Colin is an independent digital media and TV consultant, editor and public speaker at international TV, media and marketing conferences. For more than 20 years, he has been at the cutting edge of TV and digital media, advising on and implementing innovation, strategy and production.He is the author of in-depth strategy report titles on the future of the television and digital sectors, including Social TV, Mobile Messaging and Snapchat, for his company Futurescape.TVWorldwide clients for his consultancy and reports include leading broadcasters, advertising and media agencies, tech companies and governments.KEY SKILLS• Developing creative strategy for digital content• Managing design and development teams• Launching innovative digital projects• Producing Web, social media and e-mail content• Writing Web copy, strategy reports, white papers, feature articles and news storiesEXPERIENCE• Creative strategist and producer on digital projects for ITV, Sony Music and Discovery• Launched and ran an award-winning digital agency for a television broadcaster• Managed design and development team, liaised with stakeholders• Produce content for a company Web site, blog, Twitter profile and e-mail list• Writing and journalism experience: digital strategy reports, news stories for a Financial Times publication, and articles on business and tech for broadsheetsDIGITAL PRODUCER AND TEAM LEADERSet up the New Media unit at Flextech Television. This developed under my leadership into an internal agency, conceptualising, designing and developing award-winning Web sites for the company’s TV channels.The channels were Bravo (young men), TCC (The Children’s Channel), Trouble (teens), The Parliamentary Channel, European Business News and Playboy TV, plus a prototype digital TV EPG, Time Machine.PUBLIC SPEAKEREuropean Broadcasting Union Media Summit, Brussels – keynote speechHavas Media Social TV conference, Madrid – keynote speech
Listed skills include Public Speaking, Digital Media, New Media, Interactive Tv, and 17 others.
