Portable is looking for a talented, driven and experienced digital producer and account manager to work across the wide range of clients that the company currently services. Based in Melbourne, you will use your previous experience in a similar role to manage and deliver projects for some of Australia’s leading clients across fashion, online, music and government. A strong understanding of digital production along with demonstrated experience in working fluidly between technical teams and clients is essential.

Organisational and end-to-end project delivery will be your strong point, along with an ability to manage competing interest, multi-task and ensure a high level of communication across the team. You will have experience working closely with developers, designers and creative clients and be looking to make the switch to a company that will appreciate your intuitiveness, personality and hardworking attitude. Working in a small team, you will be exposed to all facets of operations and play an active role in decision making across the company.

Relevant Skills
- Knowledge and understanding of web technologies
- Excellent process and project management skills
- Social media knowledge and usage
- High leadership and interpersonal skills
- Online Project Management and Collaboration experience (like Basecamp, Google Docs) is a plus
- Interest in building client relationships and managing daily client communications
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams
- Experience working with remote teams and clients

Think this is for you or someone you know?

We’d like to hear from you if this is the case. Send an email to jobs@portablestudios.com.au introducing yourself.

In late 2011, Portable’s Managing Director Simon Goodrich shared his digital strategies in a series of workshops for the Council of Textile and Fashion Industries of Australia (TFIA). Through three seminars guests were equipped with the knowledge to understand and build effective digital strategies, exposed to how technology is a vital tool to encourage business, and given the confidence to implement their own e-commerce.

In 2013, Taking Back Retail is the outcome of these workshops, and Portable’s relationship with the TFIA expands. As Australia’s premier representative for the textile, clothing and footwear industries, the national body aids big businesses, as well as small and medium enterprises, to ensure that the Australian industry has a voice where it matters. Taking Back Retail will be released in conjunction with the generous assistance and support of the TFIA, who are contributing their time and knowledge to ensure the book is an all-encompassing, practical guide to retail in the online world.

With 40 days of our Kickstarter campaign left, now is the ideal time to show your support and help us get final production underway. If you’re thinking about buying Taking Back Retail, even better: contribute and receive a copy of the book in the format of your choice.

To keep up with all news regarding production and our launch in June, make sure you sign up to our Taking Back Retail newsletter now.

Portable is pleased to announce our involvement in the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival for 2013. Managing Director Simon Goodrich will feature as a guest speaker at the festival’s Business Seminar, to be held on March 21.

The LMFF Business Seminar consistently attracts international business and creative leaders. In its 17^th year, this year’s event will concentrate on the intersection between creativity and business, covering topics that include global retail trends, how innovation can be used to foster creativity, and the rise of digital social curation. Featuring eight international speakers, including David Meagher, editor of The Australian’s WISH Magazine, Mary Katrantzou, fashion designer, and Bil Donovan, illustrator and artist, the day-long event will provide insights into the workings of the industry and its future. Alongside this, Portable’s extensive portfolio of digital work for clients in the fashion realm will be on display within a specially designed activation space.

Portable’s involvement in the festival extends to the Fashion Film Series. As part of the LMFF Cultural Program, Portable TV, in collaboration with the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and Federation Square, presents the innovative fashion films of Australia’s best creatives. The films will be shown on rotation throughout March on Federation Square’s big screen, as well as forming part of the previews prior to feature length fashion films on show at ACMI.

Portable is thrilled to introduce Taking Back Retail, a new book by founders Andrew Apostola and Simon Goodrich.

Due to be released in June this year, Taking Back Retail outlines how traditional retailers and fashion brands can reclaim the ground lost to e-commerce over the past decade. Exploring everything from online video to Facebook commerce, the book is a comprehensive guide to taking any fashion brand online.

Andrew and Simon have interviewed a whole series of industry professionals, analysed a range of elements that contribute to successful business, and asked how technology can drive production and online success. Combined with over a decade of experience working alongside fashion brands, Taking Back Retail is the result of practical experience.

With over 90% of the book already written, Taking Back Retail, sticking true to its words, will be published in digital and hardcopy format. To do this, we’ve launched a Kickstarter campaign to help us get the final production – design, programming and printing – underway. You can show your support here.

We’re excited to see our latest project at Portable come to life. Between now and June we’ll be sharing production updates, our progress on Kickstarter, and excerpts from the book. Make sure you sign up to our Taking Back Retail newsletter to stay in the loop.

