Richard Harris

The joy of being a glorious hybrid of production company and creative agency is that work often feels like a professional playground. And let's face it, playgrounds are unmitigated madness. Thankfully though, as a maverick mob of firebrand makers and creators, our best work happens in that sweet spot between organised and utter chaos. Welcome to the jungle.

The joy of being a glorious hybrid of production company and creative agency is that work often feels like a professional playground. And let's face it, playgrounds are unmitigated madness. Thankfully though, as a maverick mob of firebrand makers and creators, our best work happens in that sweet spot between organised and utter chaos. Welcome to the jungle.

Upstart is a non-profit arts collective which puts creativity at the centre of public consciousness by reinterpreting the use of public spaces in Dublin City. Upstart's project in 2013 is to bring together a diverse range of community, voluntary and professional sector bodies, to showcase the best in Irish design talent by temporarily converting one of the city’s vacant spaces into a thriving visitor playground. Design plans for the Upstart park include a giant theatre space built from reclaimed wooden pallets by cross-border youth groups, an urban orchard and garden project, an outdoor cinema space, an edge school, a pop-up restaurant with an alternative food economy, art installations and interactions, and a programme of performance arts. The aim of the project is to raise the aesthetic profile of the city and provide a template for activating disused spaces through collaboration and creativity. ● General Election poster campaign was Ireland’s largest ever public art initiative ● Featured on BBC’s Newsnight, RTE’s Six One News, TV3, Morning Show, The Sunday Times, Irish Times, le cool, Phantom FM, RTE Radio’s Morning Ireland, 98FM ● Documentary commissioned by Irish Film Board ● Upstart received over 1,000 submissions from more than 600 visual artists, writers photographers, painters and graphic designers throughout Ireland and internationally ● 1,000 election size posters were erected throughout Dublin city on lampposts alongside the general election posters

Teaching that draws on the traditions and styles of Vinyasa, Hatha, Tantra and Yin yoga. With an emphasis on encouraging students to realise their full potential while maintaining the principles of safe alignment. Combining challenging asanas, restorative postures and a deep focus on breath awareness to help students achieve balance physically, mentally and energetically, both on and off the mat.

Happenings organises outdoor and indoor cinema screenings in unusual spaces. It is a not for profit initiative to bring communities together in a sustainable and fun way. To date we have held screenings at Dublin Castle, IMMA (Irish Museum of Modern Art), Fitzwilliam Square, Dartmouth Square and Powerscourt Town House. ● Marketed solely through online social media channels, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube ● Online community with over 4,000 ‘likes’ on Facebook ● Generating audience attendances of over 2,500 people

The Undergraduate Awards recognises and encourages academic excellence, independent thinking, and innovation on the island of Ireland and, as of 2011, in the USA also through selected universities – Harvard, Princeton, Columbia, Berkeley, University of Chicago, Caltech and Boston College. ● Created, directed and delivered ‘The Undergraduate Awards Summit 2011’ ● Organised awards ceremony gala event for 200 people at Dublin Castle with Mary McAleese, President of Ireland as Guest of Honour and Ministers for Education in attendance ● Responsible for creating and delivering ‘The Undergraduate Awards Forum on Higher Education’ at Dublin Castle, where 50 heads of industry, academia and state bodies met to address universal issues facing Ireland’s third level education system. (Keynote Speaker - Ben Wildavksy, author of 'The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Shaping the World') ● Delivered entire two day summit over 30% under budget ● Digital marketing and web consultant for Undergraduate Awards website redesign and branding

The joy of being a glorious hybrid of production company and creative agency is that work often feels like a professional playground. And let's face it, playgrounds are unmitigated madness. Thankfully though, as a maverick mob of firebrand makers and creators, our best work happens in that sweet spot between organised and utter chaos. Welcome to the jungle. ● Audit and editing of content for Fáilte Ireland’s Tourism Content System ● User testing and analysis reporting on CMS (Content Management System) ● Site structure design and content management for Discover Ireland website

Montague Publications Group publishes 'The White Book Essential Interiors', 'The Book of Interiors', 'The Book of Gardens' and 'Dublin Docklands - An Urban Voyage'. ● Increased company turnover by over 230% in three years ● Negotiated and project managed printing of publications in Ireland, UK and Spain to reduce print costs by 20%

Account management and new business development

Sales of Orange mobile phones and peripherals ● Top 15% of all UK Sales Staff – Orange Retail