Leander D'Silva

Production executive and content strategist with 3+ years of diverse experience specialising in content strategy, production operations, talent coordination, and creative logistics. My background includes supporting branded content, development pipelines, and large-scale festival operations with strong organisational discipline and attention to detail and seeking production opportunities in film, television, and branded content with globally renowned media agencies and productions.

Registrations Executive - National Film Development Corporation - Mumbai, India

(2025-10 - 2025-12)

• Executed stakeholder communications and logistical mapping for 2,500 industry delegates, filmmakers, and executives.
• Tracked emerging Indian indie filmmakers and talent trends to support outreach campaigns across South Asian markets.
• Expedited large-scale event operational flow, maintaining databases that ensured seamless VIP and delegate experiences.

Front Of House Assistant - Toronto International Film Festival - Toronto, Canada

(2024-08 - 2024-09)

• Managed high-stakes crowd control and red carpet operations for major film premieres, supporting overall festival logistics for 30,000+ patrons, including filmmakers, audiences and network executives
• Supervised and trained assigned volunteer teams and facilitated seamless film premieres for guests, talent and stakeholders at the Princess of Wales Theatre.

Development Assistant - Sphere Media - Toronto, Canada

(2023-04 - 2024-05)

• Streamlined the development tracking system for network pitches, managing the intake funnel and cross-departmental updates.
• Evaluated incoming concepts and character arcs, providing structured creative coverage to Executive Producers.
• Mapped emerging creative talent, genre trends, and IP opportunities, compiling fast-tracking pipelines for network executives.
• Packaged creative presentations and pitch decks, refining visual and narrative elements to align with network mandates.

Content Strategist - WPP Media – The Goat Agency - Mumbai, India

(2021-10 - 2022-08)

• Directed 60+ creative talent partnerships, negotiating rates and acting as the primary liaison between talent and internal teams.
• Spearheaded 10 branded content campaigns from script concept to delivery, improving overall budget efficiency by 35%.
• Analysed live performance analytics, collaborating with cross-functional teams to pivot strategies and boost engagement by 15%.
• Executed campaign briefs directly collaborating with in-house production teams from pre-production to delivery of assets.

Content Writer - Publicis Media - Mumbai, India

(2021-01 - 2021-03)

• Published 8+ daily entertainment and social media articles of minimum 350 words, aligning with strong SEO optimisation to drive 15% higher clicks on film news.
• Edited and approved content writers' submissions by internal teams in alignment with brand and editorial strategy.

Graduate Certificate - Advanced Filmmaking, Digital Content Creation - Loyalist College (2022 - 2023)

Bachelor of Mass Media - Mass Communications (Journalism) - Don Bosco College (2017 - 2020)