Emma Safronova.

About & Experience

Creative by instinct. Structured by experience.

I started in film production — feature films, series and advertising — and grew into building and leading video teams and visual communications systems for large organisations.

I believe great work happens when talented people have clear direction, the right resources and the freedom to do their best. My job is to create that clarity, protect the creative team and take ownership of the complex production system around them.

Location & availabilityBased in Armenia · Open to opportunities in Armenia and relocation to the Gulf region

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Portrait of Emma Safronova

Experience

For three years I ran the video function at one of Russia’s largest oil and gas groups: the process, an in-house team of ten, a pool of 100+ contractors in four countries, and an archive the whole company could use. I have worked on both sides of the arrangement, commissioning agencies and building the function in-house, and I know what each actually costs. Now I am based in Yerevan.

  1. Mar 2023 — Feb 2026Gazprom NeftHead of Video Production & Corporate Communications

    Established and led an in-house video production function, coordinating a core team of ten and an extended network of 100+ contractors and production partners.

  2. Jan 2021 — Mar 2023Gazprom MediaExecutive Producer

    Multi-episode digital series, children’s science programming and corporate animation.

  3. 2019 — Jan 2021Tentura PicturesPost-Production Producer

    Feature films, TV series and post-production management.

  4. 2018 — 2019Leo Burnett RussiaLine Producer

    Advertising campaigns including KitKat Senses and Maggi.

Core expertise

Production leadership

  • Building in-house production functions
  • Team leadership
  • Vendor and production partner management
  • Budgeting and production operations

Visual communications

  • Corporate video strategy
  • Broadcast media relations
  • Executive communications
  • Brand content and creative supervision

Production systems

  • Production planning
  • Technical specifications and briefs
  • Approval workflows
  • Visual standards and quality control
  • Video archive and asset management

Creative production

  • Commercials
  • Documentary
  • Television and digital series
  • Corporate animation
  • Event and industrial filming

Education & languages

  • MA, Strategic Management in Film & TV — St. Petersburg State Institute of Film and Television, 2021
  • BA, International Relations — Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN), 2019
  • Russian — native
  • English — working proficiency
  • Armenian — intermediate

Team & network

  • A team of 10, built and led in-house
  • 100+ contractors and production partners in Armenia, Serbia, Cyprus and Russia
  • Based in Yerevan

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Based in Armenia · Open to opportunities in Armenia and relocation to the Gulf region