Jon Block
Hello, my name is Jon. I live in London with my wife and three children. I work at ITV in online product innovation. I've been playing The Game since 1999.
I like taking photos. I like playing the ukulele. I like being silly with my kids. I like chatting about all sorts of things. Try me.
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- This is brilliant. A pretty crazy psychological trick. Made me laugh! http://t.co/wZ5KdSkm
- The guy giving a talk on LinkedIn at #istrategy has 26,509 connections! o_0
- I love these visualisations of Android fragmentation. http://t.co/4xKtsp11
- I recommend that you do not "install" Google Drive. I found it deleted a key Google Doc and there's no way of going back.May 17, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- Just finished The City & The City by China Mieville. I'd highly recommend it! Think George Orwell meets Raymond Chandler meets Philip K Dick
- BBC is launching Antiques Roadshow play-along game (guess the price) and companion app (extra content) in September! Good show choice IMO
- BREAKING NEWS: Leveson Inquiry releases James Murdoch's response to the 'For Neville' email: tl;dr xMay 02, 12 from web Reply, Retweet, Favorite
- The problem with watching focus groups all evening - I only half-slept, dreaming of advertising all night! Feeling knackered now.
- Impressed by the duets on #thevoiceuk. They sound pretty good!
- ITV and Shazam... Should be interesting :) http://t.co/XnAJFyCv
- Hahahaha. This is why Game Of Thrones is so good! http://t.co/PUEKFJIy
- 12 incredible photographs taken from Earth's orbit (Wired UK) http://t.co/f2OpvM4S via @zite
- Really impressed with http://t.co/zMaXZgRz. Love the "other jobs on this route" concept.
- "Striding with ITV into the future of news" http://t.co/52Qi9t7m via @madebymany
- Bob Diamond takes home £1. Well, I think that's really rather reserved of him. Very sporting! http://t.co/aITr75T4
- Have young kids and an iPhone/iPad? Download Toca Hair Salon now. It's free ATM and a great toy/game for the little ones...
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- SummaryI am a creative technologist with over 12 years experience in online media and consultancy. My background is in technology but I have moved into product development, innovation and strategy in the area where TV, online and advertising converge.Specialties: Product development, prototyping, innovation, product strategy, advertising, video on demand, public speaking, user experience, web application development, team leadership, technical analysis, commercial/legal negotiation.Experience
- Oct 2011 - PresentHead of Commercial Innovation / ITVI am responsible for advertising innovation within ITV Online & On Demand. This includes VOD advertising, display advertising and commercialisation of the "second screen".
- Dec 2009 - PresentConference Committee Member; Session Producer / IBC - International Broadcasting ConventionSessions that I have produced include: social TV and its implications for broadcasters (2010), how connected devices and second screens are changing the broadcast advertising paradigm (2011), transmedia meets advertising (2012).
- Jan 2011 - Oct 2011Head of Innovation & Commercial Solutions / ITVI was responsible for new commercial proposition development and driving and enabling innovation within ITV Online & On Demand. Part of my remit was around ideating, prototyping, assessing and building a business case for new product concepts (with a strong focus on commercial innovation and new ad formats). The other part of my remit was about nurturing and driving innovation at ITV by putting in place initiatives that inspire creativity and a framework that can take good ideas all the way through to delivery.
- Nov 2009 - Jan 2011Product Innovation Lead / ITVWith a remit to drive innovative and strategic thinking across ITV's online products and to develop new ideas into product propositions, I worked with senior management to identify, define and drive innovation and I managed processes from concept to delivery. Areas of focus included new advertising formats, social viewing, dual-screen television, mobile apps and games.
- Sept 2008 - Jun 2010Director / Urban DustI set up Urban Dust with a partner in late 2008 to protect a cross-platform entertainment IP that we were developing. My role was to define the product and pitch the concept to potential partners, which I did successfully. I also led the commercial and legal negotiations in reaching agreement with our chosen partner.
- Nov 2008 - Dec 2009Founder / GoalpostrGoalpostr was a football micro-blogging community based on the core values of punditry and respect. At Goalpostr I was responsible for the initial product definition, pitching the concept to potential partners, designing the API, creating the wireframes, managing the development, commissioning designers, and overseeing the product launch.
- Mar 2008 - Nov 2009Developer / ITVI worked in ITV.com's technology team leading project teams working on the content and video management systems behind ITV.com.
- Jul 2003 - Mar 2008Lead Developer / Fantasy League LtdAt Fantasy League I managed a team of up to five developers making bespoke web-based applications both in-house and for key clients including Channel 4, BBC, The Sun, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Yahoo, Sky, Nokia and AOL.
- Oct 2001 - Jul 2003Analyst/Consultant / AccentureAfter joining Accenture's consultancy division in 2001 I worked on a number of technology projects in the financial services industry. These included a Basel II Accord internal team, a J2EE modernisation project at BACS and an account opening web application at CSFB.
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1996 - 1999University of Cambridge1st Class MA in Natural Sciences
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1991 - 1996Winchester CollegeMaths, Chemistry, Biology, Economics
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Honors:RTS Young Technologist, 2009 Scholar of Peterhouse, 1999 RAF Flying Scholarship, 1996
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Interests:Photography, music, art, literature, science, technology, psychology, philosophy, politics, economics, snowboarding, football, snooker.
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