Lolly Austen

Stock Footage & Video Researcher

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Director's Assistant
Image Researcher

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Visual Research | Creative Development | Director's Assistant

Lolly's a strong visual communicator with a sharp awareness of cultural trends and a keen ear for music, always keeping diversity and inclusion at the forefront. She works across the creative and production departments to shape the look and feel of campaigns and shoots, bringing concepts to life, from visual research and ideation to talent commissioning and post-production.

Lolly is adept at collaborating with directors, editors and creative teams to develop and visually communicate briefs. Her experience spans 14 years across both agency and production, including 7 years in in-house production.

Some brands worked with: Arla, BBC, Google, Honda, FIFA, Lidl, Nando’s, P&G, Peugeot, Teenage Cancer Trust, YouTube and Valentino.

Selected credits

TV Commercials / Branded Content

Date	Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
2025 - Mar	Love Song	Powerade	TVC	Will Dohrn	Neil Andrews	Footage Researcher	N/A
2024 - Sep	Song Studios / Accenture Song	LIDL Fresh Apples	TVC & bumpers		Grace Matthews	Stock footage researcher	N/A
2023 - Jul	Song Studios	LIDL / Fresh Berries	Online TVC	Jon Harvey	Grace Matthews	Assistant Director, Director's Assistant, Image Research, Treatment creation
2023 - Feb	Song Studios	NCS / Outdated, Translated	Online TVC	Jason Yan Francis	Sam Breen	Director's Assistant, Creative R&D, Talent Commissioner
2022 - Mar	Song Studios	NCS / Mixtape	Branded Content	Ricky Gibb & Jade Spranklen	Sam Kirby	Director's Assistant, Image Research, R&D, Talent Commissioner, Music Consultant
2020 - Nov	Kream / Karmarama	NCS / Recruitment Film	Online TVC	Lolly Austen	Sam Faulkner	Director, Footage Research, Art Direction	N/A
2019 - May	Kream / Karmarama	Accenture Interactive Amsterdam / Robot x Dancer	Online TVC	Luke White	Lauren Tyson	Director's Assistant, Footage Research, R&D, Talent Commissioner
2024 - Nov	Song Studios	BBC Media Action / Climate Change	TVC	Jon Harvey		Stock Footage Research, Director's Assistant
2024 - Oct	Droga5 Ireland	Gamechangers / Global Goals	TVC		Karina Cotter	Stock footage researcher
2024 - Jan	Song Studios	LIDL / SUPERmarket	TVC	Restless	Grace Matthews	Image Research, Director's Assistant, Talent Commissioner
2024 - Sep	Song Studios	LIDL / Fresh Apples	Online TVC	Ben Lancaster	Grace Matthews	Directors Assistant, Talent Commissioner
2023 - Jan	Song Studios	Teenage Cancer Trust x Royal Albert Hall / Callum's Story	Event Fundraising Film	Lolly Austen	Grace Matthews	Director, Creative/ Art Director
2021 - Jul	Song Studios	The British Army / A Soldier Is A Soldier	TVC	Hannah Berry George	Bev Wells	Image Research, Director's Assistant, R&D, Talent Commissioner

Ad Agency TV Department & Production

Date	Agency	Brand / Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role
2025 - Feb	Prodigious	Eucerin	Mood film		Sam Faulkner	Footage, Stock & Stills Research
2023 - Jun	Accenture Song	Post Office	Pitch film	Luke Ramm & Joe Holt	Bev Wells	Director's Assistant & Footage, Stock & Stills Research
2024 - Jul	Accenture Song	Arla Organic	Conference film	Meigan Brown, Tobias Owen	Bev Wells	Directors Assistant & Footage, Stock & Stills Research
2024 - Aug	Accenture Song	Peroni	Pitch Film	Meigan Brown & Tobias Owen	Bev Wells / Lolly Austen	Director's Assistant & Footage & Stills Research
2024 - Feb	Accenture Song	EDF	Pitch Film	Matthew Lancod & Robert Amstell	Jane McGee / Lolly Austen	Director's Assistant & Footage, Stock & Stills Research
2023 - Oct	Accenture Song	Confused.com	D&AD Awards entry	Matthew Lancod & Robert Amstell	Bev Wells	Director's Assistant & Footage, Stock & Stills Research
2024 - Aug	Accenture Song	Honda	Pitch film	Matthew Lancod & Robert Amstell	Bev Wells / Lolly Austen	Director's Assistant & Footage, Stock & Stills Research
2023 - Jul	Accenture Song Paris	Stallantis	Pitch Film	Kate McMullen	Bev Wells	Footage Research & VO Session Producer
2024 - Oct	Accenture Song Paris	Peugeot E3008 & E5008	Conference film	Kate McMullen		Footage, Stock & Stills Research
2022 - May	Song Studios	Meta	Pitch Film	Jon Harvey	Bev Wells	Footage Research, Director's Assistant, Post Director
2021 - May	Song Studios	HMRC	Presentation Film	Jon Harvey / Lolly Austen	Bev Wells	Footage & Stock Research & Director's Assistant
2021 - Jan	Accenture Song	PepsiCo	Pitch film		Sam Faulkner	Footage research

