About me
I guess the driving force throughout my career has been the curiosity and passion to keep growing the size of my world and learning as much as possible about the different cultures and daily developments which are buzzing around within it.
Like many people, I'm hugely interested in travel and I sometimes view the best parts of my job as being something like a journey:
...The first few pencil strokes of an intriguing idea that slowly take shape and progress to being broadcasted to millions of people around the world...
...The excitement of seeking out new creative talents and growing that relationship into a partnership in my various and sometimes unusual endeavours! ...
...The way each new project is almost like starting a new company as I bring all the key players together.....
...the travel to new countries and locations, creating new culturally enriching experiences and a lasting bond among the team...
...The challenge of beating problems together, the excitement of sudden inspirations and seeing well-made plans come together. These are the things which inspire me to do what I do.
Work history
Creative Producertrivago
- Berlin, GermanyFull Time
Development and Production of global TV and online video marketing material with both large and small production budgets and media investment.
Producer in the development and execution of Trivago's highly successful global spokesperson ad campaign. Known as the 'Trivago Guy' in the US, the campaign has been scaled internationally for more than 5 years and has clearly influenced many other advertisers.
Special focus markets: USA, UK, Japan, France, Australia and the Middle East, although I have produced a variety of video material for most global regions (Showreel available on request).
Active in all steps of media production from idea conception to first broadcast.
Key responsibilities:
*Developing and testing new commercial ideas from scratch: ideation, script writing, layout filming and directing creative talents such as storyboard artists and animators
*Budget management, negotiation and development of talent contracts
*Planning and organising production workflow and communication on multiple overlapping projects
*Assembling and leading teams to plan and execute large scale productions globally
*Briefing and directing casting sessions (Hollywood, Manhattan, London, Berlin, Paris) and assessing talents
*Research and manage new creative talent from actors and directors to musicians, voice artists, photographers, illustrators etc
*Building relationships with production, casting and service companies as well as post-houses and freelancers
*Management of live shoots both in studio and on location
*Direction of editing and managing the complete post-production process through motion graphics and design to final music, SFX and voice mixing
*Localisation of video to specific countries/regions
*Ensuring spot clearance for broadcasting through organisation such as Clearcast (UK)
*Recruitment of new team members
Skills
- Producing
- Directing
- Creative Writing
- Planning
- Organisation
- Screenplay
- Casting
- Teamworking
- Negotiation
- Project Management
Education
Bachelor ArtsDe Montfort University
- Leicester, United Kingdom
Media Production and International Relations
Heavy focus on more practical modules such as directing, editing, screenwriting, photography