Francesca Marago

Location Manager

Hello! My name is Francesca and I am a Location Manager and Producer from London. I have 3+ years experience in the industry as a Location Manager and have worked across TV, Film and Commercial world so have a good understanding of what's needed in each field. I've worked on a range of exciting projects such as Billions, Master of None S3, The People We Hate at The Wedding and more. One of my favourite projects was working with furry friends, Sergei and Oleg, on multiple Compare the Market commercials! I have a can-do attitude and am always up for learning, adapting and growing through each project and love meeting new people!

Features & TV Drama

Date(s)	Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role	Location Manager
2024-02	Double J Productions	Sunflower	Feature	Jennifer James & Gabriel Athanasiou	Lucy Percival	Location Manager	Francesca Marago
2021-07	Little Satellite Productions	The People We Hate at The Wedding	Feature	Claire Scanlon	Margot Hand & Louise Killin	Assistant Location Manager	Charles Somers
2021-05	FPS 1	Billions S5	TV Drama	Dan Attias	April Taylor & Alex O'Neal	Location Coordinator	Charles Somers
2021-05	Hat Trick Media	Trigger Point	TV Drama	Giles Bannier	Julia Stannard	Location Coordinator (Cover)	Andy Picheta
2021-05	Universal Television	Master of None 3	TV Drama	Aziz Ansari	Paul Sarony	Location Coordinator	Charles Somers
2020-08	Haversack Films	Operation Mincemeat	Feature	John Madden	Peter Heslop	Location Coordinator (Re-Shoots)	Charles Somers

Stills & Motion

Date	Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Type	Type	Photographer	Producer	Role
2024 - Jun	Water Creative	Haya Magazine	Branded Content & Stills	Stills & Motion	Annie Noble & Laura Kanin	Emma Roberts	Location Manager
2024 - Apr	Water Creative	Gym Shark: We do Gym	Branded Content & Stills	Stills & Motion	Justin Bettman	Becky Henderson	Location Manager
2023 - Sep	Water Creative	Tesco: Abbey Clancy	Branded Content & Stills	Stills & Motion	Karis Kennedy	Becky Henderson	Location Manager
2023 - Aug	Water Creative	Gym Shark: Training Ready	Branded Content & Stills	Stills & Motion	Madeline Penfold	Becky Henderson	Location Manager
2023 - May	Water Creative	Tesco FNF: Abbey & Liberty	Branded Content & Stills	Stills & Motion	Karis Kennedy	Becky Henderson	Location Manager
2023 - Jan	Water Creative	Shein	Branded Content & Stills	Stills & Motion	James Guy	Becky Henderson	Location Manager
2022 - Oct	Water Creative	Cuccoo	Branded Content & Stills	Stills & Motion	James Guy	Becky Henderson	Location Manager
2021 - Jun	Kintzing & The Curated	Chivas Regal	Branded Content & Stills	Stills & Motion	James Guy	Becky Henderson	Location Manager
2021 - Mar	Water Creative	Lonsdale	Branded Content & Stills	Stills & Motion	Maximillian Hetherington	Ellis Loftus	Location Manager
2021 - Feb	Mai Productions	Gucci Kids: Overture	Branded Content & Stills	Stills & Motion	Samuel Bradley	Samira Andersson	Location Manager
2021 - Feb	Water Creative	Pretty Little Thing: Molly- Mae Hague	Branded Content & Stills	Stills & Motion	Lizzie Daniels	Ellis Loftus	Location Manager
2021 - Jan	Kintzing	Lucozade	Branded Content & Stills	Stills & Motion	Stephanie Sian Smith	Briony Oates	Location Manager
2020 - Sep	Edelman	Starbucks: Molly-Mae Hague	Branded Content & Stills	Stills & Motion	Eliott Wilcox	Lucie Hackman	Location Manager

