Ali Middleton

Experience

• 

  CWA New Media

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2008

  Digital Project Manager

  CWA New Media, an award-winning New Zealand company, provided consultancy and services to government sectors such as education and training, science and technology, culture and heritage, research, and sport and recreation. It also worked with private sector companies and non-government organisations. In 2011, CWA New Media was purchased by Learning Media Ltd.In my role as Project Manager, I was responsible for collaborating on instructional design, maintaining document versioning and managing project development teams to deliver projects on time, budget and quality.Key achievements:* Successfully delivered online digital learning resources to develop and support innovative, enterprising and creative behaviours in students in the middle years of schooling in Australia and New Zealand* Successfully managed and delivered the digital publication of the Ministry of Education’s Curriculum Exemplar project, including development of video and audio standards, and the production of a CD-ROMKey responsibilities:* Collaboration on Instructional design to develop pedagogically robust curriculum-based digital learning objects* Develop project plans based on phased development* Documentation of wireframes and technical specifications* Quality assurance of published materials* Budget tracking and reporting Show less

• 

  TVNZ

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

  Director's Assistant (DA)

  == GOODMORNING ==TVNZ’s daily lifestyle show broadcast live from Avalon Studios every week day from 9:00am – 12:00noon. It brings viewers celebrity interviews, live performances from local and international artists, regular features on cuisine, reviews, nutrition, health, fashion, financial advice, human interest stories, "how to" segments and much more. In this role I acted in a support capacity, providing a reliable back up to the show’s DA to cover sickness, leave & training.Key achievements:* Rapid learning of all systems & routines required to perform the role, including becoming proficient with iNews* Successfully timed shows within required duration limits* Dependably stepped in at short notice to cover DA* Successful training & mentoring of trainee Director’s AssistantKey responsibilities:* Script & Rundown preparation (iNews)* Script & video tape distribution* Live timing with calls to studio talent, cameras, presentation and director* Programme documentation and tape archiving Show less

• 

  Learning Media

  Jun 2011 - Oct 2013

  Digital Project Manager

  Learning Media (LML) is New Zealand’s oldest educational publishing company. LML develop services and products that contribute significantly to education in New Zealand and internationally. Recently the Board of LML has agreed with the Government that the company does not have a viable on-going business in its current form and is to be wound down and its assets sold.In my role as Project Manager, I was responsible for managing project development teams to deliver projects on time, budget and quality. Key achievements:* Successfully led and managed a team to deliver two strategic eCommerce sites, selling Learning Media’s own world-renown publications, directly to the USA & NZ markets* Successfully grew and developed strong cohesive teams – encouraging them to become self-managing, take ownership of their work and value their contribution* Fostered relationships with external clients resulting in repeat business and renewed contracts* Successfully initiated and led a new internal reporting system which gave increased visibility to management across projects and revenue streams.Key responsibilities:* Deliver projects with a focus on business value and timeliness* Develop detailed budgets and project schedules that meet profit targets and client expectations* Track, manage and communicate progress on all projects to key stakeholders* Plan, lead, and facilitate regular project team meetings for continual process improvement* Proactively assess and analyse with the team, any risks and issues and blockers that may compromise project team performance and develop plans to remove or mitigate them. Show less

• 

  Top Shelf Productions Ltd

  Sept 2012 - Dec 2012

  Director's Assistant (DA)

  Top Shelf Productions, a leader in New Zealand television and film production, take great pride in making quality programmes that inform, entertain and engage New Zealand and international audiences. == BRUNCH ==In 2012, Top Shelf produced a daily lifestyle show Brunch, which was recorded at Avalon Studios. Working within budget constraints that didn’t afford using iNews, the Producer tasked me with finding a script solution that would provide all the features of iNews, at no cost!Key achievements:* Research, evaluation, recommendation and successful implementation of script solution that allowed team collaboration and real-time scripting and rundown creation (Rundown Creator - www.rundowncreator.com/)* Successful set up and implementation of programme documentation templates* Successfully timed shows within required duration limitsKey responsibilities:* Training crew in Rundown Creator* Script & Rundown preparation (Rundown Creator)* Script & video tape distribution* Programme timing with calls to studio talent, cameras, director and producer* Programme documentation and tape archiving Show less

• 

  TVNZ

  Apr 2013 - Oct 2017

  Director's Assistant (DA)

  == BACKBENCHES ==New Zealand’s only pub politics show recorded on location at the Backbencher pub in Wellington - screens on Prime TV Wednesday nights.

• 

  Avalon Studios Limited

  Oct 2013 - Oct 2013

  Director's Assistant / Script Supervisor

  Sci-Fi Comedy TV show. https://www.facebook.com/johnnyruckusTVPilot episode shot at Avalon Studios Ltd.

• 

  Designworks Ltd

  Apr 2014 - Apr 2015

  Senior Digital Producer

  Producer of motion, web and digital experiences. Account and client management.

• 

  Ocean Design Group

  Apr 2015 - Sept 2017

  Digital Producer

  Projects ranging from videos to campaigns and everything in between.

• 

  Clemenger BBDO

  Oct 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Account Manager

    Nov 2016 - Dec 2016

  • Account Manager

    Oct 2016 - Oct 2016
• 

  Resn

  Jul 2017 - Oct 2017

  Producer
• 

  FLYING SAUCER PRODUCTIONS LIMITED

  Feb 2018 - Jan 2022

  Production Manager
• 

  Freelance

  Jan 2022 - now

  Video Production Manager