SENIOR FREELANCE PRODUCER ~ June 2018 - Current
Brian has worked most recently within Facebook’s AR/VR group, focusing on the Oculus hardware brand. During this time, he has acted as both Producer Lead and Program Manager for some of its largest work. Most notably, he played key creative production roles in the launch of the Quest headset. Brian produced the launch film that played onstage at Oculus Connect 5, and was lead production contact for agency partner AKQA for a multi-spot TV campaign and hologram immersive experience at the Los Angeles Theater. Closest to his heart, Brian was Program Manager to Oculus’s VR For Good initiative, establishing the production approach with agency Death of Bad of film, social and newsletter assets highlighting the technology’s social good initiatives.
SENIOR FREELANCE PRODUCER ~ April 2017 - May 2018
The highlight of Brian's time at Apple was producing two 360 video projects to support Final Cut Pro X's fall 2017 launch. The most recent project traveled him to six of California's most iconic locations with Jaunt VR to shoot and stitch footage for demonstration of the integration of 360 editing capability in Final Cut. Other projects included video campaign work for iPhone and Homepod. Work examples available upon request.
SENIOR FREELANCE PRODUCER ~ March 2016 - March 2017
Brian spent an incredibly educational year in Facebook's internal marketing agency, The Factory, touching almost every type of project: Two Personalized Videos with the internal engineering group, extensive video campaigns with the Groups and product teams, and two VR R&D projects with Building 8 scientists utilizing Facebook360 cameras.
DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION ~ February 2010 - Febrary 2016
Brian joined Heat as the sole staff producer, tasked with establishing a production practice while working in the field on its largest projects. As the agency grew, he formed a production department spanning video, digital, and print producers, including in-house videography, editorial, motion design, and interactive development. No project was too small or too large for the group, as proven by the agency's varied output. At the end of Brian's run at Heat, they were awarded 2015 Breakthrough Agency of the Year by Adweek.
Clients: EA, Bank of the West, Dolby, Hotwire, Weebly, Levi's, Kendall Jackson Wines
BROADCAST PRODUCER ~ April 2002 - February 2010 / ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT ~ July 1999 - March 2002
Brian was schooled in advertising while at Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. His foundation as an account manager on clients like Isuzu and Anheuser-Busch translated seamlessly into the more creative role of producer. He helmed work for almost every account during that time, from multi-million dollar campaigns to pro-bono work.
Clients: HP, Sprint, Comcast, Adobe, Elizabeth Arden, SF Connect
MAJOR: PSYCHOLOGY, MINOR: ADVERTISING/PUBLIC RELATIONS
Ithaca College London Center Fall Semester 1998