Marketing and Brand Manager
Full Time Position
Portable Studios
Melbourne Office

Portable Studios, the innovative digital arm of Portable, is looking for a talented and driven marketing and brand manager to oversee the creation and implementation of the brand’s growth strategy for 2013 and beyond. Working alongside the creative director, senior account managers and new business team, the right candidate will enjoy developing and executing marketing activities for the Portable brand online and through physical events, digital campaigns and targeted marketing activities. The right candidate will have experience working at a senior level at another digital, design or media agency, with a demonstrable history of executing campaigns that grow new business.

Key Requirements:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills (copywriting and editing experience a must)
• High level digital literacy and solid understanding of digital marketing
• Proven track record in conceiving and executing marketing campaigns that generate new business

Key Responsibilities:

1. Manage and coordinate all public relation sand media activities for Portable Studios across Australia, including reporting, media monitoring, events and daily communications.
2. Manage the successful execution of multiple marketing campaigns in 2013 ensuring effective user and customer acquisition acquisition.
3. Work with management to shape and enact the company’s brand strategy across media and key events in the 2013 calendar.
4. Identify and structure strategic business opportunities and proposals across the Portable brand, working with new and existing clients.
5. Coordinate internal editorial and communications for the company’s online and print components.
6. Ensure communications meet brand and editorial guidelines.
7. Manage the coordination and production of multiple events, including all promotion, budgeting, execution and reporting
8. Coordinate social media operations and strategy.
9. Manage and update marketing / editorial contacts.
10. Use metrics to analyse and build audience growth and sales.
11. Provide sales team  with support, guidance and leadership.
12. Ensure fluid communication of all relevant statistics, strategy, information and feedback to the team and stakeholders.

Please note this position is specific to the agency side of Portable.

Please send all applications to jobs@portablestudios.com.au.  Job posted Feb 01, 2013.

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Svbscription,  the New York based luxury commerce and subscription service for men, is looking for an Assistant buyer and Production Manager to oversee our production and delivery of products and services. Candidates should be experienced, organized and team oriented. Working with creative directors and operations managers to ensure smooth production and delivery of products.  You will thrive working with a small team overseeing buying activity in the United States and abroad.  Previous experience as a project manager or/and buyer required.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Manage and coordinate all sourcing, sampling, ordering and timelines associated with Svbscription.com
2. Work with the COO and Creative Director to purchase products for Svbscription parcels and online store.
3. To coordinate all packaging and production associated with delivery.
4. Manage customer lists.
5. To work with membership management team to execute custom delivery requirements
6. To hire and coordinate a production team required execute delivery on Svbscription products.
7. To attend product / designer trade shows
8. To build and manage contacts with designers / brands.
9. To be aware of trends and keep abreast of all fashion and design news.
10. Identify and structure strategic business opportunities and proposals across the Svbscription brand, working with new and existing clients.
11. Ensure fluid communication of all relevant statistics, strategy, information and feedback to the team and stakeholders.

Please send all applications to jobs@svbscription.com. Job posted February 20th, 2013, replacing previously advertised Marketing and Brand Position (filled).

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Portable is proud to announce our sponsorship of DrupalCon Sydney 2013, the world’s leading conference for digital content management system Drupal. Established in 2005, it is the first time this international conference has been held in the Southern Hemisphere.

As an online platform Drupal unites developers to create insightful digital solutions. With the local community increasing in recent years, DrupalCon encourages collaboration between users, facilitating knowledge sharing and future development.

Portable projects regularly employ Drupal to manage data, content and technology providing multifaceted digital solutions that reach across a variety of media forms. Our clients include UN Women Australia, The Green Institute, Butterfly Atlas, Australian Self Managed Super Fund Members Association and Healthdirect Australia.

Themed ‘Growing Drupal Downunder’, DrupalCon Sydney 2013 will provide developers and innovative businesses from across the world the opportunity to discuss the future of Drupal. Sharing knowledge and expertise, the conference is tended towards companies who already use Drupal, as well as those considering the move towards the content management system. The creator of Drupal, Dries Buytaert, will open the conference with a keynote session.

Portable is excited to participate in DrupalCon. We look forward to engaging with Australia’s ever-growing Drupal community and establishing future collaboration links.

DrupalCon Sydney runs from February 6 – 9 2013.

This February, Portable is pleased to present leading international design practitioner Debbie Millman.

