Experience

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  Discovery Inc

  • New Zealand

  • Segment Producer

    • Jul 2021 - Present
    • New Zealand

    Creating dynamic current affairs and non fiction story content in the role of Segment Producer. The position involves finding and pitching stories, field producing, interviewing, script writing and post production directing for New Zealand's leading private television Network, Discovery NZ's.

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  The World Bank

  • Remote story producer/ director. Video editor.

    • Jun 2021 - Present

    Remote producing and editing compelling, human driven stories about the impact of improved marine management in The Pacific.

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  MediaWorks NZ

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Head of Longform. Field Producing for The Project, TV3.

    • Apr 2018 - Jun 2021
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    As Head of the Long Form department my responsibilities involved finding story leads and working with my team to shape them into in-depth feature stories, well crafted and meaty. The stories produced by my department focused on current affairs and topical issues told through a personal journey. In this role I personally produced and directed over one hundred stories which aired to a broad New Zealand broadcast audience of close to 200,000, frequently achieving the highest rating above all other show content.This role included pitching, interviewing, field directing, script writing, post production directing and preparing the shows hosts with relevant talking topics. Achievements:By successfully heading The Projects flagship Change Maker Series, Dell re-signed as a major show sponsor for the duration of 2020 and increased their sponsorship commitment to the programme throughout 2021. Each story in the series had profound social impact, audience reach, and successfully met Dell's brand strengthening objectives to align itself with community heroes.Nominated for two Voyager Media awards 2020.

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  The World Bank

  • United States
  • International Trade and Development
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Field Producer, Director.

    • Apr 2017 - Apr 2018

    Key Responsibilities Research, develop and produce a video series in line with the World Bank brand, to highlight the need for an intervention to reduce the high cost of electricity in the Solomon Islands. Led a team to produce five 3-5-minute social media-friendly videos and relevant photo essays for the company’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube platforms to enhance supporter engagement as well as for use by project partners and stakeholders, including the Australian Government, ADB, Green Climate Fund, and IRENA.Led a team to produce a 15-20-minute documentary promoting investment in low cost renewable electricity in Solomon Islands, for use in information sessions with CSOs, government, private sector and schools.The project:The Solomon Islands, in the heart of the Pacific, relies on expensive imported fuel for nearly 100% of its electricity. It has some of the highest energy costs in the world, and one of the lowest rates of connection in the world; just 9% of Solomon Islanders are connected to the electricity grid. This is a video series looking at Solomon Islands' near-total reliance on diesel fuel for electricity.

  • Field Producer, Director

    • Apr 2017 - Mar 2018

    I enjoy telling personal stories that make a difference. Working in the international aid/development as well as the humanitarian, documentary and factual-content space, I can harness my talents as a director, producer, cinematographer and editor to tell meaningful stories.

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  Attitude Group

  • World Wide

  • Director. Story / field Producer.

    • Jun 2014 - Jan 2017
    • World Wide

    Field Producer, Director.Key Responsibilities:Develop, pitch and produce weekly half-hour TV documentaries and online campaigns broadcast to 172 countries worldwide.Interviewing talent and crafting stories that gave voice to people living with disabilities.Managed a team of researchers, camera operators and editors.Major Achievements:Successfully produced/directed 25 TV programs and served as the cinematographer on a further 10.Produced/directed stories that were selected for Air New Zealand’s in-flight entertainment.

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  The World Bank

  • Tonga, Vanuatu, New Zealand

  • Director. Producer

    • May 2013 - Sep 2013
    • Tonga, Vanuatu, New Zealand

    Brief: Develop and produce a series of web videos to show how high-speed Internet might affect some of the most remote countries in the world.Major Achievements:Created fresh, cinematic videos that moved away from conventional news journalism in order to strengthen and develop the World Bank brand. Organized and executed content gathering across remote communities in Vanuatu, Fiji and Tonga. Adapted well to unforeseen circumstances and reprioritised filming schedules to mitigate delays.Project: World Bank Pacific Connectivity Project. A massive fibre-optic cable will be installed hundreds of kilometres underwater to connect Tonga, one of the world’s most remote countries, to high-speed internet. The Project will meet Tonga’s immediate demand for connectivity, and facilitate communications, trade and services with the wider Pacific region, and the globe. In future, as more countries connect, benefits will resound into the region, connecting Pacific Islanders with local, regional and global opportunities.

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  BBC

  • New Zealand

  • Producer, Director

    • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013
    • New Zealand

    BBC KNOWLEDGE, YOUNG PRODUCER OF 2013 (2013)Major Achievements:• Recipient of the BBC Knowledge young producer of 2013• Produced and Directed documentary film The Dirt Doctor for BBC.

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  Preditor Films

  • Director, producer.

    • 2011 - 2012

    • co-directed ‘Gone Curling’, a multi award winning short film that was accepted into A list film festivals and picked up by distributor Journeyman Pictures.• Developed and executed the most successful crowd funded campaign in New Zealand to date at that time. • The film was picked up by Air NZ and played as part of their on-board content.• Build relationships with key distributers and broadcasters including Sony, Disney and National Geographic.

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  Tightlines Media

  • Northland, New Zealand

  • Camera Operator

    • Jan 2011 - Feb 2011
    • Northland, New Zealand

    The ITM fishing show.

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  Discovery Channel

  • Northland, New Zealand.

  • Camera Operator

    • Jan 2010 - Feb 2010
    • Northland, New Zealand.

    Filming a TV series on sharks for Shark Week.