Matthew Reese

Production Assistant @Weber Shandwick

London, GB

Produced and directed a global campaign for Sanofi, leading a Paris-based hero shoot on-site and managing all logistics including carnet, transport, local crew, and translator, delivering high-quality output that secured ongoing client trust and future work.• Line-produced and directed a series of short films for Abbott with celebrity journalist Anna Richardson, three contributors, and 20+ SAs, ensuring impactful storytelling and securing £200k for future projects.• Led production on a high-profile Novartis media event with celebrity dancer Amy Dowden, managingevent planning, filming, interviews, and post-production to delivery for a major healthcare campaign.• Led production on a campaign shoot for IKEA and Shelter, overseeing a high-impact stunt outside Parliament, overseeing all photography and videography, ensuring cohesive, cross-channel delivery.• Supported a major OOH campaign for Bet365, with stakeholders including the UEFA Champions League, to deliver an integrated campaign, with celebrity meet-and-greets.• Shot and edited numerous projects to support tight budgets, elevating the creative through thoughtful scripting and excellent technical execution. Clients include Ancestry, Sennheiser, Felix and Velux.Further Production Expertise:* Pre-production - Scoping, budgeting, scheduling, evaluating legalities and risk, and PPMs * Production - Shoot management, including booking crew, casting, risk assessment, insurance, music licensing, VO recording, duty of care and travel * Post-Production - Offline edit, colouring, online edit, 2D animation pipeline and sound designAdministrative duties - Diary management, PIBs, invoice workflow, cost reconciliations, contracting, risk assessments, insurance documents, call sheets and asset archiving.