50-Word BIO
Steve has contributed to 17 consecutive Olympic Games spanning Barcelona 1992 to Paris 2024. Other credits include Special Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Paralympics, Asian Games and Super Bowl Halftimes, large-scale national celebrations and outdoor mass-theatrical events. Steve has designed for several Condé Nast publications including The New Yorker.
Professional Bio (Full Version)
As a creative director currently based in the United Kingdom, Steve has built his career specialising in Olympic ceremonies and large-scale events that meld mass spectacle and volunteer mass casts. He has contributed—in a spectrum of roles—to 17 consecutive Summer and Winter Olympics spanning Barcelona ’92 to Paris 2024. Prior to the pandemic served as Show Director for the opening of Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture and advisor on ceremonies for Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games. Currently Steve is continuing his role as advisor to the International Olympic Committee for the next two Olympics in Paris and Milan/Cortina.
For Rio 2016 Steve held two positions; Opening Ceremony Director of Mass Choreography & Protocol and IOC Protocol Consultant for Victory Ceremonies. For the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, his scope of responsibility as Head of Mass Movement Choreography included: working with three creative teams to deliver the artistic vision for mass cast scenes in four ceremonies; developing the logistics and staging for four Parade of Athletes; live-action direction and troubleshooting from the control room during each show; designing the audition curriculum and leading the instruction of 16,000 volunteer performers; leading the team of 29 mass movement choreographers deployed between three rehearsal venues; building and editing the technical scripts for the production.
Other career defining projects Steve has contributed to include: “Kynren: An Epic Tale of England” in County Durham; the 2015 Dubai World Cup; the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games; the 40th Oman National Day Celebration featuring 12,000 school children; Glasgow Flag Handover for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games; the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai; the 15th Asian Games in Doha; the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games; the Athens 2004 Olympic Games; the 2003 ICC Cricket World Cup in Cape Town; the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester; the Salt Lake City 2002 Winter Olympics; the Beyoncé and Paul McCartney Super Bowl Halftime Shows; Talent Wrangler on several Oscar, Emmy and Grammy Award broadcasts; and designer for Peter Minshall's Callaloo Company for Carnival in Trinidad.
Steve's publication design career in New York City (1988 to 2000) included serving as Corporate Art Director for Condé Nast Publications where he oversaw projects promoting a roster of 17 magazines including Vogue, Vanity Fair, GQ, Wired, and Condé Nast Traveler. He has held the positions of Promotion Art Director for Mirabella and Managing Promotion Art Director for The New Yorker.