Benjamin Berkon

Freelance Executive Producer at Alto New York
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Brooklyn, US

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Experience

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Executive Producer
      • Sep 2023 - Present

    • Freelance Executive Content Producer
      • Mar 2010 - Present

      Ogilvy, Johannes Leonardo, Alto, R/GA, Digitas, Deloitte Digital's Heat, VICE, W+K, etc... Ogilvy, Johannes Leonardo, Alto, R/GA, Digitas, Deloitte Digital's Heat, VICE, W+K, etc...

    • United States
    • Entertainment Providers
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Voice Actor
      • Dec 2013 - Present

      -SAG-AFTRA member -Clients: Comcast Business, IBM, Lysol, Puma, Siemens, American Express, UPS, Miami Heat, Tiffany, BlackRock, and more -SAG-AFTRA member -Clients: Comcast Business, IBM, Lysol, Puma, Siemens, American Express, UPS, Miami Heat, Tiffany, BlackRock, and more

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Executive Producer
      • Sep 2022 - Jul 2023

      -Montefiore -Project: The Balance, Season 2 -Director: Scott Weintrob / Merman -Montefiore -Project: The Balance, Season 2 -Director: Scott Weintrob / Merman

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Executive Producer
      • Mar 2022 - Jul 2022

      -Montefiore -Project: The Balance, Season 1 -Director: Jedd Thomas / Merman -Montefiore -Project: The Balance, Season 1 -Director: Jedd Thomas / Merman

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freelance Executive Producer
      • Dec 2021 - Feb 2022

      -Michelob ULTRA -Project: Jimmy Pt. 2 (Starring Jimmy Butler) -Director: The Malloys / Superprime -Michelob ULTRA -Project: Jimmy Pt. 2 (Starring Jimmy Butler) -Director: The Malloys / Superprime

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Executive Producer
      • Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

      -Montefiore -'An Urgent Holiday Tale' -Director: Derek Cianfrance / Radical -9.5 million views on YouTube, aired during Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, etc... ‘Shots’ Shortlist: -Sound Design: https://shotsawards.com/showreel/view/6239f7662f0a0 -Edit (Above 2 Min): https://shotsawards.com/showreel/view/623a0694730b9 -Montefiore -'An Urgent Holiday Tale' -Director: Derek Cianfrance / Radical -9.5 million views on YouTube, aired during Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, etc... ‘Shots’ Shortlist: -Sound Design: https://shotsawards.com/showreel/view/6239f7662f0a0 -Edit (Above 2 Min): https://shotsawards.com/showreel/view/623a0694730b9

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Executive Producer
      • Apr 2021 - May 2021

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Executive Producer
      • Feb 2021 - Apr 2021

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freelance Executive Producer
      • May 2020 - Dec 2020

      Samsung Samsung

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freelance Senior Producer
      • Mar 2020 - May 2020

      -Mondelēz / Triscuit -Mondelēz / Triscuit

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freelance Senior Producer
      • Dec 2019 - Feb 2020

      -Director: Marco Prestini (Anonymous) -Director: Marco Prestini (Anonymous)

    • Online Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Video Headline Contributing Writer
      • Oct 2018 - Jan 2020

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freelance Senior Producer
      • Jun 2019 - Oct 2019

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Associate Director, Executive Producer
      • Mar 2017 - May 2019

      -Produced TV/broadcast, OLV, and new media content primarily for American Express -Production lead on American Express' 'Pay It Plan It With Tina Fey' 2018 campaign, an $11 million project. Shot with Hungry Man's Bryan Buckley. -Steered over $570,000 in-house to Harbor, a Publicis-owned production company

    • Freelance Senior Producer
      • Oct 2016 - Mar 2017

    • United States
    • Media Production
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freelance Senior Producer
      • Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

