Christina Hazard

I am an experienced producer with over 24 years in the advertising industry, and I have a passion for bringing creative ideas to life. I am highly motivated and resourceful, super organised, and pride myself on developing and maintaining positive relationships with colleagues, production partners and clients. I have managed all aspects of productions including quoting, scheduling, overseeing live action shoots and inhouse post production with editors, motion graphics artists and sound suites. I am calm under pressure, flexible when things change, and thrive in a collaborative, inclusive team environment.

• Leadership & Team Management: Over a decade of experience Head of Production roles, managing producer teams, in-house audio, videographers, editing & motion graphics facilities & staff.
• Cross-Platform Production: Expertise in TVCs, online content, radio, stills photography, experiential, animation, and post-production.
• Client Relations: Extensive experience managing client and stakeholder relationships. Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Negotiation and Budgeting: Strong budgeting, negotiation, problem solving & communication skills. Love working in a collaborative team environment.
• Creative Problem-Solving: Ability to deliver creative solutions and direction within challenging timelines and budgets.
• Industry Knowledge: In-depth knowledge of current and emerging technologies in advertising, and a strong network within the industry.
• Flexibility & enthusiasm to keep up & embrace the changing nature of creative industries; such as producing across new and multi-platform channels, working with new/emerging technology, being current with inclusivity and cultural considerations, and finding innovative ways to work with challenging budgets or timelines.
• Industry Groups: A member of the Advertising Producers Aotearoa (APA) group, on the Steering Committee for ScreenSafe, and a member of an APA working group for Diversity and Inclusion in the advertising industry.
• Awards: Multiple creative and effectiveness awards throughout my career including; a Yellow pencil at D&AD, Golds and Grand Prix awards at Axis, AWARD, Global Effie award, awards at One Show, Cannes, New York Festivals & Clio, Purple pins at Best Awards.