Leanda Borrett Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Content strategy, selection and curation for nzonscreen.com. Assistance with video and content ideas for audioculture.co.nz. Marketing advisor for both websites.

Auckland, New Zealand

Marketing and Publicity manager for NZ On Screen and AudioCulture websites.

Auckland, New Zealand

Current: Digital marketing, publicity and mentorship for Music Managers Forum Aotearoa.Historical: Campaigns include - Digital marketing for Kings, Tomorrow People and ShapeshifterPublicity for artists Ed Waaka, So Below, Alae, Kaylee Bell, George, A.U.R.A, Skinny Hobos, Dead Favours, Coridian and Congress of Animals in New Zealand. Tour Publicity for - Billy Bragg 'One Step Forward...' Tour 2020, Oro Festival, Avalanche City ‘Little Fire’ National Tour, Hollie Smith ‘Water or Gold’ National Tour, Steel Panther, The Block Party Festival, Broods ‘Conscious’ Tour, Ladyhawke ‘Wild Things’ tour. www.eleventy12.com

Auckland, New Zealand

Marketing Manager for the NZ International Comedy Festival and NZ Comedy Trust

Auckland

Determine and drive publicity strategy for the positive promotion of Māori Television content and talent. Maintenance and growth of media contacts and suppliers - local and international – with additional focus on Māori media, Iwi relationships and government departments.Planning and execution of events, interviews, screenings and activations. Management of social media platforms including content strategy, influencer selection and allocation of production resource.Management and mentorship of Junior Publicist, Social Media Executive and Billings Co-ordinator roles. Writing of press releases, website and social content, press packs and channel collateral as required.

Auckland, New Zealand

Determine and drive strategy for publicity and promotion for all theatrically released RFDNZ films in the New Zealand market. Maintenance and growth of media contacts and suppliers - local and international. Implement and manage Roadshow Films social media content strategy across all applicable platforms Liaison with offshore film studios and external corporate stakeholdersPlanning and execution of events, star tours, screenings, media teases and activations. Management and mentoring of junior staff.

Auckland, New Zealand

Part time, short-term contract. Assisted with the scheduling and database overhaul of the station during a time of transition.

Auckland, New Zealand

Full time, short-term contract fulfilling the Publicity and Promotional needs of the company through a period of staff transition.

Auckland, New Zealand

Proposal and budget creation, instigation, production and supervision of allocated in-house C4 shows.Conceptualisation and creation of content to drive revenue generation, funding and sponsorship opportunities - including proposal writing and presentations as required.Liaison with external production houses for program commissioning.Management of internal production staff and workflow.On-air talent development and mentorship.Music selection, record company meetings, scheduling and reporting.Sourcing of prizing for promotionsCommunity management of website forums and comms platforms, including technical back end web maintenance as required.Music database management, reporting and maintenance (Selector/Linker platform).*Promotion from Producer to Co-head of Production in September 2007

Auckland, New Zealand

Selecting, programming and maintenance of play-list for the entirety of M2 using Selector (DOS version). Co-ordination of creative meetings and new show proposals. Management of Launchpad project (music video funding scheme sponsored by Coca Cola). Creative input for development of new shows/on-air talent and maintenance of existing programs.Liaising with record company representatives in New Zealand and offshore for promotion and placement of their artists on M2.Production and distribution of transmission logs for TX Controllers, Presenters and TX Graphics Department. Creation of music returns for RIANZ and APRA.Writing of weekly billings to appear in New Zealand television publications and copy to appear on M2 website.Networking with external companies to arrange promotions and consumer opportunities.Liaison with NZ on Air for decisions on music video funding rounds.

London, United Kingdom

Operating under the previous Pearson TV banner, sole charge position. Managing transmission to 4 major regions (UK, Nordic, Poland and Central Europe), with 4 separate commercial schedules plus local opt-outs. Analogue & digital play-out which involves running tapes live, playing voice overs to air, caching, preparing, inserting and co-ordinating commercial breaks across the 4 regions, meeting junctions from host broadcaster and schedule preparation for the next days transmission. Ensuring that transmission of the channel remains perfect at all times and rectifying the problems quickly when not.

Auckland, New Zealand

Producing, directing, filming and editing functions across an array of Juice TV shows. Transmission Controller/Studio Manager responsibilities which extended to the training of staff for the transmission controller role. Coaching of on-air talent.

Presentation Director and VT Editor for MTV Europe. After channel was pulled off air, I moved into Presentation Assist within the Operations Department for TV2. Additionally worked within cinetape as part of the operations roster.

Auckland, New Zealand

Selecting, programming and maintenance of music channels playlists and databaseLiaising with record company representatives for promotion and placement of their artists.Creative input for development of new shows/on-air talent and maintenance of existing programs. Direction of on-air talent. Human resource management of Transmission Controllers including training, rostering, issuing of daily transmission logs and shift coverage as required. Setting up studio cameras, lighting and audio for live studio broadcast.On call 24 hours for technical and programming problems. *Initially started at the station as a Transmission Controller and worked my way up through the company in an added studio director and researcher capacity, finally earning the role of Music Programmer and Head of Transmission in November 1996.