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IGOR VOLKOV
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER | CREATIVE & OPERATIONS LEADER
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PROFILE

Founder and Executive Producer with 25+ years of experience building and running creative production
companies from the ground up. Combines full P&L ownership and operational leadership with hands-on
creative direction across advertising, film, TV and AI-driven content. Built teams of 35+ in-house staff and
managed 250+ project-based professionals simultaneously, delivering 300+ hours of content per year across
multiple parallel productions. Recognised for measurable effectiveness - Effie Worldwide TOP-5 independent
agencies globally. Now applying deep production expertise and AI fluency to scale content operations in the
digital product space.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Company Building & P&L Creative Team Leadership Multi-Project Operations
Ownership Management

Client Relations & Business Production Pipeline Design AI-Powered Content Production
Development

Hiring & Team Development Budget Control & Cost International Co-Productions
Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Founder & Executive Producer | Tri-ya-da Group (Tri-ya-da Production / Art-Territory / Saga
Pictures) | 2016 - 2025
– Founded and led a group of production companies operating across film, TV series, and advertising - full
P&L ownership throughout.
– At peak: 35+ in-house staff across creative, production, post-production, finance, and legal departments;
250+ project-based professionals per year; 5-6 major productions running simultaneously delivering
300+ hours of content with annual production budgets up to $10M under full P&L ownership.
– Built and managed all operational infrastructure: department pipelines, weekly board meetings with
department leads, project status tracking, deadline control, quality assurance, and delivery to clients.
– Sole decision-maker on all hiring from top management (heads of departments) to production crews
(directors, DPs, editors, composers, rental vendors).
– Full client lifecycle management: new business development, project pitching, contract negotiation,
production oversight, and final delivery sign-off for TV channels, streaming platforms, and international
co-production partners.
– International co-productions with partners in USA, Turkey, South Korea, Latvia, Netherlands, Finland,
Croatia including rights, contracts, and delivery compliance.
– Pitched projects at international pitching platforms and applied for grants from Ukrainian and
international funding bodies.
– Produced 50+ TV series, mini-series, and feature films.

Full Filmography:
https://res2.weblium.site/res/68e79c73c9c96a35c0fc39ab/69d15e3a25e5a63b9e5dcc24
Co-Founder & Operating Director | Propaganda House | 2004 - 2026
– Co-founded advertising production company (2004-2011 as co-owner; sole owner 2011-2026). 10+ in-
house staff; 10-15 projects running simultaneously.
– Developed and produced 200+ full-cycle advertising campaigns from creative concept through
production to final delivery for McDonald’s, Unilever, L’Oreal, Pepsi, Samsung, Johnson & Johnson,
Gillette, LG, Beko, Maybelline, Savoy Group (EU market).
– Direct collaboration with global agency networks: BBDO, Publicis, Scholz & Friends, Leo Burnett,
McCann, DDB Ukraine, Media Arts Ukraine.
– Personally directed TVC campaigns for major local clients and 6 international campaigns for Savoy
Group (European market).
– Awarded by Effie Worldwide & WARC: TOP-5 Best Independent Agencies globally - 5 Silver + 1 Gold for
McDonald’s campaigns. Effie measures effectiveness, not aesthetics.
Production Lead AI Vertical Drama | United Studios of America | 2026
– Built full AI content production pipeline for a vertical drama streaming startup from creative brief through
AI generation (Kling / Seedance) to post-production. Target output: 400-600 hours of content per month.
– Set up inter-department communication workflows, quality standards, and post-production pipeline
(sound design, music, final mix).
– Hired specialists across departments; participated in analysis of 10 pilot series to evaluate hook and
cliffhanger effectiveness.
Creative Producer & Director Investor Campaign | Argus Foresight / ForesightOne | 2025 - 2026
– Developed investor attraction campaign concept for a Ukrainian/US defence AI startup. Produced all
pitch materials: video production (real footage + 3D + AI), pitch deck participation, post-production.
– Result: investment secured in the US market; serial production commenced. Materials confidential.
Executive Producer Vertical Short Drama | Tri-ya-da / Good Fight Productions (US) | 2025
– End-to-end production of 5 vertical short drama series for Drama Bay (US startup mobile platform).
Managed creative direction, shooting methodology, crew, post-production, budget, and US legal
compliance.
– Developed proprietary shooting methodology for vertical format; implemented it into the American
production team in New York.
Operating Director | NEWMIX Production Studio / Atlantic Group | 2001 - 2004
– Full company management, commercial development, account management, and marketing strategy for
a major production studio group.
Independent Digital Products & AI Content | 2024 - Present
– Launched makefilm.online - online course for Film producers with full marketing infrastructure built
independently. Meta campaigns, AI creative production, upsell ecosystem (OTO + webinars).
– AI content production: Kling 3.0 Omni, HeyGen, ElevenLabs, Suno, Seedance, Captions, Final Cut Pro,
Logic Audio.

TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY

Operations & Management Multi-project pipeline management · Department workflow design · Team
building · P&L
AI Content Production Kling · Seedance · HeyGen · ElevenLabs · Suno · Captions · Claude · Nana
Banano
Post-Production Final Cut Pro · Logic Audio · Sound design · Music composition · Final mix
Creative & Design Canva · Zeely · Midjourney-compatible workflows
Marketing & Analytics Meta Ads · CTR / CPC / CPM / ROAS · Weblium · WayForPay · Zenadu
Languages Ukrainian - native · English - fluent
AWARDS & RECOGNITION

– Effie Worldwide & WARC - TOP-5 Best Independent Agencies globally. 5 Silver + 1 Gold for McDonald’s
(effectiveness-based award, not festival creativity).
– 2026 - Venezia Shorts nomination + Cannes World Film Festival selection - short film Here I am.
– 2021 - Best Ukrainian Historical TV Show (Vogue Magazine) - Saga.
– 2020 - IFilmmaker International Film Festival (Barcelona): Best Production / Best Future Film / Best
Director / Best Leading Actor - Call Sign Banderas.
– 2019 - London International Film Festival - Best Leading Actor - Call Sign Banderas.
– 2012 - Organised and produced the largest International Classical Music Festival in Ukraine - Chamber
Music Session (50+ international participants, 11 days).

EDUCATION

2003 BBDO Special Course - Creative and Advertising
2003 IAPM - PR and Marketing, Master’s Degree
1993–1999 National Pedagogical Dragomanov University - Biology & Chemistry, Master’s
Degree