Producer / Director - Alf Morris - Disability Act, Manchester Histories (April - current)

I'm currently producing and directing a 3 part documentary series for Manchester Histories on the life of disability rights activist, Alf Morris.

- Directing and producing on location and across all areas of production.
- Shaping the narrative for 3 documentaries, filmed on the FS7, working with multiple crews.
- Creating concepts, creatively constructing the series, casting and managing on screen talent and contributors.

Producer - Human Appeal (March 2020 - current)

- Filming and editing video content from Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen
- Creating documentary treatments and scripts for broadcast and media output
- Researching, planning and executing production across the UK and abroad

Head of Media and Content Production - EDACY (March 2019 - December 2019)

- Creating interactive video course content for the Sultanate of Oman.
- Producing and self shooting documentary content in Senegal, Switzerland and the UK.
- Filming 200hours+ of green screen content across Europe for interactive learning content.
- Working with fixers to secure contributors, working with translators and directing large international crews
- Creating documentaries focusing on employment, technology and education.

Casting Researcher - ITV - (August 2018 - January 2019)

- Casting volumes of contributors whilst working towards very tight deadlines
- Maintaining an excellent relationship with contributors from initial phone call to studio day.
- Building relationships with contributors, casting contributors from social media and news articles.

Assistant Producer - BBC Tomorrow's World (March 2018 - August 2018)

- Casting contributors and celebrity talent
- Producing and devising content for BBC platforms
- Script writing for broadcast and online publications
- Editing video and photographic content

Senior Researcher - Lizardfish TV (January 2018 - April 2018)

- Researching content for CBBC and BBC programmes.
- Concept creation, script writing and call sheets
- Self shooting on location and editing content.

Director On Site - Google / YouTube (September 2016 - July 2018)

- Producing, directing and filming video content for SMBs across the UK and USA
- Maintaining excellent relationships between YouTube and clients
- Concept creation, script writing and call sheets
- Delivering talks and video demonstrations in the USA

Creative Director, Swift Video (May 2014 - Present)

I run and manage my own independent production company, Swift Video. I produce documentaries and short form videos for social media and online use.

TV Work and Training

I’ve worked in TV development with Blue Door Co and Banyak Films. For these I researched and developed treatments for reality doc TV shows and pitched them to channels such as Al Jazeera, BBC Learning and National Geographic. I’ve worked with Channel 4 as a production assistant on documentary series ‘No Go Britain’ as well as a production coordinator with the BFI.

Education

Coventry University May 2009-2013

Unviersidad Europea de Madrid 2011 - 2012

BA (Hons) Media Production

1st Class Honors