Joshua Diaz

• Scripted show opens, episode intros and additional host reads as well as writing lines on the fly • Researched and pitched episode themes that directly catered to the guests’ skill-sets • Conducted interviews and created a relaxed and fun environment where all on-camera talent were able to convey clear, informative, and entertaining sound bites • Helped develop format and act structure for brand new series

• Created show structure and act breakdown for the 2-hour History Channel special about giant manned fighting robots • Reviewed hundreds of hours of footage and wrote interview questions, copy and voice-over • Liaised between production and subjects to create schedules and acquire rights & clearances • Shot b-roll and second-camera content

• Oversaw production for the six-episode series featuring Google’s new Science Journal app • Researched and interviewed experts in a wide variety of scientific disciplines • Revised scripts, booked crew and supervised field shoots • Acquired all props, negotiated location agreements and hired all talent within an extremely tight pre-production window while remaining on schedule and under budget

• Oversaw pre-through-post-production for the eight-episode series Quest For Gnarnia • Wrote scripts for the series Eagle Hunters in a New World as well as post-producing the behind-the-scenes video content and VR/360 feature • Directed a team of producers, editors and graphic artists through the completion of several projects that garnered hundreds of thousands of YouTube views while remaining on time and under budget. • Seamlessly integrated product placement and branding into compelling narrative content

• Created video content for Google Play Music’s “The Block” installation at the Panorama Music Festival • Managed a team of editors and graphic artists through a constantly evolving SOW under a very tight deadline while remaining under budget • Sourced, licensed and negotiated rates for acquired video and still imagery • Liaised between graphics/post house and external vendors to ensure clear communication and seamless integration of digital materials

• Created educational and promotional content for the scientific research and development organization using both still and moving imagery • Helped the strategic communications department branch out into new media storytelling by pitching concepts for Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook platforms • Elevated production quality for all projects across the board by instituting a bold and vital storyboarding process that incorporated sound design, graphics and animation • Oversaw several projects from origination through delivery, on time and under budget at a higher production value than previously achieved by the department

• Conceived a video that used dynamic storytelling to propel the client’s agenda in the style of branded content • Wrote a creative brief that incorporated all of the client’s desires but also expanded upon their ideas to achieve an informative and emotionally resonant final piece • Interviewed and directed non-actors to deliver professional quality and highly impactful sound-bites that drove the narrative • Oversaw all aspects of production including line producing, staffing, budgeting, direction of crew as well as editing and sound design

• Directed real people, maintaining a focused and compelling narrative, as they experienced major life-changing events • Worked with subjects to refine their stories so that they communicated a rich and clear narrative • Devised a system that allowed for the subject to record themselves while still achieving high quality, well framed and dynamic video content • Managed three emotionally charged stories dealing with life and death consequences while maintaining a balanced professional distance • Maintained a constantly changing production schedule with sudden location changes and prop requirements while staying under-budget