Creative Director / Producer / Interior Designer

Tom Bird - Creative Director

CAREER OVERVIEW

Creative Director / Producer / Commissioner of award winning campaigns Work with a vast range of budgets, briefs and styles on many high profile campaigns. Brands / Artists + Actors / Commercials / Charities / Fashion / Documentary / Content. Budget controller across campaigns re. Photography, Design, Videos + Commercials. Creative Producer / Editor of many diverse Photography projects in terms of subject + budget. Post Production Producer for Photography / Film / Video / Commercials . Great relationships with Clients, Colleagues, Photographers, Artists, Directors, Stylists, Hair + Make Up Personnel, Designers and Managers. International Contact Book. CAREER SKILLS

> Creative and confident approach to all issues. Detailed and strategic .

> Highly skilled in negotiation, logical, calm, focused with positive approach.

> Pro-active in the artistic, budgetary and technical aspects of all forms of visuals.

> Create the very best production for each unique project, whatever the budget.

> Team leader and team player. I am self motivated yet very collaborative .

> Great experience as a Photo + Video Producer, Editor and Researcher.

> Excellent contacts in the industry, across all areas of entertainment and media. 2013 - PRESENT : INDEPENDENT CREATIVE DIRECTOR / CONSULTANT Clients : Universal / Sony / MRM Advertising / Nice Biscuits / Roc-Nation / Distiller Work as Creative / Producer / Post Producer for Artists, Brands + Services. Full time Consultant - Nice Biscuits Post Production Company, London 2015 -2017. Recent projects include a U2 Virtual Reality Video for Apple, a multi Award winning music campaign, a Major TV Advertising campaign for P+O Ferries across Europe, a media campaign for Adlens Eyewear + Branding of Spritzers. TV + On-line campaign for the reissue of Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Projects include Dita Von Teese, Giorgio Moroder and U2 with Woody Harrelson. Powerful Visual Campaign for The Academic No.1 Album with Downtown NYC. 2003 - 2013 : UNIVERSAL

Creative Director / Producer across Photography, Design, Video, Content, Commercials, Styling + Branding.

Responsible for the entire visual output of the Mercury Label. http://www.mistertombird.com

Budget control of all creative projects and schedules. Responsible for a repeat annual visuals spend, consistently in the 7 figure range. Managed a Creative team of Video Commissioners, Designers and Assistants. Selected and mentored each member of the Creative Department. Responsible for the choice of each team member for individual projects and the negotiation of fees and schedules for services relating to each project. Campaigns with International Artists > Elton John, U2, Kanye West, Robert Plant

(of Led Zeppelin), Sting, The Killers, Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits), Kate Bush, Ozzy Osborne, Black Sabbath, Nero, Tom Jones, Bryan Adams, Tina Turner, John Legend, Jennifer Lopez, Janet Jackson, Lulu and Kate Moss. Worked on projects for Rihanna, Taylor Swift, Jay-Z and Mariah Carey. The Visual impact of these projects created great attention and contributed to Multi million sales and many Artist Awards, from Brits to Grammys and Oscars. Creative Director on projects with Actors > including Robert Downey Jr., Winona Ryder, Woody Harrelson, Kim Basinger, Damian Lewis, Michael Caine, Jean Reno, Alan Rickman, Guy Pearce and Justin Timberlake. Assured creative and diplomatic approach for many different personalities. Creative Director / Executive Producer on projects with Feature Film Directors Tim Burton (Edward Scissorhands /Beetlejuice /Alice in Wonderland) Sam Taylor Wood (Fifty Shades of Grey) -

Stephen Daldry ( The Crown - Netflix /Billy Elliot /The Hours ) Director for charity campaign videos and visuals with Billion Dollar Institutions - Children in need, Comic Relief + Sports Relief.

Collaborations with some of the World’s most respected photographers Ellen Von Unwerth, Mondino, David La Chapelle, Juergen Teller, Sam Taylor Wood, Mikael Jansson, Rankin, Nabil, Autumn De Wilde, Sheryl Nields, Phil Poynter, Max Vadukul, Norman Watson, Zoriah, Perou, Deirdre O’Callaghan, Phil Knott, Sean Ellis, Elaine Constantine, Alisdair McLelland, Patrick Demarchelier. AWARDS + SPECIAL COMMISSIONS

>12 International Awards + Commendations for The Ramona Flowers campaign.

>Creative Director : Award - Best TV Commercial : Elton John-Greatest Hits.

>Creative Director : Biggest Selling Single of all time : Elton John - Candle In The Wind Princess Diana : 50 Million Sales : £55 Million for Charity.

>Video Director : Sports Relief Charity - Elton John + David Beckham - ‘Your Song’

>Video Director : Sports Relief Charity - Tom Jones - ‘Islands in The Stream’.

>Creative Director : Chase + Status - Best Dance Video - Music Video Awards.

>A BPI Award in recognition of 15 Million sales of Rihanna music in the UK.

>A BPI Award to reflect U2 multi platinum sales in the UK.

>A BPI Award to recognise over 10 Million UK Album Sales for Elton John. EDUCATION

Bachelors Degree : Art + Design / Film + Photography. Dun Laoghaire School of Art + Design, Ireland.

INTERESTS

Interior Design, Cinema, Exhibitions, Theatre, Travel, Photography The Radio + People - I do like catch ups with colleagues and friends - ideally with a good coffee !

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