Ken Reddick
Toronto,Canada
Summary
Dynamic creative leader with 25 years at Meld Media, specializing in award-winning digital media projects. Expertise includes immersive production and interactive development using Unity and Unreal Engine. Notable achievements include securing over $1.5M in funding for innovative XR experiences, showcasing a strong proficiency in business development and client relations. Committed to leveraging storytelling and technology to push the boundaries of digital experiences.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder - Producer - Creative Director
MELD MEDIA
Toronto, Canada
04.2000 - Current
- Directed operations of a leading digital media production studio for over 25 years.
- Delivered services to clients across advertising and culture industries.
- Executed Broadcast Design, Installations, and Augmented Reality projects.
- Created engaging projects leveraging web frameworks and Unity and Unreal engine.
- CLIENTS: Royal Ontario Museum, Canadian Museum of History, Lord Cultural Resources, Reich + Petch Architects, LCBO, Ogilvy Mather, TAXI, TBWA, BBDO, Tribal DDB, Astral Media, Rogers
- History, Lord Cultural Resources, Reich + Petch Architects, LCBO, Ogilvy Mather, TAXI, TBWA, BBDO, Tribal DDB, Astral Media, Rogers
Senior Producer - Development
DARKSLOPE STUDIOS
Toronto, Canada
04.2019 - 10.2022
- Producer working in agile / scrum development for location based entertainment experiences and apps running on next generation XR technologies like Magic Leap, Multiplayer VR, AR Mobile apps all built in Unreal Engine
- Development and new business pitches
- CMF and Ontario Creates proposal team lead
- Producer / Pitch Lead - Transformers Game - LBE - 2021 $2M project
- Producer / Scarygirl - Vertigo Games VR LBE - 2021
- Producer - Trick Shot Kings - AT&T - AR Mobile Game - 2020
- Producer - Bogey Ogres Mixed Reality Game - Magic Leap LBE 2019
- 2 x Successful CMF Fund applications - Raised $1.5M for prototype and Commercial funding
- 2 x Meta Quest VR Titles
- 1 x Successful Ontario Creates - $300K
Product Owner (Contract)
GLOBACORE
TORONTO, Canada
04.2016 - 04.2017
- Responsible for a scrum team for automotive clients, Honda, BMW, KIA, Toyota for Auto Show kiosk platform development
- CMS, backend - front-end development
- Secondary role responsible for INTEL Interactive media Applications
- Unity, React
Art Director
ICE
Toronto, Canada
03.1998 - 04.2000
- Responsible for an array of Motion Design and Interactive projects for Live events, Marketing, Web, Video for Fortune 500 Companies
Multimedia Software Developer
ICE
Toronto, Canada
12.1995 - 03.1998
- Responsible for CD-Rom software development for in-house CD-Rom titles Jr
- Nature Guides, Events that Changed the World, Ideas that Changed the World
Education
Certificate - Improving Communication Skills
Wharton Online
12.2022
Certificate - Active Listening: You Can Be a Great Listener
Udemy
12.2022
Multimedia Specialist -Diploma - Media literacy, Photography, Design, Video Production, Film Direction, Editing, Script Writing, Computer-based Animation, Multi-Image projection, Sound Design, CD-ROM development
Humber College
ETOBICOKE04.1994
Skills
- Creative & Technical Leadership: Visioning, Direction, Storytelling, Immersive Production
- Game & Interactive Development: Unity, Unreal Engine, AR, VR, Snap AR, Location-Based Entertainment
- Project & Product Management: Agile, Scrum, Jira, Perforce, Trello, ClickUp, Miro, Microsoft Suite, Google Docs, Slack
- Business Development: RFPs, Proposal Writing, CMF & Ontario Creates Grant Writing, Client Relations
- Production & Content Creation: 3D Modeling, Animation, Motion Graphics, Video Editing, UX/UI
- Technical Tools & Software: Blender, 3DS Max, Substance Painter, Adobe Creative Suite,
- Emerging Technology & Pipelines: Real-Time Pipelines, Digital Installations, AI & XR Innovation
Accomplishments
- Producer / Pitch Lead - Transformers Game - LBE - 2021 $2M project
- Producer / Scarygirl - Vertigo Games VR LBE - 2021
- Producer - Trick Shot Kings - AT&T - AR Mobile Game - 2020
- Producer - Bogey Ogres Mixed Reality Game - Magic Leap LBE 2019
- 2 x Successful CMF Fund applications - Raised $1.5M for prototype and Commercial funding
- 2 x Meta Quest VR Titles
- 1 x Successful Ontario Creates - $300K
Awards
- THEFWA.com Site of the day
- Applied Arts Interactive - 3 AWARDS
- Eyeblaster North American People’s Choice Award
- Digital Marketing Awards DMA 2xSilvers
- Cannes Gold Cyber Lion
- Promax BDA Gold and Silver
Languages
Native English
Cultural Project Accomplishments
- Royal Ontario Museum - Ultimate Dinosaurs: Giants from Gondwana. Highest ROI for the ROM, writeup in WIRED as 'best use of iOS technology'
- Smithsonian Institution - Visioning workshop facilitation and media planning for the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Deep Time Gallery
- Royal Ontario Museum Lal Dera AR - The Royal Arts of Jodhpur, India
- Canadian Museum of History - Medieval Europe Historical Figures Interactive
- Royal Ontario Museum - t-rex Selfie Augmented Reality Station (permanent installation)
- Philip J Currie Museum - Augmented Reality Viewers Interactive Media (permanent installation)
- Royal Ontario Museum - Pompeii Video Projection / Projection Mapping
- University of Waterloo Earth Sciences Museum - Augmented Reality Mastodon
- Royal Ontario Museum - Forbidden City animations
- Royal Ontario Museum - Barrick Touch Wall permanent interactive exhibition on responsible mining
- State Historical Society of North Dakota - Augmented Reality and Interactive Timetable permanent exhibitions
Affiliations
- Musician and music production. Sailing, snowboarding, wood working, photography
Timeline
Senior Producer - Development
DARKSLOPE STUDIOS
04.2019 - 10.2022
Product Owner (Contract)
GLOBACORE
04.2016 - 04.2017
Founder - Producer - Creative Director
MELD MEDIA
04.2000 - Current
Art Director
ICE
03.1998 - 04.2000
Multimedia Software Developer
ICE
12.1995 - 03.1998
Certificate - Improving Communication Skills
Wharton Online
Certificate - Active Listening: You Can Be a Great Listener
Udemy
Multimedia Specialist -Diploma - Media literacy, Photography, Design, Video Production, Film Direction, Editing, Script Writing, Computer-based Animation, Multi-Image projection, Sound Design, CD-ROM development
Humber College
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