Ace Emerson

Produce remote video and editorial content for Business Insider and Amazon Prime, delivering broadcast-quality output across digital and streaming platforms. Partner with editorial and production teams across time zones to develop, pitch, and execute story-driven content.

Direct documentary projects on sustainability, eco-tourism, and cultural heritage delivered on regional broadcast and streaming platforms. Manage production crews and tourism board partnerships across Southeast Asia from pre-production through final delivery.

Design and deliver English language, presentation, and leadership programs for professionals and students across Asia. Coach executives in public speaking and global communications.

Directed TVCs, branded content, music videos, and corporate films for agencies and brands across Southeast Asia and internationally. Led production teams of 20+ crew members from brief through post-production.

Teach English, Mathematics, and Science to Myanmar refugee learners, supporting foundational literacy, numeracy, and scientific thinking. Adapt curriculum and teaching methods to meet diverse learning needs.

Returned on contract to lead lifestyle and entertainment editorial for one of Malaysia's top English-language dailies. Rebuilt team rhythm, editorial partnerships, and advertiser relationships.

Produced long-form investigations and documentary films on environmental, cultural, and social justice issues, partnering with NGOs, government agencies, and international tourism boards. Grew and maintained a regional network of journalists and filmmakers across Southeast Asia.

Led the entertainment and lifestyle desk, producing exclusive features, celebrity profiles, and experiential brand content across print, digital, and social.

Directed editorial strategy for two of Malaysia's leading business publications, overseeing daily operations, contributor management, and commercial editorial partnerships.

Built strategic partnerships with cultural institutions, travel brands, and lifestyle advertisers while driving consistent audience growth across lifestyle and entertainment verticals.

Covered humanitarian stories in conflict and disaster zones internationally, producing editorial and communications content that supported fundraising and public awareness campaigns.

Directed and produced broadcast TV programs, documentaries, and commercials for Southeast Asian distribution, full cycle from concept through post-production.

Managed corporate communications, media relations, sponsorships, and stakeholder engagement for a diversified multi-sector holdings company.

Created and ran 'The Ticket,' a weekly international movie review program hosted by Asha Gill, broadcast across Channel [V] and Star Television cable networks in multiple territories. Coordinated production logistics with VPs and Executive Programmers across offices in Hong Kong, Australia, Thailand, India, and Malaysia.

Co-founded Malaysia's first theater company dedicated to social awareness, writing and directing four original productions that raised over RM68,000 for NGO partners, including Befrienders, Women's Aid Organization, and the Hearing Impaired Society.

Master of Arts in Cinema Studies from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, from 1995 to 1997.

Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Journalism from Northern Michigan University, from 1991 to 1994.