TV Commercials / Branded Content

Date	Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role	Location Manager
2024 - Sep	Black Shark Media	Amazon Prime	TVC	James Kibbey	James Kibbey	Location Manager & Production Manager	Francesca Marago
2024 - Sep	Shapeshift Films	Taski	Branded Content	Bruno Murari	Yaynor Greenway	Production Manager
2021 - May	Object & Animal	Cancer Research UK: 1 in 2 of Us	TVC	Jessy Moussallem	Alex Chamberlain	Location Manager	Francesca Marago
2021 - May	Passion Pictures	Compare the Market: Magic Meals	TVC	Dave Scanlon	Patrick Duguid	Location Manager	Francesca Marago
2021 - May	Passion Pictures	Compare the Market: Q4 Money	TVC	Dave Scanlon	Patrick Duguid	Location Manager	Francesca Marago
2020 - Sep	Tiagi Productions	VB: Posh is Back	Branded Content	Elena Petite	Briony Oates	Location Manager	Francesca Marago
2020 - Aug	Unit 9	Candy Crush	TVC	Simon Neal	Adam Dolman	Location Assistant	James Litchfield
2020 - Aug	Dark Energy	Aldi	TVC	Henry Littlechild	Dominic Willcox	Location Assistant	Charles Somers
2020 - Jan	Rogue Films	Uber Eats: Bring It	TVC	Stacey Wall	Maddy Easton	Location Assistant	Natalie Zibung
2019 - Nov	Friend	Schweppes	TVC	Tim & Joe	Rachel Rumbold	Location Assistant	Charles Somers
2019 - Oct	RSA Films	Google Maps: Dozens	Branded Content	Jessica Sanders	Lisa Joseph	Location Assistant	Natalie Zibung

Music Videos

Date	Prod Co	Title	Artist / Title	Director	Producer	Role	Location Manager
2020 - Jan	M&C Saatchi	The Calling	P Money	Matt Walker	Leonie Marzecki	Location Assistant	James Litchfield

Other Related Experience

Date(s)	Client	Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Director	Photographer	Producer	Role
2022-01 - Present		National Film and Television School	Graduation Films	Multiple		Bex Hopkins	Tutoring Location Manager
2022-12 - Present		National Film and Television School	Digi Fiction Films	Multiple		Bex Hopkins	Tutoring Location Manager
2024-03	BFI Short Films	National Film and Television School	BFI Academy Films	Multiple		Jordi Morera	Location Manager
2023-10		Water Creative	Gym Shark: Training Ready		Madeline Penfold	Becky Henderson & Francesca Marago	Creative Producer
2023-04	Short Film	Words Unheard Inc	Say Less	Alex Lanipekun		Natalie Louise	Location Manager
2023-03	BFI Short Films	National Film and Television School	BFI Academy Films	Multiple		Jordi Morera	Location Manager
2023-01	The Hillywood Show	Melon and Spud Productions	Good Omens Parody	Hannah Hindi		Francesca Marago	Producer
2022-10		National Film and Television School	Shadow	Joel Vargas		Bethany Cornelius	Tutoring Location Manager
2022-03		Melon and Spud Productions	The Death Cafe Documentary	Mara Vodinelic		Francesca Marago	Producer

Languages

Italian - Fluent Croatian - Fluent Spanish - Intermediate

Education

University of Portsmouth | BA Drama and Performance | First Class Honours | 2015-2018 The Oxford School of Drama | Diploma in Acting | 2014-2015

Technical Skills

Microsoft Excel - Advanced Microsoft Word - Advanced Microsoft Powerpoint - Advanced Numbers - Advanced Pages - Advanced Keynote - Advanced Smugmug - Advanced Google Drive - Advanced Mac Computers - Advanced Windows Computers - Advanced Adobe Lightroom - Advanced

Additional Skills

Valid driving license
Car owner
Full clean UK driving license with business insurance. Strong organisational and administrative skills. Creative and Innovative. Flexible and able to translate complex ideas into clear concise messages. Experience dealing with A-list management teams. Good use of Excel
Word and Microsoft programmes. Good use of Windows and Mac computers. Good use of Keynote and Wix website building software. Good use of Adobe Lightroom and Smugmug.