Discover Top Creative Directors in Paterson, New Jersey, USA

Howdy, I'm Sarah a fashion influencer/content creator, Senior Social Media Manager, and dog mom creating in NYC. I've created social content for some of the world's largest brands as my day job including BMW, Meta, Instagram, Xfinity, Cheetos, Doritos, and more. I'm most passionate about creating community and educational content. I'm a hybrid creative meaning I've done everything from writing and directing a global BMW TV/Radio/OOH campaign to writing months' worth of tweets for Cheetos and everything in between. I've held titles as Head of Social, Creative Strategist, Copywriter, Influencer etc. On the side I've grown my IG to 34k, and enjoy creating content for 1587 Sneakers, Sanzo Drinks, Amperity (SAAS), and more. If you'd like to create together, drop a line! Cheers!

• Creative Director
• Copywriter
• On-Camera Talent
• Content Strategist
• Digital Content Creator
• Influencer
• Social Media Producer

I am a video producer, director, and EP with over 10 years of experience in digital video, including 6 years in magazine-style editorial environments. I am a proven leader, with extensive experience in all aspects of production from development to publishing. I have produced editorial videos for Rolling Stone, Atlas Obscura, Splice, Interscope Records, and completed many branded content and commercial projects. My work has over 100M organic (non-paid) views on YouTube alone. I worked full-time for Rolling Stone for 6 years, starting as Video Producer, and eventually running the department as EP. Since then I worked as the staff Video Director for music-tech company Splice. I currently own and operate my own production company Best New, focusing on freelance work.

• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Creative Director

I'm Ed. A director who has seen Seinfeld all the way through 8 times. Whether it's commercial work or branded content, the dream is to push boundaries, turn heads and make people smile, laugh or cry(or all 3!). I've worked successfully with clients such as Tourism Australia, Google, Bet365, QBE Insurance, John Deere, Sydney University and many more. When I work with these clients I get the most out of their ideas and create something rather than just capture something. More recently, I’ve been releasing some short films and picked up a few awards along the away and was even featured on the primetime news. I love it all and got the skillzzz as a creative, director, scriptwriter, camera operator and post-production whiz who knows Adobe’s Creative Suite inside out. Let’s dance!

• Creative Director
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Commercial DP
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist

Eben is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker. He recently ended a 5-year run as one of the founding producers of CNN’s cinematic storytelling brand, Great Big Story. Eben specializes in premium, short-form documentary content with an emphasis on science, the outdoors, and adventure. He is a Part 107 Licensed Drone Pilot and a Certified Advanced Open Water Diver. At Great Big Story he developed and directed the wildlife conservation series Mission Wild, directed the award-winning short film The Impossible Ride, and produced hundreds of other micro-docs on topics ranging from animal farts to auctioneers.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Drone Operator
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Podcast Producer
• Creative Director
• Copywriter
• Production Coordinator / Crewing

I’m a video editor and motion graphic designer and have been in the post production field for over eleven years now. I've developed quite some knowledge about the Adobe Suite, being Premiere, After effects and Photoshop my strongest. I’ve also worked a lot with Final Cut Pro 7 this in both Windows and Mac environments. I’ve studied movie history, script writing, done my share of reviewing films for different websites every now and then and in general have experience in many other video production areas but decided to focus on the post production process because when you edit, is when you finally decide what and how to tell the story your wishing to share with others.

• Motion Graphics Designer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Creative Director
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist

My name is Shirley Cruz and I am multidisciplinary bilingual cinematographer, photographer, director, and FAA certified drone pilot based in NYC. My experience has allowed me to work across a myriad of productions ranging from fashion, editorial, lifestyle, broadcast television, commercial spots, OTT, social campaigns, and across the different spaces that content is created for today. I am fascinated by combining digital and analog processes while keeping up with today's trends and technology. I am the co-founder of Extra Syrup, a NYC-based production company. We specialize primarily in lifestyle, fashion editorial, commercial, and documentary work.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Translator
• Creative Director
• Video Editor - News
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Production Company
• Sound Mixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Gaffer
• Fashion Photographer
• Grip
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Drone Operator
• Corporate Videographer
• Product Photographer
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Series Producer / Show Runner

