Benjamin Kuch

• Operational management of sales, ongoing customer enquiries and projects with the focus on closing leads • Offer design, concept development and optimisation of quotes • Account management, including increasing sales per customer and keeping an eye on production margins • Project management and capacity planning for the productions - creating good production conditions for clients and teams • Various logistical and creative activities in the area of production and post-production

[m]STUDIO is the full-service agency of the global media investment company GroupM. I’m the group head of the in-house audio/photo/video content production team • Collaborated with GroupM agencies EssenceMediacom, Wavemaker, Mindshare • Looked after high profile clients such as L’Oreal Garnier, Ebay, ASUS and Xiaomi • Focussed on driving forward the in-house post-production offering • Supported 2 global pitches for Wavemaker that were both won

I produced, edited & animated all premium content for WW’s Digital 360 App • How I did it member success stories: https://vimeo.com/596530670 • The Essentials educational animations: https://vimeo.com/596530260 • Research & Development of new video formats and pitching to client

• Raised up and managed a team of up to 5 staff and a pool of external freelancers • Developed processes for remote video shoots during the Covid-19 pandemic • Provided creative counsel and strategic advice to client account teams • Developed briefs, concepts, budgets and timelines for video projects • Oversaw Designers, Artworkers, Animators and Editors incl. QC • Filmed on DSLR camera equipment with lights, sound and green screen • Developed and managed the flow of talent through the studio

Video production for the Advertising, PR and Medical Communications groups • Produced and directed film shoots worldwide • Screened and selected camera crews using a roster of suppliers • Edited videos incl. music, sound effects, colour correction for multi-platform use • Animated motion graphics for live action projects

Wedding TV was an award-winning digital lifestyle channel on Sky and Freesat My Editor showreel: https://vimeo.com/35439516 • Managed a team of Editors and Edit Assistants • Edited weekly magazine shows, incl. sound, music, colour grading • Edited programmes on fashion, beauty, celebrities and travel

In my first job in London, I started out as an Edit Assistant and was promoted to Avid Editor within 4 months. The Sky digital channel was dedicated to studio talk shows, cookery, lifestyle and travel programming. • Edited long-form programmes, promos and idents for broadcast • Trained Edit Assistants • Managed tape-based media and edited GVs and VTs for programmes

International charity that supports a children's home and educational programmes in Georgia (former Soviet Union). • Producer / Director / Cameraman / Editor of short documentaries and promotional video clips
 • Conducting and filming interviews in various languages • DVD authoring Example: http://vimeo.com/35562333

Information Services for the Mercedes-Benz R&D department • Hotline, 1st and 2nd level IT support for the Mercedes-Benz R&D department • System administration for various systems • Procurement of hardware and software on SAP based systems • Rollout of Windows XP for 1,500 clients • Responsible for training of new employees • Development of IT manuals and information leaflets • Concepts for knowledge management

Merit: 2.1 Studied at SAE Institute Byron Bay, NSW, Australia Honours degree issued by Middlesex University

Merit: 93% Focus on digital post-production

German 'Vordiplom' Course 'Informationswirtschaft'