Jake Wiafe

Experience

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  The Guestlist

  Jan 2012 - Dec 2012

  Script Writer

  Writing comedy sketches,Checking and editing other scripts

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  Afro-Caribbean Society

  May 2014 - May 2015

  Vice President of Welfare and Communications

  Creating promotional content,Organising debates,Creating content and providing maintenance in order to revive YouTube page,Creating marketing campaigns, Increasing membership by 50%,Photographing events,Videoing events,Editing events videos,Organising charity events,Overseeing activities.

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  CCi TV Channel

  May 2014 - May 2014

  Sound mixer, PA and cameraman for 24-hour broadcast

  12 our shift in various roles.

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  Student Staff Consultative Committee

  Sept 2014 - Apr 2015

  Chair

  Responsibilities include:Overseeing meetings,Interacting with student reps from different courses,Making sure the meeting doesn't overrun,Carrying out actions,Managing milestones and timetables

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  Wi Snap

  Dec 2014 - Jul 2018

  Freelance Photographer

  Responsibilities also include:Event photography,Photo-editing for different types of images including fashion,Video-editing,Video-Production,Creating promotional content,Admin jobs,Social media consultancy,Graduation PhotographyPortfolio: https://jakewiafe.wordpress.com/

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  Pure FM

  Feb 2015 - Mar 2016

  Presenter of Lunchtime with Mark, Kevin and Jake
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  International Fellowship of Christian Students

  Mar 2015 - Jun 2016

  Member of Media Team

  Responsibilities include:Filming events,Providing photography for events,Editing photographs for events,Helping to create promotional content for events.

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  ITV Meridian

  Jul 2015 - Jul 2015

  Intern

  Spent a day working with ITV MeridianAttended filming on the fieldConducted an interviewWrote two news articlesVarious other roles

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  Portsmouth City Council

  Nov 2015 - Nov 2015

  Camera/Jib Operator

  Camera and Jib operator for annual memorial day service.

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  93.7 Express FM

  Dec 2015 - Dec 2015

  Producer of The Diversity Debate

  Producer and Writer for a one-off radio show.The Diversity Debate looked to discuss issues such as:Youth in Britain,#BlackLivesMatter,Racism within the University of Portsmouth

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  Media Trust

  Feb 2016 - Aug 2016

  Participant in The Queen's Young Leader's Programme

  Part of the Queen's Young Leader's programme.Paired with industry mentor.Able to spend a day at UKTV, Discovery Channel and others.

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  Hotsauce TV

  Sept 2016 - Nov 2016

  Runner on the Jonathan Ross Show

  Responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the show.Interacting with celebrity guests.Helping to put the set together.Aiding the crew.

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  Sainsbury's

  Oct 2016 - Jul 2017

  General Assistant for General Merchandizing
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  Little Dot Studios

  Jul 2017 - now

  Acted as Associate Producer on Real Stories original documentary,Panellist for Grierson DocLab 2020, offering advice to up-and-coming filmmakers,Ran session on "Audience Development" for #YouTubeBlackVoices Creator Class of 2021,Managing talented team,Working with talented filmmakers to acquire, develop or commission documentary films,Worked with YouTube Originals to release "Paper Children" and "Trapped: Cash Bail in America" two YouTube Originals on Real Stories,Assisting and learning about documentary development and commissioning,Community outreach with talented filmmakers,Building partnerships with organisations representing Black filmmakers Show less (Formerly Senior Operations Assistant)Assistant producer and editor of video content for client's YouTube channel,Creating and developing ideas for video content,Organizing and co-directing shoots for video content,Create content for day-to-day running of Real Stories,Gained over 1 million followers for Real Stories Facebook in a year,Helping to build or maintain Facebook channels such for Real Stories, Only Human and Wild Things and Th Jonathan Ross Show,Edited videos that gained over 400 million views on Facebook,Designing brand assets, creating clips, optimizing metadata and uploading to a schedule agreed with the channel management team,Creating and optimizing video for other social platforms (Instagram, Twitter)Responsible for systemizing brand assets including approved logos, images, etcWriting copy for YouTube and social media,General department support and assisting the Channel Management team with the running of their channels Show less

  • Programming Manager & Unscripted Development (Documentary & Film)

    Dec 2021 - now

  • Senior Content Editor (Documentary & Film)

    Dec 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Content Editor

    Oct 2018 - Dec 2019

  • Operations Assistant

    Jul 2017 - Oct 2018
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  Who Asked You?

  Nov 2017 - Dec 2019

  Producer

  Producer, director and editor of a brand new satirical web series "Who Asked You?"A comedy debate show where young, black people pair up and discuss the weeks political, entertainment and general news.The aim of this show is to showcase political and topical discourse between black people, something that is never seen in mainstream media. Black people have their own unique sense of humour, a special and hilarious way of turning the everyday injustice and unfairness that we're put through into something we can laugh about together; my aim was to expand this and showcase it.Many black people feel that political discourse isn't for them because they're not properly represented, their views aren't considered and the drab cynicism of Westminster is incredibly unappealing to such a vibrant, creative and passionate group such as ourselves. In my honest opinion, I feel that this is exactly what the establishment wants, they use our apathy as an excuse to ignore us and callously create policies that hurt us because they depend on us to not turn up at elections. This is why the 2017 general election was such a shock for them and things like Grime4Corbyn threw such a huge spanner in the works. I'm not using this show as a campaigning tool for Labour, I don't even really like most of the party, I just believe that an informed, young, black electorate that is politically engaged can bring about great change and it got to the point where I had to contribute to making a change however I could. Show less

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  The Uprise

  May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Producer and Co-Creator

  Created, developed and produced digital pilot for Superbowl winner Osi Umenyiora, and former Miss Universe Leila Lopez

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  Channel 4

  Nov 2021 - Oct 2023

  Creator, Executive Producer, Writer, Director of UNCLE: A Traditional African-British Folktale

  Created UNCLE: A Traditional African-British folktale in collaboration with Aniboxx. It's a short film for Channel 4's Random Acts turning an anecdote from an African elder who migrated to London into an animated children's folktale.

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  Community Plan for Holloway

  Sept 2023 - now

  Director