

• Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

Sub-editor for all content on the DStv.com website and newsletters. I was in-charge of the quality of written content on all customer-facing pages, including East and West Africa versions of DStv.com. I worked with the editorial teams in South Africa and Africa to insure consistency of the correct content at its highest quality.

Photojournalism tutor

• Jan 2014 - Nov 2014

Photographer

• Jun 2014 - Jul 2014

Photographer

• Apr 2013 - Apr 2014

Photographing the festival and the acts. Photographing the festival and the acts.

Photographer

• Sep 2013 - Sep 2013

Content intern

• Jul 2012 - Jul 2012

Crime Reporter

• Jun 2012 - Jun 2012

Contents Editor

• Jun 2011 - Jul 2011

Copy writing, Writing articles, managing content, searching and selecting stories from databases, re-writing articles. Copy writing, Writing articles, managing content, searching and selecting stories from databases, re-writing articles.