Ryan Mckenna Email & Phone Number

Graphics & Automation, Broadcast & End-User Technology

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Attachment to BBC Technology Group, in Video & Live. Developing a product strategy for interoperable graphics across the BBC, and a standard for web motion graphics in broadcasting.

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Senior Designer & Graphics Technology Lead for BBC Scotland. I’ve established the use of augmented reality (AR) and presenter driven touchscreens on our live broadcasts. My work has featured in several Vizrt promotional videos. I’ve created live graphics for a variety of genres, from sport to elections and entertainment to game shows. Armchair Detectives was a BAFTA award winner for Best Entertainment series in 2018, and I created the live graphics system.Lead designer of election coverage at BBC Scotland since 2015. This work includes project management and handling a 6 figure budget for hiring staff, developing control apps and showcasing the latest graphics and tracking technology on screen. Pacific Quay now has the largest Stype AR environment in the world, launching tracking solutions such as Red Spy and Follower. I’ve also trained dozens of staff across the BBC in using Vizrt products such as Artist, Pilot and Trio.In post production, I've used Adobe products, and consider myself an expert in After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator. I've been lucky to be part of award-winning productions featuring my motion graphics.In 2012, BBC Scotland won a BAFTA Scotland award for Rangers: The Men Who Sold the Jerseys. I directed and created the graphics for the "data room" sequences.I've also made content for UK-wide network brands such as The Hairy Bikers, Still Game & Panorama, and Scottish sport and entertainment shows. I’m comfortable organising shoots and directing camerapersons and drones. I’ve also directed a short film for BBC Arts and the New Generation Thinkers.Grow Your Potential was the BBC’s first leadership programme, and I was fortunate to be one of 60 people who joined the programme, from hundreds of applicants. I attended events across the BBC and was part of the “Attracting Younger Audiences” group delivering our recommendations to the BBC Scotland Executive Board. This project went on to shape the strategy for the new BBC Scotland channel.

Bbc Scotland - Pacific Quay, Glasgow

Advancing graphics throughout Scotland and establishing BBC Scotland as a centre of excellence in Vizrt design and development.

Bbc Scotland - Pacific Quay, Glasgow

Through my early career as an operator, I've formed a strong opinion on what makes software user friendly, and I take this experience into each product. I’ve controlled broadcast graphics at events such as T in the Park and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Ba (Hons) Applied Graphics Technology With Multimedia, Graphic Design, 2:1 With Honours

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