NYC-based cinematographer, gaffer, video editor, and producer with 12+ years of extensive experience in editorial, commercial, branded content, and music video work. Some clients include SharkNinja, Colgate, Audible, Dr. Scholl's, Spotify, Google, Waze, GQ, Vogue, Pret A Manger, Make Up Forever, Citibank, Tommy Hilfiger, Belvedere Vodka Vice, Smirnoff and more. I own multiple 4k camera packages, lighting, grip, and an audio kit. I run the NYC-based production company Extra Syrup with my wife, Shirley Cruz, who is a photographer/director and FAA-certified drone pilot. Please find a more detailed portfolio of work here - https://extra-syrup.com/

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Colorist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Gaffer

ModernEpic is an award-winning full service content studio, working across all visual platforms. Our projects fall into four production areas: TV and documentary; VR experiences; E-learning/ training; and Branded Content. Based in NYC, ModernEpic brings decades of global experience to every project; from world-class documentary TV and film for major networks, to branded, promotional and educational content material for leading organizations such as the United Nations, Yale, Dell, Wells Fargo, Columbia University, City of New York and others. At the heart of every piece we do is a story: an epic big or small.

• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Corporate Videographer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• VR / AR

I began my professional career as a filmmaker while residing in Lagos, Nigeria. While living there, I filmed and edited hundreds of music videos for international artists, and color corrected various Nigeria Nollywood movies. I decided to enhance my craft by enrolling in the New York Film Academy in Manhattan and soon after, established my company Loud Filmworks, now known as Visuall Code. I am an expert in all areas of filmmaking, ranging from pre-production to post-production. I am dedicated to every project I embark on from creation to completion. I exercise my creativity in every project and always ensure client satisfaction.

• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Creative Director
• Colorist

Gentry is a Texas-native documentary filmmaker with a background in humanitarian stories. Her work has been awarded Best Cinematography, Best Documentary Short at the Austin Under the Stars Film Festival and WorldFest. She currently works as an independent producer, director and editor for documentary, commercial, and corporate film projects. She is in pre-production on NBC's Rebecca Davis' feature-length documentary, UNRAVELING AMERICA. Gentry earned her Bachelor of Science in Advertising from The University of Texas at Austin, and she is currently working on a Master's Degree in American Journalism at New York University.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Social Media Producer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist

Michael Canzoniero is the owner of MCM Creative (www.mcmcreativeproductions.com) a New York based production company with a wide range of services in lighting, production, post and finishing. His team of cinematographers, gaffers and location sound mixers can ensure that every shoot will be done with professional quality of a company (MCM PRODUCTIONS) that has been serving the New York Film and Television industry for 20 years. In 2020, Michael launched MCM Stages (www.mcmstages.com) a 5x studio 10,000 square foot soundstage facility in Manhattan with White Cyc, Green Cyc, Kitchen Set, Home Studio, Vodcast and Podcast studios.

• Commercial DP
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Graphic Designer
• Sound Designer
• Sound Mixer
• Colorist
• Senior Editor
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Full-Service Live Production
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Post-Production Manager
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Podcast Producer

I love telling peoples' and brands' stories. I've been a Creative Director on some of the most well known brands in the world, but lately have shifted my focus to shooting 100% - both video and stills. While working in the "Advertising" world, I often directed and or shot work for my clients and over time, that has become my passion. I have a deep understanding of all the modern platforms, their best practices and what works best to make people pay attention. My focus is taking my ad industry know-how and marrying it to my photojournalistic way of working to bring meaningful and impactful stills and video to today's content starved platforms.

• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Event Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Digital Content Creator
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Colorist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist

Caroline is a photographer, writer and producer based between Philadelphia, PA and Washington, DC . Previously she was a Fulbright Fellow in China. Her work has been published by The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, ProPublica, Smithsonian Magazine, The Guardian, Reuters, CNN, Vice, British Airways and Apple and has been funded by The Pulitzer Center. She is a member of Women Photograph, NPPA and ASMP and was named one of 30 Under 30 Women Photographers by Photoboite. Caroline also has experience as a director, producer and fixer for short documentary films. She speaks fluent Mandarin Chinese and conversational French and German

