Colin Brennan Email & Phone Number

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, Nsw, Au

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Rotor is a full-service production company who are continually evolving to stay ahead of a rapidly advancing technology market. This has led to the creation of an award-winning CG studio and a renowned software development team who relentlessly pursue and invest in the latest technical innovations. In my role as Senior Product Manager, I manage large scale complex digital projects for Google, Lexus and Toyota Australia which encompasses working with many different talented teams such as 3D artists, full stack developers, front end developers, designers and QA analysts. Using an agile approach, I am responsible for the resourcing, workflows and process management. The role also includes the scoping of new digital projects, developing and managing schedules, managing profitability, vendor relationships and reaching delivery milestones along the way. The role is client facing and requires a heavy level of technical understanding and involves a lot of fast-paced work schedules set to unforgiving deadlines.Responsibilities• Plan and track project expenses, billing, and invoices. Communicate/report project progress related to schedule, issues/resolutions, quality and finance health to necessary stakeholders on a regular basis.• Communicate expectations to clients and team members, and manage the process from estimation, SOW development, kick-off, discovery, creative concept, production, execution, testing, and reporting.• Provide meticulous documentation of project status, requirements, and performance.• Create and oversee project schedule; ensure timely completion of tasks through all phases.• Take the lead on quality control issues and partner with team leads and account management to mitigate project risks.• Understand the resources needed and coordinate with various teams to secure resources for each project.

Sydney, Australia

Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media recently merged to become the nations' largest media company and includes some of Australia’s most trusted and loved brands spanning news, lifestyle, entertainment and sport.ResponsibilitiesWorking across brands such The Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Nine.com.au as part of the production team overseeing all pre-sales and post-sales campaigns, from initial brief response to delivery, across both digital and print, including articles, interactive features, podcasts, videos and rich media executions.Achievements• Took on an increased workload and extra responsibilities in helping transition Fairfax to Nine. Made sure all Fairfax client projects were not delayed or affected by the business merger and redundancy of staff.• Project managed Visit Victoria Regional & Metro integrated Winter campaign from pitch phase to execution worth $750,000 in revenue. Tight deadlines met and additional revenue added by being 10% under production budget. Included: 16-page print mini magazine, 12 pieces of Digital Branded Content, 6 Video’s shot in multiple locations, 18 Rich Media Executions.• Project managed NAB Quik Biz from pitch phase to execution worth $300,000 to the business. Included: 1 Industry Roundtable event, 5 pieces of Digital Branded Content, 3 Video’s, 1 Immersive website, 6 Rich Media Executions.• Executed multiple campaigns on budget and on time for clients including but not limited to Cisco, IBM, Mercedes, Amex, CBA, ANZ, Qantas, Vodafone, Lavazza, Tourism Tasmania, Grad Connection and the HSC Study Guide in conjunction with the NSW Government.

Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia

Nine Entertainment and Fairfax Media recently merged to become the nations' largest media company and includes some of Australia’s most trusted and loved brands spanning news, lifestyle, entertainment and sport.ResponsibilitiesWorking across brands such The Australian Financial Review, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age and Nine.com.au as part of the production team overseeing all pre-sales and post-sales campaigns, from initial brief response to delivery, across both digital and print, including articles, interactive features, podcasts, videos and rich media executions.Achievements• Took on an increased workload and extra responsibilities in helping transition Fairfax to Nine. Made sure all Fairfax client projects were not delayed or affected by the business merger and redundancy of staff.• Project managed Visit Victoria Regional & Metro integrated Winter campaign from pitch phase to execution worth $750,000 in revenue. Tight deadlines met and additional revenue added by being 10% under production budget. Included: 16-page print mini magazine, 12 pieces of Digital Branded Content, 6 Video’s shot in multiple locations, 18 Rich Media Executions.• Project managed NAB Quik Biz from pitch phase to execution worth $300,000 to the business. Included: 1 Industry Roundtable event, 5 pieces of Digital Branded Content, 3 Video’s, 1 Immersive website, 6 Rich Media Executions.• Executed multiple campaigns on budget and on time for clients including but not limited to Cisco, IBM, Mercedes, Amex, CBA, ANZ, Qantas, Vodafone, Lavazza, Tourism Tasmania, Grad Connection and the HSC Study Guide in conjunction with the NSW Government.

