SOCIAL FILMMAKER IN LOS ANGELES
VISIT PALM SPRINGS - 2024
"How Do You Palm Springs" spring content shoot with Visit Palm Springs.
These videos also won a GOLD ADDY Award in 2025!
Agency: JNS Agency
Client: Visit Palm Springs
Producer, Director: David Wells
Director, DP, Editor: Mariah Harkey
Second Shooter: Jackie Catechis
Social Shooter: Anthoula Medenas
SUN SIYAM RESORTS - MALDIVES
2022 + 2023
In February 2022, I joined 10 incredible videographers, VFX artists and editors to take a month-long content trip to the Maldives. I was brought on for photo, video and GIF/stop motion creation. Our final asset is a compilation piece of all our individual parts. Below are just a few of the stop motion/GIFs I created for additions into the final asset.
We were brought back by Sun Siyam in 2023 for another content shoot with their marketing team - this time each having individual assets to film + edit while we were there.
Resorts visited:
Sun Siyam Olhuveli
Sun Siyam Vilu Reef
Sun Siyam Iru Veli
Sun Siyam Iru Fushi
Siyam World
RAMADA, WEST HOLLYWOOD - 2023
In 2023 I did an influencer hotel partnership with the Ramada by Wyndham. They invited me to stay at their hotel in West Hollywood and capture some of the best things to do in the surrounding area. I captured both photo and video content for this campaign, and the finals were shared to my instagram (@mariahhark) and tiktok (@its.hark).
Client: Ramada
Director, DP, Editor: Mariah Harkey
Second Shooters: Jackie Catechis, Quinn Tucker
VISIT PALM SPRINGS - 2023
I was brought on by JNS Agency to shoot a family friendly campaign with Visit Palm Springs in February 2023 - Creating multiple social cuts for various scenes we filmed as well as a 30-sec hero cut.
Agency: JNS Agency
Client: Visit Palm Springs
Producer, Director: David Wells
Director, DP, Editor: Mariah Harkey
Second Shooter: Jackie Catechis
STAY HEALDSBURG - 2023
I was brought on by JNS Agency to shoot a summer getaway campaign with Stay Healdsburg in June 2023. We created two 30-second "hero" assets along with multiple social iphone cuts for various scenes we filmed at.
Agency: JNS Agency
Client: Stay Healdsburg
Producer, Director: David Wells
Creative Director: Jeff Miraglia
Director, Editor: Mariah Harkey
Shooters: Mariah Harkey, Brennan Chin, Nick Nobrega
Photographer: Michelle Dondero
TIKTOK // TRAVEL CONTENT
What started as a fun way to share behind-the-scenes of my life as a videographer has slowly morphed into my travel content feed on TikTok (@ITS.HARK). My personal travel expertise falls into the categories of budget travel, off-the-grid experiences and local finds. I'm passionate for finding out-of-the-norm experiences that tourists can be a part of, while interacting with locals to gain an understanding of the culture and traditions. If you have a TikTok, IG Reel or short-form video you think I might be a good fit for, please don't hesitate to reach out.
LA LANCHA RESORT - LAKE PETEN ITZA, GUATEMALA
In 2023 I traveled to Francis Ford Coppola's La Lancha resort, a boutique property set in the rainforest high above the shores of Lago Petén Itzá in Guatemala. While there, I captured photo and video assets for their future marketing materials in a content partnership.
SEMESTER AT SEA
As the Multimedia Specialist in the Fall of 2018, I had the privilege of documenting the 11-country voyage through photo, video and audio assets. This content furthered the education program’s goals, message and enrollment needs, while staying true to their brand. I handled all producing, directing, filming, editing, sound mixing, color grading, audio and creative control on the productions seen below.
TASTEMADE TRAVEL
While working full-time as a Video Producer for Tastemade in 2019 - 2021, I managed an international network of 50+ filmmakers to create editorial video for Tastemade Travel’s top-performing format, Spotlight. Within this role, I oversaw and coordinated 150+ external video productions from pre through post production. Notable: I successfully pitched, filmed and edited various social-forward videos (seen below), including Cool Travel Jobs and Green Your House pilots, increasing Tastemade's branded content offerings.
