Name

Alan Jenkins

Profession

Writer / Director

Company

The Roguefarmer

Location

Scotland, UK

Birthday

17/08/65

Website

http://www.roguefarmer.com

LinkedIn Address

http://uk.linkedin.com/in/theroguefarmer

Facebook Address

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?ref=profile&id=1211572761

Resume (Position, Network/Production Company, Year, Location, & Description) - you can cut and paste your resume here

Alan has worked with the most creative and talented companies and an individual in the Scottish media sector and offers a broad range of technical and production talents together with considerable management achievements and excellent communication skills.

Job Related skills:
Production Co Ordinator / Sales Account Manager, Pufferfish Ltd., Edinburgh
Responsibilities:
• Coordinating all Pufferfish live event contributions e.g. Coldplay Viva La Vida World Tour 2009 – 2010, Eurovision – Moscow (2009) Google - Zeitgeist, Standard Life, NOC, OPEC – Saudi Arabia, TPI Awards – London etc.
• Organising all logistics including setting up a Customs Warehouse, managing all imports and exports and all other shipping.
• Researching, designing, organising and managing the implementation of national and international marketing campaigns.
• Designing and communicating key brand messages on the web, in press, newsletter, email and through phone contacts.
• Designing and managing phone and email campaigns as well as high profile product demonstrations and issuing press releases.
• Coordinating content production and live event schedules.
• Studio managing the production of Pufferfish’s unique audio-visual product – ‘The Puffersphere’ including the coordinating continuing product development.
Achievements:
• As Production Coordinator I improved the company cash flow by setting up a Customs Warehouse.
• Clients, (such as Coldplay and Eurovision), had bespoke products manufactured and delivered ahead of schedule, exceeding even their demanding expectations.
• In both these roles I also honed my already accomplished communication, practical organisation and time management skills. Campaign writing for Pufferfish also gave me the experience of using and developing online communication processes copywriting as well as editing copy for the web.

Commercial Production Manager - STV / Scottish Media Group,
Responsibilities:
• Writing and directing effective commercial copy for the major independent commercial TV station in the country
• Developing on-going relationships with Blue Chip clients and advertising agencies, winning new business and raising company profile
• Managing a team of full-time producers in two regional offices
• Supervising and facilitating training, hiring staff, prioritising and authorising expenditure throughout the department
Achievements:
• Sold record number of TV commercial copy in Scotland
• Implemented changes to increase annual revenue from £800K to £1.3m
• Awards included two Silver Roses and Scottish Advertising Awards including one for Best TV Commercials
• I gained the experience of leading a team of strong minded and creative individuals and focusing their talent on a clear defined goal.
• I also gained experience of working to established style guides, branding bibles and standards, including accessibility and usability.

Head of Creative, UTV, talk107, Edinburgh
Responsibilities:
• Writing and producing all creative on air content for two major radio channels
• Writing creative commercial campaign copy for local radio advertisers
• Marketing talk107’s production resources to other radio stations.
• Marketing my own creative writing services to other stations and agencies to enhance our revenue.
• Selling my creative writing as part of talk 107’s Business Partners Scheme (target £180K, achieved £324K).
• Supervising and directing production staff in all processes involved in recording and scheduling the copy

Projects Currently In Development (Title, Film/Television, Status, Budget)

Crying Wolf - feature film

Unhinged - two part Tv drama

Favorites (Film, Director, Television, Actors, Musicians, etc.)

Favourite TV - The Wire, True Blood, Nurse Jackie, In The Thick of It, Mo