Fiona Grieve

Experience

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  Unitec Institute of Technology

  Feb 1995 - Jan 2014

  Associate Head of School, Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer

  Provided leadership in teaching, research and the delivery of high-quality student learning experiences. Led the articulation of a new pedagogical framework for Unitec’s design and visual arts programmes, implemented and managed academic and leadership committees, managed individual performance of academic staff and direct reports, designed course curricula, oversaw quality assurance procedures and reporting, established departmental managerial structures and defined performance management processes.Key Achievements:• Developed a new one-year Certificate and three-year Degree programme (led the transition from a four-year degree for c.450 efts and c.45 full and part-time staff) • Member of Faculty Academic Board. Senior Reader/Advisor on Programme Development• Chair of Bachelor of Design and Visual Arts Academic Committee• Long-standing member of School of Design and Visual Arts Research Committee• Chair of Learning and Teaching Committee • Invited to represent faculty on Unitec’s Learning and Teaching Committee• Initiated and led school-wide accommodation reform• Designed and implemented the workload calculator and performance management process • Developed school-wide timetable system• Managed efts targets to ensure programmes viablility and developed marketing strategy• Facilitated School Learning and Teaching Symposiums• Successfully curated and coordinated the annual Top Art and Auckland Folio Exhibitions, attended by 1200 secondary students including Secondary Teachers Forums attended by 95 teachers • Conducted programme review and reporting in accordance with quality assurance processes. • Ensured effective programme changes met viability objectives with market place distinction. Show less

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  Threaded Media Limited

  Feb 2002 - now

  Threaded design magazine is an award-winning internationally distributed publication: a knowledge-sharing ecosystem for the creative industries involved in art and design; an exhibition space; an interview dialogue; a discussion and display; and a ‘show and tell’ podium of creative and design practitioners worldwide.Responsibilities include: setting editorial platform and overarching design premise for each issue; selecting and curating national and international collaborators and practitioner profiles; generating the overarching content for each section; leading the art direction, stylisation and design of each issue; and securing and managing the delivery of contractors (approx 25 per issue, i.e., interns, graduates, writers, designers, animators, photographers etc).Achievements:• 20 issues published of award-winning international, biannual publication, distributed to and purchased in 15 countries• 100 national and international practitioner profiles – these high profiles and networks contribute to the research environment within the creative industries• Collaborative editions with Nga Aho – a network of Māori and indigenous design professionals• Multi-award-winning publication issues including: 2017 PURPLE Award DINZ Best Awards, Nga Aho Category, New Zealand, The New Beginnings issue, Ed.20, published by Threaded Media Ltd; 2017 GOLD Pride and Print Awards, New Zealand; and2017 SILVER ‘A’ Design Awards, Ed XX, Italy.• Development and design of a financially sustainable business partnership model with ‘Associates’ – Centurion Print, B&F Papers, Spicers Paper Ltd, Yoobee, School of Design, Unitec, AUT and BJ Ball Show less Threaded Design Studio works closely with organisations looking to activate and engage with local communities to create positive change. We do this through our collaborations with local New Zealand iwi, not-for-profit organisations, and online creative communities and networks, including the global green building movement.Lead Creative Director at award-winning design studio. Responsibilities include: project scope and brief development; articulation of brand attributes and enhancing brand performance; client management; art direction; research and idea generation. Expertise and experience in design processes across media platforms, project and people management, content creation and copywriting. Direct reports (3), secure and manage delivery of contractors, approx 6-17 per client project.Clients include: The Big Idea, World Green Building Council, Spaceworks Interior Design, Dominion Breweries, ST PAUL St Gallery, B&F Papers, New Zealand Green Building Council, Billabong, SV International, New Zealand Jewish Online Museum, The Property Hubb and Convergence Carpentry.Achievements:• Current collaboration with ST PAUL St Gallery, ‘Two Oceans at Once’, 2018–2019• The Big Idea Rebrand – https://www.thebigidea.nz• Home Star/Green Star Campaign – New Zealand Green Building Council• Design and development of the New Zealand Online Jewish Museum• Launch of Threaded Apparel, 2015• 2014 SILVER AWARD DINZ Best Awards, Nga Aho Category, New Zealand; 16/2 Fedrigoni Book: 8 papers 8 sections 8 designers, Italy• Threaded Studio Internship Programme Show less

  • Creative Director and Editor at Threaded Studio + Magazine / Founder and Writer at Alla Prima

    Jan 2002 - now

  • Editor & Art Director at Threaded Magazine

    Feb 2004 - now

  • Creative Director at Threaded Design Studio

    Feb 2002 - now
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  The Alla Prima Project

  Feb 2016 - now

  Founder, Director and Writer at Alla Prima

  Founded and launched in 2017, FREE PLAN aims to provide a plethora of content/concepts/ contexts supported by methods/ strategies/tactics that build and expand upon visual arts and design approaches to curriculum and practice. We want to contribute actively and practically to teachers’ existing resources and programmes, and to incite interdisciplinarity through lateral, experimental and critically relevant making!The Alla Prima Group consists of national and international curators, artists, designers and educators who share a common interest in creative practices and education. www.allaprima.co.nzResponsibilities include: setting project scope, editorial and design direction, and management of funding and project resources; networking and communications with creatives and galleries, to ensure copyright agreements (approx. 65 to date), together with content creation, and external marketing; developing conference, interview and keynote presentations; and securing and managing delivery of 10 contractors.Achievements:• Alla Prima Project – Research grant recipient, Unitec Institute of Technology• International not-for-profit research project• 2017 conference and keynote presentations – TATA, ANZAAE Conference and Tai Tokerau Art Educators Conference• Design Assembly Article – release December 2018• Significant cross-sector collaboration – tertiary and secondary educators, international and national curators, artists and designers Show less

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  Auckland University of Technology

  Oct 2018 - now

  Head of Communications Design Department