Stephanie Boateng

• Directed creative vision and strategy for diverse film projects, ensuring brand-aligned storytelling that met and exceeded client objectives. This drove growth & led to 4 new clients within the 3rd quarter of the year.
• Conceptualised KFC’s highest-performing asset on TikTok, driving an unprecedented 9.8 million views—far surpassing the previous 200,000-view average. This campaign significantly boosted engagement and brand visibility, solidifying KFC’s presence on digital platforms.
• Led multi-channel campaigns with cross-functional teams, managing every stage from conceptualization to release, including prominent projects with TikTok, KFC, and Ed Sheeran's Tingly Teds.
• Developed compelling narratives and visuals for social media and digital campaigns, achieving substantial audience engagement and brand growth.
• Streamlined pre-production workflows, overseeing budgeting, filming schedules, and coordination across international sites in Europe.
• Mentored and managed a creative team, fostering an innovative, collaborative environment that promoted skill development and creative excellence.

• Managed multiple pre-production processes including budgets, filming timetables and location research and selection.
• Directed varied projects, including promotional videos for both B2B & B2C, with a hands-on approach from casting to release.

Directing and producing a documentary for actor Wavyy Jonez; credits include Unsolved (2018), See You Yesterday (2019) Reprisal (2019) & The Good Doctor (2024). The documentary is based on the actor's experiences navigating Hollywood shows as a black male.

• Directed and supervised all stages of production, from concept development to final delivery, ensuring high-quality execution across diverse formats and genres.

Directing, producing & writing A short comedy-film series in relation to the issues and problems that tourists and people experience whilst they are in Ghana.

• Managed and coordinated all aspects of production, from pre-planning to post-event evaluation.
• Drafted scripts with clarity, active voice and to propel story forward.

Directed a short-film series called 'Johnny'. It's a 3 part mini- series which was premiered at the Curzon Mayfair in September 23, as well as Internationally at Silverbird Cinemas' in Accra Ghana. There will also be a premiere in Los Angeles & New York this year.

I Directed & Produced a short-film called LOCKED-IN.

This film was shot in Ghana, starring Eric Kofi-Abrefa, and has been selected in over 7 festivals including Oscar, BAFTA, & Canadian Screen award eligible festivals. We are currently up for a Baobab Award at Film Africa for Best Short Film; and we have submitted for BAFTA 2023.

Link: https://vimeo.com/503193192

Password: ANANSI

I directed, & wrote a Pilot for a TV Series called Illegal Aliens. The pilot starred Michael Behling, and it was shot in Los Angeles. This project is now under development, with pre-production due to start in the third quarter.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uwOZfLwH7vo&t=3s

I Directed, Produced & Edited a proof of concept for a feature film called 'Dumsor - Lights-off'. This was shot in Ghana, and was to raise funding to develop the project.

I Directed, Produced, Edited & Wrote this short-film called 'Misconception'. This film was shot in Los Angeles, and was selected in many festivals, winning two awards including Best US Film in the European Cinematography Awards. The first screening of this film was in Warner Bro's in LA.

Link: https://vimeo.com/204163313

I Directed and Edited a 30 minute TV Pilot based in Los Angeles.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=459J3qutlBQ&t=1056s

I Directed a series of Heritage & cultural tours shot in Ghana. This included filming & shooting of historical sites in Accra, which hadn't been yet put onto a platform. I worked with the Ambassador of Ghana for Portugal, in order to put this together. This will be available on Google Arts & Culture.

I was 1st AD on a short-film shot in Los Angeles called HEAD MASTER. This was produced by Debo J Films.

I was Assistant Director on the set for Black Ink Chicago S3. This was shot in Los Angeles, and required working with a smaller group of the cast and crew, to shoot particular scenes which introduced the talent to a new city. This is a reality TV show which was produced by Big Fish Entertainment.

I was the 2nd AD for Love and Hip Hop S3. This was shot in Los Angeles California.

I was 2nd AD for a short-film shot in Los Angeles.

I was an AD for 3 New York Film Academy production's based in Los Angeles. These projects were all screened in Warner Brother's, and submitted to various festivals.

I was a Production Assistant for a BBC documentary series.

I was a Production Assistant for a short-film, working for Film 4.

I was an intern in Jimmy Miller's company MOSAIC, working alongside Charles Roven's company Atlas Entertainment. As they shared an office at the time, I assisted both companies and worked on Anne Hong's desk. I worked in 2012, and went back in 2015 to do another internship.

• Mentored and coached creative teams, fostering culture of continuous learning and growth.
• Established relationships with freelance creatives to expand creative resources.
• Led brainstorming sessions to generate creative ideas and solutions for marketing initiatives.
• Collaborated with clients to understand their vision and integrated feedback into design processes.
• Oversaw production of multimedia content, maintaining high standards of creativity and quality.
• Innovated design projects through detailed knowledge of evolving trends and technologies.