Based in Gold Coast, Queensland | Northern NSW | Sydney | Remote Worldwide

With a solid background in the UK, Warren Powell brings more than two decades of senior leadership in television, broadcast, and creative production to Australia’s screen industry. He has held senior positions at SBS, Foxtel, and Sky UK, and has delivered award-winning projects across broadcast promotions, design, marketing, and brand partnerships for BMW, Medibank, Holden, Tourism Australia, and State and Federal Government initiatives.

Warren is recognised as both a strategic producer and a trusted leader. He has managed large-scale budgets, multi-stakeholder projects, and cross-disciplinary teams — consistently delivering high-quality creative campaigns under deadline-driven conditions. His leadership extends beyond production management: Warren has built, trained, and mentored teams of producers, editors, and creatives, ensuring that emerging talent develop the confidence and technical expertise needed to succeed in a competitive industry.

His creative direction and production management skills span the full pipeline:

• Budgeting, scheduling, and resourcing productions of all scales

• Crewing, contracting, legal and copyright clearances

• Talent agreements and rights management

• Brand partnership activations and campaign opportunities

• Creative ideation, scripting, and directing across shoots, talent, and voiceovers

• Producing and overseeing edits across Avid, Premiere Pro, and Final Cut Pro

• Ensuring compliance with broadcast codes, classification, and technical standards

An award-winning producer with multiple Promax and ASTRA Awards, Warren is also a FreeTV trained content assessor, trusted to ensure creative work meets both compliance and audience expectations. Beyond technical delivery, Warren is known for his ability to inspire teams, navigate complex creative challenges, and act as a bridge between creative vision and commercial viability.

Above all, Warren is deeply committed to mentorship. He believes in knowledge-sharing as leadership — guiding junior staff, nurturing talent, collaborating with educators, and giving emerging creatives the practical, real-world insight that only comes from decades at the coalface of screen and television.

Book Warren for Education + Corporate Keynotes

• Industry talks and panels on production, broadcast, and screen careers

• Workshops on production management, budgets, resourcing, and compliance

• Portfolio and project reviews for aspiring producers and creatives

• Advisory sessions for educators seeking to strengthen industry-relevant curriculum

• Leadership mentoring for emerging producers, production managers, and creative teams

• Production management, budgeting, and rights/compliance

• Leading creative and production teams with confidence

• Career pathways into screen, television, and content production

• Building sustainable creative businesses and brand partnerships

• Navigating client and stakeholder relationships at a senior level