George Kyparissiadis

07787 114 833 Flat 40, Paterson Court, London EC1V 9EX United Kingdom george@geokyp.com

After several years in the advertising world, and having had my share of buzzwords, powerpoints and acronyms, I decided to work independently in order to promote work and people that I really believe in. Working with clients mainly from the creative industry (primarily design, arts & architecture), I help them to budget, plan and run a project, as well as liaise with the clients and the other teams that are part of the project. In my experience, small creative teams rarely have the luxury of a dedicated project manager. My role consists of joining the team and ensuring that the project is delivered within the time frame, budget and to the agreed standards, thus enabling the creative team to do what they do best. I assist both the team and the clients to complete the brief, agree what is to be delivered and manage day-to-day tasks for the project. My organisational and administrative skills ensure that the project runs smoothly, and that any problems that may arise are identified, managed and resolved. I gained my experience working in London for Saatchi & Saatchi as an account supervisor and network manager and for Starcom as an account manager. My clients included Procter & Gamble, Rothmans and Cadbury’s. I also worked at the Image & Identity department of the Athens 2004 Organising Committee of the Olympic Games. Working with a wide range of clients and briefs, I developed my managerial, organisational and communicating skills, running international teams and managing briefs and creatives. I now employ this expertise to ensure the creative teams I supervise always perform and produce work of the highest possible standard and consistently exceed their client’s expectations.

I believe that, in today’s world, a less formal, more human approach is essential for real communication and I apply this philosophy in my dealings with both the creative team and our clients. Currently, the teams I work with and the projects I am involved in include: Company: Project and studio manager for a small, award-winning graphic design agency in London, with clients including Abbey Road studios, the Greek pavilion at the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale and Hewlett Packard. Divercity Architects: Project manager on large scale projects with Divercity, an architectural firm based in London, Athens and Patras. G28: Project manager for the exhibition “Giatrakou 28, the neutrality of this section is disputed” in Athens, as part of ReMap 2 for summer 2009. In collaboration with artist Margarita Myrogianni. Voices of Children: In collaboration with Panteion University. I am organizing the Greek leg of this traveling photographic exhibition that draws on images and texts created by children from around the world. Estimated time spring 2010. Click here to download my full cv