Discover Top Production Assistants in Nairobi, Kenya

Born in San Francisco in 1969, I've been based in Nairobi for the last 8 years where I have my own boutique production company specializing in videography, TV drama series, reality, documentary, web series and feature films. I function as the executive producer and as well work as a producer, actor, scriptwriter, composer and singer. My first drama series, "Stay," won a Kalasha (Kenya) Award in 2013 for Best Supporting Actor and my new show, "Coffee With Milk," is a reality show about interracial dating in Kenya, starring Eric Omondi. Clients include Unicef, The Brookings Institute, US Embassies in Kenya, DRC, Rwanda, Mozambique and Zambia, Intel, Nokia, HIVOS, Distant Relatives, EA Wave. I also do work on a freelance basis for various U.S. Embassies in Africa as a Cultural Envoy, both as a visual artist and as a filmmaker and have recently created the film "Futurpreneur: 5 Game Changers in the DRC." I have 3 new shows in development as well as feature film about the hypocrisy of the neo-colonialst UN Expat lifestyle, especially in Africa. I was trained as a visual artist at Swarthmore College, PA, U.S. and graduated in 1991.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Drone Operator
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Music Composer
• Sound Mixer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Translator
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant

I am a Shooter/Director/Photographer. I have shot for NGOs, NPOs and a variety of other clients. Below is my Bio: Philippa Ndisi-Herrmann (1985, Germany) is an artist employing the craft of poetry, filmmaking and photography. Drawn to narratives about Childhood, Memory and Women, Philippa has an interest in Psychic Ancestry, Spirituality and the rhythm of the Ocean. Her personal work is a melange of autobiographical documentary and poetry. An alumna of IDFA Summer School 2013, Berlianale Talents 2016 and a fellow of RAW Académie 2016, her Visual Poem Seeds, won the Ecumenical Jury Award at Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen 2017. Her recently completed feature-length Documentary, New Moon, won The Artistic Achievement Award in a Long Documentary at the Luxor African Film Festival 2018. Philippa has exhibited at Turner Contemporary (UK, 2017), with the Goethe Institut, at The National Museum (Kenya, 2013) and in collaboration with The Sundance Institute, at MoCADA (New York City, 2011). Philippa moonlights as an Intuitive Guide and DJ. Her first home is Nairobi, Kenya. She has a penchant for cooking, laughing with kindred spirits, dancing to songs that touch her heart and reading Maulana Rumi.

• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Production Assistant
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer

Hello,my name is Gitema a Kenyan born journalist who studied at Kenya institute of mass communication class of 2012,an experienced shoot edit multimedia journalist with five years experience about to clock six. I have a passion to tell awesome stories that touch and change people lives while entertaining them at the same time. I have had the pleasure to work on very awesome stories within my country. i have highlighted the pleas of the minorities in the state, worked on a piece that captured the poor state of health in the kibera slum, Nairobi Kenya. It was a piece that touched my heart. I have also had a chance recently to visit the refugee camps in the northern part of the country, Dadaab,Garissa. it was eye opener for me to see how the refugees survive with very little yet they have gone beyond and succeeded in business.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Fixer
• TV News Producer
• Translator
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Documentary DP
• Production Assistant

Charles Muchiri is an award-winning film director and an immersive filmmaker based in East Africa. His work touches on identity, community, and environmental issues. Proficient in both traditional (linear) and immersive mediums, he has worked with a wide range of clients, including non-profit organizations, advertising agencies, and production companies for projects shot around the continent of Africa. His award-winning work as director, editor, and visual effects artist has transcended borders, earning acclaim at prestigious venues such as the UN General Assembly, Stereopsia Lumiere Awards, Sheffield Doc Fest, XR Village at Doc Edge, and Virtuality XR Awards, where his piece 'The Forgotten Ones' won the Social Impact Award. Charlie believes that immersive platforms are there to complement cinema, as they are truly the future of tech and human synergy, and is open to commission work.

• Video Editor - Documentary
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Documentary DP
• Post-Production Manager
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• VR / AR

I am a Nairobi-based creative producer with a global spirit. I enjoy telling stories of those that came before us and those who dream of life on the moon. I have the ability to envision the genesis of a creative idea, and manage conceptual projects successfully. I love to take people’s minds on a journey through different formats - feature films, commercials, live shows and documentaries. This takes calculation, science, being a wild dreamer and even some magic! I’ve had the opportunity to work with people from Kenya and across the Pan-African creative space to create works for local brands such as Safaricom, East African Brewers Limited, and KCB Bank as well as international brands such as Coke Studio Africa, East Africa’s Got Talent and Netflix. I’ve also had the honor of working as the production coordinator on the ground-breaking Kenyan feature film – Rafiki.

