Johan Brand

Producer & Head of Partner Services

London, United Kingdom

Current
  • Producer & Head of Partner Services at Playgroup
Past
  • Head of Digital at Cleara Group
  • Project Manager at Cleara Digital Ltd
  • Owner at Brand Media (Sole Proprietorship)
  • Intern at Froghop, Boston, USA
  • Director at 5 Past Ltd, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
  • Sales Consultant at Office line Mac & carry AS, Oslo, Norway
  • Consultant at Executive Consulting Norway AS, Oslo, Norway
Education
  • Boston University - School of Management
  • Napier University
Connections
67 connections
Industry
Marketing and Advertising
Websites

Johan Brand’s Experience

  • Producer & Head of Partner Services

    Playgroup

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    February 2008Present (6 months)

  • Head of Digital

    Cleara Group

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)

    January 2007February 2008 (1 year 2 months)

  • Project Manager

    Cleara Digital Ltd

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    October 2006January 2007 (4 months)

  • Owner

    Brand Media (Sole Proprietorship)

    (Sole Proprietorship; Media Production industry)

    February 2001October 2006 (5 years 9 months)

    • Developed corporate websites and media-content.
    • Evaluated and recommended technical solutions for HD film production.
    • Conceptualized and produced visual profile for corporate clients.
    • Advised clients on product options and recommended IT-solutions.
    • Delivered sound recordings to BBC and NRK

  • Intern

    Froghop, Boston, USA

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Games industry)

    March 2006June 2006 (4 months)

    Intership, part of the Advanced Entreperneurship Program at Boston University School of Management.

    • Evaluated and made recommendations on the company strategy.
    • Developed user interface for mobile phone applications.
    • Developed cross platform PC/Mobile game demo (showed at E3).
    • Developed a website for the TMA Consortium.

  • Director

    5 Past Ltd, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)

    October 2004December 2005 (1 year 3 months)

    5Past is not currently trading.
    • Developed mobile-content concepts.
    • Analyzed the 3G mobile phone market and identified a mismatch in the operators’ price policy versus consumer willingness to pay.

  • Sales Consultant

    Office line Mac & carry AS, Oslo, Norway

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; OFL; Computer Hardware industry)

    April 1996August 2003 (7 years 5 months)

    Identified customers’ needs, advised on product options and completed sales of Apple Macintosh computers and complete professional solutions such as video editing suits for commercial use.

  • Consultant

    Executive Consulting Norway AS, Oslo, Norway

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

    January 2000February 2001 (1 year 2 months)

    • Examined and tested mobile phones that were currently in development.
    • Assisted in the development of a user interface for a mobile phone.


Johan Brand’s Education

  • Boston University - School of Management

    Entrepreneurship 20062006

    • Awarded best business plan and presentation
    • Awarded best capstone presentation and paper
    • GPA: 4.0

  • Napier University

    1st Class BA (Hons), Film, Photography and Imaging, 20012005

    Major project: Produced four final digital prints (30”x39”), which explore the photographic portrait and its ability to record the ‘surface’ of the sitter. Wrote a 40- page final year dissertation entitled: “Aspects of Time: An Enquiry into Artistic Manipulation of Time”.

    Minor project: Project manager for a team of six. Produced an 80-page professionally printed magazine and dual layer DVD presenting the final year students’ work, and texts contributed by professionals such as Jeff Wall. Published in an edition of 2000, ISBN 0-95247836-4-6.

    Other: Technical producer and editor, 15 min short film (18H)


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Gründerskolen Alumni

Johan Brand’s Honors:

EXHIBITIONS
128 Studio Edinburgh, Mansfield Place Edinburgh, Juvenarte Oslo, BAA Gallery London Heathrow Airport

AWARDS
Short Film Award: 18H won best Fiction in the Scottish Students on Screen Awards. ICI Student Digital Photographer of the Year 2003: Highly Commended.


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