Christopher Heary

Work History

• Zinc FILMS, Series Producer/Director

  ZINC FILMS LIMITED

  November 2017 - Present

  World

  Television Series Producer/Director/Creative (Long form & Short) working with some of the worlds biggest bands, brands and Broadcasters, from Ident's for Victoria's Secret,Britain's Next Top Model, X Factor to Music promos for Pharrell.

• Senior Creative

  A+E Networks UK

  September 2016 - October 2017

  London, United Kingdom

  Various high profile branding spots., pitching , campaigns. Including working on Britains next top model.
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  Creative Director

  Scripps Networks Interactive

  September 2010 - December 2014

  World

  Series producer Director for leader in lifestyle media in the home, food and travel categories. Delivering content across a host of media platforms and brands - HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel and Travel Channel connecting with viewers with high rating programming. During my time at Scripps I created, produced and directed some of their highest rated series "Back to Basics"​ "The Boss"​ and worked with some of the worlds most popular Celebrity chefs including Anna Olson, Bal Arneson and Matt Basile (Rebel without a Kitchen). As well as being interim Creative Director I mentored a young team, directed Branding and sponsored spots, created and pitched content for world market. My highlights include directing the multi-award winning reality series "Great Dinners of the World"​ and two series of Scripps highest rated show "Back to the Streets". My time at Scripps was rewarding, only the need for new challenges required my moving on.
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  Producer/Director

  Various Companies

  November 2005 - September 2010

  London, United Kingdom

  As a freelancer I have committed passionately to long or short form and enjoy both as equals. As Producer/Director/Copywriter with various agencies and production companies. Directing Channel Identities, Image Campaigns, Print, Mobile & Interactive content. From concept and strategy development, to design & animation. I enjoyed working on both long form and short, developing and producing effective integrated work, connecting Brands to culture, people, places and trends.
  
  Clients include Scaramouche, BDA, Maverick Records, Radar TV, BBC, CH5, Asylum Films, JustFabTV, Small Japanese Soldier, Liquid, CH4, 4Music, CAPCOM, Discovery CH, Splice, Media Trust, Nickelodeon, Devilfish, Kaleidovision, Nat Geo, A&E, CH5,Turner Broadcasting, Sonique, Angelfish, Chase Imagination, Audi Channel, BBC,Wedding TV, Living, FOX, NORTHONE, ITV.
  
  Among my highlights from this period was Directing Branding ad for Victoria's Secret, Directing/Producing and being the creative guiding force for the first series of Bizarre E.R,which lead the re-launch and rebrand of BBC3,Directing MTV Punk'd and PDing a hour long reality Program for Media Trust that involved a multi camera shoot that culminated in the House of Lords and Interviewing PM Gordon Brown.
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  Director

  Liquid TV

  2006 - 2006

  London, United Kingdom

  Directing and pitching for this award winning creative agency with emphasis on indents, title sequences, sponsored content, promotions and special effects.
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  Creative Manager

  The Walt Disney Company

  September 2004 - October 2005

  Chiswick park London

  Originally brought in as a freelancer then asked to commit to a year to bring my branding expertise and knowledge of proven conceptual and design abilities to rejuvenate an under performing platform and mentor a young team. Responsible for the creation of image campaigns, promotions, program branding, set designs as well as filling in for Creative director overseeing a team of 9 and instigating and leading a project culminating in a radical change of ongoing channel strategy.
  
  I brought ratings up to a contender and directed an animated series and Sesame Street (Play with me Sesame) while there, I consider my stay at Disney as one of the most positive and creative of my career and some of the team who I mentored are now creative managers of the channel.
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  Senior Creative

  Sky

  May 2001 - October 2004

  London, United Kingdom

  Senior Creative, starting in sports then working across all channels including program making. At SKY Creative, I was part of a top-notch team, brought in to join it's newly formed advertising agency focusing on overall branding to pitch against outside agencies to keep jobs in-house. While there I grasped the opportunity to move creatively across all channels over ever-expanding multi platform network.
  
  As a Senior Creative/ PD I liaised closely with the marketing department and the channel creative directors to pitch and conceive cutting edge, advertising,corporate campaigns print as well as radio and TV gracefully handling multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. Among other programs I worked on "Soccer A.M" and as well as being a key component in the launch of music Channel SCUZZ as well as creating a brand identity, I also created/wrote and directed the award winning Cult series "The Mullet Man Show" The series appeared on many critics' end-of-the-year top ten lists. I loved my time at SKY.
  
  Particular highlights included creating The Mullet Man show, 8pt Sitcom seen on SCUZZ & SKY 1.

• Creative

  MTV Networks / Logo

  September 1999 - May 2000

  Promotions Producer, @MTV was a perfect match for my imagination and the random thoughts that occupy it, they let me do whatever I wanted, no idea was to crazy as long as I respected the brand. I was one minute cutting a clip based promo then shooting an ident with OASIS.The lessons I learnt at MTV were many and invaluable!