• Production Company
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Fixer
• Field Producer
• Production Assistant

I am a highly gifted Multimedia journalist with a powerful broadcast voice and strong on air presence. I have over 5 years of experience as a bilingual journalist (English and Kiswahili) covering the African continent and beyond. Working in the continent, I have gained an in-depth understanding of Africa’s politics, conflict and crime, history, music, health, culture, trends and other socials aspects. I have horned my skills working Kenyan local media (Citizen TV) and International Media such as British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and China Global Television Network (CGTN) .I am a team player and love telling stories and so I work hard at it. A creative at heart, I always want to tell a story better. As an all-round story teller, I have been a producer, reporter and news anchor for radio, TV, digital and online

• Line Producer / On-Location
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Copy Editor
• Audio Storyteller
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - Documentary

I’ve successfully led and contributed to a multitude of creative marketing and branding projects. Clients include Nike, Vice, Heineken, O’Neill, Paula's Choice, and many more. Besides FMCGs, I'm very active as a creative director in psychedelic substance education and harm reduction. Clients and partners included Mainline, OPEN Foundation, Spinoza, Synthesis, Fungi Academy, and others. > Developed and executed branded marketing plans and (content) strategies, overseeing a variety of content creation including web projects, print (magazines and packaging), video content, and creative campaigns, in diverse 360* marketing environments. > Held leadership roles such as creative director, marketing project manager, lead producer, lead designer, and hands-on roles as a designer, filmmaker, and photographer. https://www.linkedin.com/in/koenoosterbroek/

• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Fixer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Graphic Designer
• Art Director
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - News
• Executive Producer
• Field Producer
• Digital Content Creator
• Content Strategist
• Corporate Videographer
• Event Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Podcast Producer
• Social Media Producer
• Storyboard Artist

I am a seasoned journalist with a specialization in creative video production, positioning me as an exceptional candidate for all types of video projects. My impressive 10 years of experience in this field has seen me master the arts of directing, cinematography, camera operation, video editing, scriptwriting, advertising, promotional production, and set design. What truly sets me apart is my extensive international experience, having honed my skills in diverse locations including the United Kingdom, Mauritius, South Africa, Uganda, India, and Kenya. I've contributed my expertise to a wide array of projects, encompassing films, documentaries, investigative documentaries, news features, and television shows. This global exposure equips me with a unique perspective and an unparalleled advantage over others in the industry.

• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Corporate Videographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Full-Service Live Production
• Product Photographer
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Production Assistant
• Post-Production Manager
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Social Media Producer
• Documentary DP
• Sound Mixer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Sound Designer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Graphic Designer
• Colorist
• Copy Editor
• Executive Producer
• Senior Editor
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Storyboard Artist
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Art Director

Freelance journalist and documentary photographer Brian Otieno is deeply committed to sharing stories from his country—Kenya—and his community—in Kibera, a neighbourhood in Nairobi—that rarely makes it into the international news. Since 2013, Otieno has been dedicated to bringing to light the unseen side of Kibera, which is often portrayed as a place of poverty, violence, and disease. Through his project “Kibera Stories,” he focuses his lenses on a broader spectrum of life where hope, resilience, ambition, and a sense of community prevail. Otieno is committed to depolarizing and humanizing the traditional narrative that distorts how underprivileged communities are perceived and defined. His honours include an East Africa Photography Award from Uganda Press Photo and a Kenya Press Photo Award, among others.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Production Assistant
• Social Media Producer

I am multi-skilled camera person and video editor and graphic designer with an experience of over 5 years. Currently I am working in local television station as a video editor and graphic designer in news department. Since I started my broadcast career, I have worked in production department, Gallery/MCR and news department. While I was working in those different departments I was to meet the entire requirement you are looking for and sometime introduced news things. For instant, as Presentation Editor, I introduced lower thirds which was reminding our viewer show on air and the next on DTS. , I am a team player, and capable of working under pressure to meet set goals and targets without supervision.

• Video Editor - News
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

I am an alumni of Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Germany where I studied film. I consider myself a visionary and passionate filmmaker. My specialties include writing, directing, cinematography and producing. I have worked on 6 different short films and 2 TV shows and 3 documentaries. My work has been nominated and selected in various international film festivals across the world. My portfolio also include numerous client based videography and documentaries work. Winner at the Los Angeles Cinematography Awards 2020 - Best Short Documentary Winner at the Zanzibar International Film Festival 2021 - Ousmane Sembene Prize Winner at the Kalasha International Awards 2019 - Best Diaspora Production

• Fixer
• Documentary DP
• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Field Producer
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Creative Director
• Reporter / Journalist
• Production Assistant

I'm an award-winning freelance journalist, photographer and videographer based in Africa, who writes primarily feature articles on a range of topics like women's rights, humanitarian issues, conservation, diplomacy, and anything else that generally takes my fancy. Since November 2014 I have freelanced for a range of publications including Al Jazeera, Al Arabiya and Middle East Eye. Prior to that I worked at a number of national daily newspapers and broadcasters, including the Dominion Post (New Zealand), The Philippine Star (the Philippines), Radio New Zealand (New Zealand) and the Khaleej Times (UAE). I have an LLB (Otago University), a Graduate Diploma in Journalism (Massey University), and a Certificate in Documentary Photography (Istituto Europeo di Design).

