JAMES O'BRIEN
2 Milo Road, London, SE22 8LX, UK
info@theworks.org.uk
+44 (0)7766 682 002
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Professional, experienced digital developer with eleven years in the digital media industry. Specialist in design and development using Adobe Flash, Actionscript 3, XHTML, CSS, Javascript and XML. I also specialise in video production, animation
and motion graphic design.
Skills
- Web design and development with W3C Standards
- Animation and games
- Design and usability consultancy
- Motion graphic design
- Video production and editing
- Project management
Languages & Markup
- Actionscript 3 / Actionscript 2
- Javascript
- XHTML & CSS
- XML
- PHP (intermediate)
Software
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe After Effects
- Apple Motion
- Apple Final Cut Pro
- Apple Soundtrack Pro & Logic 8
Work history
Jul 2009 - Present
Freelance digital developer - The Works, London - www.theworks.org.uk
BBC Embedded Media Player, Flash Development of prototype video player used in BBC Sport,
BBC News, BBC Radio, BBC Wildlife and across the BBC website.
www.bbc.co.uk
Excel-Models.com - Modelling agency, Design and Development.
www.excel-models.com
Marks & Spencer TV - M&S online TV service featuring Click-to-Buy functionality. Abobe Flash online TV application/Facebook syndication and embedded player
www.marksandspencer.tv
Thomas Pink TV - Abobe Flash online TV application/Facebook and Twitter syndication
www.thomaspink.com/fcp/content/PinkTV/editorial
Livestock Productions - Design and Front-End Development
www.livestockproductions.co.uk
Jul 2005 - Jul 2009
Senior Developer - Four Communications, London, www.fourcommunications.com
APACS - “Easy as” Animations - Flash/After Effects
www.theworks.org.uk/work/apacs/
Chinatown London - www.ChinatownLondon.org - Design HTML/CSS/Flash
Cyan.bb - Barbados Luxury development website - Flash/After Effects
www.theworks.org.uk/work/cyan/
The Gallery SW6 - www.thegallerysw6.com - Design HTML/CSS/Flash/Interactive map
Fantasy Cabinet - Adobe Flash game choose your own Labour Party cabinet
featured in Wired magazine, Sept 07 - Design/Flash/XML
www.theworks.org.uk/work/fantasyCabinet/
Indigo Properties Dubai - Luxury property site - Design/Flash/XML
www.theworks.org.uk/work/orangeLake/html/
Lloyds of London - 7% return rate banner ad campaign - Adobe Flash/After Effects
www.theworks.org.uk/work/lloyds/
Nakheel Dubia VIP Presentation Kit - CMS based, animated, touchscreen presentation Flash/Apple Motion/XML.
For screenshots see www.theworks.org.uk/work.html
Shaftesbury PLC - www.shaftesbury.co.uk - Design HTML/CSS/Flash Interactive map
Sozopol Quay Developments - www.sozopolquay.com - Property development, Bulgaria Design/Flash/XML
The Ritz - Introductory Film - Apple Final Cut Pro
View example at www.theworks.org.uk/work/theritz/
Mar 2004 - Jul 2005
Freelance digital developer - The Works, London - www.theworks.org.uk
Collision Festival - www.collision.org.uk - Design, HTML/CSS, Flash development
The National Union of Mineworkers, www.num.org - Design, HTML/CSS
Tradecare International - www.tradecareinternational.org - Design, HTML/CSS, Flash
Oct 2001 - Feb 2004
Web designer/developer - Weber Shandwick, London - www.webershandwick.co.uk
Client projects include: Colefax Antiques, Egyptian Cotton, Matalan, T-Mobile, Unilever, Vaughan Designs
Jan 1999 - Jan 2001
Senior Producer - Confetti.co.uk, London
Redesign of www.confetti.co.uk, head of production and output.
August 1997 - Dec 1999
Macintosh Technician/Artworker - The Complete Group, London
Education
Sept 2005 - Sept 2007
Masters in Ethnomusicology - MMus - Goldsmiths College, University of London
Performance and Improvisation in Romani/Gypsy music, Improvisation, Music and resistance
Sept 1994 - Sept 1997
BA History/Music - Goldsmiths College, University of London
Sept 1986 - Sept 1993
Adams' Grammar School, Newport, Shropshire
A-Levels in Music, History, Economics, 8 GCSE's
