About

An accomplished media professional with a proven record of delivering exceptional results in diverse high-profile documentary and unscripted projects for leading industry players, credits include BBC, Channel 4, Red Bull, Netflix, VICE, BBC, Channel 4, Discovery, Travel Channel, and Nat Geo. Larissa is known for her proactive approach, innovative thinking, and expertise in process optimisation, which has led to effective strategy execution and a reputation for exceeding client expectations.

With a commitment to creating a positive social impact in the media industry, Larissa's specific interests lie in ethical, socially sustainable, and circular production models, as well as Welfare/Duty of Care methods.

• Larissa has held key roles in start-ups, independent production companies, and commissioning/client positions, all while navigating the fast-paced and demanding global media and entertainment landscape. Her proficiency in managing eight-figure budgets, spearheading special purpose vehicles (SPVs), and excelling in expedition and project management for ultra-high-net-worth clients, showcases her financial acumen and project leadership.

• Welfare Consultant. Mothership TV

• Around The World in 80 Weighs - C4/BBC

• Head of Production for Red Bull Studios

• Production Consultant. Nutopia / Westbrook

• Will Smith’s Pole to Pole - Disney/Nat Geo

• Head of Production for Red Bull Studios

• The Real Mo Farah - BBC

• Head of Production for Red Bull Studios

• Head of Production for Red Bull Studios

• The Moment: How Sports Changed The World

• Head of Production for Red Bull Media House

• Location Producer. 1x60' Electus LLC

• You vs Wild with Bear Grylls - Netflix

• Line Producer. 1x90' Parable Works

• Line Producer. 6x60' Betty TV

• Ed Stafford Left For Dead - Discovery

• Line Producer. 6x60' Parable Works

• Six Steps - Otro

• Line Producer. 1x90' Oxford Films

• The Banker’s Guide to Art - BBC

• Line Producer & Welfare. 4x60' Jamie Oliver

• Don’t Stop The Music - Channel 4

• Instrument - Vice

• Line Producer. 1x60' Globe / Antidote

• Suicide and Me - BBC / Universal Music

• Production Executive. Documentary series following global DJs and their warm up rituals.

• Warm Up - Vice

• Production Manager. 3x60' Atlantic TV

• Kingdom of Plants 3D - Sky / IMAX

• Philip Morris International - Vice

• Location Producer. 2x60' Betty TV

• Bear Grylls Escape From Hell - Discovery

• Line Producer & Welfare. 5x60' for KEO films

• Meet The Natives USA - Nat Geo

• Line Producer. 6x60' Alchemy TV

• Spice Trip - Channel 4

• Meet The Amish - Channel 4

• Line Producer & Welfare. 6x60' KEO films

• Meet The Amish USA - Channel 4

• Production Manager & Welfare. 4x60' KEO films

• Meet The Natives - Channel 4

• Production Manager & Welfare. 6x60' KEO films

• Production Coordinator. 6x60' KEO films

• Medicine Men Go Wild - Channel 4

• Production Coordinator. 1x60' KEO films

• Fish! A Japanese Obsession - Channel 4

• Production Coordinator. 5 seasons. KEO films

• River Cottage - Channel 4

• Wabi Sabi with Marcel Theroux - BBC

• Production Coordinator. 3x60' KEO films

• Welcome to Lagos - BBC

• Blizzard : Race to The Pole - BBC

• Production Coordinator. 1x60' KEO films

• Production Coordinator. 6x60' KEO films

• Social Strategy and Media Planning

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• Location Services

• Davis Guggenheim

• #DefenderX

• Archive & Music rights and clearances

• Pest Control

• Megan Hine

• Media Project Manager, South Korea

• PGA

Other Clients

• Location Services

• Start-Up Business Strategy

• Content Production and Social Impact

• The Good Kitchen - Sicily

• Project Manager and Producer

• Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution Day

• Social Impact / Circular Economy Strategy

• Hope Academy Papua New Guinea

• Project Manager

• Producer

• NSPCC Charity Film

Social Good

Say Gday

larissahickey@gmail.com

• +447894802702