Mariana Conde Grant

Casting Researcher

Also available as a:
Producer
Production Manager
Post Producer
Image Researcher
Stock Footage & Video Researcher
Treatment Designer

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I’m a Creative Producer, researcher and treatment designer with over two decades of experience across advertising, branded content and short film, working with agencies and production companies including Mother, Grey Group and Stink on projects for brands such as Nike, Google and Unilever.

With a background in design, film, animation and performing arts, my work increasingly centres on supporting creatives and directors from development through to post, with a focus on research, treatment design, contributor finding and tech-savvy creative solutions that help ideas stay true to their vision.

Alongside freelance work, I develop my own short films. C.T.R.L., which I wrote, directed and edited, was selected for nearly a hundred festivals, including BFI London Film Festival, and won multiple awards. Mar Sin Leat, currently in development, centres on a trans character and reflects my interest in telling nuanced stories while creating space for voices not always heard.

Short-form Production

Prod Co / Agency	Brand / Title	Type	Director	Casting Director	Producer	Role	Vimeo / Youtube Link
Ogilvy	Dove: Empower lines	TVC				Casting Producer & Researcher	N/A
Fresh Film Productions	Unilever Voyager	Brand Film			Richard Carter-Hounslow	UGC Researcher	N/A
Fresh Film Productions	Unilever	Inclusive Set Commitment			Kim Griffin	Researcher	N/A
Real People Casting	Dove Divine	TVC		Lizzie Knowles		Visual research & Background checks	N/A
	Dove, Self Esteem			Stark Casting		Casting Researcher	N/A
Amplify	Nike: A Thousand Victories	Tik Tok brand sponsored documentary	Melle Branson		Tara Trangmar	UGC & Stock footage researcher
Contented	ECB: Cricket Actually	Documentary	Jimmy Lee & Tegid Cartwright		Nicolas Magos	Casting & Story Researcher + Assistant Producer
R/GA	YouTube Shorts #StartFun #StartShort	Branded Content			Ashley Cohen	Content Producer / Director / Research Lead
Fresh Film Productions	Black Equity Organisation - BEO			Lizzie Knowles
Fresh Film Productions	Milka Chocobakery	Digital activation		Lizzie Knowles		UGC Researcher	N/A
Real People Casting	Convatec (Global Medical Company)	Web assets		Lizzie Knowles		Casting Researcher	N/A
Real People Casting	XBox: A Player Like Me	Branded Content		Lizzie Knowles		Casting Researcher
Untold Fable	Nike Play 7 weeks	Internal Brand Film	Craig Ellinor		Zakiya Petty	Stock Footage & UGC Researcher	N/A
Futurimpose	Footlocker/Adidas Forum	International Campaign: Digital, Social & In Store	x4 countries/x4 directors		Roxie Warder	Talent Manager
Real People Casting	Dove	TVC				Stills , UGC & Casting Researcher
Real People Casting	Dove Photographer	TVC		Lizzie Knowles		Casting Researcher	N/A
Studio La Plage	Deliveroo, how do you football?	Branded Con tent			Zara Faye Holder	Casting & UGC Researcher
FCB Inferno	Sport England / Join The Movement #StayInWorkout	Socials			Hannah Davis	UGC Researcher	N/A
FCB Inferno	Battersea Dogs & Cats Home	Online Content			Hanna Davis	UGC Researcher
BBC Sounds	Festive Promo	Promo	Lorraine Nolan		Adele Gonzague	UGC Researcher
Fresh Film Productions	Vaseline, America Reborn	TVC			Lizzie Knowles	Stills & UGC /Casting Researcher
Fresh Film Productions	TRESemmé	TVC		Lizzie Knowles		Casting & UGC researcher
Fresh Film Productions	Dove, All the new Hairstyles!	TVC		Lizzie Knowles	Richard Carter-Hounslow	UGC & Stills Researcher
Fresh Film Productions	Vaseline: United for America	TVC			Simon Peter	Stock Footage & UGC Researcher
Hogarth	Martell	Home Encounters			Karen Durham	Concept & Contributors Researcher	N/A
Home Town London	XLS-Medical	Social Campaign				Casting Producer	N/A
MTP / Academy	Google, Yet	TVC	Novemba		Luke Goodrum	Casting Researcher & Coordinator
Oliver	Futuro	Branded Content	Paul Turner		Tiernan Hanby	Production Manager	N/A
Stink	The Milkybar Kid	TVC	Henry Mason		Giles Skillicorn	Street Casting	N/A
Flynn	Mini, Shorty R60, Sushi on the go	TVC				Casting researcher (sushi chef)

