Christopher Garcia – Digital Media Producer

98 Swanfield Street h : 0 2 07 61 3 52 4 0
Shoreditch m : 0 79 56 83 3 97 5
London, E2 7DS e- mail: chris@ec2. co.u k

key skills: software use:

Good organisational skills Strong communicator MS Project Word
Team Leader Inspired / lateral thinker Visio Web protocols
Technical author training Problem solver Photoshop Good knowledge of Flash
Adaptable Excel
employment
dates location role

August 2008 Sky Senior Producer, Sky Creative

to present Grant Way • Working in the Account Management team producing content & digital
Isleworth projects related to and for Sky.com, Sky Arts, Motoring, Sky Sports, Sky
News, Broadband (install CD)
• Writing pitch documents, project and design briefs
• Producing pitch work and developing existing client base
• Responsible for project planning, estimating, and timing plans
• Lead producer on Sky.com
• High level IA
• Developing departmental workflow schematics and shared resource
scheduling
• Experience of working with Agile

March 2008 Glass Senior Producer (Contract)

to July 2008 Partnership, • Working with Senior Account management on pitches and developing
27 Paul Street, existing clients
London EC2 • Establishing the scope, timeline and costs for all projects, and managing
delivery across the full project lifecycle
• Technical and copy writing
• Working strategically with each brief to determine delivery across
multiple platforms
• As required, completing top level IA and determining functionality (with
technical team)
• Managing a team of 6 including IA, designers and developers
• Clients include NHS PCT’s, Scottish and Newcastle

May 2007 to Red Bee Media, Senior Producer (360 team) (Contract)
November Broadcast • Establishing the scope, timeline and costs for all projects
2007 Centre, Wood • Working strategically with each brief to determine delivery across
Lane, London multiple platforms
W12 • As required, completing top level IA
• Copy writing and user support glossaries / information / instructions
• Clients included BBC, ESPN Sports, Orange

September LIDA Lead Producer (Contract)

2006 to Golden Square, • Leading the production of immersive Flash scenarios for the COI (RAF)
January London, W1 • Scoping and wire framing a new global site for the Mandarin Oriental
2007 Hotel Group

June 2006 to VCCP Digital Senior Producer (Contract)

September Francis Street, • Managing existing business requirements
2006 Victoria, • Planning media campaigns / rollouts with external agencies, and
London, SW1 developing rich media campaigns using both DART and Eye blaster (for
GNER and ING Direct)
• Directing a core team of technical lead, developer, designer and copy
writer

February Online Galleries Lead Producer (Permanent)

2006 to May 8-9 Hoxton The sole producer in a start-up with the primary task of developing a
2006 Square, London functional specification for a new art and antiques portal.
N1 6NU Supplementary tasks:
• Managing existing business requirements
 • Directing a small core team of technical lead, developer and designer
• Working closely with the managing director and investors on a strategic
vision for the business

December Hi-Res! Lead Producer (Contract)

2005 to 8-9 Rivington Managing projects for Toyota and Lions Gate Films as follows:
February Street, London
2006 EC2 Lions Gate Films: The Hostel: site to support the release of new US film:
www.hostelfilm.com
Tasks completed for this project:
• Created timeline for Experience section of the site
• Managed the delivery of the project
• Re-established full project timeline after break in development
• Originated creative and editorial treatment for part of the site

For Toyota: Creation of characters and animations for Japanese car launch -
Drive dance: http://toyota.jp/bb/
• Created project timeline and costing
• Managed deliverables and client relationship

September Cimex Media Producer / Project Manager (Permanent)

2005 to Ltd • Developing specifications from client facing meetings and
December 54–55 Scrutton brainstorming sessions
2005 Street • Planning, researching and writing client proposals outlining solutions
London EC2 • Producing Scope of Work documents
• Developing sitemaps and wire framing
• Bringing together and managing a development team
• Worked on projects from £40k up to £120k
Engagement with the following clients:
E-government: www.directgov.co.uk
Royal Institute: www.ri.ac.uk

September TMP Worldwide Producer (Permanent)

