Paul Smith

Current

• Creative Director at Never Odd or Even LLP
• Writer / editor at Freelance

Past

• Programme Controller at GMG Radio
• Producer at Chrysalis Radio
• Programming / production roles at British Broadcasting Corporation

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Recommended

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Connections

65 connections

Industry

Media Production

Websites

• Instant Cities brochure site
• My portfolio on guardian.co.uk

Paul Smith’s Summary

I'm the Creative Partner at Never Odd or Even LLP, a new media agency specialising in mobile applications, web development and social media marketing.

Outside of Never Odd or Even, I blog for all sorts of people including the Guardian, and recently completed a social media project involving Twitter called Twitchhiker.

I worked for 13 years as a producer and programmer for both commercial radio and the BBC. I also spent five years larking about as a copywriter, winning plenty of awards that now adorn the downstairs toilet.

Paul Smith’s Specialties:

Consumer delivery, editing, iPhone applications, people management, blogging, consultancy, media

Paul Smith’s Experience

• Creative Director

  Never Odd or Even LLP

  (Internet industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  I'm the Creative Director at Never Odd Or Even LLP, a new media agency specialising in mobile applications, web development and social media marketing. It’s a colourful mashup of traditional and new media, drawing on experience in press, radio and online.
  
  We're currently working on mass market mobile applications and managing web content for third parties.

• Writer / editor

  Freelance

  (Writing and Editing industry)

  September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

  I blog for The Guardian's media section and am an editor of consumer/tech website Bitterwallet.
  
  Over the past two years, I've produced features for the Guardian's travel section, lifestyle website 3s A Crowd, industry website Radio Today a Holy Moly.

• Programme Controller

  GMG Radio

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  November 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 1 month)

• Producer

  Chrysalis Radio

  (Broadcast Media industry)

  August 2006 — November 2006 (4 months)

• Programming / production roles

  British Broadcasting Corporation

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Broadcast Media industry)

  March 2003 — August 2006 (3 years 6 months)

  2006 - Executive Producer, BBC Radio Manchester
  2004/2005 - Executive Producer, BBC7
  2003/2004 - Programmes Editor, BBC Radio Cleveland
  2003 - Progammes Editor, BBC Radio Newcastle

Additional Information

Paul Smith’s Websites:

• Instant Cities brochure site
• My portfolio on guardian.co.uk

Paul Smith’s Interests:

New media, radio, blogging, travel writing, travel, New York

Paul Smith’s Honors:

Bronze, Sony Radio Academy Awards 2005 (Event Award; producer / director)
Bronze, Sony Radio Academy Awards 2005 (Promo Award; director)
Finalist, Sony Radio Academy Awards 2005 (Sport Award; producer / director)
Finalist, Sony Radio Academy Awards 2005 (Station Of the Year – digital terrestrial; executive producer)
Radio Advertising Hall of Fame (co-writer, co-producer)
Gold, BBC Gillard Awards 2004 (Event Award; producer / director)
Silver, BBC Gillard Awards 2004 (Sport Award; producer / director)
Gold, Sony Radio Academy Awards 2004 (Event Award; studio producer / director)
Bronze, Sony Radio Academy Awards 2004 (Station Sound; producer / director)
Bronze, 2004 New York Festival (Public Service; co-writer, co-producer)
Silver, Roses Awards 2003 (Best Radio Commercial; co-writer, co-producer)
Finalist, The Precision Marketing Response Awards (Best Radio Campaign; co-writer, co-producer)
Winner, Aerial Awards 2003

Paul Smith’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests