“My experiences working with Hayley have been a delight. She is a no-nonsense doer, who just makes things happen with a smile and apparent serenity. Hayley has a great commitment to the notion of community, at all levels, and seeks to contribute to and elevate all the groups and teams she is a part of.”
About
I’m an accomplished Marketing and Communications professional with a unique combination of proven skills in delivering strategic frameworks and hands-on experience.
Those around me would describe me as a natural leader with an imaginative mind and a diligent work ethic. I connect with people and cultivate effective relationships to deliver creative, valuable solutions for my team, my organisation and my audience.
I am a STRATEGIST (“Let’s whiteboard it!”) and an IMPLEMENTER (“Let’s get it done!”). I have honed these skills for more than eight years in the field of marketing and communications, and am passionate about building strong brands and delivering and communicating value through creative strategies that guide marketing activities.
I believe that the challenges of business are not conquered by a single person but by a team of motivated, inquisitive minds, propelled each day by a common desire to make a difference. Leading and inspiring a team of passionate people to create MarComms campaigns that reach and exceed targets is my ultimate career aim. My team will celebrate wins and learn from losses, staying at the forefront of our changing industry through continued development and learning. With a smile on our faces, we will achieve brilliant results.
With nearly ten years in the higher education sector, I have learned and accomplished a great deal. In 2020, I made the move to Colliers Wollongong, working with an incredible team as the Head of Marketing. Recently, I have moved over to Easy Agile, one of Wollongong's burgeoning software companies. I see myself as a marketing generalist, with particular strengths in brand development, strategy and management, inbound marketing – including content marketing, SEO and digital channel management – and event marketing.
I see LinkedIn as a powerful platform to explore new connections, stay at the forefront of industry developments and build and maintain relationships.
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And I thought Sydney was chilly 🥶 Thanks Geoff Mether from Togetha Group for hosting the Atlassian Community - Australia and New Zealand event…
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1 day to go! Don't forget to register for our webinar tomorrow 30/07 at 16:00 CET to learn about alternatives to Story Points for better Agile…
1 day to go! Don't forget to register for our webinar tomorrow 30/07 at 16:00 CET to learn about alternatives to Story Points for better Agile…
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We had a great experience as exhibitors at Tech in Gov 2024! The conference brought together numerous government agencies, private enterprises…
We had a great experience as exhibitors at Tech in Gov 2024! The conference brought together numerous government agencies, private enterprises…
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Experience
Education
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Activities and Societies: Undertake masterclasses with the UOW Sydney Business School Visit Parliament House Mentor/mentee programs Leadership coaching Working with multi-disciplinary teams to solve problems
The Leadership Illawarra program is a two-year experiential learning program for the region’s emerging leaders. The two-year program provides business leaders as mentors, includes one-day master classes, adaptive leadership coaching in leading teams, emotional intelligence, individual coaching, as well as site visits to organisations such as Bluescope and Parliament of Australia & NSW.
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Licenses & Certifications
Volunteer Experience
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Board Member
Women Illawarra
- 1 year 3 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
The team at Women Illawarra is comprised of a small group of passionate and determined women who are committed to creating change and opportunity for all women in the Illawarra. With creativity, flexibility and compassion, we meet women where they are in their life and support them to become empowered and connected. With the underpinning values of Respect, Integrity and Collaboration, we are “By women, For Women.”
As a Board Member for Women Illawarra I work with a group of passionate…The team at Women Illawarra is comprised of a small group of passionate and determined women who are committed to creating change and opportunity for all women in the Illawarra. With creativity, flexibility and compassion, we meet women where they are in their life and support them to become empowered and connected. With the underpinning values of Respect, Integrity and Collaboration, we are “By women, For Women.”
As a Board Member for Women Illawarra I work with a group of passionate women to drive the agenda for the NFP and influence its strategic direction. -
Mentee
Junior Chamber International Illawarra
- 5 months
Social Services
Mentor Me is a structured one on one mentoring program designed to establish links between experienced professionals within the Illawarra and members of the JCI Illawarra chapter. Thanks to my wonderful Mentor, I received guidance around my career journey, and fostered opportunities for professional development.
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Fundraising Coordinator
Cancer Council NSW
- 2 years 3 months
Health
Each year I organise a Biggest Morning Tea in support of Cancer Council NSW. I create collateral, communicate the event across various networks and mediums and coordinate donations, helping raise funds to support those impacted by cancer.
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Marketing & Events Coordinator
Junior Chamber International Illawarra
- 9 months
Environment
Working with a team of enthusiastic and passionate JCI colleagues, I coordinated various marketing initiatives and event activation's for the 'Let's Do It!' Project. This project brought together our local business community with those organisations already championing sustainability in our region. The 'Let's Do It!' Project built relationships between business and NGO's, helping make the Illawarra a more sustainable place to live, visit and do business!
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Caretaker and Foster Carer
Wollongong Animal Rescue Network (WARN)
- 1 year 5 months
Animal Welfare
Together with a team of passionate, loving volunteers, I take care of dogs that have found themselves without a home. Volunteering each week, we care for, feed, walk and love these animals who are truly wonderful and looking for their fur-ever homes. If you are thinking of bringing a companion animal into your life, please visit https://www.warn.org.au/ or your local animal shelter or pound.
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Fundraising Volunteer
Aussie Books for Zim
- 10 months
Children
Aussie Books for Zim is an Australian registered charity which collects books and stationery from Australian communities, schools, families and individuals to set up school libraries in rural Zimbabwe. I assisted Alfred and the team at Aussie Books raise much needed funds through organising various BBQ's and collecting books.
