Freelance Photographer
Freelance
Total years of experience :28 years, 11 Months
I Care Thailand is a hard-working charity does amazing things for the disadvantaged in Thailand. Working with orphans, refugees, schoolchildren and the sick, the personnel are unceasing in their efforts to help those in need. I've been fortunate enough to assist with some of their projects in locations around Thailand, documenting their work.
During this time I have also been taking photos at weddings, other events and private portrait sessions, in locations including Italy, Sweden and New Zealand.
JAN 2013 - MAR 2011 BANGKOK
Freelance Digital/Copywriting Creative
Wordplay Communications BANGKOK AEG Media IRELAND SuperDoers BANGKOK
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS: writing compelling website copy, correcting English usage for major Thai retail clients and creating engaging Facebook posts for FMCG brand.
AUG 2010 - JUNE 2008 IRELAND
Freelance Digital/Copywriting Creative Gustavo USA, IRELAND
Aspect Web Media UK
Fox Frame DUBLIN, IRELAND
Brake Breaker HAMBURG, BARCELONA
Steven Taylor & Associates Design LONDON
O2 Communications DUBAI
ZoomRoom IBDG Digital NEW ZEALAND
Digital Depot: Studio Rua DUBLIN, IRELAND
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS: developed new UK -focused portfolio, speedily wrote online articles and blog posts; created generic content for an entire new-concept stock website. Worked on
promotional documents for new digital businesses. During this period, I also traveled extensively through Ireland and Europe, while doing portfolio work with my new Irish Art Director, who enabled us to gain creative guidance from the senior creative team at Saatchi & Saatchi London.
MAY 2009 IRELAND UPSTARTS DUBLIN, ICAD IRELAND
One of twelve creatives chosen to participate in the ICAD "Upstarts " program in Dublin. A great refresher and networking opportunity.
JUNE 1999 - JUNE 2008
Full Time Advertising Copywriter UMC Advertising (formerly FCB South) NEW ZEALAND
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS: participated in campaign creation at a strategic level, worked closely with Art and Creative Directors to create TTL campaigns, across a wide range of media and clients, including automotive, FMCG, financial, charity, media and education.
KEY OUTCOMES: Helped to successfully arrest a newspaper's declining readership with a new branding campaign and effective series of tactical campaigns.
Part of a creative team that tackled declining enrollments at a university with the implementation of new brand positioning.
Worked on a campaign for the Salvation Army's Youth and Policy Units to re-connect with youth, leading to a 100% recall of the campaign's TVC by the target market, and a dramatic upswelling of donations.
Following a creative campaign strategy I initiated, Hellers Smallgoods needed to invest in new production
equipment as the business could not keep up with demand for product; the brand leaping from near - obscurity to within the top choice where available.
AWARDS / HIGHLIGHTS
• I have been fortunate enough to have won an award in every single competition I have been entered into.
Awards include: INMA: (International Newspaper Media Awards): 2006 Gold, Silver, Silver; 2000 Silver, Silver
Various South Island Advertising Awards 2002 - 2000 including ‘New Creative Talent’ twice
The 2002 New Zealand Radio Awards ‘Best Campaign’
PANPA, Australia 1999, ‘Best Campaign for a Newspaper Circulation under 500, 000’
• Served on the Board of Directors for UMC.
2006 - 2008
+ Freelance Copywriter DNA Design & Communications NEW ZEALAND Lupo Digital NEW ZEALAND AMG Advertising NEW ZEALAND Boilerhouse AUSTRALIA
Placement as Copywriter Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) NEW YORK, US
Wangled a short stay at this iconic agency where I worked on brands such as Levis, Gold Toe and a pitch for Dove.
1995 - JUNE 1999
Commercial Film/TV Production Republic Films AUCKLAND, NZ
Cherokee Films AUCKLAND, NZ
Barbara Williams AUCKLAND, QUEENSTOWN, NZ
SCRIPT SUPERVISION Ross Jennings Productions AUCKLAND, NZ
South Pacific Pictures AUCKLAND, NZ
KEY CONTRIBUTIONS: Acted as Production Manager and Office Manager, was responsible for organizing all necessary personnel and resources for commercial film shoots and undertook primary
office accounting.
I was responsible for working with agency partners to create and establish advertising and marketing initiatives for the company's range of professional trade publications.
Diploma in Film and Television Production. All aspects of film production covered in a full-time one-year course.
Bachelor of Arts, Major English Literature/Psychology I was asked by the Classics Department to continue onwards with my studies as I averaged A - A + grade average in my first year.
