Hello, we are Loftus Media, an award-winning production company, est. 1997. We nurture people and ideas and help organisations excel at content across podcasts, radio, photography, video and metadata.

Post-Punk Digital was my own (ad)venture after leaving the BBC where I specialised in digital content strategy, consultancy, production management and commissioning. Clients included Channel 4, Penguin Random House and various media production companies.

Responsible for the digital delivery and development of key brands, products and services within BBC Music's digital portfolio.- Digital Commissioner. Working with the independent sector and managing significant budgets to award contracts for multiplatform design/builds, third party API’s, technical SLA’s and content provision- Editor, Music Showcase. At the time, a pioneering AV product for music brands at the BBC across desktop and IPTV. Working closely with the product team… Show more Responsible for the digital delivery and development of key brands, products and services within BBC Music's digital portfolio.- Digital Commissioner. Working with the independent sector and managing significant budgets to award contracts for multiplatform design/builds, third party API’s, technical SLA’s and content provision- Editor, Music Showcase. At the time, a pioneering AV product for music brands at the BBC across desktop and IPTV. Working closely with the product team to define scope and functionality, I went on to oversee its launch and put together a team and processes to manage it from go-live- Digital Lead, Later…with Jools Holland. Driving the digital/social offering of this renowned music brand towards short form, curated and embeddable visual content to maximise reach, impact and value- Content Lead, Glastonbury, 2011. Responsible for a multidisciplinary team at the content hub, I oversaw the production of this website throughout the festival on bbc.co.uk The site reached 1 million unique users in 7 days and generated 4.5 million requests for performance video on demand- Metadata specialist. Creator of the official metadata and editorial guidelines for music content adopted across the organisation Show less

Managing a team of digital producers, I oversaw the digital and social component of the network across web, mobile, interactive and IPTV. This included delivering a rich media visualisation strategy as well as nurturing the digital presence of presenters such as Jarvis Cocker, Lauren Laverne, Steve Lamacq, Adam & Joe and Guy Garvey. - Launched BBC 6 Music across social media (Twitter, You Tube and Facebook)- Revamped desktop site integrating dynamic publishing and design which… Show more Managing a team of digital producers, I oversaw the digital and social component of the network across web, mobile, interactive and IPTV. This included delivering a rich media visualisation strategy as well as nurturing the digital presence of presenters such as Jarvis Cocker, Lauren Laverne, Steve Lamacq, Adam & Joe and Guy Garvey. - Launched BBC 6 Music across social media (Twitter, You Tube and Facebook)- Revamped desktop site integrating dynamic publishing and design which helped drive a 50% increase in online listening and 400% increase in the net promoter index- Devised the brief and then commissioned an agency to reinvigorate the brand’s digital identity across the desktop site - Successfully pitched to presenters and linear producers so that they embraced the creative possibilities of the web- Managed the network's digital portfolio as official broadcaster of the Glastonbury Festival (2009 & 2010)- Helped deliver record audiences (more than 1 million viewers) to interactive TV via the high end visualisation of radio sessions with the likes of Adele, Paul Weller and La Roux- Mentored a team who continued to surpass expectations during the network’s proposed closure- Launched podcasts which regularly graced the iTunes top 10 Show less

Collaborating with a team of developers, UX & design, I was brought in as a content specialist with the challenge of developing BBC Mobile’s nascent public offer. - Delivered an editorial roadmap and engaged key brands on mobile leading to a unique reach increase of 300%- Oversaw the development and roll out of the BBC’s first mobile CMS whilst setting editorial standards and guidelines for this platform

Promoted within a year to manage a team within the inaugural social media (then ‘communities’) dept which specialised in live chat, chat rooms, messaging, webcasting and online moderation. - Pioneered video usage within social applications for major brands such as EastEnders, Top of the Pops and The Blue Planet- Engaged record web audiences for stream live events with high profile guests such as Sir David Attenborough as well as developed the format for digital satellite… Show more Promoted within a year to manage a team within the inaugural social media (then ‘communities’) dept which specialised in live chat, chat rooms, messaging, webcasting and online moderation. - Pioneered video usage within social applications for major brands such as EastEnders, Top of the Pops and The Blue Planet- Engaged record web audiences for stream live events with high profile guests such as Sir David Attenborough as well as developed the format for digital satellite TV- Created AV production processes and new formats for broadband within the UK’s first, fully interactive, public facing studio- First team in the BBC to employ user centred design for site and CMS re-launch. Managed roll-out of CMS’s across the organisation Show less

peoplesound.com was one of the first digital music discovery services in Europe aimed at bringing unsigned artists to the attention of a burgeoning online community of music fans.