Roifield Brown
London – Birmingham – Toronto – San Francisco

Tel: (UK) 07957 167 696 (US) 510 365 7964: roifield@gmail.com: roifield.com linkedin.com/in/roifieldbrown Twitter: @roifield

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I am a highly experienced podcast creator, consultant and producer with an impressive portfolio of successful projects spanning politics, history, culture, and entertainment. Having worked in the media industry for the past 30 years, I have acquired a deep understanding of how to create and manage captivating content that resonates with a wide range of audiences. I’ve worked with clients and institutions in The US and the UK, and my podcasts have been downloaded over 5 million times. I also have a background in teaching and speaking about podcasting, having led multiple conferences on the subject. Through my consultancy, I am passionate about helping companies grow and develop their media properties.

Sectors Podcasting: TV: Broadcasting: Media Consultancy: Teaching: Design
Leadership Political, Business and host leadership,
Finance Controlled budgets up to £0.5m pa, purchasing, negotiated costs and prices
Technical Skills Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere, Photoshop QBE: Qualified by experience with technologies and people skills

Executive Producer, Nov 2021 –
Producer for OSET Institute “Dead Men Don’t Vote”

Producer, Apr 2021 – Oct 2021
Producer for the Golden State Warriors Beyond 28 podcast at Audio Up

Lecturer, Apr 2021 – Present
University of California, Berkeley

      • Lecturer for Graduate School of Journalism, teaching the Business Of Podcasting, devised short course.

Intelligent Speech Conference, February 2019 – Present
Working with the best content creators to create a yearly conference where they present directly to their listeners and in an interactive platform.

      • 2019 – physical conference in New York. Secured sponsorship from Flick App, Himalaya and … Keynote speakers. Mike Duncan, the history of Rome and David Crowther the History of England
      • 2020 – Successfully moved online and delivered 32 hours of content with speakers and viewers from all over globe. Keynote Speaker, Robin Pearson The History of Byzantium

Podcast Consultancy, March 2013 – Present
Worked with high profile organisations and individuals to bring their podcasts to market, highlights include:

      • Audio Lounge, High-end audio retailer in London, delivered podcast series
      • The Commonwealth – NGO of 54 nations, delivered podcast series
      • The New Statesman – British political and cultural magazine produced podcast series
      • The Quick Books reviews – Advised of programme structure, audience engagement and content
      • American Independent Radio Producers – Professional mentor and consultant for new members. 

Podcaster – Jan 2012 – Present
I currently produce 6 podcasts. cumulatively I have had over 5 million downloads since I started podcasting in 2012, the highlights are:

      • How Jamaica Conquered the World – 2012 to present
        iTunes podcast of the month May 2012 – Book to be publish by Ownit in 2022
      • Dumteedum – 2014  to present
        Fans podcast about long running BBC soap The Archers, 4 live in audience shows in Birmingham and London, numerous fan meet ups in  New York, Toronto, London and San Francisco.
      • 10 American Presidents
        Audio documentary and audioscape. Episode one on Nixon narrated by Dan Carlin.
      • Agora Podcast Network – 2017
        Created the podcast network, negotiating partnership with Acast and numerous commercial companies. Currently the network does 1.5 million downloads a month.

Founder and Owner – Myvillage.com – 1999 – 2011
launched and ran the UK neighbourhood portal

      • Created successful writer and user generated content site.
      • Underpinned success through advertising revenue and created products that generated over £0.5m pa turnover.
      • Critically analysed target demographic then tailored content to drive engagement, increase page stickiness and traffic, and lower bounce rates.
      • Managed up to 18 people plus freelance personnel, with emphasis on a fun yet productive working environment.
      • Appeared on radio panels as a media commentator, wrote editorials and proofread copy from contributors for the network of websites.
      • Handled integrated campaigns for Fiat, BMW Mini, The Metropolitan Police and Smirnoff.
      • Promoted festivals, events and council services for local authorities such as Wandsworth, Lambeth and Kensington & Chelsea.

Earlier career 

      • Designer – Sovereign House 1998 – 1999
      • Live TV Director HTV, London May 1995 – May 1996
      • Producer/Director – BlueBoy TV, Birmingham May 1996 – May 1998

Interests
I am passionate about art, architecture, and design. I like watching Formula One, traveling and listening to music.