Curriculum Vitae
Chaiya /
Katkwao.Chaiya Katkwao
Creative Producer. Art direction on one side; lighting, cameras, sound and the studio's own software on the other.
Turns briefs into broadcast-quality output, from multi-camera podcasts to multi-brand live commerce, and builds the systems the studio runs on: three internal tools in daily use, documented at chaiyakatkwao.com/systems.
Experience
Live Production & Visual Coordinator
2026–PresentAd The Top Agency, Bangkok
- Runs live commerce broadcasts for several brands at once on TikTok and other social platforms, from the client brief to the live feed
- Plans the look for each brand brief and designs lighting and camera setups the crew can reuse from one client to the next
- Wrote the studio's standard settings, shutdown checklist and per-room equipment guides, which cut the time a session takes to set up
- Built Live Studio OS with the company's CEO: a Google Apps Script web app on one Google Sheet that the team opens every day for equipment checks, fault logs and the monthly report
- Moved the 501-item equipment register into it
Audio/Visual Engineer
2025–2026Modal Creative Studio, Bangkok
- Designed and ran the studio's multi-camera podcast and video systems
- Produced Built From Scratch, Grapple Asia and The Rise of Intelligence
- Set up audio, lighting and recording for long-form shows
- Wrote SOPs and troubleshooting guides for recurring shows
Freelance Creative
2022–PresentIndependent, Thailand
- Fashion photography and art direction for emerging Thai labels, including the BAKAO lookbook
- Photographed Knack Factory #18, the senior fashion showcase at Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University
- Documentary portrait series across Northern Thailand
Art & Exhibition
Woven Memories, ID Thesis Exhibition, Red Dog Gallery, Chiang Mai
2025Assistant Photographer, Khun Chang Khian Thesis Project
2023–2024Fuiyoh, Art Thesis Exhibition, CMU Art Centre, Chiang Mai
2021Contact
Education
BFA Photography, Chiang Mai University
2020–2025Languages
Thai, native
English, upper intermediate
Skills
Creative: Art Direction, Creative Direction, Photography, Video Editing & Color Grading (DaVinci Resolve), Styling, Lighting Design, Visual Storytelling
Production: Live Commerce Production, Live Switching & Streaming (OBS), Live Content Systems, Multi-camera Production, Studio Production, Audio-Visual Engineering
AI Systems: Claude & Claude Code, agentic assistants with tool use & persistent memory (SQLite), MCP & Vercel AI SDK; creative automation with self-hosted n8n + Obsidian; AI video pipelines (Higgsfield, ElevenLabs)
Internal Systems: Live Studio OS, Keepsake and the studio register: Google Apps Script and Sheets, built and maintained for teams that use them every day
Selected Clients
Colgate
01Dutchmil Delivery
02Fitflop
03Guess
04Her Hyness
05Nestlé
06Rojukiss
07Sunnies Studio Thailand
08Tokfashion
09Knack Factory
10BAKAO
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Updated September 2026