Himani Kumar Resume
Resume and professional snapshot

Himani Kumar

Creative Leader - Video, XR and Emerging Storytelling

Creative leader with 20+ years of experience at the intersection of film, digital media and emerging technologies. Proven track record of building high-performing creative teams and delivering globally distributed, high-impact video and immersive content.

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20+ Years across documentary, broadcast, streaming and immersive formats.
Leadership Built and led high-performing in-house creative teams.
XR + AI Current focus on immersive product storytelling and technical translation.

Summary

Creative leadership that bridges story, systems and emerging technology.

Specialises in translating complex technical ideas into compelling, human-centered narratives across broadcast, streaming and interactive formats.

Former Creative Director and Head of Innovation at Disney+ Hotstar, with deep expertise in end-to-end production, content strategy and scaling creative operations across regions and formats.

Professional Experience

Selected roles and leadership highlights.

FundamentalXR

Product Lead - Immersive & AI-Enabled Training Systems
Sep 2022 - Present
  • Lead product strategy for high-fidelity XR training platforms used by global MedTech organizations, including surgical simulation and digital twins.
  • Led a team recognized with the Bold HealthTech Award 2025 for immersive endovascular training work with Philips.
  • Translate complex medical and technical workflows into intuitive immersive user experiences and visual systems.
  • Collaborate closely with engineering and AI teams to integrate personalization and predictive systems.
  • Drive cross-functional alignment across product, design and development teams to deliver scalable global solutions.

Dream Reality Interactive

Senior Producer - XR Platforms & Interactive Content
Oct 2021 - Aug 2022
  • Led development of multi-platform immersive experiences across WebGL, mobile and desktop, including metaverse and UGC ecosystems.
  • Designed scalable content pipelines for 3D environments, motion and volumetric capture, and interactive storytelling.
  • Managed cross-disciplinary teams spanning creative, engineering and product.

BBC Studios

Creative Director
Apr 2019 - Sep 2019
  • Directed and scaled a live action broadcast format from 20 to 145 episodes based on audience demand.
  • Led creative vision, storytelling and production execution across large-scale teams.
  • Established tone, format and audience engagement strategy.

Disney+ Hotstar

Head of Digital Innovation & Creative (Marketing Communications)
Mar 2015 - Jun 2017
  • Built and led a 17-person in-house creative production team across editing, VFX, design and production.
  • Directed end-to-end production of high-volume video campaigns, promos and branded content.
  • Pioneered early adoption of 360 video, AR/VR experiences and interactive campaigns.
  • Contributed to platform growth as the number one OTT service in India for three consecutive years.
  • Delivered award-winning campaigns, including Promax India BDA and Abby Awards.

Earlier Career

Selected highlights across documentary, advocacy and entertainment.

  • National Geographic / NDTV / UNICEF - Directed and produced documentary and advocacy films focused on human stories and real-world impact.
  • BBC Worldwide - Developed and executed global-format television and learning content.
  • MTV / Endemol - Led large-scale reality productions across international locations.
  • Directed documentaries, branded films and educational content across formats.