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Fixer
• Production Assistant

Antony Trivet is a Kenyan Wedding Fashion and portrait professional photographer, editor, and visual media instructor with a strong background in executive portraiture and commercial illustrative photography. His approach to photography is exceptionally artistic and photo journalistic banking on a brilliant end-result script. He was The Winner of the Sony World Photography Awards 2018 Kenya National Award, The winner of the Canon Selphy Street Photography Competition 2016, A top finalist in the Nikon Kenya Photo Summit, and was recognized as one of the Top 40 Best Kenyan Photographers by CRBC. A mentor at Slum TV and Mwelu Foundation, photography Tutor at Africa Film And Television Talent Training Institute and Africa Digital Media Institute.

• Commercial DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Landscape Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Documentary DP
• Art Director
• Event Photographer
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture

I am a producer, based in Nairobi Kenya (Africa) I have been involved in various Film & TV productions from commercials and documentaries, to feature films and shorts. I have worked with local and International production companies as Line Producer / Production Manager on international projects such as; "Fishing without Nets"," Soul Boy" for OneFine Day Films in Germany, "British Army Recruitment" TVC for Spank TV in UK, feature film " Fishing Without Nets" for My name is Cutter in USA among others. I have also produced and scripted documentaries for international NGO such as Actionaid Kenya on Violence Against Women, Care Kenya on PMTCT, Pathfinder International on Stigma & Discrimination among others.

• Fixer
• Field Producer
• Production Assistant

Wambui Gathee is a Kenyan director, producer, film curator and freelance photographer. Popularly known for her recent short film, Love Zawadi that has won three awards that gave her the title, award-winning director. She has also worked on other films including Blurred that has received international recognition. Wambui is also involved in impact work through the Sema Stori campaign funded by Comic Relief as the Regional Impact Producer for ten short documentary films. She is currently the Screenings Manager at Docubox EADFF. She is also a Foundry Photo Workshop, Southern Africa Locarno Industry Academy (SALIA) and Some Fine Day Pix alumni. Wambui is a firm believer in artistic visual storytelling that is well represented in her filmography as well as photography.

• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Field Producer
• Production Assistant
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Line Producer / On-Location

I am an ambitious Kenyan citizen with a great interest in the communication sector. I graduated from The University of Nairobi December 2014 with the first degree in Journalism and Media studies where I attained second class honors (upper division).I have also been working with local TV stations like K24 and Ebru Tv since August 2012 to date where I work as a reporter specializing in feature stories as well as news stories both in English and Swahili . I have had numerous occasions where I have successfully presented media houses that I have worked for in front dignitaries and win awards in the same field In my spare time, I have been engaging myself in community service such as teaching educative plays to children in churches as part of my contribution to the community.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• Fixer
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Line Producer / On-Location
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter
• Audio Storyteller

I am a TV and FilM Production graduate from the University of the District of Columbia. My background is based on visual storytelling. Over the past five years I have worked in the film and production industry. I mainly worked with NGO’s. During this time I have been doing work helping them share amazing stories that bring about social change. Within this time I played various roles from script writer, production assistant, shooter to video editor. Currently I am a freelance photographer with a knack of telling amazing stories I specialise in documentary photography and well versed in other types of photography

• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Documentary DP
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Transcriber
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Copy Editor
• Fixer
• Product Photographer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Grip
• Gaffer
• Social Media Producer
• Translator
• Colorist

Over 15 years of experience in various production roles but mostly as a producer, fixer, cameraman, DOP, and Director. Own and operate a production company in Africa and work in all African countries as a freelancer and also through my company, Visual Works. I have experience on big productions as well as small projects. From a 1 man band crew to a full fledged crew, i can handle. I own several equipment including 4k and HD formats, post production setups and Gimbals. I operate from Kenya and Ghana. From these 2 countries i can go and film anywhere in Africa. I look forward to working with you on your project to make it a success.

• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Portrait Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Fixer
• Field Producer
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Event Photographer
• Production Assistant

My name is Benson Nyaga, born and bred in Kenya. I am a professional camera operator having trained up to Diploma level, am passionate about telling community related stories visually as a freelancer. Previously I was working with one of the local TV stations as a correspondent and this helped me gain a lot of experience in gathering and shooting short films for transmission. With a long-term experience in video camera operations, my major passion is within photography and video recording and editing. Currently am a freelancer determined to developing stories that will change the community that i live in.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Fixer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Production Assistant

I have been working with various Productions for over eight years and this experience has brought out creativity that I myself had not known. Working diligently by following camera scripts and creatively framing and capturing actions has instilled in me the ability to demonstrate genuine interest in this work. Since my previous place of work deal in all kinds of motion pictures including documentaries, I have a diverse array of skills and capabilities that will enable me to contribute to your bottom line. From filming documentaries to doing still shoots, I can do it all with much thoroughness and due diligence.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant