I'm an experienced multimedia producer with a history of creating innovative content for a variety of high-profile brands, clients and companies. I'm passionate about people and their stories and adept in creating highly shareable content spanning short-form video, podcasts and still imagery.
Work history
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Video ProducerYahoo Australia
Sydney, AustraliaFull Time
Producing eye catching, viral lifestyle, news and entertainment videos for the company’s website and social media outlets.
Major accomplishments and key roles:
Conducting and filming interviews, both in studio and out on location with high-profile celebrities like Katie Holmes, Lily Allen and Ian Thorpe
Key member of the in-house studio team helping film and edit weekly studio shows: BUILD Series SYD and Yahoo Finance’s New Investors. Creating content to grow their respective social media audiences from scratch
Shooting and editing the hero video and promotional portraits for Huffpost’s ‘Proud Out Loud’ Mardi Gras and Pride month campaign
In-house photographer responsible for professional portraits of studio show guests
Originating, researching and pitching video ideas for company verticals
Producing, directing, shooting and editing short-form videos spanning viral food videos, newsworthy event coverage, travel and experience videos and short documentaries
One video spotlighting insect ice cream was picked up by global partners ‘In The Know’ and currently has over 12 million views, 111 thousand shares and 84 thousand comments on their page alone
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Freelance Multimedia CreatorSam Lax Visuals
London, United KingdomFreelance
Creating engaging a host of premium quality, short-form video and still images for well known brands including FIFA, Nike, Huffpost AU, BBC Radio 1xtra, Universal Music, Metro UK, Ballymore, Opihr Gin, Children in Need & University College London.
Major accomplishments:
Helping film and live broadcast the 2017 FIFA Interactive World Cup in London
Filming recording artists’ live sessions for BBC 1xtra at Maida Vale studios and Tony Blackburn’s Big Night Out for BBC Radio London
Filming short documentary of OPIHR Gin’s Global Cocktail Competition final in Morocco
Photographing Nike’s London stores and filming interviews with players in Paris during the Nike Most Wanted selection trials for internal use
Education
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Arts and Science BAScUniversity College London
- London, United Kingdom
Focus on sustainable international development, anthropology and documentary filmmaking. Dissertation included a short documentary and essay titled ‘Documentary Film: An investigation into how to make and measure social impact’.