Experience

INVNT®

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Director of Production, APAC

  • Jul 2020 - Present

• Executive Producer, APAC

  • Apr 2019 - Jul 2020



FCM Meetings & Events

• Australia
• Events Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Creative Producer

  • Apr 2017 - Jul 2019



Fiona Parker Productions

• Freelance Executive Producer

  • 2013 - Jul 2018

  Freelance TVC Producer, Executive Producer - Event Management, Still Photography Producer. Senior experienced producer for special events, tv, radio, stills photography. With over 20 years experience across the television, radio, film, event management & stills photography industries. I have developed special events for clients across the corporate, government and not for profit sectors. I have produced stills photography crews on international shoots. Since my departure from Two de Force I have produced the still photography for one of the Qantas “I still call Australia Home” campaigns which included full budget, travel and technical production for the team of stills photographers to accompany the international film shoot.



Ashtanga Yoga Space

• Director & Owner

  • 2005 - Jul 2018

  In 2005 I founded Ashtanga Yoga Space. A yoga school based in Paddington, Sydney employing 10 teaching and administrative staff and in 2012 expanding to include a second school in Avalon NSW. Since it's inception the business has grown to incorporate the teaching of yoga & mindfulness in schools, corporate workshops, national & international yoga & mindfulness retreats and a teaching mentoring & development program. In 2005 I founded Ashtanga Yoga Space. A yoga school based in Paddington, Sydney employing 10 teaching and administrative staff and in 2012 expanding to include a second school in Avalon NSW. Since it's inception the business has grown to incorporate the teaching of yoga & mindfulness in schools, corporate workshops, national & international yoga & mindfulness retreats and a teaching mentoring & development program.



Two de Force

• Executive Producer

  • 2003 - 2013

  I was the Executive Producer for events management company Two de Force for over 10 years. In this senior role I worked not only on the account management but technical production of large scale special events due to my producing background. Two de Force were well known for the number of Industry Award Programs that we handled from inception to completion, Gala Dinners, Charity Campaigns, National Conferences & Special Events for corporate & media clients such as DuPont Australia, Fairfax Media and various associations such as the Australian Graphic Designers Association, ASTRA, Magazine Publishers Association, The Kodak Gongs. In this senior position we were a small team so i have overseen staff management & development, new business pitching, direct client liaison, management and reporting, full budget management as well as assisting with the planning & business direction of the Agency with then Director, Jane Bryson. Two De Force is a boutique event management company that creates and produces imaginative and unique experiences for their clients. The types of projects specialised included: Award programmes Product launches Conferences and Seminars Gala Dinners Exhibitions Cocktail Parties Corporate Christmas Parties I worked directly with clients and key stakeholders on over 10 Award Programs from their inception to completion annually. These included The DuPont Australia & New Zealand Innovation Awards, The Kodak Gongs, The ASTRA Awards, The Australian Graphic Design Awards and the Magazine of the Year Awards. I worked on the conception, design and implementation of the Mother's Day Campaign for the Royal Hospital for Women Foundation in New South Wales to engage strategic partnerships and distribution channels.



Flickerfest

• Australia
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Film Festival Manager

  • 2001 - 2003

  I managed the Flickerfest Film Festival and Short Film National Australian Touring Program for the 2002 and 2003 Festivals. Flickerfest began as a small local festival at the Balmain High School in 1991. Since then it has grown to become Australia’s leading Academy® accredited & BAFTA recognised competitive Australian & International Short Film Festival with 1000’s of entries coming from filmmakers across the globe. In 2002, in addition to managing the festival, i worked on the accreditation for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science and subsequently Flickerfest was successfully elected to qualifying festival for the Best Short Film and Best Animation categories of the Academy® Awards, establishing the Festival as one of the most significant short film festivals in the world.



SunScreen Film Festival - Olympic Arts Festival

• Festival Manager

  • 1999 - 2000

  CITY OF SYDNEY'S GOAT ISLAND FILM FESTIVAL, FOX STUDIOS AUSTRALIA AND TOURISM NEW SOUTH WALES PRESENTED SUNSCREEN - A SYDNEY CELEBRATION OF AUSTRALIAN CINEMA. I worked directly with Festival Director, Peter Castaldi, developing and producing SunScreen. This Festival designed as part of the Olympic Arts Festival of events in 2000, was a celebration of Australia's pioneering role in the world of film. Screenings, newsreels, documentaries, short films, location tours, seminars, exhibitions and parties. SunScreen celebrated the inherent internationalism of Australia's screen life with a feast of film from and for the world held at Goat Island, Sydney Harbour National Park and Hoyts at Fox Studios.



Young & Rubicam

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Broadcast Producer

  • 1997 - 1998

  Young & Rubicam are a diverse and creative full service Advertising Agency based in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland and Wellington. In 1997 i was headhunted to join Y&R Sydney by then Head of Television, Donna Sizer, after i left the Palace. We were a small team under Creative Director, Saun Brannigan. I was engaged on a freelance basis as my departure from the Palace was intended to commence a year of independent travel. The opportunity was too good to miss and i worked with the team at Y&R for over a year. In this time i produced television and radio commercials for The Smiths Snackfood Company, Schweppes.



The Campaign Palace

• Advertising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Broadcast Producer

  • 1993 - 1997

  The Campaign Palace was one of Australia's most respected Advertising Agencies. At the forefront of Advertising in Australia. In the 1990's when i joined the agency it was the leading company in it's field. it was this cutting edge approach to creativity and production that established my skills for meticulous client collaboration, fine attention to all areas of production: budgeting, timing, production & execution. We worked with every senior Film Director in the country & overseas. I was also asked to join the Palace by then CEO, Reg Bryson and Creative Director, Lionel Hunt at a time when there was a policy for "not hiring juniors". So whilst i was initially engaged as the Office Junior, very swiftly this role grew to encompass working across all areas of this award winning and creatively inspiring agency in account management, strategy and planning and television production where my real passion lay. I joined the Television Department in 2005 and worked up to becoming a Producer across radio, television and cinema for clients such as Westpac, Daewoo, The Australian Meat & Livestock Corporation and Selleys Australia. I left to follow a dream to travel but was then head hunted to Y&R Sydney.