joe conneely

director

About

Personal Mission statement VISION WITHOUT ACTION IS MERELY A DREAM ACTION WITHOUT VISION JUST PASSES THE TIME VISION WITH ACTION CAN CHANGE THE WORLD! An accomplished leader with a consistent track record in developing creative projects and delivering innovative solutions. * A strategic thinker adept at developing large-scale & complex projects. * Strong track record of delivering outstanding results on tight deadlines. * Adept at recruiting, coaching & mentoring a highly motivated team.

Country

australia

City

new south wales

Industry

non-profit organization management

Skill

strategy, marketing, creative direction, management, brand development, business planning, sponsorship, marketing strategy, new business development, event management, leadership, fundraising, team leadership, crm, event planning, problem solving, business development, leadership development, creative strategy, change management, cross functional team leadership, product management, marketing communications, advertising, training, account management, strategic planning, b2b, entertainment, strategy facilitation, creative problem solving, cultural development, creative development, budget management, budgets, sales, team management, negotiation, music, online advertising, social media, social media marketing, public relations, business strategy, digital marketing, digital media, project management, public speaking, online marketing, customer service

Experience

director

glasshouse arts, conference & convention centre

2010-5 - 2012-10 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Located in Port Macquarie, the Glasshouse is the pre-eminent performance art space & exhibition facility on the NSW Mid-North Coast. Winner of the 2012 Australian Performing Arts Centre of the Year.

director of special projects

greenpeace

2003-1 - 2005-10 · 2 yrs 10 mos

Managed relationships with the music, arts and entertainment industries.

director and producer

up up and away marketing promotions vibes on a summers day

1992-10 - 2003-7 · 10 yrs 10 mos

* UUAA managed client campaigns with Optus, Nokia, Diesel, Levi’s Strauss, General Pants, Mambo, Pepsi Mini Cooper, Mambo, Heineken, Triple J, Nova, MTV, Channel V, Channel 10, Bacardi and Sony amongst others. * Devised developed and produced events for various clients including the ABC, Sydney Festival, Sydney Fringe Festival, Perth Festival, Adelaide Festival, Sydney Harbour and Ports Authority. * The creative driving force behind the Internationally renown Vibes on a Summers Day Festival, that grew from humble origins with 1,200 attending at the Bondi Pavilion in the first year to over 90,000 'Vibsters' nationally over a ten year time span. * Awards * HIGHLY COMMENDED 2003 Mobile Marketing & Advertising Awards, Best use events * WINNER 2002 Australian Live Music Award Best event, Vibes on a Summers Day * WINNER 2001 Australian Music Week Award - Best event, Vibes on a Summers Day * WINNER 2001 Australian Dance Music Award (DMA) - Best event * WINNER 2001 Australian Music Week Award (People's choice), Vibes on a Summers Day * WINNER 2000 DMA - Best Event (Industry), Vibes on a Summers Day

director

my westmead

2017-3 - Present · 9 yrs 7 mos

general manager

hunter institute of technology

2013-6 - 2015-7 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Australia's largest regional educational institute with 65,000+ students across 15 campuses in the Hunter, Newcastle & Central Coast regions of NSW. - Secondment Overseas to the United Arab Emirates at the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) – Senior Manager, Cultural Relations Oct 2013 – Mar 2014 Developed strategic five-year plan for the Abu Dhabi Festival in consultation with key regional and international stakeholders.

national sponsorship and marketing manager

westfield

2006-1 - 2010-1 · 4 yrs 1 mo

* Responsible for restructuring sponsorship branding and direction in line with Westfield’s national marketing strategy. * Developed and executed Westfield’s campaigns with the Socceroos, W League and the Hyundai A League. * Delivered consistent annual category growth for both Fresh Food & Fashion. * In conjunction with BBC Worldwide sponsored and executed a national Westfield’s tour of the ‘Walking with Dinosaurs’ animatronics spectacular to promote the tour resulting in over 300,000 ticket sales nationally.

director

brand nu group

2015-7 - 2017-1 · 1 yr 7 mos

The Brand Nu Group (BNG) has over 20+ years collective experience in developing, implementing and delivering Internationally multi-award winning projects. BNG are innovators and instigators whose passion and enthusiasm bringing creative vision to life.

Education

all saints comprehensive school

w university sydney

marketing

2007-1 - 2010-1 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Participated in the continual business learning program deivsed by Westfield with lectures from leading industry related guest speakers from M&C Saatchi, Moon Design, Ikon supported by ongoing internal assessment. Degree of Management & Marketing (Years 1 & 2. W-University). Dip. Digital and Direct Marketing Account Management Program, Levels I, II and III Sales Course ‘Professional Sales Workshop’, Currently participating in the Positive and Powerful Leadership program two years ongoing training. Proficient in all Microsoft Office products Photoshop - Intermediate Quark Express Activities and Societies: Dip. Digital and Direct Marketing