Discover Top Senior Producers / Project Managers in Santa Rosa, California, USA

Austin Meyer is a documentary filmmaker, cinematographer, and photographer based in Berkeley, California. He is a National Geographic Explorer whose work has been featured by HBO, Hulu, Apple TV, The New York Times, National Geographic, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and PBS among others. He has worked with organizations such as The North Face, Stanford University, and the United Nations. Meyer’s self-defined purpose is to tell stories and create learning experiences that change the way people walk through the world by inspiring curiosity, wonder, and empathy. www.austinmeyerfilms.com www.youtube.com/austinmeyerfilms

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• Production Company
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Event Photographer
• Executive Producer
• Senior Editor
• Product Photographer
• Creative Director

Over nearly a decade of working in documentary production I've shot and produced documentary work for a range of media outlets including Al Jazeera, CNN, the Guardian, the Intercept, MSNBC, National Geographic, NBC News, the New York Times, TIME among many others. I’ve also DP'd and directed commercial work for companies including Red Bull, AT&T, Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Oculus, Fox Studios, and many more. Additionally I've directed, produced and DP'd independent films as well as commissioned documentary projects for non-profits and NGOs.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Production Company
• Drone Operator
• Field Producer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Senior Producer / Project Manager

Born and raised in California, Lakshmi is an educator and journalist with a focus on South Asia, gender, race and the arts. Over the past few years she has worked with newspapers, radio and magazines from Gaborone, Botswana to Los Angeles, California. She has written and produced for various audiences, including Mic, Global Voices, Al Jazeera Online, AJ+, Fusion, the New York Times and KQED. Lakshmi is a graduate of Pitzer College and the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

• Fixer
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Translator
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - News
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture

Palmer (he/him) is a multi-disciplinary award-winning filmmaker who focuses on using the devices at hand in our visual and media culture that can drive our society to make change. As a Director, Producer, DP, and Editor, his work has been shown in National Geographic, PBS, New York Times, Outside Magazine and in film festivals around the world garnering high praise. A Swiss Army knife of knowledge and skills, you'll often hear him planning his next shoot as often as you'll find him on set holding a camera or sitting in the editing room. Interested in stories of humans, our planet, and the interactions of the two, Palmer often works with organizations, non-profits, and brands in honing in on their mission in a visual format. Beyond his advocacy work through film, Palmer has been privileged to Direct music videos for artists such as Still Woozy and Moonchild. He currently lives in Oakland, California, on the homelands of the Ohlone peoples, and is the Co-Founder of Spruce Tone Films.

• Documentary DP
• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Production Company
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Landscape Photographer
• Digital Content Creator
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Art Director
• Creative Director
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Corporate Videographer
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Field Producer

I am a documentary photographer and videographer currently based in Northern California. I possess a solid background in photojournalism and specialize in the long-term narrative. My documentary work focuses on social justice, health, environmental conservation, and identity. I am passionate about utilizing the visual narrative as a tool to inform, engage, and impact social change. As a multimedia journalist and storyteller, I have experience working as a producer, visual creator, editor & curator, and project manager. I am proficient in image editing software, studio lighting, video and audio capture, and various array of photography including reportage, portraiture, editorial, travel, corporate, and commercial. I am conscientious, resourceful, and welcome any challenging assignments. Selected Clients & Publications: ActionAid, Asian Development Bank, Bloomberg Businessweek, BuzzFeed News, Clinton Health Access Initiatives, Courrier International, Der Spiegel, Facebook, Fair Trade, Financial Times, Getty Images, Global Citizen, Greenpeace International, The Guardian, Instagram, International Monetary Fund, The New York Times, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Open Society Foundations, Oxfam, ProPublica, Sactown Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, UN-REDD, USAID, USA Today, TripAdvisor, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Field Producer
• Portrait Photographer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Creative Director
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Commercial DP
• Corporate Videographer
• Translator
• Event Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Product Photographer
• Fashion Photographer
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Reporter / Journalist
• Post-Production Manager

