Over 20 years of experience in production spanning production companies, advertising agencies and TV broadcasters. A confident leader who loves working as part of a team, I am inspired by great ideas and creative talent. I bring passion and excitement to my work alongside a quiet diligence and a sharp attention to detail.
Key Skills
• Personable and a clear communicator; able to gain confidence from clients and colleagues quickly, to go on to form strong working relationships.
• A problem solver – calm, pragmatic and effective when trouble shooting production or team issues.
• Managing team members with a focus on their job fulfillment, working towards goals and good mental health.
• Able to build or flex production processes according to changing business and client needs whilst still delivering on time and on budget.
• Highly organized and able to prioritise, often working on a group of different projects simultaneously, at different stages.
• Financial administration including scoping, budgeting, budget management and reconciliation for a full range of budgets (£2k to £1.4 million).
• Continually identifying production efficiencies as part of an overall production strategy
• Strong long standing relationships with production freelancers and other vendors which ensure the best creative services for productions at competitive costs.
• Researching and sourcing new production partners for the creative and production parameters.
Work History
September to December 2024 Project Manager/ Senior Producer Mother Studios
• IKEA, Hus of Frakta, experiential ‘pop up shop’ on Oxford St, Oxford Circus, social media executions
• Oversight of planning, scheduling and producing for multi faceted build including design and build of shop, customer journey, customisation of FRAKTA bags and ASMR experience.
• Principle production partner: Studio XAG
July 2024 to September 2024 Senior Agency Producer TBWA
• Nissan Qashqai 2024, 360 UK launch campaign: 3 x 15’ + 45’ AV, Stunt, Special build OOH & OOH Production Partners: Coffee & TV, Grand Visual and Ann Squared Events
• Responsible for planning, scheduling and managing multiple stakeholders on a multi platform campaign.
May 2023 to July 2024 Executive Producer/ Head of Production Design Bridge & Partners
• Head of Motion and Stills department.
• Devised and implemented production strategy and process for the agency
• Risk mitigation and oversight of all production briefs from financial, reputational, and legal perspective.
• Co-ordinating production resource for all production jobs.
• Scoping and overseeing award winning branding and communications production work for
Aston Martin, Lenovo, Intel and Lipton.
April 2015 – April 2023 Freelance Agency and Executive Producer
• Producing a range of 360 content for clients including Expedia, Diageo, Google, Samsung and HM Government, working at agencies including Anomaly, WCRS, Engine, BBH, Havas and Iris.
• Leading and managing teams both for individual brands and moving image departments.
Oct. 2020 – March 2022 Lead Producer Gravity Road
• Lead Producer on Smart Energy GB account where I led and managed a team of producers.
• Devised new production process and systems for the agency.
• Supported Head of Production with management and administration tasks.
June 2007 - April 2015 Line Producer Salt TV
• Produced an extensive range of digital content, TVCs and stills for international clients, including Pepsi, Samsung, Toyota, Amex, Nokia, Visa and Quantas, working through advertising agencies and also directly to client.
• Work included adaptation work for global markets.
• Increased company turnover from £200k to £1.2 million, through business development activity and retaining repeat clients.
January – June 2007 Assistant Producer - Highland Lives BBC
• Community film-making – training members of the public in film making and radio production skills to enable them to make documentaries about contemporary Highland life.
• Organised workshops and screenings across Scotland, promoting the project and the work on a national scale
• Productions screened online, on BBC2 and BBC Alba
Aug to Dec 2006 Assistant Producer INTO Media
Aug 2003 – Aug 2005 Freelance Researcher/ Assistant Producer Broadcast television
May 2000 - Aug 2003 Assistant Facilities Manager Avatar Post Production
Education and Training
June 2009 Advertising Producer’s Masterclass (Distinction) APA
June 2007 Assistant Producer Training BBC
2005 – 06 Masters in Film (AHRC Scholarship) Goldsmiths
1995 – 99 BA (Hons) Fine Art 2:1 Gray’s School of Art
References
• Available on request