Hello! My name is Maria, and I am an experienced creative producer and filmmaker. I know how to direct, screenwrite, produce, and edit all kinds of video formats: from short vertical videos for social media to long films, especially documentaries. I’m also a seasoned creative lead for video production teams with years of experience. For over a decade I've been working on video content and managing production teams of up to 20 people for the BBC, Radio Free Liberty and smaller projects. I’ve studied filmmaking at the New York Film Academy (NYFA), where I made an award-winning documentary from scratch in two months. I value my soft skills, on the one hand, and being able to stay organized and focused, on the other. For me every kind of video production is amazing and the most fun thing to do. With me your message will grow into a stylish and unique personal story that touches people’s hearts. Let’s get work done together! Over the past decade I've led video content production and managed teams of up to 20 people for organizations including the BBC and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. I studied filmmaking at the New York Film Academy (NYFA), where I created an award-winning documentary in two months. I value both my soft skills and staying organized and focused. Every kind of video production excites me, and I love turning messages into stylish, heart‑touching personal stories.

Maria Zakhodiaichenko

Hello! My name is Maria, and I am an experienced creative producer and filmmaker. I know how to direct, screenwrite, produce, and edit all kinds of video formats: from short vertical videos for social media to long films, especially documentaries. I’m also a seasoned creative lead for video production teams with years of experience. For over a decade I've been working on video content and managing production teams of up to 20 people for the BBC, Radio Free Liberty and smaller projects. I’ve studied filmmaking at the New York Film Academy (NYFA), where I made an award-winning documentary from scratch in two months. I value my soft skills, on the one hand, and being able to stay organized and focused, on the other. For me every kind of video production is amazing and the most fun thing to do. With me your message will grow into a stylish and unique personal story that touches people’s hearts. Let’s get work done together! Over the past decade I've led video content production and managed teams of up to 20 people for organizations including the BBC and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. I studied filmmaking at the New York Film Academy (NYFA), where I created an award-winning documentary in two months. I value both my soft skills and staying organized and focused. Every kind of video production excites me, and I love turning messages into stylish, heart‑touching personal stories.

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Hello! My name is Maria, and I am an experienced creative producer and filmmaker. I know how to direct, screenwrite, produce, and edit all kinds of video formats: from short vertical videos for social media to long films, especially documentaries. I’m also a seasoned creative lead for video production teams with years of experience. For over a decade I’ve been working on video content and managing production teams of up to 20 people for the BBC, Radio Free Liberty and smaller projects. I’ve studied filmmaking at the New York Film Academy (NYFA), where I made an award-winning documentary from scratch in two months. I value my soft skills, on the one hand, and being able to stay organized and focused, on the other. For me every kind of video production is amazing and the most fun thing to do. With me your message will grow into a stylish and unique personal story that touches people’s hearts. Let’s get work done together!

Over the past decade I’ve led video content production and managed teams of up to 20 people for organizations including the BBC and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. I studied filmmaking at the New York Film Academy (NYFA), where I created an award-winning documentary in two months. I value both my soft skills and staying organized and focused. Every kind of video production excites me, and I love turning messages into stylish, heart‑touching personal stories.

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Language

Russian
Fluent
English
Advanced
Latvian
Beginner

Work Experience

Video Producer (investigations) at Systema (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Investigation Unit)
July 1, 2024 - Present
Produced and edited dozens of videos in different formats — long documentaries with millions of views. Collaborated with SMM and motion design teams to enhance content's coherent style and pace.
Researcher at Stereotactic (documentary production)
April 1, 2024 - August 1, 2025
Gathered information for dozens of documentaries; developed documentary film ideas; searched for speakers and real-life stories; conducted archival research.
Senior producer (digital video) at BBC News (Russian service)
May 1, 2017 - June 1, 2024
Managed a team of up to 20 people including video producers, editors, camerapersons, and authors. Commissioned videos of different formats; oversaw preproduction, filming and postproduction; created new video formats for social media.
Website output editor (video) at Dozhd (Russian independent TV channel)
November 1, 2014 - May 1, 2017
Supervised work of video editors and other website editors; researched topics for TV Rain’s website; edited video in Adobe Premiere; wrote and edited articles and news for the website.
Producer (digital video) at BBC News (Russian service)
May 1, 2017 - June 1, 2024
Researched different topics for video content for any platform. Screenwriter for documentaries and other video formats. Working as a producer during a filming. Editing video projects in Final Cut Pro.
Website output editor (video) at Dozhd (Russian independent TV channel — )
November 1, 2014 - May 1, 2017
Supervised work of video editors and other website editors. Researched different topics for the TV Rain’s website. Edited video in Adobe Premiere. Wrote and edited articles and news for the website.

Education

Documentary Filmmaking Program at New York Film Academy (NYFA)
January 1, 2024 - April 1, 2024
Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering at Bauman Moscow State University (BMSTU)
September 1, 2010 - June 1, 2015
Documentary Filmmaking Program at New York Film Academy (NYFA)
January 1, 2024 - April 1, 2024
Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering at Bauman Moscow State University (BMSTU)
September 1, 2010 - June 1, 2015

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Software & Internet