Specialist in quality content creation. Camera work, editing and design, with DoP and Producer credits on feature docs and TV projects. I’ve worked with clients from Chickenshed Theatre to The Open University and major brands, and I’ve helped grow in‑house TV production facilities. Based in London and Munich, I love coordinating multidisciplinary teams from concept to screen and telling immersive visual stories.

Neil Simpson

Specialist in quality content creation. Camera work, editing and design, with DoP and Producer credits on feature docs and TV projects. I’ve worked with clients from Chickenshed Theatre to The Open University and major brands, and I’ve helped grow in‑house TV production facilities. Based in London and Munich, I love coordinating multidisciplinary teams from concept to screen and telling immersive visual stories.

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Specialist in quality content creation.

Camera work, editing and design, with DoP and Producer credits on feature docs and TV projects.

I’ve worked with clients from Chickenshed Theatre to The Open University and major brands, and I’ve helped grow in‑house TV production facilities. Based in London and Munich, I love coordinating multidisciplinary teams from concept to screen and telling immersive visual stories.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Creative Director at DT Films
July 1, 2024 - Present
DT Films creates Feature film, Feature documentaries, TV series and Dramas. MY role os to oversee the creative output of any designed materiel. I also work as Associate Producer, DoP, Editor and Director on Factual and Corporate projects.
Creative Director/Founder at Sounds & Pictures
January 1, 2014 - Present
Quality content creator, cameraman, editor, designer.
Creative Director at SapientNitro, London
January 5, 2013 - June 13, 2014
Creative lead on various clients including Lloyds Business, AIG, Samsung
Creative Director, Communications at Sapient Nitro. Munich, Germany.
January 3, 2011 - January 1, 2013
Creative lead on all communications work in Germany working closely with Experiential CD. Munich based, covering Düsseldorf, Cologne and Zürich.
TV Creative Director at Digital & Direct, London
April 1, 2026 - December 21, 2010
Instrumental creative involvement in the setup, development and growth of the hugely successful in-house TV production facility. Running TV creative dept. of 5-10 creatives overseeing storyboard creation, production and post-production. Clients: Credit: Sky, Euro Tunnel, Vodaphone, Laithwaites Wine, Hillary’s Blinds
Freelance Creative Director/Art Director at Kitkatt Nohr, Craik Jones, Euro RSCG Life
April 23, 2020 - Present
Regiional Creative Director East Africa at Leo Burnett, Kenya
March 1, 2005 - March 11, 2005
Senior Art Director at Freelance Senior Art Director
April 1, 2026 - Present
Freelance Creative Director/Art Director at Kitkatt Nohr, Craik Jones, Euro RSCG Life
July 25, 2005 - March 30, 2007
Clients: Samaritans, NSPCC, LA Fitness, Bookstart, Citroen, National Blood Service, VSO, 3 Mobile, Sky, Diabetes UK, Orange, Royal Bank of Scotland, The National Trust, Click Sargent, PDSA, The Camera Partnership, ABN AMRO

Education

BTEC National Diploma Graphic Design at Wakefield District College/Wisbech College
September 8, 1986 - July 22, 1988

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Government, Software & Internet, Computers & Electronics, Consumer Goods, Financial Services, Healthcare, Real Estate & Construction, Travel & Hospitality, Telecommunications, Retail, Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities
    uniE608 Wonder out of Chaos - Feature Documentary
    Feature documentary PG This powerful documentary celebrates 50 years of transformative, inclusive arts. A story of the incredible power of inclusion and the arts. Spanning 50 years, Chickenshed has welcomed people from all walks of life. Meet the many faces whose stories testify to the transformative power of inclusive theatre, showing how this approach has changed their lives forever. This is a shining example of how embracing inclusion in the arts can create a world where every voice is heard and every story matters. Director/Producer: Donna Taylor Director of Photography/Editor: Neil Simpson
    uniE608 Hearts Without Homes - Feature Documentary
    Feature-length documentary. Completed. Runtime 75mins. A powerful exploration of homelessness, depicting personal journeys from the streets to a future of hope and resilience. The film, narrated by Shane Richie, received positive feedback at our first screening, with notable figures like Julie Etchingham, Dame Sian Philips and Nick Moran endorsing it. ITV covered a news piece on their morning programme. We are actively working to expand this into a series, with a dedicated focus on youth homelessness. Directors: Donna Taylor, Neil Simpson Producers: Donna Taylor, Neil Simpson Presenter: Shane Richie videoeditor video
    uniE608 House of Oz, Edinburgh Festival 2025 trailer edit
    Promo edit for the lead up to House of Oz 2025. House of Oz is an award-winning philanthropic powerhouse dedicated to promoting Australian creative arts on the international stage.
    uniE608 FIELD DAY promo video
    Field Day is an annual London-based electronic music festival and in 2019 I was asked to film and edit a promo from the festival. The event was part of a larger Meridian Water project that I was involved in.
    paper The Block - TV Series trailer

    A down-to-earth, thought-provoking and compelling British drama for the new decade. Authentic characters, powerful stories and the spirit of community that eclipses every stereotype.

    The Block is an award winning TV pilot, written by Donna Taylor. Donna. When BAFTA and EMMY award winning director David Blair agreed to direct the piece, everything fell into place. Since producing this pilot we have developed a treatment and a pitch for a returning 6 X 1 hour drama. We are currently approaching broadcasters with a view to having it commissioned.