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Profile

Multi-disciplinary creative, digital and communications professional with more than ten years' experience delivering video, photography, branding, digital content and communications projects, supported by a further thirteen years in enterprise technology service delivery.

Experienced in taking defined workstreams from brief through to final delivery, combining creative production, digital capability, stakeholder communication and practical project execution within a single delivery model.

Production experience includes work involving British Airways, Sky Up, the Houses of Parliament and APPG parliamentary groups, alongside major technology, events, retail and digital-sector organisations.

Commercial experience includes building a consumer brand from concept to national UK retail distribution and developing technology propositions, websites, documentation and institutional communications from the ground up.

Particularly suited to supporting prime contractors, consultancies and delivery partners requiring an experienced subcontractor to take responsibility for clearly defined creative, communications, media or digital work packages.

Core Delivery Capabilities

Creative & Communications

Creative direction
Campaign concepts and development
Brand and visual identity
Communications content
Copywriting and editorial content
Marketing and promotional materials
Presentation and briefing materials
Social and digital content
Storyboarding and visual communication

Film, Video & Photography

Video production
Corporate and organisational films
Interviews and stakeholder content
Documentary-style production
Event coverage
Photography
Multi-camera production
360-degree filming
Location production
Editing and post-production
Colour grading
Motion graphics and visual assets

Digital Delivery

Website and digital content production
Web application delivery
React and JavaScript
CMS-based content management
Digital asset production
Digital campaign materials
Content repurposing across channels
Online documentation and information resources

Delivery & Operations

End-to-end work package ownership
Client and stakeholder communication
Requirements interpretation
Brief development
Project coordination
Deadline-driven delivery
Enterprise account management
SLA-based service delivery
Escalation management
Team leadership
Supplier and partner coordination
Quality control

Selected Relevant Experience

Delivered professional creative, film, photography, branding and communications work across corporate, technology, charity, events and digital-sector organisations.

Held responsibility for projects from initial brief and creative development through production, post-production and final delivery.

Selected work

Houses of Parliament / APPG Parliamentary Groups

Led film and photography production connected with APPG activity covering AI, Blockchain and the Metaverse. Worked within an institutional environment while capturing presentations, stakeholders and event activity through an unobtrusive documentary-style production approach.

British Airways

Produced video and photography assignments for British Airways, including an in-flight charity awareness film connected with its Flying Start charitable programme. Delivered production within an operational aircraft environment at Heathrow, requiring a compact and practical production approach.

Sky Up

Produced video and photographic content supporting the Sky Up social impact programme, creating material aligned with organisational and programme communications objectives.

NFT.London

Selected as Creative Producer for NFT.London, in association with NFT.NYC. Managed creative output including video production, event branding, promotional content and social media assets.

Metaverse Week / FLAXNFT / Tech Circus

Held Creative Director and Lead Creative responsibilities across major digital-sector events. Delivered visual identities, promotional campaigns, speaker content, event media and post-event creative assets.

Built a consumer goods brand from concept through to national UK retail distribution.

Responsible for the complete commercial and creative lifecycle, including:

Product development
Brand identity
Packaging
Photography
Video
Marketing
Retail presentations
Compliance
Logistics
Supplier management
National retailer relationships

Created the full brand and communications system internally and secured national retail distribution through direct commercial engagement.

This experience provides practical understanding of the complete supplier journey: developing a proposition, meeting external requirements, coordinating production, maintaining standards and delivering to commercial customers.

Founded an independent technology and intellectual property venture and developed its technical, commercial and public-facing proposition.

Responsible for translating complex technical subject matter into clear material suitable for institutional and professional audiences.

Work includes:

Strategic communications
Technical and briefing documentation
Long-form editorial content
Whitepapers
Brand development
Web design and deployment
Digital applications
Stakeholder communications
Commercial positioning
Licensing structures
Intellectual property documentation

Built and deployed production web applications using React and JavaScript and created supporting user-facing documentation and digital interfaces.

Thirteen years working in structured enterprise technology service delivery.

Managed a team of six and supported major technology accounts including:

Cisco · Xerox · Fujitsu · Hitachi · Bull Information Systems

Responsible for:

Enterprise client relationships
Service delivery
SLA compliance
Case prioritisation
Engineer coordination
Incident escalation
Team management
Quality standards
Operational continuity

Served as an Out of Hours Specialist with responsibility for critical incidents and operational decision-making outside standard working hours. This experience established a strong foundation in structured delivery, accountability, escalation management and professional stakeholder communication.

Handled high-volume inbound communications and complaint cases for national consumer and media organisations including Debenhams and the Daily Mail. Worked within documented procedures and quality standards while maintaining accurate case records and resolving customer issues.

Selected Delivery Credentials

More than ten years of professional creative and media production experience.
Film and photography production within the Houses of Parliament environment.
Corporate production experience with British Airways.
Content production supporting the Sky Up social impact programme.
Creative Producer for NFT.London.
Creative Director and Lead Creative across major technology and digital-sector events.
Built a consumer product business from concept to national UK retail distribution.
Thirteen years of enterprise technology service delivery and account management.
Managed service delivery involving Cisco, Xerox, Fujitsu, Hitachi and Bull Information Systems.
Built and deployed web applications and digital communications platforms.
Experienced in converting complex subject matter into clear institutional and public-facing communications.
Strong combination of creative execution, commercial understanding and operational delivery.

Delivery Model

Available to support prime contractors and delivery partners with defined work packages including:

Video & Film Production

Corporate communications, interviews, explainers, case studies, documentary-style content, event coverage and post-production.

Creative & Campaign Delivery

Campaign assets, visual communications, branding, design, photography and promotional materials.

Digital Communications

Website content, social content, digital assets, editorial material and multi-channel communications.

Web & Digital Production

Websites, digital tools, front-end development, information resources and supporting documentation.

Content & Documentation

Briefing materials, reports, presentations, technical communication, editorial content and stakeholder-facing documentation.

Integrated Delivery

Projects requiring a combination of creative, production, digital and communications capability under one point of responsibility.

Tools & Technical Capability

Video & Post-Production

Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe After Effects

Design & Photography

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Lightroom

Digital

React, JavaScript, CMS platforms, web deployment

Production

Professional camera systems, photography, multi-camera production, 360-degree capture, location production

Education

Business and Finance

University of Wolverhampton · Undergraduate study, 1995–1998

Modules included Business Strategy, Business Law, Financial Marketing and Accounting.

BTEC National Diploma, Business and Finance

Hammersmith College · 1993–1995

Ongoing professional development across filmmaking, photography, digital marketing, technology and software development.

Languages

English (Native) · Punjabi / Hindi

Links

Portfolio: mannmethod.com/media

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/valrajmann

References available on request.

Valraj Mann