Jim Pipe

Experience

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  Asian Sources, Hong Kong

  Sept 1989 - May 1990

  Magazine Sub-Editor
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  Brassey’s Publishers

  May 1991 - Mar 1992

  Editorial Assistant
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  B. T. Batsford

  Apr 1992 - Mar 1994

  Project Editor
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  Aladdin Books

  Apr 1994 - May 2011

  • Developing new product• Building creative teams • Managing and negotiating with external vendors• Researching & developing market trends: identifying, developing and supporting projects/authors• Project management from initial concept through to finished product on 200+ titles• Localisation management• Designing marketing/sales materials and copywriting – representing firm at Frankfurt/Bologna Book Fairs• Liaising with consultants• Photo and picture research, negotiating, buying and admin Show less

  • Managing Editor

    Mar 2003 - May 2011

  • Commissioning Editor

    Apr 1994 - Mar 2003
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  Freelance

  Sept 2011 - Jan 2020

  • Freelance copywriter for businesses/public bodies/commercial websites: web + print promotional & marketing material, press releases, annual reports, strategy documents, B2B and B2C (including SEO optimization)• Writing advocacy material for variety of NGOs, including Amnesty International, Enable Ireland, Cherish Ireland, Irish Equality Authority, Music Network• Writer (non-fiction) working for a range of publishers including Penguin, Scholastic, Oxford University Press, Octopus, Kingfisher, Carlton Books, Salariya, Wayland and Franklin Watts Show less

  • Writer & Copywriter

    Jan 1990 - Jan 2020

  • Instructional Designer

    Sept 2011 - Jan 2012
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  StoryToys

  Jan 2012 - Apr 2016

  Product Owner driving product innovation and strategy with a team of world-class design and engineering leads. Expertise includes prioritising and scoping projects, product design, research into user needs and competitive landscape, Agile/Scrum methodology, localisation and brand management. • Product Owner• Innovation Lead• Brand Management• User-testing Lead• Localisation Management• Copywriter• Sound designer

  • Senior Product Manager

    Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

  • Product Manager

    Jan 2012 - Oct 2015
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  Travelport Digital (Formerly MTT)

  May 2016 - Mar 2017

  Product Owner

  Product Owner working closely with scrum teams and UX/UI designers in the creation of goal-based roadmaps and strategy docs for the award-winning Singapore Airlines booking app. Excellent delivery record with both Agile and traditional Waterfall methodologies including Portfolio release management in JIRA. Managed delivery of best-in-class products that met or exceeded timeline, budgetary and quality targets. Great attention to detail and able to engage with both technical and non-technical team members to articulate solutions, workarounds, risks and results.Winner of Travelport Digital Innovation Competition in March 2017Awards for Singapore Airlines app in 2016/2017• Gold Winner at the Hong Kong Driven-by-Design Awards • Best Airline IFEC Experience Inflight Asia Pacific Awards • Best On-Board Experience Air Transport World (ATW) Awards• Best Inflight Entertainment Innovation APEX Awards• Award for Innovation in Entertainment Apps Stevie Awards Show less

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  Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  Mar 2017 - now

  Head of Video / Animation and Immersive technology for a market-leading US Edtech company, working closely with UX and engineering teams to create award-winning interactive platform content for marketing, communications, and educational programs, growing a multi-disciplinary team of writers, product designers and animators x5 in last 3 years.

  • Senior Design Director, AV & Immersive

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Design Director, AV & Immersive Technology

    Mar 2017 - Apr 2022
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  Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology

  Nov 2018 - Apr 2021

  Board Member