2003 to June Chancery Lane • Developing client specification from client facing meetings and
2005 London WC2 brainstorming sessions
• Planning, researching and writing a client proposal outlining a
solution
• Producing a Scope of Work document, with guiding input from
account manager, technical lead and creative
• Planning site layout by developing sitemaps for client sign off
• Bringing together and managing a development team
• Worked on projects from £15k up to £120k
Projects completed for the following clients:
RBS: graduate site - http://www.rbs.co.uk/graduates/default.htm
Epping Forest District Council: – redesign to improve accessibility
(level AA) - http://jobs.eppingforestdc.gov.uk/searchapply/index.asp
Merseyside Fostering and Adoption Consortium -
http://www.lookafterme.co.uk/index.asp
Achievements:
Developed a series of templated micro sites to improve accessibility sign off
and turnaround for the RBS Group, covering brands such as Churchill,
Natwest, and RBS Insurance. This shortened development times, improved
quality, and saved the client time and money.

December O Art Ltd Producer (Contract)

2001 to 27 Phipp Street Working closely with ex-commercials director on start-up company to
August 2003 London EC2 develop DVD based art projects. Role included business and creative
development, DVD production. (Sample DVD’s available)

May 2001 to Film Unit AV Producer (Contract)

September 5 Hoxton Overseeing projects for a small multimedia company. I managed the
2001 Square production process on projects for Telewest and Hackney Museum.
London N1
July 2000 to Ogilvy Producer (Permanent)
May 2001 Interactive • Overseeing multiple projects from banner ads to iTV sites.
10 Cabot Place • Contributing to the development of processes and efficiencies within the
London E14 company.
 4GB • I managed the following projects:
o Colmans: iTV recipes site
o GlaxoSmithkline: asthma care and prevention site
o Argos: rich media banners for Christmas advertising
campaign
Achievements:
Developed an innovative rich media banner for Argos, which loaded images
of products into the banner – each image could be paused and the price
viewed.

September Redwood New Producer (Permanent)

1999 to July Media Delivering online sites to major clients, both in the UK and the US!
2000 7 St Martin’s This involve managing the develop teamwork, costing and managing the
Place budget
London
Boots: managing the delivery of content for www.wellbeing.com
WC2N 4HA
Hasbro: sites to support new games releases, built using Cold Fusion
Swarovski: Site updates and content management

March 1998 BBC Web producer (Freelance)

to (Various Various contracts for and including BBC South East and BBC Multimedia
September locations) training.
1999
June 1994 to BBC Online co-ordinator (Permanent)
March 1998 White City • responsible for web developments for BBC programme output
201 Wood Lane • assessing staff training needs
London W12 • planning & delivering intranet awareness sessions
7TS
Operations team – Junior web Producer (Permanent)
• responsible for on going web developments for www.bbc.co.uk
• monitoring progress of new web developments
• documenting disaster & recovery processes
• maintaining a contacts database

Client Manager (Permanent)

• interpreting client briefs
• creating web sites
• proactive client support
• specification of requirements
• writing online guidelines
• advice and co-ordination
• Software use: IE3, Netscape, FTP, Ping, Telnet, Photoshop, Access, Word

education and training

dates establishment results

November 1997 BBC Production Training, Bi-media programme journalism

Euston Road, London and editorial skills
September 1993 South Bank University, The MSc: Advanced Information Technology: Technical
to July 1995 Borough, London. Authorship & Human-Computer Interaction.

September 1988 University of North London, Bachelor of Arts (Hons): Film Studies with Information
to June 1991. Kentish Town, London. Technology.
September 1987 City and East London B.A Humanities and Librarianship Preparatory Course
to June 1988. College, Hoxton, London.
September 1986 Mid-Warwickshire College, City and Guilds Assessment of the 15th Edition of the IEE
to June 1987 Leamington Spa, Wiring Regulations
Warwickshire.
September 1979 Coventry Technical College, City and Guilds Electrical Craft Course 236, parts 1 and 2
to June 1981. Coventry.
September 1972 Caludon Castle School, O levels: Mathematics, English Language, Geography,
to June 1977. Coventry. History, Human Biology.
interests other
Contemporary cinema and art Classic cars and mechanics
Technology and life
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