Personal Projects

Date	Prod Co	Title	Type	Producer	Role
2010 - Oct	D.M. PRODUCTIONS	Daily Grind	48hrs Short	Donna Mabey	Director
2020 - Mar	Conde Grant Ltd	Street Champion	Charity Promo for Southside Sis during Covid lockdown		Director, Producer, Post Producer, VO Casting
2012 - Jun	Stugoo Ltd	C.T.R.L	Short Film	Donna Mabey	Director, Editor, Casting, Animation & Post Producer

Countries Worked in

Brazil

Cambodia

Check Republic

France

Italy

Portugal

Russia

Spain

The Netherlands

Ukraine

Languages

French - basic

Portuguese - fluent

Spanish - conversational

Education

2002-05 | UWN: BA (Hons) Film & Video - 1st
1998-01 | Soares dos Reis Porto: Image & Communication Course - 1st.

Ad Agencies Worked with

Ogilvy

Amplify

House 337

Grey Group

Bosh

Oliver Agency

This Is Dare

Hogarth

Cult Ldn

Superhero

Mother

VCCP

FCB Inferno

BBDO Worldwide

The Midnight Club

ITV Creative

Sky Creative

Disney EMEA Creative

Genres Worked in

Sports
Dance
Fashion
Beauty
Health
Lifestyle
Food
Environment / Sustainability
Cars
Technology
Gaming
Documentary
Comedy

Technical Skills

Final Cut Pro - Intermediate
AVID - Basic
Premier Pro - Advanced
After Effects - Basic
Photoshop - Intermediate
InDesign - Intermediate
Leonardo AI
Klig.ai
Openart.ai
Flow
Adobe Firefly
Nano Banana 2
VEO3
DALL-E
Keynote & Google Slides
Trello
Figma
Miro
Filemaker & Shotgun
Microsoft Excel

Additional Skills

Valid driving license
2025 | NFTS: The Director's Prep
2022 | NFTS: Archive in Contemporary Production
2021 | Soho Editors: Intermediate Photoshop
2020 | Soho Editors: Advanced Adobe Premiere
2006-07 | Evoé Lisboa: Performing Arts
2006 | Casa da Animação: Traditional Animation Workshop
Passed APA Covid Assessment
Passed 1st Option Managing Covid-19 Risks
Passed 1st Option Covid Supervisor top-up course

Awards

Diriyah: Oasis of Time — Animation Producer — People’s Telly Award — Silver Winner (Immersive / Mixed Reality) — 2025
Nike 1000 Victories — UGC Researcher — Greatest Brand Campaign at the TikTok Australia Ad Awards 2024
C.T.R.L short — Director — Best Director for a Music Video at North Wales International Film Festival 2016
C.T.R.L short — Director — Audience Award at Shorts at Fringe 2016
C.T.R.L short — Director — Best Music Video at European Film Festival Mainstream & Underground 2016
C.T.R.L short — Director — Best Music Video at Irvine International Film Festival 2016
C.T.R.L short — Director — Best Music Video at Los Angeles Spotlight Film Festival 2015
C.T.R.L short — Director — Honourable Mention at Amarcort Film Festival 2015
C.T.R.L short — Director — Segundo Prémio (Music Video Category) at Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes Roberto Di Chiara 2015
C.T.R.L short — Director — Best Experimental Film at Wimbledon International Short Film Festival 2015
C.T.R.L short — Director — Best Film at The Golden Blasters 2015
C.T.R.L short — Director — Best Trailer at Direct Short and Documentary Film Festival 2015
C.T.R.L short — Director — Most Popular Award at iChill Spanish Film Festival 2015
C.T.R.L short — Director — Honourable Mention in Best Music at Los Angeles Film Review Independent Film Awards 2015
C.T.R.L short — Director — Best Music Video & Editor of the Month at The Monthly Film Festival 2015
C.T.R.L short — Director — Best International Music Video at Garden State Film Festival 2015
C.T.R.L short — Director — Certificate of Merit at Boston Science Fiction Film Festival 2015
C.T.R.L short — Director — Award of Merit Women Filmmakers at Accolade Global Film Competition 2015
C.T.R.L short — Director — Best Music Video at Cortisonanti Festival 2014
C.T.R.L short — Director — Honourable Mention in Shorts at LA Femme International Film Festival 2014
Google Zeitgeist "Year in Review" - Producer - Most watched Ad of the Year 2013
Nike Write the Future — PA — campaign won multiple industry awards including Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and D&AD Awards 2010
The 5th Step student short - Producer - IFSW Finest Films - Best Sound Post-Production 2005
The 5th Step student short - Producer - Avanca Film Festival Best Film Award 2006