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A detail-oriented, conscientious and collaborative industry leader with a 26-year career, including 16 years in training and customer service management and over 10 years in film and television production development.
An active networker with a proven track record in building and maintaining strong professional relationships within film, television and the wider creative arts. An enthusiastic participant in media-related expos, film festivals and industry forums.
Extensive experience in developing detailed budgets, technical training and mentoring programmes as part of managing successful teams.
Thorough understanding of film community and membership trends within the global media space as well as the changing industry trends and how such trends can be effective in increasing engagement and driving positive opportunities.
Achievements at Viewtorch Pictures include participation in media diversity campaigns, active mentoring for Mama Youth Project, Film London and We are Parable/Sony/Channel 4 ‘Momentum” programs. Producing the 2019 Directors UK/ Arri UK One Shot challenge and involvement in innovative cinema audience participation technology and methods via Film Hub London and the UK Cinema Association.
• Reforming the business structure of Viewtorch Pictures to build a
producers’ development hub.
• Utilising an extensive professional network to build film and television
projects.
• Continue to manage the business development of internal and external
media projects, adhering to budget needs and creative sensitivities.
• Efficient script reading (normally 3 scripts per day) and consultation work.
• Build presentations to encourage media financiers as well as liaise with
UK funding bodies and UK certification organisations relative to UK Tax
credit for co-productions.
• Continue collaborations with Film Hub London. Mama Youth Project, BAFTA,
and We Are Parable to ensure the growth of skills and talent throughout the
whole production pipeline.
• Developed and delivered a strategy to maximise engagement with and
provide value to retain PGGB members.
• Aided strategy to recruit new members to PGGB and maintained
clear pathways and criteria for membership.
• Built a plan to actively recruit new members through meetings with
production offices, attending industry events, networking, and proactively
promoting PGGB and its membership opportunities to appropriate
individuals and companies within film and HETV.
• Acted as a key point of contact for members. Answered enquiries,
collated feedback and made suggestions to improve the membership
offering.
• Planned and worked with select PGGB’s business partners and
affiliates to add value to our membership offer, including through
seminars and information provision.
• Managed the membership administration, including invoicing,
answering queries and providing information to members as required.
• Worked with the Head of Marketing to ensure regular and effective
communication with our members about developments in the industry
and the work of PGGB.
• Developed film and television projects originated both by Viewtorch and external stakeholders.
• Created an extensive professional network among creative industry participants, charities, and artists.
• Participated in effective marketing strategies for Viewtorch and for external partners such as the BFI.
• Managed the business development of internal and external media projects, adhering to budgets and stringent timelines, without compromising the creative vision of the project in hand.
• Carried out script-reading and consultation work.
• Built presentations and reports to encourage media financiers and art funding bodies to invest in movie projects.
• Worked with both Film Hub London and the BFI to help improve the reach of their cultural film and arts programs with a view to improving both diversity and youth education.
• Designed and installed more than 50 professional music and media production installations.
• Consulted on a large number of short films and features as a freelance producer.
• Planned and project-managed creative and technical assistance for media companies.
• Provided on-call technical assistance to clients.
• Guided and trained internal and outsourced employees in both technical product information and customer management techniques
• Played a key management role in the product and corporate customer team which was tasked with fully testing all of JVC's digital video range of cameras and decks on computer-aided editing packages.
• Built a comprehensive form letter system and introduced other processes used to accelerate customer response times.
• Liaised with both UK and Japan CEO teams to implement a Europe-wide CRM system for both the repair service division and customer service departments.
• Maintained extensive technical data which was used by industry professionals to help bridge the gap between consumer products and professional hardware used on TV and film sets.
• Organised and initiated wide-reaching technical and consumer support outsourcing programmes for JVC (UK) Ltd which were implemented nationally.
• Acted as a direct liaison point with other external corporate stakeholders such a SKY TV and high-profile clients (including Stanley Kubric, Mike & The Mechanics, Cecily Brown) for technical assistance on products
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Jiten Ganesh
JVC KENWOOD UK Ltd
Consumer / Dealer Support Officer
Email - jiten.ganesh@uk.jvckenwood.com
Tel - 020 8208 7500
Bob Clarke
Mama Youth Project
Founder / CEO
Email - bobc@mamayouthproject.org.uk
Tel – 07702 015173