Adnelly Marichal is a filmmaker, producer, and photographer based in Northern California. She most recently served as a Director and Field Producer for the second season of PBS's America Outdoors with Baratunde Thurston. Previously, she has worked on a variety of feature films and television projects, taking her from Guatemala for a whirlwind cooking show for Nat Geo (coming out in Spring 2024) to Switzerland to produce a re-enactment of a commune that may have been the birthplace of the anti-abortion movement in the US. Some highlights include filming the reintroduction of beavers in the UK for Wild Hope, a show highlighting the intrepid changemakers who are restoring our wild places, and directing Business Insider's 2-part video series, and The Well Designed Life, featuring the prodigious talents of two female-led architectural firms. Before that, she worked as a Story Producer for National Geographic and Imagine Entertainment on Ron Howard's Emmy-nominated feature documentary, We Feed People, about the work of World Central Kitchen and José Andrés. She is currently in post-production on Las Jíbaras, a documentary on two generations of Puerto Rican women farmers choosing to fight for food sovereignty while also taking on independent producing projects. As an independent producer, she has worked on projects with National Geographic, Imagine Entertainment, NBC, and Newsy, among others. She has been featured in The New York Times and Public Radio International's Living on Earth. Her documentary photography has appeared in CNN, Eater, and Mitú, among others. She holds a BA in American Studies from Wesleyan University.

• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Documentary DP
• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Field Producer
• Transcriber
• Product Photographer
• Portrait Photographer
• Landscape Photographer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Social Media Producer

Contessa Gayles is an independent documentary filmmaker, an award-winning journalist and an Emmy-nominated producer. She tells stories about identity, movement and social change, with a focus on race, ethnicity and gender. From 2014 - 2018, she was a producer at CNN, where she created, produced, directed, shot and edited award-winning original series and documentaries, including 'The Feminist on Cellblock Y' (2018 Vera Institute Award Winner, 2018 Eppy Award Finalist), 'Women Who March' (2018 Webby Award Honoree, 2017 Eppy Award Finalist), 'Women Who March: The Movement' (2018 Eppy Award Winner), 'This Is Birth with Lisa Ling' & 'This Is Sex with Lisa Ling' (2017 & 2018 Namic Vision Award Nominees), 'Unstereotyped' and the 2016 News & Documentary Emmy-nominated 'Feeding America's Most Vulnerable Children.' She has additionally contributed to VICE, PBS NewsHour, PBS Frontline, AFROPUNK and forthcoming independent documentary features, including 'Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project' (dir. Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster), 'Surge' (dir. Hannah Rosenzweig, Wendy Sachs) and 'Black Mothers' (dir. Débora Souza Silva). Contessa holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.A. in Journalism from New York University, with a concentration in Documentary Film. Her thesis documentary, 'School of Yoga,' screened at the 2015 DOC NYC film festival.

• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Reporter / Journalist
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Field Producer
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• TV News Producer
• Non-Fiction Film Director

I'm a content strategist, writer, editor and project manager with experience across numerous industries and brands—everything from Pokémon to how to use military veteran benefits (no small task) to how to write the right resume. I pride myself on mastering complicated subjects, making them easy to digest, and finding fresh ways to entertain and educate audiences, with the emphasis on quality content above all else. I believe in both the science and art of creating and optimizing compelling content, taking advantage of SEO research as well as scaling content alongside cross-disciplinary teams. I'm experienced in content management systems and project management tools as well as producing briefs, handling audits and creating multimedia. I bring a “roll up the sleeves” mentality and approach to content strategy, management and creation.

• Copywriter
• Content Strategist
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Corporate Videographer
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - News

I'm a video producer who has worked for Gizmodo Media Group (GMG) where I shot, scripted, hosted and edited videos for Gizmodo, The Root, Jezebel, Splinter, Lifehacker, Kotaku and other GMG news properties. Before that, I was a digital producer at Fusion where I produced video stories on politics, social justice, religion, immigration and local and global diaspora communities. I've worked for various news outlets including The Huffington Post, CNN, Orange County Weekly and KPCC, the National Public Radio affiliate of Los Angeles. I graduated from the University of California, Irvine and received my Master's degree from Columbia Journalism School.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Line Producer / On-Location
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Field Producer
• TV News Producer
• Video Editor - News
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Corporate Videographer

