Squid Ink Media
Profile

Senior narrative and creative lead with 300+ long-form productions delivered internationally. Over three decades and across 50 countries, I have shaped factual people-driven storytelling from field direction through edit.
I translate strategic goals into emotionally coherent, trust-building narratives — bringing clarity, efficiency and structural discipline to organisations seeking stronger audience connection.
My background in factual lifestyle television shaped a disciplined belief that reality resists rigid scripts. Strong storytelling works with truth, not against it.
I specialise in helping organisations undergoing transition articulate innovation, operational change and sustainability with credibility and restraint, particularly within food, agriculture and purpose-driven industries.
I work best where complexity needs coherence and authenticity and great visuals matter.
Michael served as Head of Production and Senior Series Producer for Australian broadcast television and as Senior Producer - Production Consultant for AFC - Asian Food Channel, creating and editing the channel's first long-form original cooking series and overseeing regional documentary production. Michael is also a trained Senior Lighting cameraman with extensive broadcast experience.
Corporate clients and agencies include Qantas, Jetstar, News Limited, Buildcorp, Campbell’s, De'Longhi, Lavazza, Pizza Hut, Sands Casino group, Clemenger BBDO, Laservision Multimedia, creating a range of corporate ads, documentaries, training and product videos.
Michael is an independent Media Professional currently based in Melbourne, Australia.
Broadcast Series
Formats created by Michael Ross Robinson since 2001
Man Eats Wild x 4
Cheese Slices Series x 60
Cheese Chasers World Adventures x 60
Life Changes x 6
Five Star Cooking Series x 26
Food Source Neil Perry x 14
Food Source Asia x 8
Food Source New Zealand x 4
Food Source Far North Queensland x 4
Fresh & fast Neil Perry x 26
Five Star Cooking – Next Generation x 33
Out & About x 26
Designer DIY x 6
The Great Italian Café x 6
Escape x 13
Asian Food Channel ‘Best Wan’ x 13
Chef On The Road x Doc
Sake with Will Studd Doc
Eating Wild x 4
Five Chefs Dinner - Doc
Cowgirls - Doc
Young Chef's Dinner - Doc
Best of the Best - Doc
Gardening in The Wild - Doc
* Over the course of 30 years in broadcast Michael has also worked on dozens of other series
Broadcasters
ABC TV Discovery Networks, Discovery Networks Asia, Discovery, BBC, Wealth TV, Foxtel, Lifestyle Channel, Lifestyle FOOD, The Living Channel, Fox International Channels, Top TV, HRT Croatian Television, RTL Television GMBH, TG4, Canal + Cyfrowy, ERT, Finnish Broadcasting, ABC, Paprika Central, Israel Educational, Gambero Rosso, Wowow, Multi Marque Co, Ambang Entertainment, Cineplex, Canal Poland, Televisio Catalunya, Tele Broadcasts, Country 99, Meshop FZ LLC, Television Broadcasts, Films For Humanities, Spafax Airline Network, Stellar Inflight 1 & 2, Video Production 21st Century, Qantas, Qantas Inflight World, IFE Services, Digital Pictures, Turk Airlines, Jetstar, Inflight Productions IK, Access Inflight Media, Solvo Ukraine, Pro Four BT, TVBI Company, Landmark Media, Almajd BD, Air Canada, DMX Inflight, AV Jet Taiwan, AV Jet International, PAX Entertainment, AMP International Inc, IFE Services and many, many more.