Documentaries

Date	Prod Co	Title	Type	Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
2019 - Nov	Kream / Karmarama	Fabric of Britain	Cultural Strategy Documentary	Murat Gökman	Sam Kirby	Director's Assistant, Talent Commissioner, R&D

Corporate

Date	Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Director	Producer	Role
2022 - Dec	Song Studios / Accenture Song	AstraZenica	Jon Harvey	Sam Faulkner	Stock research
2021 - Nov	Song Studios / Accenture Song	Standard Chartered Bank Onboarding films	Jon Harvey	Bev Wells	Stock research, R&D
2022 - Oct	Song Studios / Accenture Song	CNS Summit film	Jon Harvey	Sam Faulkner	Stock research, R&D
2021 - Oct	Song Studios / Accenture Song	CNS Summit film	Jon Harvey	Sam Faulkner	Stock research, R&D

Web Series

Date	Title	Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
2021 - Oct	Institute of Coding / Shift CTRL. Series	Lolly Austen	Grace Matthews	Director, Art Director, Music Coordinator
2021 - Aug	Accenture's African & Caribbean Network / Black Is... Series	33 Bound, Troy Browne, Lou Jasmine, April Walker, Dipo Kayode-Osi, Lolly Austen	Sam Breen	Director's Assistant, Treatment & Image Research, Talent Commissioner, Studio Shoot Director
2019 - Jun	Nando's / Booth Truths Series	Connor Pearce	Sam Kirby	Director's Assistant, Footage Research, Art direction
2020 - Apr	Nando's / Booth Truths Series (Lockdown Special)	Connor Pearce	Sam Kirby	Director's Assistant, Footage Research, Art Direction
2020 - May	Nando's / Bring The Heat Home Series	Connor Pearce	Sam Kirby	Director's Assistant, Footage Research, Art Direction

Other Related Experience

Date(s)	Client	Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
2022-07	The British Army	Song Studios	The Locker Podcast - Series 2	Lolly Austen	Grace Matthews	Director, Footage Research, Art Director, R&D, Music Search

Countries Worked in

Denmark (remote)

France (remote)

Germany (remote)

India (remote)

Italy (remote)

Kenya (remote)

Netherlands (remote)

Singapore (remote)

South Africa (remote)

Spain (remote)

USA (remote)

Directors Worked with

33Bound

Alex Boutell

Andrew Gaynord

April Walker

Ayla Spans

Ben Lancaster

Brad Lubin

Connor Pearce

Dipo Kayode-Osi

Fred Scott

Hannah Berry George

Jade Spranklen

Jason Yan Francis

Joanna Nordahl

Jon Harvey

Juliette May

Kate McMullen

Lou Jasmine

Luke White

Murat Gökmen

Restless

Ricky Gibb

Steve Qua

Troy Browne

Will Dohrn

Wriggles & Robins.

Education

2007 - BA (Hons) Fashion Communication (2:1) Southampton Solent University
2004 - Art and Design Foundation Diploma (Merit) Winchester School of Art

Ad Agencies Worked with

Accenture Song

AKQA

Droga5

Droga5 Ireland

Grey London

Karmarama

OMD UK

Prodigious

LADBible.

Genres Worked in

AI
Animation
Automotive
Banking
Charity
Documentary
Education
Events
Fashion
Food & Drink
Gaming
Medical/Health
Military
Music Video
Podcast
Social
Sport
Supermarket
Sustainability
Technology
Travel
Youth Culture

Technical Skills

Photoshop - Intermediate
InDesign - Basic

Additional Skills

Content Direction
Art Direction
Associate Director (Creative & Production)
Talent Commissioner
Creative research and development
Wardrobe Stylist
Music Consultant
Wellbeing Coach
Mental Health First Aider

Awards

ADCAN
Creative Circle
DADI
Drum Content
Lovie