Owen Lansbury

Website Strategy, Information Architecture and Design Specialist

Sydney Area, Australia

Current
  • User Experience Director / Managing Partner at <PreviousNext>
Past
  • Interactive Design Consultant at OwenLansbury.com
  • Creative Director at One Digital
  • Executive Producer, User Experience Design Team at IBM Global Services
  • Creative Team Lead at Oven Digital
  • Rich Media Team Lead at Spike
  • Multimedia Designer at Brilliant Images
  • Multimedia Designer at Mello Media
Education
  • University of New South Wales
Connections
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Industry
Internet
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Owen Lansbury’s Summary

I've worked in interactive design since the early 1990s on a large range of major projects with high profile clients in Australia and the USA. Check www.owenlansbury.com for more details.

Owen Lansbury’s Specialties:

Art Direction & Graphic Design, Usability Design & Information Architecture, Content Development & Management, Search Engine Optimisation & Marketing, Brand & Campaign Strategy, Project & Team Management, Client Liaison.


Owen Lansbury’s Experience

  • User Experience Director / Managing Partner

    <PreviousNext>

    (Internet industry)

    March 2009Present (9 months)

    <PreviousNext> is a consultancy I've established with tech guru and long time collaborator, Kim Pepper, to provide high-end user experience, design and development services. This enables me to still work with clients on design-specific projects, whilst leveraging Kim's vast expertise in Java, Ruby on Rails, Drupal and high volume website deployment, and a network of top-tier designers, Flash coders and developers where appropriate.

    Clients already include the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Fremantle Media, SBS, EarthHour.org, National Rugby League, State Library of Victoria and a number of interesting start-ups and social-network sites.

    As part of <PreviousNext>, we offer specialist Drupal services through http://www.Drupality.com.au.

  • Interactive Design Consultant

    OwenLansbury.com

    (Internet industry)

    July 2005February 2009 (3 years 8 months)

    I work with select clients to develop interactive design projects, encompassing digital brand strategy, information architecture and usability design, visual design, content development and online marketing initiatives.

    I also partner with technologists to facilitate full service delivery for complex Flash, content management, e-commerce and application developments.

  • Creative Director

    One Digital

    (Public Company; 51-200 employees; Internet industry)

    September 2002June 2005 (2 years 10 months)

    I led a team of Designers, Information Architects and Copywriters, and coordinated a pool of contractors, whilst representing this team on the business unit manager’s board. I led creative and user experience strategy for client projects and coordinated project strategy and resources with account service, project management and technical development teams. I formulated creative team training programs and developed and refined team processes and methodologies. I worked as a senior member of the new business strategy and pitch team and partook in high-level client liaison and consultation. I managed all external production and partnerships, such as printers, photographers and technology partners (e.g. Macromedia, Adobe).

  • Executive Producer, User Experience Design Team

    IBM Global Services

    (Public Company; Internet industry)

    December 2000September 2001 (10 months)

    I led a team of Designers, Information Architects and Usability Experts in the development of large scale web projects. I acted as the User Experience Consultant for a dedicated strategy group on Westpac projects and collaborated with IBM Business Consultants, Integration Engineers and Westpac Management to develop project strategies and planning.

  • Creative Team Lead

    Oven Digital

    (Internet industry)

    October 1998August 2000 (1 year 11 months)

    As a senior employee, my primary responsibility was for team development and management. In New York I had responsibility for the initiation of a Rich Media Team and played a principal role in pitching these capabilities to prospective clients. I then relocated to Silicon Valley in 1999 to be the lead on a project for InterActiveCorp and stayed behind to develop a local studio and team in San Francisco. In 2000 I returned to Sydney to develop the local office’s client base and to enhance the working methodologies of the local team.

  • Rich Media Team Lead

    Spike

    (Public Company; Internet industry)

    June 1996January 1998 (1 year 8 months)

    Joining Spike as employee number four, the early days were very hands-on in all aspects of development. As more people were employed, my interest in emerging online multimedia technologies (Flash, Streaming Media etc.) had me building and leading a division within Spike, resulting in some major firsts for clients such as Toyota, 2UE, Lion Nathan and the Museum of Contemporary Art. In tandem with this role I also acted as a Senior Designer, producing site designs for clients as diverse as CSR, Greater Union and Amnesty International.

  • Multimedia Designer

    Brilliant Images

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

    December 1995June 1996 (7 months)

  • Multimedia Designer

    Mello Media

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

    January 1994November 1995 (1 year 11 months)


Owen Lansbury’s Education

  • University of New South Wales

    Bachelor of Fine Arts , Film, Multimedia , 19911995


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