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Contact details
  Name:            MARK HAYDEN
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Skills
 
  • Experienced content developer for wide range of media including web, print, radio & TV
  • Management experience as team leader, recruiter, trainer and motivator
  • Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a flexible team
  • Ability to analyse problems, find solutions and implement them (while meeting deadlines)
  • Communicating with overseas-based people effectively, tactfully and efficiently
  • Copywriting for advertising, marketing, PR

Computer Skills
 

    Up to date experience in:

  • Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash
  • Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator
  • Microsoft Word, Powerpoint

Employment History
  FREELANCE
 
Dates: 1997 – Current
   
Positions: Creative Director, Webdesigner, Script Writer
   
Responsibilities/
Achievements:

When not employed fulltime, I have freelanced for a number of clients - creating content for a range of industries:

  • As Copywriter - print work and content for web
  • As Webdesigner - designing, marketing and maintaining websites. Designing Html newsletters.
  • As Scriptwriter - wrote TV script for "The Big Ticket" - a 13 episode game show with online quiz component. Also participated in numerous aspects of production including 2nd camera, continuity.
   
  GAMEBRAINS (M'sia) - video games company
 
Dates: June 01 - Apr 02
   
Position: Lead Designer, Online Community Manager
   
Responsibilities/ Achievements:
  • As Online Community Manager – coordinating website development via CMS and liaising with US developers
  • As Lead Designer - developing UI for console video game and producing Technical Design Documents
  • Leading a team of 2d, 3d artists and webdesigners to execute design proposal
  • As a direct result of work done, SONY (Japan) awarded company “Official Developer Status” and granted permission to develop for PS2. This recognition also helped secure objective of 2nd round Govt funding. 
   
  BUSINESS TRENDS (Singapore) - HR specialists
 
Dates: Apr 99 - Apr 01
   
Position: Creative Group Head (Management)
   
Responsibilities/ Achievements:
  • Sourcing, hiring and training creative staff in webdesign
  • Overseeing IA, systems design and construction of websites & intranet
  • Supervising GUI for ASP product and implementation of CSS templates
  • Ensuring front end design compatible with CFM and JavaBeans framework
  • Developing training materials in FLASH
  • Coordinating product branding across web, software, print and other collaterals
  • Participating in the company's entire lifecycle - helping build it from scratch to 35 people - has been an invaluable experience.
   
  WARP (Msia) - Webdesigners
 
Dates: Nov 95 - Mar 97
   
Position: Webdesigner, copywriter
   
Responsibilities/
Achievements:
  • Designing websites for clients and developing content for internet portal
  • Creating advertising and promotional materials
  • Helped set up Malaysia’s first multiplayer gaming internet café ('the Hub').
   
  McCANN-ERICKSON (M’sia) - Advertising Agency
 
Dates: July 92 - Oct 95
   
Position: Copywriter
   
Responsibilities/ Achievements:
  • Writing copy for TV, Press, Radio and BTL for MNC clients like Coca-Cola, Park Royal, General Motors, Nestle
  • Working as a team with Art Director - constantly working to deadlines
  • Awarded McCann-Erickson (Msia) Rookie of the Year 1992
  • Awarded Bronze Kancil Award 1993 - Coca-Cola VR' (TVC)
  • Awarded Bronze Kancil Award 1995 - Coca-Cola 'Enjoy' (TVC).

Education / Qualifications
 
Institution:   Aspect Education Services
City/Country:   Sydney, Australia
Qualifications:   Moving Web Development Skills to .NET Certificate
Completed:   2004
   
 
Institution:   BITs Pte Ltd
City/Country:   Singapore
Qualifications:   Macromedia Flash 3 Certificate
Completed:   2001
   
 
Institution:   King’s College KQC
City/Country:   London, England
Qualifications:   Bachelor of Laws, Upper 2nd (2:1 honours)
Completed:   1990

Interests
  Surfing, swimming, online multiplayer games, films and travel

Other Info
  D.O.B: 15.04.68

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