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Jessica Derby
Founder & Executive ProducerDerby Productions
Dublin
Jessica is an Executive Producer with twenty years experience having held roles at Droga5 Dublin (formally Rothco / Accenture Interactive), Publicis Dublin, BBDO Dublin and TBWA/Ireland before opening her own Creative Production Consultancy in 2024.
She is driven by a passion for creativity, curiosity and problem solving. Her goal as Executive Producer has always been to “make good, great”, an internal drive to bring her best and to make decisions that are in service of great ideas and the very best possible outcome.
Her work has been awarded at Cannes Lions, D&AD, One Show, Clios, Effies, The Kinsale Sharks and ICAD, delivering impactful campaigns for celebrated Irish and International brands, including Allied Irish Banks, Dublin Simon Community, E.B.S, Heineken, White Claw Hard Seltzer, Dublin Bus, Woodies, The Electoral Commission and O.N.E. (Organisation of National Ex-Service Personnel).
She is co-founder of ‘Good Cop, Good Cop’, a collective that uses their creative brains for good and has produced films for Amnesty International and Together for Yes. In 2019 she published their first children’s picture book, ‘How Will Santa Find Us?’, the story of a family made homeless during Christmas week. The book was a bestseller raising over €80,000 for the homeless charity Focus Ireland.
In 2023 she was invited to join the Film Craft juries at Cannes Lions, Dubai Lynx, Kinsale Shark Awards and The Clios Awards in 2024.