Jared Kim,

a highly-motivated Photographer & Videographer who takes pride in his craft & connections!

Growing up in the media industry since a tender age of 12 has opened up Jared’s eyes to the world and people around him.

Being a dedicated media professional is more than just being creative and getting good shots. Jared is always on the ball to support his fellow crew and the production, instilling trust others have in his work as well as maintaining connections beyond the technical aspect of the job.

Despite having tried out various forms and genres of media creation such as events, documentary, weddings, cinematic, broadcast, corporate, photography, etc. and with close to 10 years under his belt, He will always be hungry for more!

Here are some of his achievements over the years

Some of my proudest…

Proud to call mine! (Personal Projects)


Presidential Gun Salute! NDP 2024

Produced, Directed, Shot & Edited by Jared Kim

Fate has brought me back to another NDP (National Day Parade) media duty in 2024 - the nation’s 59th Birthday! 9 Weekends - that these men from the Singapore Artillery unit toil under the sun and into the night despite being one of the first few items of the celebrations! It was such a wild ride to be part of this long and arduous journey with these guys during my service with the Singapore Army; to be able to document and photograph their journey towards the showday! As our captain mentioned, “may we leave with memories to hold, forever!”
Top job lads!

RP NDP Highlights 2022

Directed, Shot & Edited by Jared Kim
Co-Shot & Edited by fellow creative - John Cayabab

It doesn’t come all that often where you have the time and freedom to direct your own video in your own way.
From the struggles of rehearsals to tackling the stress of performing live in front of National Television, follow the students from RP’s (Republic Polytechnic) Beats Encore & Dikir Barat on their journey towards National Day!
Thanks to all NDP participants for their hard work and Happy Birthday Singapore!

Proud to be part of!


One Day or Day One

Co-Directed, Shot & Edited by Jared Kim
Directed fellow creative - Zachary Chew

“One Day or Day One”; Inspired by this quote on how you can see a tough journey in a different light, we challenged ourselves as filmmakers to use the most minimalistic setup and writing to complete this film (and editing) in under 24hrs. This short how our buddy - Chris focuses on conquering a day at a time on his personal goals instead of feeling defeated about not being as successful as the influencers he sees online.

FM Global Launch

Directed, Produced, Edited by Cool Cheese Productions
Cam A - Jared Kim

Congratulations FM Global on the launch of this wonderful building in Singapore that showcases how the great minds of engineers all over the world come up with ways to prevent mass casualties in natural disasters and phenomenons!
It was an honour to be back with Cool Cheese Productions once again to get some of the more aesthetic shots of this event!

[不配 Unworthy] M.V. by Tommy Wong

Directed, Shot & Edited by Jared Kim
Co-Shot & Lighting by fellow creative - Chris Lau

Despite being immersed in music since the tender age of 6 years old, it becoming a career never came to fruition. But unable to leave my hobby behind throughout my film-making career, I had an opportunity to mash these skills together in a different way! Alongside one of my O-Level music teachers. I assisted him to produce, shoot and launch this studio-style music video on the mental struggles faced in the pursuit of love.

Young NTUC (2021 Polytechnic FYP)

Co-Directed, DP, Shot & Edited by Jared Kim
Directed by fellow creative - Zachary Chew
Supporting Crew - Chris, Aldon, Ellie, Eunice

Are you a young adult emerging into the working world? Does this process feel daunting? Worried you are unsure what to do and may be overworked and underpaid?
This seamless video concept brings you on a journey on how Young NTUC, a Singapore-based union group provides young adults with the support and resources in to help them ease into the working world along with lots of cool benefits!
Working with youths exploring their craft after 2.5 years of studying together has also been quite the journey!

Joanna Dong Concert 2022_大地回春

Directed, Produced, Edited by Yvonne Ling
Telephoto Gimbal & House Left Cam Op - Jared Kim

A Chinese New Year favourite to bring in the festivities by one of Singapore’s local artiste - Joanna Dong! After her success in “Sing! China!” as Jay Chou’s apprentice, Joanna is back on stage after the 3-year-lockdown to welcome the holidays!
It was refreshing to shoot a concert after so long and am honoured to be part of the production crew; to operate a
telephoto lens on a gimbal for the full-dress rehearsal as well as nail the timings during the live show!

London Beauty

Directed, Produced, Edited by Cool Cheese Productions
Cam B - Jared Kim

My very FIRST overseas job! This overseas opportunity really opened my horizons even more! Pushing me further to film in unknown territory! Exploring unique icons known to London alongside a passionate group of property investors, we went around to iconic spots in London and were awed by the sights and stories from the residents of London!

