Nikolas Kasinos
Nationality: Cypriot (EU Citizen)
Based: Berlin
Languages: Native Greek/English,
Some German
Driverse License
Education
BA (Hons) Film & Video
London College of Communication, University of the Arts London
2008 – 2011
FDA Art Media & Design
Cyprus Accademy of Arts
2004 – 2006
EMPLOYMENT
Director & Producer
Freelance 2014–Present
Producer
PSYOP 2022–2023
Lead Producing & Projects
HelloFresh 2022
Lead Video & Motion
Delivery Hero 2018–2021
Video Director & Editor
Foodora 2017–2018
Experience
Skills
Software
Director & ProducerFreelance 2014–Present
Creative Director & Producer of visual content, from conception to realisation, primarily focusing on Music Video, Fashion, Commercials and Animation as well as AV installation.
Art direction, pitching, working with freelancers, budget management, brand strategies and social media campaigns.
Creative Director & Producer of visual content, from conception to realisation, primarily focusing on Music Video, Fashion, Commercials and Animation as well as AV installation.
Art direction, pitching, working with freelancers, budget management, brand strategies and social media campaigns.
VFX/post production on a hybrid automotive project for Lincoln featuring CG scenes and heavy compositing work (VFX green screen, cleanup etc)
Working closely with creative director, artists and agency creatives, handling budgets, timelines, hiring and managing freelance artists within 3 time zones
ProducerPSYOP 2022–2023
Lead producer on high-level commercial productions, working closely with creative directors, artists and agency creatives, to deliver high quality results for luxury brands, on-budget and on-time.
Handling budgets, timelines, hiring and managing a pool of freelance artists in Europe and the US. Projects range from full CG productions, live action to motion and mixed reality.
Lead producer on high-level commercial productions, working closely with creative directors, artists and agency creatives, to deliver high quality results for luxury brands, on-budget and on-time.
Handling budgets, timelines, hiring and managing a pool of freelance artists in Europe and the US. Projects range from full CG productions, live action to motion and mixed reality.
Working across both video and photo work-streams, I was leading the Producing and Projects team, driving operational and creative excellence within a fast paced environment, over a broad range of productions within HelloFresh Group (6 brands globally)
Responsible for workflows and pipelines of day-to-day operations along with long term hero campaigns. I was building the team, setting up foundations and strategies. Working closely with art directors, stylists and leads, while fostering collaboration between studio and headquarters, across multiple departments along with external agencies, production companies and freelancer talent.
Lead Video & MOtionDeliveryHero 2018–2021
Leading the Video and Motion team, creating content for 20 brands in over 40 countries. Concepting, planning and directing internal and external video, photo productions and animations for online, TVC and digital out-of-home, as well as UX/UI and XR. Working closely with performance marketing, art directors, research, brand and campaign managers on major projects and campaigns.
Consulting and coordinating the team on both production and post-production workflows. Developing 360 global campaigns and projects in collaboration with Facebook, Snapchat and Google Unskippable Labs.
Working in a very fast paced environment on multiple projects simultaneously. Briefing external agencies, creating guidelines, facilitating workshops, complicated project management, delegating and reviewing tasks as well as managing and mentoring a team of 8 creatives.
Leading the Video and Motion team, creating content for 20 brands in over 40 countries. Concepting, planning and directing internal and external video, photo productions and animations for online, TVC and digital out-of-home, as well as UX/UI and XR. Working closely with performance marketing, art directors, research, brand and campaign managers on major projects and campaigns.
Consulting and coordinating the team on both production and post-production workflows. Developing 360 global campaigns and projects in collaboration with Facebook, Snapchat and Google Unskippable Labs.
Working in a very fast paced environment on multiple projects simultaneously. Briefing external agencies, creating guidelines, facilitating workshops, complicated project management, delegating and reviewing tasks as well as managing and mentoring a team of 8 creatives.
Leading global video team creating content for 20 countries. Setting style guides and managing project workflow from concept to delivery.
Working closely with internal content team and performance marketing to come up with new ways where video can be implemented. Acting as an in-house video director as well as production coordinator for all local and global campaigns.