There are very few designers who are more experienced in the world of branding and visual communication than Debbie Millman. Based out of New York, Debbie has shaped the way in which design is conceived and executed throughout her 25-year career. She is the author of five acclaimed books including Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits and continues to shape the American design landscape through her work as head of the American Institute of Graphic Designers (AIGA), professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York, and President of Design for Sterling Brands.

In this series of talks presented by Portable, Debbie will explore the thought process and action behind good design, approaching it from both a practical and anthropological angle. Join us for an insightful session with Debbie Millman as she explores strategy, design and innovation.

The events will be held in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney and consist of a keynote presentation, Q&A and networking drinks. This event is a must-see for those working across branding, graphic design, art direction, marketing and advertising.

Early bird tickets on sale now until 21 January. BOOK NOW.

• BRISBANE Tuesday, February 26, time and venue TBC   -   BOOK NOW
• MELBOURNE Thursday, February 28, 3pm at ACMI   -   BOOK NOW
• SYDNEY Friday March 1, 3pm at Museum of Sydney   -   BOOK NOW

For media or sponsorship requests, please contact Madeleine Gasparinatos on maddie@portable.tv.

More information about Debbie Millman can be found at www.debbiemillman.com

Published books:

• Brand Bible: The Complete Guide To Building, Designing and Sustaining Brands (2012)
• Brand Thinking and Other Noble Pursuits (2011)
• Look Both Ways: Illustrated Essays on the Intersection of Life and Design (2009)
• Essential Principles of Graphic Design (2008)
• How to Think Like a Great Graphic Designer (2007)

At Portable we busy ourselves creating innovative solutions for clients, but we also love working on our own projects.

Early last year Portable’s Creative Director, Andrew Apostola, joined forces with Marc Goldenfein (ex-editor of The Vine) and New Yorkers Sam Wheeler and Dino Siampos of Aux Armes Etc to create the luxury mens’ subscription service, Svbscription. Targeted at the discerning male, Svbscription has just delivered V3 of its quarterly parcel to members across the globe.

It’s been an incredible 8 months for Svbscription, holding launch events in New York, Melbourne and Sydney, amid working collaboratively with online publications including Brooklyn Magazine and Broadsheet Media to curate a limited release of packages. Svbscription has been fortunate to be warmly received by members and the press, with notable publications including TIME, Cool Huntingand Broadsheet covering the service. Standout articles include;

• TIME Magazine
• Cool Hunting
• Fashion Trends Daily
• Broadsheet Media

V4 of Svbscription, titled The Collector’s Edition, is currently in production. With limited memberships still available, click here for more information or to sign up for yourself or a friend.

In an effort to keep the modern day woman with drive in the know, Portable has been thrilled to collaborate with Flaunt Marketing to create a new initiative for Porsche Australia, WomanWithDrive.

The site is aimed towards the Porsche Woman (ownership of an actual Porsche is negotiable!), who is independent, intelligent, confident and discerning. The site is a continual evolution of inspirational, educational and engaging articles and un-biased opinions across fashion, travel, business, health, beauty and more.

It is an Australian initiative and a world first for Porsche, which recognises the increasing importance of women in luxury car purchase.  This online and mobile publication aims to keep all women with drive up to speed by providing useful information on a wide range of subjects to help them navigate their busy lives.  Articles will be shared and distributed among followers of the publication, to help build further brand affinity and play a key role in search engine optimisation and social strategies.

Built in WordPress to allow for ease of CMS accessibility and back-end use, womanwithdrive was conceived and developed by Melbourne based Flaunt Marketing, which specialises in digital content.  The site was built by Portable Studios and designed by Things Project. The result is a visually appealing and easy to navigate site.

The site invites its audience to engage with the content, offering insights and views through comment streams to create two way conversation.

Take a test drive at womanwithdrive.com.au

The Portable Presents series for 2012 finished in style with the founders of LOOKBOOK.nu engaging audiences along Australia’s east coast. Yuri Lee and Andy Chen explored the trajectory of their site which, since its launch in 2008, has grown into the world’s most influential style platform.

Presented in two parts, Yuri shared LOOKBOOK.nu’s technical and cultural evolution, alongside the importance of community in achieving its success. The fostering of online relationships between users has allowed the website to champion fashion as an art form but also as an outlet of self-expression. Putting street style into the hands of the people has increased the spread of creative inspiration worldwide. With over 4.4 million users visiting LOOKBOOK.nu each month, brands have been forced to pay greater attention to the styles developed on the site and the time in which they are translated into popular trends.