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Reporter / Journalist
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Fixer
• Portrait Photographer
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Field Producer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Assistant
• Copy Editor
• TV News Producer
• Documentary DP
• Creative Director
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Post-Production Manager
• Copywriter

Zach Wood is a multi-Emmy Award-winning documentary director of photography. Based in Washington, DC, his work spans medical, military, nature, animal, and political documentaries and has appeared on HBO, Showtime, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, ABC, NBC, PBS, Vice, Smithsonian, and E!, just to name a few. Zach also works in branded content, commercials, and music videos, as well as still photography. He started his career as an editor, which shows in his attention to detail in the field and his ability to weave story and images together. He originally hails from Texas and lives in Northwest DC with his wife.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Creative Director
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Senior Editor

I am a 3 time Emmy Award winning designer and animator, received a Vimeo Staff Pick selection, James Beard Award Winner, had a film selected for a screening at the Ottawa International Film Festival, among other accolades. I was the Senior Motion Graphics Producer at CNN Digital for several years and am currently a teacher at School of Visual Arts. Prior to that I worked at Adult Swim, Comedy Central, Vice, Red Paper Heart Interactive, and several other studios. Always interested in hearing about new projects, so feel free to reach out! Here's a reel of some of my work: https://vimeo.com/515933485/7a6dfbd56d

• Animator / Visual Effects Artist
• Art Director
• Music Composer
• Sound Designer
• Graphic Designer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Creative Director

Sarah Williams is a Costume Designer from Queens, New York. She received her degree in Fashion Merchandising and Management from Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.) and studied Costume Design and Fashion Styling at F.I.T. as well. Sarah believes that clothing does more than cover the body, it tells a story. Each choice of fabric, color, and fit has meaning and provides insight on each character. As a Costume Designer, Sarah recognizes the meaning in each clothing element and aims to project this to the audience. Recent work includes WHEN I GET HOME film from new album by Solange Knowles and Costume Designer on HBO's RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS.

• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer

I am video creative and commercial filmmaker with proven experience directing and photographing projects for both agencies and clients alike. Always with a strong sense of collaboration and an emphasis on the concept, I view each project with a fresh perspective, and strive to create images and performances that inspire, inform and entertain. Past clients include LEGO, NO BULL, CVS, MLB, BCBS to name a few… Many of these projects have received industry awards and recognition such as Hatch Show, New York Emmy, Gold Addy, and the Cannes Advertising Festival among others...

• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Corporate Videographer
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - Commercial

As a filmmaker who’s lived and traveled to different parts of the world, I've established a wide network of freelance filmmakers and animators in the area. With over 10 years of experience in directing, editing, writing, and producing commercials, music videos, corporate videos, NGO videos, as well as films, and albeit, graduating with a BA in Accounting, it’s safe to say that I am fully capable of managing big production sets, from creating the concept and storyboards to finding the right team for the job, to execution, post-production, down to the final delivery.

• Production Company
• Creative Director
• Documentary DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Post-Production Manager
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Portrait Photographer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Landscape Photographer
• Fixer
• Video Editor - News
• Senior Editor
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Translator

Film professional and video journalist David Matorin brings deep experience to stories for businesses, nonprofits, national news organizations, international broadcast outlets, and award-winning filmmakers. Projects for The Intercept/Field of Vision, The Wall Street Journal, and Criterion/Big Mouth Productions have garnered Webby and Independent Spirit award nominations. Equally at home behind the camera, in the edit bay, or in the mix studio, his integrated versatility is a powerful asset to your project.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Sound Designer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Audio Storyteller
• Non-Fiction Film Director

Colombian multi-lingual documentary filmmaker, videojournalist, and photographer based in New York City. Trained in filmmaking, anthropology, and photography at The New School and at New York University (NYU). I've had the opportunity to work with The New York Times, More Perfect Union, Univision, SiriusXM, PBS, TRT World, Voice of America, among others. My areas of expertise are documentary filmmaking, video editing, photojournalism, videography, ethnographic fieldwork, digital content production, and communication strategies.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Field Producer
• Production Company
• Sound Mixer
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Assistant
• Creative Director
• Fixer
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Copy Editor
• Portrait Photographer
• Drone Operator
• Translator
• Event Photographer
• Post-Production Manager