About me

CEO and founder of Bird Lime Media: a production company and media consultancy that champions fresh new talent from all backgrounds. We offer paid work experience, mentoring and skills workshops to people from underrepresented backgrounds to help them break into the media industry. Some of our clients include: Women's Prize for Fiction, ITV, Kew Gardens, IPPF, Found and Flourish, Shout, Save the Children and Penguin. Previously: Head of video for Oath (HuffPost, AOL and Endgadget), deputy head of video for the Press Association, digital media consultant at ITV News and global media lead at Save the Children. I led teams, created strategies and oversaw multimedia production. Over the past 18 years I have trained and worked as a video journalist - both in London and in hostile environments. I have produced short form video, VR, documentaries, I've written video strategies, social media strategies and have launched new multimedia teams and products. I've shot on assignment in over 20 countries. My images and videos have been published on news sites globally.

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Projects credited in

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  Young, British and Muslim | ITV NewsJust like everyone else, young British Muslims are looking for love - but often, the process of finding a partner takes place against the backdrop of the pressures of family, community, culture and faith. Even talking about it - especially using dating to find a partner - can be considered taboo. That's why we decided to talk about it in the latest episode of our series Young, British and Muslim. We looked at the pressures and expectations facing a diverse range of British Muslims and asked
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  The Most Shocking Second-a-Day: Save The ChildrenThe most successful charity video ever made

Work history

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Founder/ Head of ProductionBird Lime Media
Dec 2018London, United KingdomFull Time
Founder of Bird Lime Media - a production company that creates digital-first content for brands, broadcasters and charities. We offer paid work experience, mentoring and skills workshops for people from underrepresented backgrounds to help them break into the media industry. Some of our clients include: Women's Prize for Fiction, ITV, Kew Gardens, IPPF, Found and Flourish, Shout, Save the Children and Penguin.
Digital Media ConsultantITV
Feb 2018 - Aug 2019London, United KingdomPart Time
Responsible for launching podcasts, ITV News’ digital studio, digital programmes and the youth news service ‘The Rundown’. Won two drum awards for video production.

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Skills

• Videography
• Camera Operation
• Directing
• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Cultural Journalism
• Broadcast Journalism
• Project Management
• Journalism
• Strategic Planning
• Podcast Production

Awards

Best Launch of the YearThe Drum
Winner - The Rundown - instagram youth news channel.
Best Launch of the YearThe Drum
Winner - ITV News for 'Young British and Muslim' - podcast and digital programme.