With the business of fashion now increasingly lucrative, Andy divulged the importance of audience engagement in creating a sustainable online presence. The link between strategies for running intelligent endorsement with online brands and social engagement was discussed in light of both web development and marketing.

The duo behind the original style platform provided expert insights into the evolution of online fashion, an opportunity rarely encountered by consumers themselves. Such a space brought together both ends of the spectrum, encouraging open discussion amongst fashion lovers.

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Portable’s Managing Director, Simon Goodrich, and Senior Digital Producer, David Oakley, will present a session on the power of digital storytelling at FWD2012, to be held in Melbourne on the 28th and 29th of November 2012.

Based on the existing eCampaigning Forum held annually in the UK, FWD2012 is Australia’s first digital campaigning conference. The event aims to unify over 100 digital campaigning practitioners to discuss the latest trends and share their skills, experience and ideas.

FWD2012 is the result of collaboration between Oxfam Australia and the Centre for Australian Progress. Conference organisers Tim Norton and Nick Moraitis, who speak regularly at the eCampaigning Forum, seized the need for an Australian equivalent to tap into the sophisticated domestic online campaigning scene. FWD2012 intends to facilitate the dialogue necessary to promote social and technical innovation whilst continuing growth within the sector.

The two-day conference features a comprehensive agenda of technology strategising, and considers how digital media is an integral component to creating effective and integrated campaigns. The future of digital campaigning will be particularly featured in FWD2012’s ‘open spaces’, where topics of discussion will be set by participants.

International keynote speakers at FWD2012 will include Joshua Peck, Former Deputy Director: New Media of the Democratic National Committee, and Nicole Aro, from the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organisations.  Both have extensive experience in the workings of the United States’ federal election campaigns.

Portable’s creative work regularly employs innovative digital techniques to effectively engage audiences. Data is transformed to make it relevant, digestible, interesting and above all, a portable experience.

More information about FWD2012 can be found here.

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Portable’s Managing Director, Simon Goodrich, recently travelled to Queensland to take part in a panel discussion and community forum presented by Bond University and the Gold Coast City Council. Based upon the premise of Professor Marcus Breen’s paper ‘Golden Information: The Virtual (in the) Cultural Precinct’,  Simon spoke on the state of digital content production and how creative communities can be effectively built through information technology.

The discussion facilitated understanding of the economic value of collaborative ICT, arts and education efforts to be used within the philosophy of the Gold Coast Cultural Precinct. In doing so, future possibilities for universities, schools and cultural institutions to intersect were explored. Simon’s extensive experience in digital content saw open source curation, film and interactive media used as foundational concepts.

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Portable celebrated the success of the inaugural Svbscription x Broadsheet Collaboration with parties held at Captains of Industry, Melbourne, and Somedays in Sydney. The creative partnership saw both companies team up to create a limited edition parcel to coincide with the release of V3 of Svbscription.  Guests enjoyed drinks and oysters in the company of a video installation by C-Kol and music by DJ Gloves and DJ Goldbaren.

Based out of New York, Svbscription is a luxury subscription service for men that delivers curated parcels to the doors of its members every three months. V3 is themed with the notion of ‘leisure’ in mind and will see members equipped with the items necessary to enhance and assist their pursuits throughout the holiday season.  With the thrill of surprise stronger than ever, the mysterious contents of the Svbscription x Broadsheet parcel – which are still to be revealed – include selected goods from some of Australia’s best creatives. Capped at just five parcels, five lucky competition winners will receive their parcels very soon.

Portable has been pleased to work with The Wilderness Society to develop a mobile system to accurately collect donations for The Kimberly Campaign.

The Wilderness Society recently held a free concert in Melbourne’s Federation Square to raise awareness and financial donations for the Save The Kimberly Campaign, a not-for-profit organisation that supports appropriate development that looks after people and the environment of the Kimberley.

Portable was engaged to create a mobile payment gateway to accept donations and capture leads from attendees at the event. The secure app was built across iPhone and Android. Built in HTML and utilising PayPal, the open source database tool is MYSQL.

it was imperative that the application has a clean design and easy functionality and this was created through common navigation links to create an intuitive and engaging platform.

