Andrew Sykes

Creative Director @ AJS Video

About

Andrew Sykes is an award-winning filmmaker and Creative Director of AJS Video based in Bath, England. Working across commercials, TV, YouTube, and where ever else you get your moving pictures. We work for you and with you to bring the vision to the big and small screens, making sure you are front and centre. Our content lives both portrait and vertical, we might love the traditional film heritage but content lives where your customers access it - whatever device that may be. Andrew comes from a background of music videos and narrative film. Collaboration is a big part of this and Andrew worked with award-winning writer Mike Sizemore and they created the genre-bending time-travel action hero MERICA ADAMS. Watch this space. Over 22 million online views and counting. AJS have worked with Roadcc to help double their YouTube channel subscribers from 53,000 to 119,000+. A professional creator for over 15 years, Andrew’s work has appeared in a wide range of places - Movie theatres, Television, your phone. We have worked with the biggest broadcasters and streamers including Amazon Prime and ITV. Andrew holds a BSc in Media Technology and Production, box ticked but before that Andrew was helping bands reach their audiences. “If I pluck Andrew’s eyes out tomorrow he can stumble around happy in the knowledge that he NAILED that scene. Beautiful. FAR better than how I had it on the page” - Mike Sizemore, film & television writer

Country

United Kingdom

City

Bath

Industry

Marketing & Advertising

Skill

Creative Agencies, Video Production, Photography, Video Editing, Content Marketing, Directing, Producing, Radio Broadcasting, Final Cut Pro, Graphic Design, Film Production, Photoshop, Film, Media Production

Experience

Creative Director

AJS Video

2010-1 - Present · 16 yrs 9 mos

Bath, England, United Kingdom

We have worked with the big broadcasters and streamers, brands, independents and institutions. We have honed our craft and offer our experience to you blending traditional storytelling with modern audiences needs and platforms. We make videos, the kind people like. Based in Wiltshire, working for clients everywhere.

Videographer/Editor (Roadcc, Ebiketips)

F-At Digital (Farrelly Atkinson) Ltd

2020-10 - Present · 6 yrs

Videographer & Editor (TV & YouTube)

Lovecars

2019-5 - Present · 7 yrs 5 mos

Lead Videographer/Editor for Lovecars YouTube and ‘Lovecars on the road’ television production for ITV.

Director/Camera Lovecars on the road (series 1 & 2)

ITV

2020-1 - 2023-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Brand Video Content Manager

Objective 1 Ltd

2017-10 - 2021-3 · 3 yrs 6 mos

Specialising in video content production. Creating content and strategic implementation for brands. Working with Specialized, Abbott and many other global brands and e-commerce retailers.

Head of Video Production

Purplex

2015-1 - 2017-8 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Bristol, United Kingdom

Leading video content marketing & production across the agency and its clients. Also responsible for videography and photography for sister company Business Leader Ltd

Head of Video Production

Business Leader

2015-1 - 2017-8 · 2 yrs 8 mos

Bristol, United Kingdom

Leading video & photography production for Business Leader Magazine.

Marketing Communications Specialist

Oxford Instruments plc

2012-11 - 2014-1 · 1 yr 3 mos

United Kingdom

Responsible for the production of video and photography content for the Plasma and Nano Technology Tools division. Other responsibilities include marketing and lead analysis, graphic design and compliance and formatting of company presentations and publicity material.

Communications & Marketing Assistant

NHS

2009-9 - 2010-9 · 1 yr 1 mo

Bradford, United Kingdom

In-house production of print, online and video content for internal and external communications. Working with focus groups to create and build marketing material to best suite the audience. Created content in various formats such as British Sign Language. Main creative on the re-branding work on a regional public information service.