The Essential List: Georgia Rankin
Georgia Rankin is a production manager with The Producers, joining the team's Brisbane office in 2021.
Her keen eye for detail and ability to adapt to any challenge has seen Georgia work across some of Australia's largest brands and commercial productions, such as: Swisse, Drumstick, Repco, Jetstar and Neds Betting.
Prior to The Producers, Georgia worked for the Brisbane Showgrounds for seven years across a variety of roles such as Food & Beverage Coordination to lease management for the state’s largest annual festival, The Royal Queensland Show (Ekka).
Outside of work, Georgia enjoys hanging out with friends & family, long lunches and finding the best truffle brie cheese on the market.
Lifestyle
o Place of birth: Brisbane
o Hometown: Brisvegas!
o Staycation: Hmm, Noosa! Who doesn’t love breakfast at Bistro C, followed by a beach day… under a Cool Cabana of course!
o Vacation: Euro Summer or Bali [both ends of the $$ spectrum!]
o Pet: An Irish Wolfhound [YES, the worlds tallest dog!] called Luna, which was adopted after we did a shoot with the RSPCA! And also a little Cavoodle – Rusty.
o Place of work: Spring Hill, Brisbane!
o Place of workout: What’s a workout?!
o Side project: Event Styling – think balloon garlands & champagne walls.
o Mode of transport: Volkswagen Polo…. A.K.A Tiffany the Tin [trashy name, I know!]
o Bonus travel essential: YETI water bottle and lip balm – can’t live without them.
Culture
o Artist: Recently discovered Jackie Green on Instagram – vibe!
o Musician: Flume is definitely up there!
o Commercials / music video director: Jonas Akerlund
o Film director: Coen Brothers
o Photographer: Slim Aarons
o Film: Shawshank Redemption
o Series: All time fav is Brooklyn 99, so damn funny!
o Commercial: Budweiser, Whassup!
o Music video: OK Go – Here It Goes Again [It’s like watching an olden day TikTok!]
o Video game: Haven’t played on in yonks!! But Mario Kart Wii?
o Board game: Pictionary with loads of cheating
o Book: Boy Swallows Universe – Trent Dalton [also a Brissie local!]
o Graphic novel: The first one that came to mind is The Very Hungry Caterpillar!
o Podcast: Currently listening to The Mindset Mentor – starting the year with some inspiration and motivation to make it an EPIC one!
o Magazine: STYLE Magazines, best way to find out what’s hot and happening in Bris!
Food and Drink
o Breakfast: Ham & Cheese Croissant with Bechamel sauce from Mica Brasserie….
o Restaurant: Current fav – The Lodge Bar & Dining [newbie owned by Rodd & Gunn]
o Cheap bite: I’d have to say Guzman! Can’t go wrong with a burrito bowl with extra guac
o Working lunch: A boring salad…
o Favourite dish: I do love a parmi!
o Signature dish: Fish tacos… so damn tasty and so many different combos to be had
o Snack: Baby qukes with olive hummus or for a dirty snack, Red Rock Deli – Sweet Chilli & Sour Cream
o Guilty pleasure: Fresh brownie out of the oven
o Bar: LOS [Land of Smiles], vibey location, great cocktails & always a groovy DJ spinning some tunes
o Booze: Classic marg, always!!
o Not booze: Advertising [sparkling] water.. duh!
o Bonus food: Steak with bearnaise sauce & potato bake.. name a better combo.. I’ll wait!
o Bonus beverage: Aperol Spritz on a hot day
Kit
o Phone: iPhone 12 Pro Max… bigger the better
o Computer: Trusty Apple MacBook Air
o TV: Hmm a smart one?
o Headphones: Airpods
o Camera: Disposable! Best way to capture fun memories and get them printed months later
o Soundsystem: Sonos... and lots of them joined together for surround sound!
o Pen / pencil: Pen
o Where you document an idea: Notes, lowkey addicted to jotting down all sorts of things in them!
o Casual clothing: Anything from Dissh
o Smart clothing: Hmm doesn’t exist in my world!
o Footwear: Sneaks – Phillippe Model or Golden Goose, always.
o Watch: Don’t wear one!!
o App: Instagram > the reels get me!
o Website: Hmm, Netflix
o Favourite social media feed: The Producers, obviously 😉
o Digital work tool: Shared notes or Google Docs! Best way for everyone on the project keep up to date with everything that is going on
o Analogue work tool: Currently waiting for a new diary/habit tracker thing to arrive [YES, starting my 2023 new years resolution late…]. Let’s see how it goes!
o Morning grooming / makeup essential: Right now, Mecca Max Brow Guru Control Gel – perfect to get that slick bun look! It’s been WAY too hot in Brisbane for anything else.
o Bonus kit essential: Sticky notes – EVERYWHERE!
