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Nick Simkins
Executive Producer
FINCH
Sydney

Nick is an Executive Producer at FINCH, Australia’s busiest production company. Over a 20-year career Nick has developed an exhaustive knowledge of his craft and has a proven track record when it comes to making dynamic and innovative work. 

Since Nick joined FINCH in 2020 as a Producer, the company has won multiple Production Company of the Year awards. In 2022 alone, FINCH won the award at Axis, Ciclope Asia, SHOTS Asia Pacific, and Campaign Brief's The Work. An Executive Producer and Producer creating work unbound by style or genre, Nick has collaborated with clients as varied as Tourism Australia, Uber Eats, Asahi, and Air New Zealand.

Nick has worked on numerous award-winning non-traditional campaigns over his career, from documentary about attempting to sponsor the White House for Vanish Napisan, to recording a Number 1 charting song with Ronan Keating for Air New Zealand. 

In 2022 he was a producer on ‘The Reluctant Sea Shanty’ for UNHCR, the first film to feature real-life refugees singing sea shanties based on their experiences that launched through Tik Tok. It also picked up multiple awards at shows such as Cannes Lions, LIA, Spikes Asia, ADFEST, Ciclope and 1.4.  

Nick began his career at the esteemed UK production house Partizan, before returning to Australia, where he freelance produced at numerous top production companies like Sweet Shop, EXIT Films, Plaza and Division.  Prior to joining FINCH Nick was Executive Producer at Jungle Entertainment.  With his wealth of experience, and a professional network which includes some of the world’s best creatives and directors, Nick is set to continue to make work to inspire and expand the industry.  

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