About me
Between Berlin and London. Currently Creative at Netflix and with additional experience in Music Video production, direction and photography.
instagram: @mensuh
Projects
- Princess of AbyssiniaThe beautiful Rahiwa styled by Maisha Marshall-Ende and shot and creative directed by me. We shot this at Sabahar, an authentic weaving business located in Addis Ababa. It was a pleasure to return to the country I grew up in to shoot this project, which explores 'the beauty of woman' through the lens of Ethiopian cultural features. We got to work with some real silk-producing butterflies as well!
Projects credited in
- Creative DebutsCreative Debuts is a platform celebrating the brightest emerging artists and designers. Its mission is to make art more accessible and to tackle the hurdles faced by undiscovered creatives. The aim of the new identity and website was to showcase the art within a contemporary environment and to provide an immersive user experience. The challenging part was to create a backend, that handles the user generated content, to guarantee quality control. https://www.creativedebuts.co.uk/
- 'Guilty Pleasure & Perspective' - 360 ExhibitionThe '360 Exhibition' curated by Maya Mensah & Yvonne in partnership with Creative Debuts was about highlighting and documenting art through many different mediums, which I had the opportunity to participate in. The theme for this project was 'Perspective' in which I had to use and portray through my work. For once, I took a different approach and took it quite personal and thought I'd create this project from 'my perspective' using more than one medium. Below are some visual photographs of mysel
Work history
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Creative AssistantNetflix
Berlin, GermanyFull Time
Working alongside Creative Executives to evaluate pitches and create original series for the German market.
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Style Production InternManagement Artists
London, United KingdomInternship
Management Artists is an international team of agents and producers that represent and foster the careers of the highest caliber talent in photography, creative direction, styling and beauty.
With offices in New York, Paris and Milan, Management Artists provides a full range of services to both its worldwide exclusive artists and clients, including full photo shoot production, syndication and licensing as well as the development of special projects such as books and exhibitions.
Editorial clients include Vogue Italia, Vogue US, Vogue UK, Vogue Germany, Vogue Paris, Harper's Bazaar US, Harper's Bazaar UK, V, Interview, Love, Elle US, InStyle, T Magazine, Numero, Another, Gentle Woman and Fantastic Men among many others.
Advertising clients include Christian Dior, Givenchy, LVMH, Giorgio Armani, Gianni Versace, Moschino, Missoni, Jil Sander, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, the Gap, Estee Lauder, L'Oreal among many others.
As an intern in the style and casting division, my responsibilities include
Corresponding with top caliber clients
Putting together talent portfolios
Updating and keeping the website well formatted
Creating monthly newsletters
Assisting with production for talent jobs
Assisting with social media production
Content creation
Working with the agents to ensure talent & client satisfaction
Sorting out accommodation and couriers for talents
Office maintenance
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Skills
- Adobe Create Suite
- Photoshop
- Editing
- Promotional Concepts
- Visual Concept
- Music Curation
- Photography
- Film
- Art and Creative Direction
Education
BA Media CommunicationsUniversity of The Arts London (UAL)
London, United Kingdom
I currently study Media Communications at UAL.
Art and Design Foundation Degree (Film)University of The Arts London (UAL)
- London, United Kingdom
I completed the Art & Design Foundation Degree in the Film pathway.
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