Adam Karsten

Experience

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  Freddy's Barn Service

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Film Director

  Delivered high-level creativity and boots-on-the-ground ingenuity for work awarded by national agencies and clients. Served as a thought leader with superb professionalism to build client trust and deliver multimedia videos ranging from documentary-style films to traditional commercial ad spots.

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  Bob Industries

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Film Director

  Managed the vision, creative services video personnel, and all aspects of production. Clearly conveyed ideas and managed creative service workflows, technologies, and systems. Owned the ideation, development, execution, and delivery of creative content as a storyteller, editor, and director for national brands.

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  ARF & Company

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2014

  Film Director

  Served as a Director and Producer under exclusive contract to shoot, edit, and own the creative process. Translated complex information into fun and compelling content that inspired national customers. Managed tactical and strategic planning, scriptwriting, photography, partner relations, and multi-site teams for high-profile clients.

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  Belljar.tv

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2016

  Content Director / Copywriter

  Served as a Content Director and Copywriter to manage creative teams to animate, shoot, edit, and own the creative process. Led remote teams internationally to deliver films in FinTech, Food, and Healthcare. Delivered global projects in up to 14 languages. Translated complex information into fun and compelling content that inspired global customers. Managed tactical and strategic planning, brand, scriptwriting, photography, creative talent relations, and multi-site teams.

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  Belljar.tv

  Jun 2016 - May 2023

  Global Creative Director

  Lead Creative Teams and Manage Accounts for high-profile video, web, museum installation, and animation projects, including concept, script, UX, web dev, production, post-production, and distribution. Build on-brand multichannel campaigns from development through execution. Manage and motivate a team of developers, video, brand, design, and animation experts. Work closely with C-Suite stakeholders from startups to publicly traded companies.

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  Leaf Home

  Sept 2022 - now

  • Vice President of Creative

    Aug 2023 - now

  • Senior Director

    Apr 2023 - Aug 2023

  • Creative Director

    Sept 2022 - Apr 2023