Managing major website/app updates and ongoing maintenance, maintaining product roadmaps and backlogs, briefing developers and designers, user acceptance testing, writing technical documentation and providing technical support to customers and staff. Highlights include implementation of SIP2 authentication for Library Management Systems; overseeing planning, development, testing, and launch of the StoryBox mobile app; and facilitating API development for integration with Softlink’s Oliver v5 school library software.

Maternity leave contract in addition to my responsibilities as Digital Producer. Maintaining existing and establishing new relationships with Publishers of children's picture books across Australian and New Zealand, negotiating licence agreements, obtaining necessary copyright clearance to allow filming of storytelling segments, sourcing artwork assets for use by our video editors, and creation and communication of quarterly release schedules.

Working with developers and UX/UI designers to build complex interactive digital products focused on user needs. I introduced and facilitated Agile processes; managed client relationships and project delivery; and conducted thorough acceptance and browser testing.

Working across print, digital and video with an in-house creative team and design/production freelancers as well as acting as agency producer in liaison with external production companies. Studio/traffic management, scheduling and sourcing resources, estimating/budgeting, print production management and art buying.

Managing design of a high volume of FMCG packaging projects (beauty, womenswear and food). Creating and updating production status documents; estimating and monitoring budgeted versus actual design costs; planning workload allocation to ensure optimum use of studio resources; briefing designers, finished artists and illustrators; and arranging design forums to present stages of work to clients. Left position to travel and relocate back to Melbourne, Australia.

Managing a team of graphic and multimedia designers to produce interactive DVDs and Blu-rays, packaging and a wide variety of marketing materials (print, digital and TV). Production scheduling and budgeting, workload allocation, sourcing and ensuring the quality of required assets (copy, style guides, artwork, video masters), driving approvals with internal clients and external licensors (Australian and international) and checking every stage of production to ensure a high level of quality.Left position to travel and relocate to the UK.

Drove production of all marketing materials (monthly sales catalogues, preview DVDs, advertising and posters) and coordinated monthly sales mail-outs. The role required excellent copy and design proofing skills and involved regular liaison between multiple internal stakeholders as well as external distribution partners, printers and mail-out fulfilment warehouse.

Overseeing the production and distribution of monthly sales catalogues, arranging reviews and giveaways with Australian press, maintaining the media contacts database, scanning and collation of press articles and management of contracted media monitoring service.

Responsible for establishing a new database of PR contacts (university student press), writing press releases and organising competitions and giveaways.