Brendan O'Keefe

Digital Producer & Community Manager

My nameI'm a highly motivated and skilled person who can bring to any project many inspirations, perspectives and opportunities for innovation. I am an online media and innovation specialist, I mainly work with not for profits, online start ups, local and state Government agencies. I have contributed to a wide range of interesting projects and have worked in a diverse range of industries.

Personal & Professional Profile

I am 43 years old, I have a great sense of humour, love to cook, and I'm well travelled. I am happily married to Narvi and proud father to two girls Hanee Gem and Cassiopia.

I have a desire for many experiences and a will to fulfill those desires with passion and dedication. I have been developing and maintaining websites since 1998. My specialties include creative direction, writing for web, community development and managementproblem solving, design thinking, online marketing, workshop facilitation and, social media campaigns, online strategy, digital storytelling and web design and development.

Technical Skills

Applications
Adobe Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Access
Platforms
Wordpress, Drupal, FrontlineSMS, Open Atrium, Ushahidi, MODX CMS, and numerous popular open source applications
Languages
PHP, ASP, SQL, HTML, CSS, XHTML, JAVA SCRIPT
Creative and Online Media Development
Graphic Design, Web Design, Digital Storytelling, Music Production, Mobile Application Design
Open Innovation Environments, Civic Engagement Projects, Community Reporting Apps

XTHML / CSS

Excellent

Javascript

Good

PHP & MySQL

Average

Employment

Online Publisher and Community Engagement Manager

Telstra Corp

I am the community manager and publisher for Telstra's corporate blog Telstra Exchange. I am also responsible for publishing media releases and other content in the corporate media center. I also manage all the bloggers and business unit stakeholders, deliver creative content and provide customer service via the blog.

  • Community management and moderation
  • Blogger management and publishing calendar
  • Social media campaigns
  • Support for facebook and twitter publishing
  • Media release publishing

Web Manager - eSmart Schools

Alannah and Madeline Foundation, Melbourne

My role was to manage the development and content management of the websites. This is a project of The Alannah and Madeline Foundation and is a pilot for a national cybersafety and well being framework for Australian schools.

  • Project management
  • Content management and HTML development of the eSmart Schools websites
  • UAT, identify and solve technical problems
  • Assist in the development of online media, presentations and training materials
  • Visual communication design
  • E-learning content design and development

Online Media Projects Officer

VicHealth - Victoria Walks Inc

I was responsible and accountable for the day-to-day management of Victoria Walks website, it's community of Walking Action Groups and the social media campaign for the 'Have You Got What it Takes?' micro-site.

  • Project management and UAT (User Acceptance Testing)
  • Telephone and email support, training for Walking Action Group administrators.
  • Visual communication design
  • Webinars on content management & social media marketing
  • Liaise with Stakeholders and partner organisations
  • Present strategy options to EO and Board
  • Email and social media campaign management
  • Google Analytics data for management.

Education

NEIS – RMIT. Awarded small business training and business plan development support 12 months, Melbourne, VIC, 2004
Kangan Batman Tafe, Cert IV Community Services. Melbourne VIC. (Incomplete 2002)
University of the District of Columbia, Washington D.C, USA, 1989
Balwyn High School, Melbourne, VIC 1985

Other Training

  • 2010 - Advanced Wordpress Customisation
  • 2010 - Bruce Clay SEO seminar
  • 2003 - Conflict Resolution & Dealing With Difficult People
  • 2002 - First Aid Certificate III
  • 2000 - Advanced HTMLScripting

Portfolio

Selected Projects & Clients

Over the past 20 years I've had the great forture to work on some amazing projects with numerous talented people. Here are just a few recent ones.

Reinventing School, TEDxMacquarieUniversity, ideas@play, , The Thinking Network, Creativity OZ Conference, VicHealth (Victoria Walks), City of Port Phillip, Innofuture, Melbourne Citymission, HFC Australia, Global Trendz Marketing, Inner West Community Transport, Frontyard Youth Services, The Jeepney Magazine, Unang Hakbang Foundation, (Reconnect) Department of Families, Housing, Community Services, Understandng Babies, The O'Keefe Group, Change & Switch, Slingshot Community Employment & Enterprise Centre