Production Commercial / TV / Photo
Role 1st Assistant Director
Based New York, NY
Name SAMANTHA
MELVILLE

Assistant director across commercials, TV, and photography — running the set so the director can direct. Selected work below.

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Shot List

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Sports
Video Intro for NY Liberty 2026 Season
Client NY Liberty Director Shannon Washington Prod Co 11 Ounces Year 2026
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Food
Tropical Smoothie Cafe X Disney Moana
Brand Tropical Smoothie Cafe Director Chelsea Kyle Prod Co Publicis Production Year 2026
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Healthcare
This is What We Do
Brand Memorial Sloan Kettering Director Andrew Litten Prod Co Easy Mondays Year 2026
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Tech
Getting Familiar with a Familiar
Brand Familiar Machines & Magic Director Ed Han Prod Co CinemaStreet Pictures Year 2026
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Fashion
Depop in Times Square
Brand Depop Director Austin Peters Prod Co Paradise Productions Year 2026
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Fashion
The Best for the Best, Mother's Day 2026
Brand Zales Director Courtney Brookes Prod Co Anomaly Year 2026
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Healthcare
Outsmart Nicotine
Brand Truth Initiative Director Plummer & Strauss Prod Co Six Twenty Six Year 2026
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Spirits
All Seasons
Brand Jim Beam Director Pete Marquis Prod Co Good Behavior Year 2026
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Tech
Project Mano
Brand Manovale Director C Prinz Prod Co Smuggler Year 2025
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Beauty
Neutrogena Holiday
Brand Neutrogena Director Damien Ropero Prod Co York Productions Year 2025
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Food
Eat Food, Not Fiction
Brand Daily Harvest Director Sara Shelton Prod Co Station Films Year 2025
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Fashion
Free Assembly
Brand Walmart Prod Co North Six Year 2025
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Tourism
I Love NY
Brand NY Tourism Directors Sean Tomson, The Hudson Dusters Prod Cos The Bigger Picture, Greenpoint Pictures Year 2024–2025
Three spots, both directors and both production companies contributed across the campaign.
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Beauty
Halloween Slasher
Brand Maybelline Director Emily Thomas Prod Co SixTwentySix Year 2024
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Promo
2024 VMAs: Extended Play Stage: Disappearance Featuring Flo Milli
Brand VMAs / Paramount / Doritos Director Sebastian Hill-Esbrand Prod Co Gravy Films Year 2024
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Promo
MTV: How to Eat an Oreo While... Featuring Jackie Cox, Rosé
Brand MTV / Paramount / Oreo Director Kerry Laster Prod Co Bark Bark Year 2023
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Episodic
Gabby's Dollhouse
Network DreamWorks Director Alden Ford Year 2024–2025
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Episodic
Saturday Night Live — Digital Shorts
Network NBC Universal Director Mike Diva, Amber Heard Year 2020–2024
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Episodic
The Daily Show
Network Viacom Director Chris Tartaro Year 2020–2024
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Editorial
Always Knicks
Client Nike NYC Photographer Jonathan Mannion Year 2026
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Fashion
C2C
Client eBay Photographer Emmie America Prod Co Paradise Productions Year 2026
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About

Samantha Melville on set

I'm a calm, steady presence on set, the kind of person people relax around when the day gets long. I love this job, and a big part of that is the people. The long hours are so much easier when the set is having fun and everyone's working together as a team. I know when it's time to lock in and get serious, but I try to keep the mood light whenever I can. My work spans commercials, TV, and photography, across a wide range of categories and production sizes, and I've learned that every set has its own rhythm, so a big part of the job is reading the room and adjusting how I run things to match.

Directors Guild of America.

2021–2022 Primetime Emmy Award, Film Unit AD, Saturday Night Live.

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Contact

sdmelville@gmail.com 631.807.3557 Instagram ↗ IMDb ↗