Garry Ferris Email & Phone Number

Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

-Clear and organised strategic thinker with a popular management style designed to bring inclusiveness, results, and a safe and strong workplace.-Build strategy for two of Australian media's strongest sports sections.-Produce print and online stories, investigations and special reports.-Commission content and budgeting freelance writers.-Fuel engagement.

Bannockburn

-Co-owner-director of family vineyard in Bannockburn, Central Otago, supplying high-quality NZ pinot noir, pinot gris and reisling grapes to the multi-award-winning Mount Difficulty.-Across supply contract for the grapes from 11 hectares split into two blocks of land.-Installed three wind machines to aid battle against the elements (esp frost).

Sydney, Australia

Develop strategy then commission, create and design content, working with interested parties, around big-ticket print & digital projects, delivering such market leaders as:* “THE GREATEST SHOWMEN” Guide to the 2018 Rugby League Season (Daily Telegraph)* “WORLD CLASS” Guide to the 2018 FIFA Women's World Cup (Daily Telegraph, Herald Sun and Courier Mail)*.

Auckland, New Zealand

-Production chief of NZ's leading current-affairs and politics publication in this part of the world. -Winner of New Zealand Magazine of the Year.

Auckland, New Zealand

-Redesigned and reinvigorated flagging iconic sports title.-Brought in terrific bylines such as Phil Gifford, Angus Morrison and Melodie Robinson to produce four editions, including a 150pp Guide to the British and Irish Lions tour and, working with the great man’s family, published an outstanding tribute to the fallen Colin "Pine Tree" Meads..

Auckland, New Zealand

Co-launched, wrote, co-edited and commissioned content and stories, including SEO and socials management, for info and statistics-loaded site aimed to enhance punter experience on all betting sites. Daily liaising with writers and betting experts in Europe, Australia, the US and New Zealand for on-the-ground expert analysis and insight into sport's biggest.

Auckland

-Brought in to integrate print and digital newroom of 150 writers and production staff with commercial arm.-Conduit between advertiser wishes and editorial stories, video and photos, as well as special editions/liftouts/online rollouts -- ie, how to please the advertiser without breaking the trust of editorial for the reader online and in print.-Led.

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

From an early age was part of family business setting up and operating licensed premises on racecourses around the lower South Island. Eventually took over the business. Hands-on role: ordering liquor to be delivered for the day; completing required paperwork for licences etc well ahead of time; setting up 3 and 4 separate building sites as bars; operating.

Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

-From the age of 14, I was up at 5 every morning before school to clean the hotel carpets and toilets from the night before. Never a morning missed or the job was gone. Excellent cashflow skills.

London, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom