Philip Hilton

Supervisor - Training & Development

Dhahran, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

About

Training is a vital element in the process of giving knowledge and video can show almost immediately how processes work and the theory behind them. Combine training and video together and you have an effective and powerful way forward to increasing competency.

Experience

  • Saudi Aramco (11 yrs 8 mos)
    • Supervisor - Learning Solutions and Services Unit
      May 2018 - Jul 2024 · 6 yrs 3 mos

    • Production Director
      Dec 2012 - May 2018 · 5 yrs 6 mos

  • Presenter at The Holiday and Cruise Channel
    Jul 2011 - Dec 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Presenter of the Holiday and Cruise Clinic, daily at 11 and 3 on Sky 284 with your holiday questions to our panel of holiday and travel experts. The channel also streams online at www.holidayandcruisechannel.co.uk

  • Director at Sight and Sounds Business video
    Mar 2003 - Dec 2012 · 9 yrs 10 mos

    As an award winning promotions producer I have made commercials and promotions for BBC News, Panorama the TV news investigation programme and BBC Entertainment, cutting existing footage or shooting bespoke material using a camera myself or working with a director and sound team. A lot of my current work is with the private sector on short form video for business website optimisation, corporate filming for industry, business products and DVD production.

  • BBC Broadcast (6 yrs 1 mo)
    • Promotions Producer
      Sep 1998 - Mar 2002 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Responsibility for local and national campaign work for BBC brands. Working from briefs and up to five stage sign off, production of Radio and TV campaigns for Panorama, BBC News, bbc.co.uk, comedy and sports programmes. Briefed and commissioned music for campaigns and radio station on-air identities. Project managed marketing and promotional events.

    • Presentation Director and Promotions Producer
      Mar 1996 - Mar 1999 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      Freelance Promotions Producer with responsibility for putting together television trailers for BBC Wales programmes on a prioritised weekly basis. Shot selection and bespoke shooting with film crews for Rugby, Music and Entertainment shows.

  • Presenter and Announcer at Granada Television
    Apr 1995 - Oct 1998 · 3 yrs 7 mos

    Back in the day when Granada had fantastic regional branding and identity and was a tour-de-force of television, I worked as a freelance presenter/announcer introducing Coronation Street, Play Your Cards Right and Home & Away. I once had to tell everyone how a film ended as the computerised transmission player crashed with 15 minutes to go! I wrote all my own scripts, used autocue and did my own makeup...