Andy Simon
Founder / Director
Andy kicked off his career as a journalist in the 80’s in print with Fairfax Media. Not long after, he found himself in London, thrust into the cut throat world of tabloid journalism. Upon his return to Sydney, he moved into news producing for Channel 7, before finding his niche in Lifestyle television programming, where he has worked for the past 15 years. In this time, Andy has produced many high rating TV shows and is a four time Logie award winning TV producer for “The Most Popular Lifestyle Program” in Australia.
As a Journalist Andy values the importance of creating a riveting story.
As a TV Producer / Director, he knows the pictures need to be equally as strong.
Andy has a keen eye for getting the next best beautiful shot. Combine this with a knack for being able to cut through the nonsense and help presenters relax and be themselves on camera – and you end up with awesome content that’s not only a pleasure to watch, but also believable.
But perhaps Andy’s greatest strength is listening to Simon Says clients, understanding exactly what is needed and working with them creatively to achieve their end goals.
When he’s not on the job, Andy’s researching new restaurants, great holiday destinations and is always on the hunt for the next best red!
Andy’s TV credits include:-
Series Producer …Makeover Street
Line Producer …Renovation Rescue
Field Producer …Getaway
Line Producer …Backyard Blitz
Field Producer …Burkes Backyard
Senior Producer …Better Homes and Gardens
Supervising Producer …No Leave No Life
News Producer …Today Tonight
News Producer …The Times
Series Producer/Co-creator …From The Ground Up
Senior Producer …The Renovators Series 2 (Development)
Field Producer …The Resort
Field Producer …Emergency 000
Series Producer …The Dinner Project
Senior Producer …Location Location Location
Supervising Producer …Garden Angels
Series Producer …ADFA Challenge
His Newspaper Credits Include:-
News Journalist …The Sun (UK)
News / Entertainment Journalist …
The Daily Mirror (UK)
News Journalist …The Sun – Fairfax Media (Aust)
Judy Simon
Executive Producer
As the Senior Producer at BDA Sydney for 6 years, Judy produced a range of projects from TVC’s to promos to print design and broadcast branding. She oversaw the design and production of many Promax Award Winning projects for a variety of local and international clients, including TV3 NZ, The Hallmark Channel, StarHub Singapore, Sky Movies, Sony India and the Nine, TEN and Seven Networks, Australia.
But one of the highlights of Judy’s career would still have to be Production Managing the broadcast of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies … apart from that one terrifying moment when the flame failed to light up for Cathy Freeman!
Judy is across all of the budgeting and quoting for Simon Says Media, as well as facilitating all aspects of production. She also enjoys script writing and directing.
When not producing top quality content, Judy can be found at Yoga, the movies, or indulging her caffeine addiction at a local café.
Jack Bell
Editor & Tech Expert
Originally from WA, Jack has been working in film and TV since 2005. After studying at the Film and Television Institute and WA Screen Academy, Jack honed his skills editing short films and corporates for small businesses. He moved to Sydney to do a Graduate Diploma in Editing at the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, and has worked for many post production houses across Sydney. Jack has experience with a wide range of projects including corporates, TVCs, feature films and reality TV. He’s also a real tech dynamo and loves the challenge of finding the story in every project and making sure he does his very best for every Simon Says client.
Terry Cox
Director of Photography
From his early days as a news cameraman in the 80’s, Terry (aka Coxy) has gone on to make a name for himself as one of Australia’s most prominent DOP’s, having shot hundreds of hours of commercial television for many of the country’s popular lifestyle shows.
Working alongside many of our well known TV personalities, while crafting beautiful pictures, Terry has played a key role in helping the Networks create prime time programs that have stood the test of time.
These days Terry splits his time between TV and Digital and enjoys the variety of work he’s involved in with Simon Says Media.
He shoots on a variety of camera formats and uses prime lenses to achieve high production values.
Angus Chad
Motion Graphic Designer
& Art Director
Angus has worked as a Motion Graphic Designer for the past 14 years, nationally and internationally for creative agencies, television stations and post-production companies. He’s also worked as an art director for some of Australia’s leading animation, design and production houses.
He spent 8 years in London with the television station ESPN and creative agency Bruce Dunlop & Associates and during that time won many design awards.
Angus (aka Gus) has done a lot of work on the creation of title sequences, promotional campaigns, television station brands, programs and commercials from initial concept and design though to animation, for both broadcast and digital.
As a professional designer and art director, he has experience collaborating with clients, designers, directors, producers, editors, 3D artists, illustrators, DOPs and sound designers on projects.
He’s a proud member of the Simon Says team, he’s easy to work with and is always full of brilliant new creative ideas.
