Expedition Leader / Australian Digital Industries Catalyst (but my mates just call me ADIC)
Coffs Harbour Area, Australia
- Current
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- Non-Executive Director at Orange Dot
- Organiser/Treasurer at Mobile Monday Melbourne
- State Manager (Vic) at mega - mobile enterprise growth alliance
- Founder / Producer / Senior Research Associate at institute for Creative industries and innovation - iCi (Queensland University of Technology)
- Past
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- Host and MC at Pitch Club
- Program Director at iDEF (International Digital Entertainment Festival)
- Producer at Disney Internet Group International
- Producer / Project Manager at Spin Communications
- Director at ether
- Education
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- Monash University
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Justin Brow’s Summary
Justin Brow is a producer & strategist for the interactive media industries in Australia. With a background in marketing and new media communications (including positions at Disney Internet Group International, Spin Communications and George Patts), Justin now devotes his energies to working on national industry-development initiatives such as 60Sox.org.au, mega (mega.org.au), the growth of the Australian Games Industry and re-ignited and is co-organiser of Mobile Mondays Melbourne.
Justin convenes and speaks at conferences regularly on topics such as ICT skills, innovation, entrepreneurialism, the growth of Australia’s Digital Content Industries and better educational offerings through improved communication channels between industry and education.
Justin’s underlying motivation is to help develop Australia’s international competitiveness in the Digital Content Industries.
Justin holds a Master of Arts (Communications) from Monash University and is a Senior Research Associate at QUT’s institute for Creative Industries and innovation (iCi).
Sometimes described as an Expedition Leader and sometimes as an Australian Digital Industries Catalyst, many of his mates just call him ADIC.
Justin Brow’s Experience
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Non-Executive Director
Orange Dot
(Ranching industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
Orange Dot is a technology solutions company that develops accessible technology devices. Our products prioritise simplicity, accessibility and usability, while maintaining existing expectations of a how a product should look, feel and function.
Orange Dot’s Managing Director, Rhys Cooper, has worked closely with adults with disabilities and has identified a market need for technology products that can enable a person to be a more fully functioning member of the community.
Orange Dot meets this need by understanding our target market better than current providers and delivering a simple solution where none presently exist. -
Organiser/Treasurer
Mobile Monday Melbourne
(Telecommunications industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Mobile Monday Melbourne is a monthly industry networking event to provide a focus point and information space for the further development of the mobile content and applications industries in Melbourne. (http://momomelb.com/)
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State Manager (Vic)
mega - mobile enterprise growth alliance
(Media Production industry)
November 2007 — Present (1 year 9 months)
Mega is an industry-led, university-accredited, hands-on series of workshops in Syd, Mlb & Adel working to grow Australia's Mobile Industry. The project takes individuals and groups and, working with Mentors and Industry experts, hones ideas and IP before pitching to a panel of industry leaders and investors. mega.org.au
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Founder / Producer / Senior Research Associate
institute for Creative industries and innovation - iCi (Queensland University of Technology)
(Research industry)
September 2004 — Present (4 years 11 months)
60Sox is an online portfolio showcasing space which I created to assist aspirant creative industries employees in Austraklian and New Zealand get heightened exposure, feedback from peers and industry experts and work. Administered through QUT's institute for Creative industries and innovation, 60Sox is an Australian Research Council Linkage Grant partnered by the Qld, SA abnd Vic Governments, the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association, Billy Blue College of Design and Southbank Institute of TAFE.
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Host and MC
Pitch Club
(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)
December 2008 — March 2009 (4 months)
I'm pleased to have been involved with the awesome guys who run this fun and exciting series of events bringing entrepreneurs and investors together to exchange ideas and drink beer. I saw an opportunity for the event to be taken to Brisbane, identified and brought in relevant sponsors (including incubator teams, business development consultants, lawyers, patent attorneys, communications legends and industry associations). The event went really well and reports so far from all who came have been unanimously positive. Pitch Club rocks...
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Program Director
iDEF (International Digital Entertainment Festival)
(Entertainment industry)
August 2008 — November 2008 (4 months)
Brought together representative speakers from the world's leading digital entertainment organisations to engage with industry professionals, key educators and government officials over the two days of iDEF's 'Develop' Industry Symposium (Nov 12th / 13th in Melbourne). An awesome gig...
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Producer
Disney Internet Group International
(Entertainment industry)
September 2001 — September 2004 (3 years 1 month)
I worked very closely with Winnie The Pooh devising bleeding-edge strategies about how to get honey, helping Piglet find Roo and trying to work out whether Eeyore was a he or she. But seriously, the people I worked with at Disney were very very awesome.
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Producer / Project Manager
Spin Communications
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
February 2000 — September 2001 (1 year 8 months)
Employed as first Producer/Project Manager for the newly formed Spin New Media and oversaw development of several high profile websites and integrated digital marketing campaigns for blue chip clients.
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Director
ether
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
January 1995 — June 1996 (1 year 6 months)
ether is multimedia consultancy and production house. We created and produced what is now regarded as Australia's first popular commercial website (for SMH) in 1995 and consulted to many Australian companies about how the internet could be used to extend their communications and relationships with their customers.
Justin Brow’s Education
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Monash University
Masters of Communication (Arts) , 1999 — 2001