      -Acted as producer, creative, and account manager on Nissan '#WhoDares' campaign -Traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during the 2016 Olympics for a two-week production -Helped create an exciting cultural itinerary for five different social influencers, and facilitated capturing their experience for social posts and a long-form film -Acted as producer, creative, and account manager on Nissan '#WhoDares' campaign -Traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil during the 2016 Olympics for a two-week production -Helped create an exciting cultural itinerary for five different social influencers, and facilitated capturing their experience for social posts and a long-form film

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freelance Senior Producer
      • Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

      -Apoquel -Apoquel

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Copywriter
      • Jun 2015 - Jan 2016

      -Hired as copywriter and producer for NFLSundayTicket.TV, a DirecTV social campaign -Created Twitter persona and generated several social posts per day to drive "college student" narrative, and bring awareness to NFLSundayTicket.TV -Produced and personally shot stills in Madison, Wisconsin -Hired as copywriter and producer for NFLSundayTicket.TV, a DirecTV social campaign -Created Twitter persona and generated several social posts per day to drive "college student" narrative, and bring awareness to NFLSundayTicket.TV -Produced and personally shot stills in Madison, Wisconsin

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Freelance Senior Producer
      • Aug 2015 - Oct 2015

      -Produced OLV/social videos for adidas' award-winning 'Original Is Never Finished' campaign -Produced OLV/social videos for adidas' award-winning 'Original Is Never Finished' campaign

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freelance Senior Producer
      • Mar 2015 - Apr 2015

      -Coca-Cola (new business, AOR in Aug. 2015) -Coca-Cola (new business, AOR in Aug. 2015)

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freelance Senior Producer
      • Sep 2014 - Nov 2014

      -BlackRock (TVC), Effies (case study films) -BlackRock (TVC), Effies (case study films)

    • Online Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Contributing Video Headline Writer
      • Jul 2014 - Oct 2014

      Previously: -July-October 2014 -May-November 2009 -I pitched weekly video headline ideas for The Onion News Network (ONN) and Owner's Box Previously: -July-October 2014 -May-November 2009 -I pitched weekly video headline ideas for The Onion News Network (ONN) and Owner's Box

    • United States
    • Design Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Copywriter
      • May 2014 - Aug 2014

      -Wrote web copy for 'The Henry Apartments' new website -Wrote web copy for 'The Henry Apartments' new website

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freelance Senior Producer
      • Mar 2014 - Mar 2014

      -CVS (new business) -CVS (new business)

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Freelance Senior Producer & Copywriter
      • Feb 2014 - Mar 2014

      -Hired as copywriter and producer for Reckitt Benckiser (Airborne) case study films -Hired as copywriter and producer for Reckitt Benckiser (Airborne) case study films

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freelance Senior Producer
      • Sep 2013 - Jan 2014

      -Produced Ameriprise Financial's 'Think About It' campaign, starring Tommy Lee Jones -Shot with MJZ's Phil Janou for three days in Los Angeles, CA, and executed 3 x :30 TV/broadcast commercials -Produced Ameriprise Financial's 'Think About It' campaign, starring Tommy Lee Jones -Shot with MJZ's Phil Janou for three days in Los Angeles, CA, and executed 3 x :30 TV/broadcast commercials

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Freelance Producer
      • Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

      -Comcast Business (new business, AOR in Oct. 2013) -Comcast Business (new business, AOR in Oct. 2013)

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Assistant Producer
      • Dec 2010 - Mar 2013

      -Produced TV/broadcast, OLV, and new media content for American Express, DuPont, Holiday Inn, IBM, NASCAR, Samsung, San Pellegrino, Siemens, TD Ameritrade, and Time Warner Cable

    • Production Coordinator
      • Jul 2010 - Dec 2010

    • Creative Coordinator
      • Mar 2010 - Jul 2010

Education

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
    BA, History
    2005 - 2009
  • AdHouse Advertising School
    Introduction to Creative Process, Concepting Creatively
    2010 - 2011
  • University of London - Queen Mary
    History, English, and Film
    2007 - 2008

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