Nick Wilson

Experience

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  Konica Minolta

  Feb 2005 - Jun 2010

  Production Printing Consultant
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  MY CHILD TV (PTY) LTD

  Jul 2010 - now

  Managing Director, Executive Producer and Producer

  Executive Producer and Producer of MY CHILD TV. MY CHILD TV fills a niche in the African television and animation industry for quality, animated situational comedy aimed at mature audiences 18 - 35 years old. The first of these shows is My Child: Teenage Mutant Azanians. The pilot of My Child: Teenage Mutant Azanians was broadcast on Comedy Central Africa in December 2015 and represents the first half hour of adult animated comedy produced for and broadcast to an Africa audience.

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  Ultra Litho

  Jul 2010 - Mar 2014

  Project Manager

  I analysed the entire supply chain at Ultra Litho, proposed efficiency improvements, and used technology to optimise the entire factory. Ultra Litho was the first fully optimised JDF integrated print factory in Africa and the Southern Hemisphere.

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  TheCar2n.tv

  Jan 2012 - now

  Managing Director
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  Pop The Culture

  Sept 2014 - now

  Director of Operations
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  Animation South Africa

  Feb 2015 - Jan 2017

  Chair of the Export Missions Executive Committee
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  African Animation Network

  Aug 2016 - now

  The African Animation Network (AAN) is a pro-profit, talent-driven, social enterprise with a core mission to empower African animation professionals and build a sustainable animation industry. AAN believes that this can be achieved through 3 key pillars: 1.) Talent Identification & Skills Development2.) revenue-generating Access to Audience3.) & (with these in place) we believe direct Investment will follow. AAN has developed a series of Open Network Platforms to facilitate the 3 pillars. I was responsible for building the institutional & industry partner networks as well as developing the content delivery strategy & platforms to drive expansion & revenues across the open network platforms. Key industry partnerships brokered:AAN is a brand custodian of Animation du Monde Pan-Africa in partnership with Annnecy Int. Animated Film Fest. & Market/MIFA. By geographic footprint, AAN runs the largest leg of the premiere animation pitching competition in the world.In partnership with Basic Lead, AAN runs the animation programme (workshops & panels) & hosts the animation pavilion at Africa's premiere content trade shows DISCOP Markets (Abidjan, Joburg, Cairo).AAN has a co-publishing partnership with Animation Magazine, the most prestigious animation-centric publication globally. Top African news items are published on Animation Magazines digital & social platforms & reach over 180,000 people globally.AAN has partnered with the top kids animation broadcaster Cartoon Network Africa. In 2018 AAN ran the Rest of Africa PR for Creative Lab with a 26,000% ROI.AAN has partnered with SSTREAMM to create an AAN mobile SVOD channel on MTN Shortz.AAN has partnered with Baboon Animation (27 Emmy's) & Toonz Media Group (produce +10,000min/year) to create DISCOMICS IQEMBU. IQEMBU means "group" or "cluster" in isiZulu.AAN, in partnership with Imira and Basic Lead, will in late 2019 launch the first African-owned linear 24hr kids' animation & pop culture thematic channel. Show less

  • Head of Projects & Content at African Animation Network

    Dec 2017 - now

  • Head of Projects & Content

    Aug 2016 - now