Hi, I am Julia Karmo - I am a and digital content strategist with more than 15 years of creative storytelling experience for global media companies, international organisations, universities, and startups. I am based in Berlin but work with clients and partners worldwide. Fell free to drop me an email to discuss your ideas and projects, big or small, or scroll down to learn more about my recent work.
What I do:
Creative video production
From creative concept to execution, I lead digital video projects for various clients. I specialise in finding visual and human-centred ways to explain your mission, your product and the impact of your work.
Communications strategy development
I help you to take a design-thinking approach to identify story ideas, content formats and channels that serve your purpose and cut through the noise.
Multimedia PR
I help clients to win media coverage for their own product launches and events by identifying strong news pegs and producing multimedia content that is relevant to media organisations.
Workshops
I create bespoke workshops that explain how storytelling principles can be applied to produce video that attracts, converts and retains your customers.
Partners and Clients
The Real Chernobyl
Producer/director on an hour-long documentary for Sky Atlantic and Sky News shot in Chernobyl exclusion zone and based on interviews with people who lived through the world's worst nuclear disaster.
The Real Chernobyl
European Parliament Election 2019
Executive producer and reporter on a series of ten short films on the key issues in the 2019 European Parliament election produced for a consortium of 22 European commercial broadcasters and led by ENEX, RTL Media Group.
European Parliament Election Series Trailer
Sky News
Freelance multimedia producer and journalist producing in-depth reports, features, interviews, breaking news and live event coverage in Germany and Europe.
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Julia Karmo is an exceptional television producer who blends real organizational zest (and good humour) in breaking news situations with creativity and rare thoughtfulness. She is also a nice person to work with.
—John Sparks, Sky News International Correspondent
London School of Economics
Director and executive producer for a seriesSix 'Impossible' Ideas on migration with LSE's top academic experts. Winner of the EU's inaugural Migration Media award, received multiple international media citations, generated social engagement and great SEO.
Six Impossible Ideas Trailer
Concept development, content development in collaboration with academics, on-camera coaching, all interviews, field production, video editing and post production.
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Julia has a combination of sharp journalistic skills along with a deep understanding of current policy discussions in the fields of economics, finance and migration.
—Erik Berglof, Director, Institute for Global Affairs, London School of Economics and Political Science
Migration Matters
I co-founded Migration Matters, a non-profit project that produces award-winning short-form video masterclasses with world's leading academics on migration, identity, nationalism and refugee rights. Editor-in-chief, video production team leader and executive producer on four series.
Let @MigrMatters arm you with the facts you need to navigate the trolls.
@GSBTBerlin
Where Westminster politicians fear to tread.
@johnriddy
This is a great little 'snack lecture series' by @MigrMatters. I want to RT all of these!
@inbetweenacross
Really enjoyed this course by @MigrMatters & definitely got some new angles from it. Everyone should give it a watch.
@semisara
Migration Matters videos have now been translated into eight languages, are being screened in classrooms around Europe and are used at this year's inaugural Virtual Erasmus Exchange to fuel conversations between 8,000 young participants.