Sydney, Australia

Avon Products is the fifth-largest beauty company in the world specialising in the beauty, household, and personal care.Responsibilities • Led the creation, delivery, and management of a variety of projects ranging from TV adverts, websites to digital campaigns and maintenance.• Collaborated with in-house and external production teams.• Used global direction for new branding to produce a two-week video and still shoot around AU and NZ.• Involved videoing seven Avon representative’s homes with their families.• Produced videos of Brand Ambassador, US Celebrity Pia Mia.• Produced Beauty Tutorials with Bloggers.• Liaised and collaborated with the Marketing team on quarterly major activation's.• Produced and built high-quality assets for multiple Avon Brands and products including the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade.• Liaised with IT and Sales on Self Registration on a major web build project. This allowed representatives to register online and have their ID and credit rating verified which in turn decreased bad debts.• Produced Avon True tutorials with celebrity makeup artist Rachael Montgomery as part of new product release.• Produced Avon Brand Ambassador Sally Obermeder video shoot and post-production.• Responsible for brand consistency across all communication platforms.Achievements • The Cosmopolitan 2017 Women of the Year Awards with Avon. As major sponsor liaised with Bauer Media regarding content and asset creation.• New Beauty brand mark release: liaised with external agency to create the world’s First Selfie Store in Pitt St mall where you paid for makeup with a Selfie. This received lots of national media attention. Also produced sizzle reel of the event. Exceeded forecasted sales by 11%.• Self Registration IT Project decreased bad debtors by 6%.• Highest Avon ANZ YouTube views in five years.• Simplified edm campaign and grew readership 10%.

Sydney, Australia

Working freelance allowed me the opportunity to test my capabilities and meet many different people. Learning from each project helped me to grow both as a professional and as a person.Responsibilities • Worked for a diverse range of clients including Hachette, Harper Collins, Fox Sports, and Jalna Yoghourts• Projects include Video Content, 360 Video, Ecommerce websites, Wordpress websites, html microsites, digital advertising campaigns, print advertising campaigns, html5 banners, Edm’s and motion graphics advertising displayed in Westfield shopping centres and Out of Home.Achievements • Produced first live streaming 360 video event in Australia of NRL games for Fox Sports through the Foxtel NRL app direct from the stadiums.• Designed collateral for launch campaigns for successful Hachette book releases by authors including Stephen King, Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling), John Grisham, Michael Robotham and also in children’s - Asterix, Enid Blyton and the How to Train Your Dragon series.• Succesfully helped many small buisnesses develop a web prescence by building their websites and optimising their content for SEO and also increased leads through targeted SEM Adwords campaigns.

Sydney, Australia

Hachette Australia is the second largest publisher in Australia and part of the Hachette Livre Publishing group which is the third largest trade and educational publisher in the world.Responsibilities• Liaised with members of each Hachette division to keep the company website content up to date.• Designed, coded and maintained micro-sites, completed internal digital multimedia projects and other digital marketing tools such as email tags and Html 5/flash banners for online trade magazines.• Designed, implemented and managed e-newsletter campaigns.• Edited author videos. Achievements• Updated website template to a contemporary design which improved UX and load time.• Redesigned e-newsletter and implemented new MailChimp delivery system to allow for better analytics and tracking.

Sydney, Australia

äht was an award-winning Sydney television commercial (TVC) production company serving clients Australia wide. Responsibilities• Assist the directors of äht to create dynamic unique pitches for clients such as the major advertising agencies in Australia.• Assist the directors in creating research briefs.• Liaising with storyboard artists.• Using Adobe InDesign to creatively present completed pitches.• Coordination and direction of the development and on-going maintenance of the äht website.• E-marketing. Creation of e-newsletter campaigns.• Design print ads to be published in Industry specific magazines.• Using Apple Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro to create current and up to date show reels of director’s current work.• Manage and maintain in-house Post Production Avid editing suites.Achievements• Successful pitches involved creating television commercials for brands such as Telstra, Qantas, Arnott’s, Uncle Toby’s, XXXX Gold and many more.

Diploma, Digital Media Production

Electrical And Electronics Engineering