Guy Darby

Location Manager

Freelance location and production management professional with proven success prioritising multiple projects concurrently, effectively balancing schedules, resources, and budgets. Strong background in agency and in-house shoots, maintaining commitment to quality, efficiency, timeliness and value. Excels within high-pressure environments, ensuring productivity while working long hours across various locations. Strategic team builder and driver, brand enhancer, and expert in location selection / management for film and commercials. Maintains meticulous levels of attention to detail to ensure compliance with broadcast-related regulations while minimising exposure to risk.

Selected credits

TV Commercials / Branded Content

Date	Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role
2023 - May	Happy Means Content	Chessington World of Adventures ‘World of Jumanji’	TVC	Dario Piana	Dom Murgia	Location Manager
2023 - May	Irrestible Studios	E.L.F – Awareness Film	TVC	Charlotte Rutherford	Izzy Williams	Location Manager
2023 - Apr	Familia	Eon – Time Is On Our Side	TVC	Hans Emanuel	David Hay	Location Manager
2023 - Mar	Amplify	Nike – Air Max Pulse	TVC	John E Price	Max thomas	Location Manager
2022 - Feb	Production Factory	Triumph - It's Personal	TVC	Hannah Rosselin	Siobhan Lloyd	Assistant Location Manager
2020 - Sep	Rankin Film	Aston Martin – Heritage Film	BC	Rankin	Alan Traquair	Location Manager
2018 - May	Fresh Film	Asus	TVC	Harry Hall	Prod: Simon Petter PM: Louise Jackson	Loc Manager
2020 - Aug	Rankin Film	Satesto – Play On	BC	Rankin	Christine Wright	Assistant Location Manager
2020 - Aug	HLA	Bupa – Back to Normal	BC	Simon Ratigan	Nicola Dempsey	Location Assistant
2020 - Jul	Rankin Film	Rolls Royce – Vantage	BC	Rankin	Alan Traquair	Location Manager
2019 - Nov	Milkmoney	Expedia – Play the City	BC	Will Innes Smith	Sam Farrance	Location Manager
2019 - Nov	HLA	Quaker Oats – Go Forridge	BC	Simon Ratigan	Tim Daukes	Location Assistant
2019 - Oct	Haymaker	Next – Sportswear Film	BC	Treve Jackson-Hicks	David Hay	Location Assistant
2019 - Oct	HLA	Bupa – What ever is on your mind	BC	Simon Ratigan	Tim Nun	Location Assistant
2019 - Aug	GTB	Ford – Moving Day	BC	Ben Mann	Marketa	Location manager
2019 - Jun	Familia	Bookings.com x ICC	BC	Timme Haying	Mark Gibbons	Location Assistant
2018 - Jul	Fresh Film	Vax – Vax 2	BC	Matt Losasso	Amanda Lowit	Location Manager
2018 - May	Fresh Film	Bayer – Never Stop Growing	BC	Harry Hall	Simon Petter	Location Manager
2018 - Apr	Bold	Bayer – Never Stop Growing	BC	Pasquale Gutierrez	Luke Tilby	Location Assistant

Features & TV Drama

Date(s)	Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role
Feb 23 - Mar 23	Sky Studios	Mr Big Stuff	TV	Freddie Waters	Hayley Sterling	Location Manager
Dec 22 - Jan 23	STV & Sky Studios	They F**k You Up	TV	Peter Capaldi	Katie Churchill	Location Manager
Mar 22 - Nov 22	Well Street 22	Top Boy – Series 3	Drama	Myriam Raja Will Stefan Smith	Alasdair Flind	Location Manager
Aug 21 – Jan 22	Roughcut TV	Bloods – Series 2&3		Tom Mckay Ben Gregor	Debbie Pisani	Location Manager
May 21 – Aug 21	Roughcut TV	Stath Lets Flats – Series 3		Andrew Gaynord	Seb Barwell	Location Manager
Feb 21 – May 21	Roughcut TV	Jerk – Series 2		Tom Mckay	Rebecca Murrell	Location Manager
Nov 20 – Jan 21	BBC Comedy	Inside Number 9 – Series 6 EP’s 1 - 6		Guillem Morales	Adam Tandy	Location Manager
Sept 20 – Nov 20	Tiger Aspect	Vicar of Dibley - Shorts		Barbara Wiltshire	John Plowman	Location Manager
Sept 20	Me & You	I am Danielle		Dominic Savage	Krishnendu Majumdar	Location Manager
Sept 20	BBC Comedy	Stevo The Madman		Leo McCrea	Luke Mason	Location Manager
Feb 20 - Mar 20	BBC Comedy	Inside Number 9 – Series 6 (Postponed – Covid19)		Matt Lipsey	Adam Tandy	Assistant Location Manager
Dec 19 – Jan 20	BBC Comedy Productions	Famalam Season 3		Tom Marshall	Andy Bennions	Assistant location Manager
Aug – Sept 19	Shiny Button	Dial M for Middlesbrough		Ed Bye	Fawzia Mahmood	Location Manager
Dec 18 – Jan 19	February 16 Films	Undergods		Chino Moya	Sophie Venner	Loc Manager (UK)
Nov 18	BBC Comedy	Click & Collect		Ben Palmer	Sam Ward	Unit Manager
Aug – Sept 18	Avengement Films	Avengement		Jesse V. Johnson	Joe Karimi-Nik	Location Manager
Mar 17	Got Got Need	Shemira		Adam Wells	Nick Canham	Location Manager

Stills

Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Photographer	Producer	Role
Luke Jackson Ltd	Jaguar XE Launch	Trigger	Luke Jackson	Location Manager
Locate	All Saints Q3 Campaign	Sean Thomas	Kate Edmunds	Location Manager
Luke Jackson Ltd	Lilly’s kitchen	Steve Hoskins	Luke Jackson	Location Assistant
Sharron Daly	Humira	Paul O’Conner	Sharron Daly	Location Assistant
Feuerland	Lerros Q2 Campaign	Ernst Alexander	Luke Jackson	Location Manager
Swerve	Symbicourt FIA	Paul O’Conner	Lucy Barbour	Location Assistant

Corporate

Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Director	Producer	Role
Black Sheep	Neulasta Onpro	OBR	Emma Middleton	Location Manager
Locate	Puma	Ignasi	Nick Hale	Location Manager
Got Got Need	Sky Sports – Summer of Cricket	Will Smith	Mark Gibbons	Location Assistant

Music Videos

Date	Prod Co	Artist / Title	Director	Producer	Role
2019 - Apr	Familia	Whizkid – Joro	Adrian Louw	Natalie Uglow	Loc Manager

Countries Worked in

Belgium

France

Germany

Portugal

Education

2000 – ‘03 University of Central England. Ba(Hons) Marketing 2:1

Technical Skills

Microsoft Word - Advanced
Microsoft Excel - Proficient
Powerpoint - Proficient
Apple Keynote - Proficient.

Additional Skills

Valid driving license
Car owner
Budgeting
Scheduling
PPM's
Passed APA Covid Assessment
Passed 1st Option Managing Covid-19 Risks
Passed 1st Option Covid Supervisor top-up course