ZINC COMMUNICATE - Key Persons

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• Director of Business Programming
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Adam brings flair, creativity, and passion to all the projects he works on. He is an experienced commercial leader, working with some of the largest and most-renowned production houses in the UK to develop new and interesting ways of conveying corporate messages. He has a keen eye for detail and has expert knowledge across a range of sectors, including finance, maritime, sustainability and travel.

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• Managing Director
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Damon has overall responsibility for Zinc Communicate, a new and fast-growing division of Zinc Media Plc, comprising of 4 divisions (Publishing, Branded Entertainment, Audio and Corporate video). With extensive cross media experience in CTV, OTT, TV, OOH, Video, Mobile, Search, Digital Publishing, Branded Content and In-Game Advertising, Damon has previously held senior roles at companies including Microsoft, Clear Channel Outdoor Global, EBX, Telegraph Media Group and ITV. His career recognition includes multi-year participation on Microsoft and Clear Channel High Performer and Executive Leadership programmes with Insead Business School and recognition in the Campaign A-List.

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• Director of Branded Content & Audio Zinc Media Group
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Dominic leads the Branded Content & Audio Divisions, working with brands to develop content partnerships. With over 20 years experience in the media and creative industries, Dominic has held a number of commercial roles for leading entertainment, production and news brand organisations including: Sky where Dominic's positions included Sponsorship & Funded Content Controller, Deputy Head of Digital Advertising and Commercial Manager Sky Music; Zodiak Media (now part of Banijay) where he was Head of Brand Partnerships UK; and Evening Standard and Independent owner ESI Media where he was Head of Sponsorship, Branded Content & Events. Dominic has developed partnerships for a portfolio of brands that span multiple sectors and includes: Nike, Panasonic, Parfums Givenchy, Citi, Domino's Pizza, Sharwood's, Diageo, Canary Wharf Group Plc, Stanhope, Crossrail, Coca-Cola, Virgin Money and Laurent-Perrier. Dominic has developed and brokered award-winning sponsorship and partnership deals across broadcast, print, digital and events and run some of the UK's most prestigious events including the London Evening Standard Theatre Awards.

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• Director of Video Marketing
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Elizabeth has 15 years' experience working in the media production industry, delivering top quality productions for world-renowned brands and trade associations. She has an impressive portfolio of clients, working across multi-camera live studio shoots, branded corporate content, internal and external comms as well as animation and audio production. Elizabeth is a passionate storyteller, always looking for new and interesting ways to being to life corporate messaging, around some of the world's biggest issues.

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• Head of Production
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With BA and MA degrees in Filmmaking, Felicity has 10 years' experience working within media production, starting her career as a camera operator and editor, before making the move into production management. During her time in the industry, she has worked across an impressive range of sectors and formats from broadcast PR to gaming, studio based talking heads to multi-camera live streamed events. Felicity is unrivalled in organisation, continuously striving to find and implement new processes and strategies to ensure the utmost support for her production team and clients, bringing their ideas to life through exceptional content.

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• Commercial Director
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Martin is responsible for the publishing division of Zinc Communicate, As an experienced Managing / Commercial Director with a significant and successful career in the marketing and advertising industry he brings a range of skills to our business, including Digital Strategy, Sales, Media Buying and Commercial Development.

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• Head of Podcast Production & Blakeway Radio
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Melissa FitzGerald is an award-winning audio content producer and director. She heads up Blakeway Audio, developing and producing audio across the media landscape. Past credits include Wonderlands; Andrea Levy: In Her Own Words; The Cult of King Tut; Beckett's Last Tapes; Prime Ministers' Props; Churchill's Other Lives; Month of Madness and Publishing Lives for BBC Radio 4; Talking About Silence for BBC Radio 3 and Faith in the Fire and Salam to Queen and Country for BBC World Service. She has been producing podcasts since 2016, including Going Viral for the Wellcome Trust; Great Thinkers for the British Academy; Bettany Hughes's Ten Places for the National Trust and Hear Her Voice for Global.

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• Editor
• Senior Editor
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Paul has worked as an editor for over 15 years, specialising in creating high end content for a range of organisations from major corporate clients to independent charities. He has a strong creative outlook, combining engaging storytelling with striking visuals and motion graphics to help bring a client's story to life.

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• Head of Radio - Brook Lapping
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Simon is a Sony-award winning radio feature and documentary producer and head of Brook Lapping Radio. He started working as a producer and writer on 5 Live's weekly politics programme Sunday Service. In 2006 his Lennon: The Wenner Tapes for BBC Radio 4 won a Sony Gold. A number of other programmes have also received awards including Falklands: War at the White House, Not No-One: The Story of the Unknown Soldier, The Politics of Dancing: How Disco Changed the World and The Day Before 9/11 - all for BBC Radio 4. His two-part series on soul music and civil rights I Should be Proud was the overall Grand winner of 2008's International Radio Broadcasting Awards held in New York, as was The New York 77 Blackout the following year. In 2010 Simon's profile of Margaret Thatcher, Archive on 4: Working for Margaret won a Sony Gold. The 2012 series Black is a Country - which chronicled the music and politics of the Black Power movement - took a Sony Silver for Best Music Documentary. More recently, his documentary on The British Black Panthers was nominated for the BBC Radio and Music Awards. In 2018 his profile of Marshall McLuhan The Medium is the Message was shortlisted for Best Documentary at the Prix Europa.

Job Titles:

• Head of Business Programming
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Valerie is an optimistic and enthusiastic sales professional. She is skilled at developing the right plan for each of her client's unique needs. Throughout her career, Valerie has earned the trust of several national and international companies and has a strong knowledge in many different sectors including healthcare, maritime, sustainability and travel.