APAC
Head of Creative, Production & Events
Alexandra Longbottom
About Alexandra
An ex-Designer turned Creative Producer, and now heading up Gemba’s Creative, Production & Events team. After working in London as a freelance designer, I landed a gig at an experiential and sponsorship agency where I got the chance to work on RWC (every kiwi’s dream). It was here I developed a taste for working in the sports and entertainment space.
It makes sense I ended up working for a company that lives for sport and entertainment. From a young age I loved all things sport, playing Kiwi Cricket and Mini Ball to volleyball and netball. Since moving to Melbourne, I’ve carried on playing netty with my new local club, PMC. As for the entertainment side of things, whether it’s the latest podcast, tv series, musical, ballet performance or festivals, I love it all.
Day In The Life
5:45am – Rise and shine it’s time to go to the gym
6:00am – Gym. Helps get the brain firing.
7:45am – Train. Enjoy my commute as it gives me time to read or listen to a podcast and get my daily NYT puzzles done.
8:15am – Get the inbox sorted & to-do list prepared for the day.
9:00am – Creative huddle. Get together with the team and prioritise our days and see where we can help each other.
9:30am – Quickly sneak out to grab a Large Batch Brew to keep the brain firing.
10:30am – WIP with one of the team, go through key priorities, problem solve any issues and workout what’s on for the rest of the week
1:00pm – LUNCH. Grab a Salad from the supermarket – Cheap and healthy!
2:00pm – Back to work.
2:30pm – Time for our Marketing Team Townhall, we get together once a quarter to talk about key focus areas, celebrate our big wins, a what’s hot or not list for what’s going on in the industry AND my favourite part – The Grand Slam champion – a peer voted employee of the month.
4:00 – Time for Creative Round table where our ECD and I sit down and spend an hour going through all the work the team is creating!
6:00pm – Whip on my netball gear and hit the netball court for hopefully another win!
7:00pm – Home, then dinner. After that it’s time to wind down. Netflix, a cheeky wine and finish of those darn puzzles.
9:30pm – Bedtime