David Emery
Executive Producer / Production Executive / Consultant
david@davidemery.media
+1 (310) 617-2689
About
Curiosity, courage, and craft—these are the pillars that have shaped my journey from the heart of film production to the frontlines of branded storytelling.
My foundation was built producing commercials for legendary directors such as Joe Pytka, Bob Giraldi and James Gartner. With every challenge—global crews, ambitious concepts, new technologies —I sharpened my ability to turn creative vision into reality.
At 180LA, I helped pioneer campaigns that pushed the envelope. We put rockets in space with students, uncovered lost shipwrecks, and transformed retail stores into civic engagement hubs. We even helped kids fighting cancer travel the world virtually—proof that technology and empathy can create magic.
As head of production at industry leaders like 180LA, Cashmere and DDB, I’ve built teams who thrive on pressure and possibility. My approach? Empower producers to ask questions, learn fast, adapt, and never be paralyzed by the unknown. Greatness, I believe, lives just on the other side of uncertainty. Because when we embrace the unknown, we unlock the extraordinary.
Want to see what’s possible? Dive into my work.
Work
BOOST MOBILE
GOOGLE TV
Watch With Me
A celebrity interview series promoting the launch of Google TV, featuring major celebrities such as Kerry Washington, Hasan Minaj, Leslie Odom Jr., Judd Apatow & Chloe Zhao. Production oversight included celebrity contract negotiations, movie clip and music licensing agreements, and managing live action and still photo shoots (with production partner Panoptica).
EXPEDIA/ST. JUDE
Dream Adventures
This started as an online fundraising campaign by Expedia, offering children undergoing cancer treatment a chance to interact with their dream locations globally. The excitement led Expedia to buy media time and run television spots, generating greater donations to St. Jude. This was a unique campaign on a very tight budget, which involved hands-on in-house production paired with documentary filmmaker Zachary Heinzerling
Santa Flies Coach
Expedia aimed to raise donations for St. Jude's Children's Hospital by showing travelers how to donate their miles. To demonstrate this we flew Santa Claus around the world, arriving at St. Jude's Hospital to deliver presents and spread joy to the children, and show how easy it is donate your miles on the website or app. This in-house production turned into a successful paid campaign.
SONY
Rocket Project - Overview
This 360 campaign focused on STEM education and the Sony Vaio laptop, using episodic web films and social media, culminating in a branded TV show. The project notably impacted Vaio sales and lead to producing the follow up campaign Project Shiphunt. This project also showcased the value of upstreaming the production process, working closely with the creative team during concept development to deliver a complex project over a year long time frame.
Rocket Project - TV Show
Project Shiphunt - Case Study
This 360 campaign followed the successful Rocket Project. We created an interactive treasure hunt on Facebook, partnered with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute divers and 3D technology, and featured NOAA nautical archaeologist James Delgado, who led a group of high school students to discover a lost shipwreck. It was covered by national and international news outlets and culminated in an hour-long TV show, generating significant ROI.
Project Shiphunt - TV Show
U.S. ARMY
U.S Army - Whats In A Name
Part of the current Be All You Can Be campaign for the army.
MITSUBISHI
Sizzle Video
Just some of the work produced for MItsubishi Motors over a seven year period. It is a diverse range of work for an automotive company, with a smaller North American footprint, that wanted to stand out from other car makers and grab attention. Over time this work steadily grew sales year over year.
Re-Model A
A fantastic collaboration with a popular TV series for Mitsubishi's 100th anniversary of the Model A, producing a buzzworthy finale with the television series West Coast Customs.
Where You At LA?
A first-of-its-kind, unique live hip hop show streamed on Boost Mobile phones, connecting viewers to LA’s hip hop scene through interviews and performances. Produced entirely in-house with a nimble team handling all the production, technology and logistic challenges.
U.S Army National Guard - Case Study
This case study shows the most recent National Guard campaign, where we created broadcast, social and experiential work to drive awareness of this unique job opportunity.
Boost Your Voice
This campaign transformed Boost Mobile stores into polling stations, resulting in nearly 1 billion impressions and a 23% increase in voter turnout. It received a Titanium & 6 Gold Lions at Cannes and was named campaign of the year by various industry sources.
U.S. ARMY
ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
These are part of the big, exciting new campaign for the National Guard called "Uncommon is Calling."