I am a Mexican-American filmmaker and photographer from Eagle River, Alaska. I'm currently based in San Francisco. I started my career working on major motion pictures for Marvel, Warner Brothers, HBO, and numerous other studios. From there, I turned his attention to the commercial world where he worked as a commercial producer for many of the world's largest brands. More recently, I've shifted my focus towards work that aligns with his values, including socially conscious films and photography projects all around the world.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Creative Director
• Production Company
• Video Editor - Commercial

My names Joe, I've been working in the creative space since 2005. I started out as a photographer and mixed my marketing skills to provide services to small businesses. In 2010 I started to get into videography. My work experience includes event photography, commercial photography and videography and wedding videography. I've worked for a couple of companies, such as the California DMV producing photo and design assets, 2 successful kickstarter videos and currently work at Mvo studios and Revrnt as a project manager and videographer

• Commercial DP
• Drone Operator
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Full-Service Live Production
• Corporate Videographer
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Portrait Photographer
• Production Assistant
• Grip
• Event Photographer
• Documentary DP
• Fixer

I am a passionate filmmaker, video editor, and content producer based in Oakland, California. I produce and edit brand videos, documentaries, educational videos & social media content exploring culture, food, lifestyle, wellness, technology, and critical social and climate change issues. I lead projects from concept to completion. I enjoy creative collaboration and bring my storytelling skills to every project.

• Post-Production Manager
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Video Editor - News
• Senior Editor
• Motion Graphics Designer
• Copy Editor
• Series Producer / Show Runner
• Digital Content Creator
• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location

Videographer, Producer, Editor, with a strong background in journalism and communications. Works with production companies, non-profits, community-based orgs, and media outlets. Familiar with all stages and roles in the production process, with a strong eye for detail.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Translator
• Video Editor - News
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Production Company
• Commercial DP
• Reporter / Journalist
• Production Assistant
• Corporate Videographer
• Field Producer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Post-Production Manager
• Fixer
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Digital Content Creator
• Full-Service Live Production
• Creative Director
• Event Photographer

Hello hello. I grew up in LA and worked production and post production in television and film before moving to San Francisco in 2011. Currently I am an in-house Senior Producer for a large tech company and freelance on the side. I produce live events and single or multicam shoots on a fast turnaround.

• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Commercial DP
• Video Editor - News
• Production Company
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Executive Producer
• Corporate Videographer
• Full-Service Live Production
• HD Live Operator

Brenda has worked as a fiction and documentary filmmaker in Mexico and the United States. Her films focus on education as well as migrant and women's rights. Strong production skills, DP and editor. English and Spanish proficiency. She is based in Santa Cruz, California, where she works as a freelance filmmaker and teaches about film and Human Rights at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Video Editor - News
• Fixer
• Reporter / Journalist
• Translator
• Video Editor - Documentary
• Video Editor - Commercial
• On-Air Reporter / Host
• Mobile Journalist / Livestreamer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Gaffer
• Field Producer
• Production Assistant
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Creative Director
• Executive Producer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Corporate Videographer

Lauren is a producer based in Oakland, CA who specializes in documentary shorts, features and series. She has worked on projects for National Geographic, Imagine Docs, and Jigsaw Productions, among others.

• Field Producer
• Line Producer / On-Location
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Production Coordinator / Crewing
• Non-Fiction Film Director
• Post-Production Manager

• Immersive/Spatial Video Capture
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Video Editor - Commercial
• Sound Mixer
• Production Company
• Field Producer
• Senior Editor
• Executive Producer

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Creative Director
• Reporter / Journalist
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Fixer
• On-Air Reporter / Host

• Video Editor - Documentary
• Editorial Photographer / Photojournalist
• Field Producer
• Documentary DP
• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Drone Operator
• Reporter / Journalist
• Senior Producer / Project Manager

Isabeau Doucet is a journalist and filmmaker

• News Shooter / Video Journalist
• Documentary DP
• Fixer
• Production Assistant
• Field Producer
• Senior Producer / Project Manager
• Reporter / Journalist
• Copywriter
• Video Editor - News