James Carr

Background

About James Carr

Since 2006, James has held a broad variety of senior production and management roles across the marketing, non-profit and entertainment sectors. Career highlights- Co-founded and grew a Sydney boutique marketing agency and production company for 10yrs - Executive oversight of 500+ commercial marketing and communications deliverables with millions of dollars of spend - Awarded multiple federal and state government grants, and led fundraising for high-impact non-profit initiatives - Produced and production managed thriller feature film 'Intersection' sold to Channel Nine and international distribution - Produced commercial and creative work across 20+ countries with production teams of up to 100 Having held responsibilities spanning from executive producing, script development and production management, to commercial client service, pitching, strategy, post-production and VFX, James has developed a multilateral business skillset, positioning him well to manage complex media and commercial projects. As co-founder, for ten years he ran Sydney agency Symmetry Media (now Fox+Bear) as CEO, and headed its in-house film production arm Cub as Executive Producer – supervising all the production teams' output, leading the business' day-to-day operations, managing relationships with clients and developing strategy. Brands include Johnson & Johnson, Intel, Menulog, Taubmans, Toshiba, Campari, Riot Games, Neutrogena, CHOICE, Merivale, L'Or, Moccona, GlaxoSmithKline, UGL, UAP, Ausgrid, Cochlear, TSMC, The Salvation Army, Torrens Uni, SecureWorks, Ashurst, MinterEllison and many others. Creative agency collaborators include McCann (SYD and MEL), Naked, Royals, Iris Worldwide, Ogilvy PR, Clemenger, Embassy Creative, Edge Custom, The Round Table, FLIPP, Palin Communications and Ethical Strategies. James has also served as a producer of films, with the feature-length thriller 'Intersection' directed by Samuel Bartlett, sold to Channel Nine in 2020, and a feature documentary 'Revival' in post-production. His short films include Tropfest finalist 'The Life I've Seen' directed by Dean Ginsburg, broadcast nationally on ABC.