Janek Matyáš Holoubek
A globetrotting producer and coordinator with almost 10 years of multimedia and live broadcast experience. Thorough understanding of digital media production, critical eye for detail, and the efficiency to get a project up and running fast. My work has taken me all across the globe, and now I am ready for the next destination.
Work experience
Senior Technical Director (Broadcast Operations)
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Jan 2015 - Present
As a Senior member of the team running the entire Broadcast Operations department, I currently work as a technical director for special programs and broadcasts, viewed by millions of people worldwide.
- Participated in the inception of, and successfully launched a new international channel Current Time TV;
- Technical lead and live director for major projects, including the Ukrainian election in 2019 which cumulatively resulted in over 20 million views;
- Ensuring smooth operation of TV studios and the broadcast centre;
- Training audio and video engineers and studio operators;
- Traveling to bureaus abroad to deliver training to improve interoperability across the company.
Director / Producer
The Film Guys
Nov 2016 - Present
In this startup company I co-founded, I work in a small team towards taking it to the next level.
- Concept creation for award winning video projects, including CASE Circle of Excellence's Gold Award.
- Planning, production, and marketing of projects ranging from music videos to commercial campaigns and short films;
- Finding projects, funding and the best new talent to add to our team.
Assistant Director / Production Assistant (Freelance)
2011 - 2013
- Worked on set for international feature films such as Rosewater (Jon Stewart), and The Cut (Fatih Akin);
- Organizing the crew on a day to day basis, creating call sheets and coordinating resources on the ground;
- Closely familiarised myself with the needs of a large scale production, the preparation required, and the inner workings of all the major departments involved.
Photographer
2008 - Present
For over a decade, I have worked behind the camera, in both photography and video. Today, photography is my biggest passion. It has taken me from Jordan to Iceland and Japan, among others. Featuring landscape, street, news and travel photography.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Digital Filmmaking
SAE Institute | 2012
Advanced Production workshop
Producers Guild of America | 2013
RED Camera workshop
FAMU | 2012
Skills
Project Management, Film Production, Video Editing, Digital and Analog Photography, Cinematography, Lighting, Voicing, Screenwriting, Social Media Management.
Editing: Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Lightroom, DaVinci Resolve, Apple Final Cut, Adobe After Effects.
Filming: DSLR, Mirrorless, TV broadcast and RED cameras.
Languages: fluent in English, Czech, French and Italian, intermediate in Russian.
Drivers licence: European Union and International, Category B
Let's work together
What's the next big project you want to get off the ground? What are the issues you routinely encounter in your projects? What steps do you think need to be accomplished to take your company where you want it to be? I want to be a part of your team to help you find the answers to all of these.
