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Hi, I'm Richard Smith, an award-winning podcast producer, writer, director, and creative director with 15+ years of experience developing audio, video, documentary, and branded content. I'm the creator, producer, writer, and host of Destroy! The Influence of Punk, a Signal Silver Award-winning podcast rated #1 “Punk” podcast by Goodpods and featured in Apple Podcasts New & Notable. I excel in visual storytelling, interview production, scriptwriting, post-production, creative direction, audience engagement, branding, and cross-platform content development. I love building teams and collaborating with clients to turn ambitious ideas into engaging content that resonates with audiences.…Hi, I'm Richard Smith, an award-winning podcast producer, writer, director, and creative director with 15+ years of experience developing audio, video, documentary, and branded content. I'm the creator, producer, writer, and host of Destroy! The Influence of Punk, a Signal Silver Award-winning podcast rated #1 “Punk” podcast by Goodpods and featured in Apple Podcasts New & Notable. I excel in visual storytelling, interview production, scriptwriting, post-production, creative direction, audience engagement, branding, and cross-platform content development. I love building teams and collaborating with clients to turn ambitious ideas into engaging content that resonates with audiences.

Richard Smith

Creative Director, Executive Producer, Writer, +1

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Hi, I'm Richard Smith, an award-winning podcast producer, writer, director, and creative director with 15+ years of experience developing audio, video, documentary, and branded content. I'm the creator, producer, writer, and host of Destroy! The Influence of Punk, a Signal Silver Award-winning podcast rated #1 “Punk” podcast by Goodpods and featured in Apple Podcasts New & Notable. I excel in visual storytelling, interview production, scriptwriting, post-production, creative direction, audience engagement, branding, and cross-platform content development. I love building teams and collaborating with clients to turn ambitious ideas into engaging content that resonates with audiences.…Hi, I'm Richard Smith, an award-winning podcast producer, writer, director, and creative director with 15+ years of experience developing audio, video, documentary, and branded content. I'm the creator, producer, writer, and host of Destroy! The Influence of Punk, a Signal Silver Award-winning podcast rated #1 “Punk” podcast by Goodpods and featured in Apple Podcasts New & Notable. I excel in visual storytelling, interview production, scriptwriting, post-production, creative direction, audience engagement, branding, and cross-platform content development. I love building teams and collaborating with clients to turn ambitious ideas into engaging content that resonates with audiences.

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Hi, I’m Richard Smith, an award-winning podcast producer, writer, director, and creative director with 15+ years of experience developing audio, video, documentary, and branded content. I’m the creator, producer, writer, and host of Destroy! The Influence of Punk, a Signal Silver Award-winning podcast rated #1 “Punk” podcast by Goodpods and featured in Apple Podcasts New & Notable.

I excel in visual storytelling, interview production, scriptwriting, post-production, creative direction, audience engagement, branding, and cross-platform content development. I love building teams and collaborating with clients to turn ambitious ideas into engaging content that resonates with audiences.

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Expert

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English

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Work Experience

Executive Producer at Be Right Back Studios

January 1, 2024 - Present

Lead end-to-end podcast production and original content development, including research, script writing, recording, editing, publishing, promotion, social media, and guest outreach. Awards include People's Choice Podcast Award, D&AD Silver, Webby Nomination, SPD Silver.

Head of Video at BRB Studios

January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2024

Built and led the agency’s in-house video and audio production department, producing brand films, testimonial videos, recruitment campaigns, social content, and internal communications. Grew department from zero revenue to more than $3 million in five years; led creative teams, production crews, editors, freelancers, and client stakeholders across scripting, interviews, shoots, post-production, schedules, budgets, and final delivery. Clients included American Express, Duke University, Bank of America, JP Morgan, American University.

Senior Producer at Multimedia Creative Agency / Dollar ReDe$ign Project

January 1, 2009 - January 1, 2014

Co-founded a multimedia creative agency and photo production studio delivering advertising campaigns, brand identities, editorial content, image libraries, and multi-touch digital experiences for brands across fashion, publishing, lifestyle, finance, retail, and culture. Led the Dollar ReDe$ign Project, a viral social media campaign featured in Time, The New York Times, HuffPo, Financial Times, and on ABC and Fox News.