The concert was exceptionally well attended with guests enjoying performances by John Butler Trio, Clare Bowdich and Missy Higgins, with a special appearance by Bob Brown.

You can still donate by following this link.

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Portable is proud to present Yuri Lee, founder of one the fastest growing and most influential fashion and style platforms on the internet. Launched in San Francisco in 2008, LOOKBOOK.nu is today used by thousands of stylists, photographers, designers and fashion editors to shape and inform the global fashion industry.

Whether it’s A.P.C., Helmut Lang, Phillip Lim or Acne, LOOKBOOK.nu provides brands and professionals with an instantaneous stream of style inspiration generated by over 4.4 million people every month. As founder and creative director, Yuri oversees the entire editorial process and is first to spot and share emerging trends in street style, beauty and fashion photography. She has emerged as one of the most informed and articulate individuals in fashion and style trends online.

Presented in two parts, Yuri will explore the latest trends and insights that are revealed daily across LOOKBOOK’s vast network. Andy Chen, the platform’s COO, will also join the stage to discuss the company’s trend forecast and market research, the process behind building and releasing technology (and the challenges that come with it) as well as the platform as a place for advertising and collaborations. Together they will discuss the future of LOOKBOOK.nu and how the site has changed the industry.

As part of a series of talks for Portable, Yuri will talk through the current and future evolution of online fashion, while articulating the latest trends that are shaping the world of fashion today and in 2013.

This is a must see event for anyone working professionally in fashion, styling, photography or design related industries and a rare opportunity into the workings of one of the most successful fashion platforms online.

Presented as an intimate conversation the event consists of a keynote presentation, Q&A and includes networking drinks. Events will take place in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
Tickets are on sale now.

Please note that previous tours have sold out so book early to avoid disappointment.

BOOK YOUR SPOT NOW

BRISBANE Tuesday 27 November, 3-6pm,  The Edge Auditorium, State Library of Queensland

SYDNEY Thursday 29 November, 3-6pm, Central location, venue TBC

MELBOURNE Friday 30 November, 3-6pm, ACMI, Australian Centre of the Moving Image Federation Square

The Portable Presents series tours the biggest influencers in the digital and creative spaces and aims to foster innovation and risktaking in creative professions. Running since 2006, Portable has toured influential speakers from a range of industries including Kirby Ferguson (film), Susie Bubble (fashion) Frank Chimero (design), Scott Belsky (design), Refinery29 (fashion), Cool Hunting (trends), Refinery29 (fashion) and many more including the very first internet phenomenon, LonelyGirl15.

For more information on sponsorship and media opportunities, please contact Madeleine Gasparinatos on +61 2 8212 4547 or maddie@portable.tv.

This event is presented in conjunction with POPULACE.

PRESENTING PARTNER

With his fresh take on contemporary culture, Kirby Ferguson this week engaged audiences across Australia’s east coast as part of the Portable Presents series.  He is best known for his four-part video series Everything Is A Remix which he recently presented at TedGlobal 2012 in Edinburgh.

With the next generation of students connected like never before, and digital education continuing to evolve, the implications for organisations employing these future workers is vast. The session presented attendees with the strategies necessary to engage with a new generation of workers, offering discussion within the broader business community. Other panel members included Dr Jacqueline Birt, Senior Lecturer at Monash University, and Peter Williams, Chief Edge Officer for the Centre for the Edge, Deloitte.

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Portable’s inaugural Curators Conference, held in Melbourne and New York, brought together creative minds to explore the intersection between culture, content and business.  The day-long conferences exposed professional creatives and those interested in modern culture to the experiences of guest presenters, whilst fostering a forum of open dialogue.

Audiences were presented with insights from a variety of industry areas, with presenters including Benjamin Law (writer), Brian Ritchie (MONA FOMA), Kirby Ferguson (Everything Is A Remix), Pip Jamieson (The Loop), Gia Coppola (filmmaker), Warren Fu (director) and Susie Bubble (founder of Style Bubble).  Each individual took into consideration their positioning within the cultural sphere, before offering tips, tricks and provoking audience discussion.

With the malleability of the term ‘curator’ coming to the fore, the conferences offered the chance to explore the use of the term in the modern setting.  The rise of online media sees individuals greatly empowered to create and curate their own web presence.  Consideration of content platforms, and the creation of a brand identity both online and offline, means that opportunities in the creative industries are constantly evolving and exciting.  We look forward to continuing this conversation in the future.

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