Mark Jacobs Email & Phone Number

Expertise in leading large scale partnership projects with a focus on environmental issues, emerging media and immersive education. Associate Lecturer UWE Bristol and Industry Fellow, Professor of Practice, University of Nottingham. Consultant https://www.globalgoalscentre.org/ & member of the core team that initiated 'Sparks' a fantastic green hub for Bristol https://sparksbristol.co.uk/ Freelance bike mechanic & instructor for www.LifeCycle.org.uk.Thirty years of experience with the BBC and other broadcast organisations, ranging from directing and producing major landmark TV series, to commissioning for the BBC/Open University Partnership. Unique specialist knowledge in large scale national partnerships to address emerging production and environmental challenges.Numerous environmental/wildlife documentary producer credits for landmark BBC natural history series. Director of 'Who Do You Think You Really Are?' which was a groundbreaking 40 minute augmented reality/interactive film for the Natural History Museum, London with Sir David Attenborough http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2011/march/natural-history-museums-interactive-film-wins-award95946.html Project lead for the BBC’s first series of high end natural history documentary tests for stereo 3D production. Interactive BAFTA for the TV series 'Coast'. Member of UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship panelhttps://www.ukri.org/funding/funding-opportunities/future-leaders-fellowships/ and the AHRC Steering Group and Commissioning Panel 'Beyond Text' http://www.beyondtext.ac.uk Founding Chair of the annual 'Communicate' environmental/communication conference http://www.bnhc.org.uk/home/communicate.htmlInitiating lead for 'Digital Cities', the largest annual free training event for creative professionals in the UK. This project was delivered to students and industry professionals in Birmingham, Bristol, Belfast, Cardiff, Manchester, Sunderland, Newcastle and Middlesbrough. Previous projects for the BBC Academy (training arm of the BBC) include leading the groundbreaking 'Fusion' project. 'Fusion' has trained thousands of BBC staff in emerging tech and new broadcast formats. It is one of the most successful internal BBC training initiatives. Available for mentoring, consultancy and environmental initiatives. Current projects include trying to save the world 'one bicycle at a time' by supporting these great local projects https://bristolwastecompany.co.uk/reuse/ https://thebristolbikeproject.org/ https://www.lifecycleuk.org.uk/