Jazzy Christmas 2023 - Jeremy Montario

Shot & Edited by Jared Kim
Directed by fellow creative - Yvonne Ling
Supporting Crew - Guoliang, Irfan

Music, being my hobby got me riled up when I got the call from my colleague and friend - Yvonne to be onboard for the Christmas performance by our local Jazz Association. It has been a wild ride from spearheading the crazy setup to shooting to rushing out the edit to release their new original; The planning was intricate to support the editing as it had to be done in post. Which meant that our shooting and setup styles had to cater to safe coverage as well as artistic shots. Despite all that, my joy and itch for music made it well worth it!

Frozen in Time…

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What my colleagues have to say…

Walter Goh - Post-Production Supervisor of Cool Cheese Productions <- (Click for full letter)
22 July 2021

“Jared was always on task while on set and was attentive to the needs of his team members around him, lending a helping hand whenever he could and making sure our productions went smooth… He is attentive to detail and has never missed a beat when it came time for milestones and project deliverables.”

Aaron Char - Volunteer Leader of Trinity Christian Center Paya Lebar <- (Click for full letter)
20 March 2018

“For me, what sets Jared apart is his willingness to learn. A skill set that can be thought and picked up; but a humble and willing attitude is not so easily caught. I believe this attitude will help him, not only in this course, but ultimately in life.”

Yvonne Ling - Fellow-Freelancer;  <- (Click for full letter)
(Then) Director Of Photography (DOP) of Cool Cheese Productions
18 July 2021

“You’ve really been a great help and a motivation to us. Don’t think I’ve seen another 19 year-old who is so driven. Before you came, I was just telling Walter - What kind of 19 year-old can produce such good portfolio?”

My Journey so far…

As a young child, I have always enjoyed watching documentaries to feed my curiosity for the world beyond academics. I remembered what peaked my curiosity was the dedication of nature documentary filmmakers who track a prey animal for a whole day just for it to be hunted down by a predator…

2016 - 12 y/o
Broadcast Team

During my late pre-teen days growing up in church, there was a call for volunteers who wanted to learn how to operate broadcast cameras for an event as well as the expansion of the ministry. I seized the opportunity and signed up for it right away!
I soon grew to love the environment and challenges I had to take on especially being THE YOUNGEST in the team. Having to pick up as quickly as the seniors around me and remain competent in the team. Soon, I was given more opportunities to be part of church-level productions which were covered by older volunteers. That was also another mountain to climb, getting used to a new set of technology as well as working style and scale.
Being part of this broadcast family for the next 6 years was really fulfilling as I loved the adrenaline that came with having to react to everything live and in sync; especially when it came to live-directing 7-16 cameras at once!

2019 - 16 y/o
Events/Corporate

After my O-Levels, I knew I was headed for a Polytechnic course related to film-production. Besides my broadcast knowledge, I wanted to be better prepared for what was to come instead of just taking on another part-time job just like my friends. Thus I reached out for intern opportunities and found myself in a small events/corporate videography company.
Unlike the familiar broadcast environment, this internship forced me out of my comfort zones to interact with people outside the film crew especially when it came to directing clients and interviewees as well as having to travel around to different locations really opened up my eyes to the world around me.
Besides learning how to operate in a smaller crew (than broadcast), and taking on multiple roles, shooting events, corporate and weddings not only helped me explore different styles of videography, the importance of understanding the event’s message and purpose, but most importantly how to maintain and communicate with clients and employers!

2021 - 19 y/o
Cinematic/Documentaries

During my Polytechnic internship, having already tried broadcast, events, weddings and corporate videography styles, I wanted to explore more. I was approached by a friend of my Dad who had took notice of my keen interest in videography and the media industry. After some research on the company’s works, I decided to apply for the internship as they worked on Cinematics, Documentaries and TV Commercials. Headed by locally-renowned Creative-Director - Rickson Eleazar Tan and award-winning Post-Production Supervisor/Animator - Walter Goh, both whom worked on local and international favourites before. I knew I had a lot to learn from them!
Working with Cool Cheese Productions wowed me with what goes on behind-the-scenes of film and documentary sets. Behind their funky name are a bunch of dedicated and detailed individuals who are attentive to detail and strive to deliver a touching story. This are the bunch that got me in touch with many whom I still work with till date!

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