Chris Deal
e) chrisdeal@gmail.com
2007
Online Editor, Zoo Weekly
Content editor for Australia’s #1 men’s lifestyle magazine website. Writing and sub-editing news, interviews & video production. Traffic increase to 8.2 million and 233,131 unique users, over double that of its closest competitor. (source: Nielsen Site Census May 07).
2006 – 2007
Freelance Designer, One Shoe Digital
Graphic web design for London based digital design agency. Clients serviced so far include Sky, Centerparcs, Codemasters, 4D Telecom, Universal Music, Virgin Megastores and UKTV.
2004 – 2005
Senior Producer, FPC Online
Concept and design for many new FPC websites including 9to5, Homehound, Notebook, and Star. Gold Ozzie award for best site design, Fast Fours VIP. Award for FPC Magazines 2005 Support Person of the Year.
Graphic Designer, Conversant Studios
Freelance graphic web design work including Forte Productions & Outerspace Designs.
2002 – 2003
Editor, Fast Fours VIP premium content website
Project management, development and art direction. Responsible for conception, creation and commission of all content types, priority towards creation of weekly short documentary style videos. Further developed into concept and pilot for Fast Fours TV show in association with Dreampool Productions.
Administrator Fast Fours forum
Responsible for maintenance of 8000+ online community.
2001
Project manager, sydneyis.com
In charge of directing content, advertising, media kit and promotion through laying out weekly page in Courier Newspapers.
Online Producer
Fast Fours, Overlander & Modern Boating websites. Responsible for structuring content management workflow, and promotion through creating graphic online advertising.
2000
Film and Music editor, sydneyis.com.au
Responsible for creating and commissioning weekly articles and reviews, forming industry contacts, also a little graphic design.
Guitarist, Faker
Recorded debut EP Sound Out Loud with Sydney indie pop band Faker. Designed EP artwork including T-shirts, stickers and website, received high rotation Triple J airplay.
1999
Bachelor Communication Media/Multimedia, University of Canberra
Involved in a number of short films in writing, shooting, directing and editing roles.
Vice President UCU Film Society
Responsible for organisation and promotion of all club events, including F.U.C.A.S short film festival.
1998
Editor/Journalist, CUrio magazine
Responsible for planning, writing and commissioning fortnightly university publication, as well as an introduction to desktop publishing.
1994 – 1995
Undertook Bachelor of Fine Arts UNSW College of Fine Arts
Drawing, painting, etching, graphic design, lithography, photography, and digital imaging.
Words
Copy Writing
Sub Editing
Microsoft Word
Pictures
Adobe Photoshop
Quark Xpress
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Image Ready
Moving pictures
Adobe Premiere
Final Cut Pro
Media 100
Discreet Cleaner
DV Camera Operation
References
Adam McWhinney
Online Business Manager
FPC Magazines
amcwhinney@fpc.com.au
+61 409 369 012
Ben Webster
Director
Conversant Studios
ben@conversantstudios.com.au
+61 421 699 494
Michael Pickering
Editor
Ralph Magazine
mpickering@acpmagazines.com.au
+61 408 659 108
Ben Dunn
Advertising Manager
Golf World/Emap UK
ben.dunn@emap.com
+44 784 115 7000
Dan O’Donnell
Web Developer
Personal reference
evildonald@gmail.com
+44 791 488 7738