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Goodwill Hunting sorter, packer & helper
University of Wollongong
- 2 months
Education
Every year hundreds of our students set up home for the first time, and Goodwill Hunting has made this transition easier by providing an opportunity for students to pick up free household items that have been donated by generous members of the wider community.
This fantastic cause requires a lot of busy, volunteer hands, and each year I work with a brilliant team to pack, sort, clean and organise all donations. -
Fundraiser
SCARF - Strategic Community Assistance to Refugee Families
- Present 5 years 11 months
Civil Rights and Social Action
SCARF (Strategic Community Assistance to Refugee Families) helps refugee entrants to build a sense of belonging and navigate the practical and personal challenges of starting a new life in Australia. In 2018, I helped create, organise and execute a fundraising trivia night which raised over $12,000 for this sensational cause.
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Mentee LUCY Mentoring Program
University of Wollongong
- 6 months
Social Services
The Lucy Mentoring program gave me unique access to some incredible and inspiring people. Lucy empowered me to build lifelong connections, be inquisitive, and value every conversation, and it opened the doors to exciting opportunities I never thought I'd have.
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Mentor: UOW Mates
University of Wollongong
- 9 months
Education
The University of Wollongong has over 10,000 international students, coming from a vast range of backgrounds, countries, cultures and religions. In 2011, I volunteered for the UOW Mates Program, as a Mentor to two international students. Through the program, I made the transition to Australia easier for my two mentees, including sharing study based tips, referring mentees to resources and services and assisting my mentees to get to know their student support services at the university.
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English Conversation Group presenter
University of Wollongong
- 2 years
Social Services
Working with international students from various countries and experiences to help improve their English language skills and assist with their transition to Australia and the University of Wollongong.
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Mentor Me Events Assistant
Junior Chamber International Illawarra
- 5 months
Social Services
Creating vibrant, smooth and engaging events for the Mentor Me cohort of professionals. This included ordering food and beverages, arranging guest speakers, writing speaking notes and development communications collateral including posters, postcards and Facebook posts.
Projects
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SmartSpace (serviced office & co-working) client attraction campaign
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Working with a team of staff, creatives and CRM and automation guru's, I led the development of a multi-platform co-working campaign, across digital, print and direct marketing. This included preliminary research and analysis of target audiences, polishing SmartSpace messaging and our unique selling proposition, developing and refining artwork and content, refining Google Adword keywords and developing user-friendly campaign landing pages.
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Purpose in action Magazine - Issue 2
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Working with a team of writers, photographers, commercial tenants and UOW staff, students and researchers, I led the development of a 30+ page UOW Innovation Campus magazine, 'Purpose in action'. The second edition of 'Purpose in action' magazine focused on the development of $500M Health & Wellbeing Precinct at the Innovation Campus, along with health and wellbeing projects currently in operation across the University and region.
My responsibilities included researching potential…Working with a team of writers, photographers, commercial tenants and UOW staff, students and researchers, I led the development of a 30+ page UOW Innovation Campus magazine, 'Purpose in action'. The second edition of 'Purpose in action' magazine focused on the development of $500M Health & Wellbeing Precinct at the Innovation Campus, along with health and wellbeing projects currently in operation across the University and region.
My responsibilities included researching potential articles, coordinating interviews between interviewees and writers, writing various articles, proof-reading the magazine, sourcing photos and coordinating new photo-shoots, working with the graphic design to design the magazine, negotiating with a variety of organisations internally and externally to secure advertising and liaising with the print team around stock, finishes and print numbers. -
UOW Project Manager - Yours & Owls Big Top Series
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Leading and working with a team of passionate, enthusiastic and highly skilled internal and external stakeholders to deliver of a concert series which attracted 8,000 people to the Innovation Campus over three shows. My responsibilities included liaising with Council regarding DA and other applications, developing and executing an effective communications strategy across digital platforms, coordinating activities such as security, parking and signage and developing an exhaustive risk matrix…
Leading and working with a team of passionate, enthusiastic and highly skilled internal and external stakeholders to deliver of a concert series which attracted 8,000 people to the Innovation Campus over three shows. My responsibilities included liaising with Council regarding DA and other applications, developing and executing an effective communications strategy across digital platforms, coordinating activities such as security, parking and signage and developing an exhaustive risk matrix with applicable controls.
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UOW Project Manager - Puckey's Night Market
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Leading a team of highly skilled and experienced internal and external stakeholders, I created, coordinated and continue to deliver a monthly Campus market, attracting individuals and families from across the region to the UOW Innovation Campus. My responsibilities include liaising with Council regarding DA and other applications, developing and executing an effective communications strategy across digital platforms, coordinating activities such as security, parking and signage and developing…
Leading a team of highly skilled and experienced internal and external stakeholders, I created, coordinated and continue to deliver a monthly Campus market, attracting individuals and families from across the region to the UOW Innovation Campus. My responsibilities include liaising with Council regarding DA and other applications, developing and executing an effective communications strategy across digital platforms, coordinating activities such as security, parking and signage and developing an exhaustive risk matrix with applicable controls.
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SmartSpace (serviced office & co-working) website
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Leading a small team of web developers and staff, I undertook market and audience research to develop and execute a clean, user-friendly and responsive SmartSpace website. This project included an SEO keyword project, extensive training in WordPress, site mapping focused on user experience, content development, video production and photo-shoots.
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Purpose in action Magazine - Issue 1
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Working with a team of writers, photographers, commercial tenants and UOW staff, students and researchers, I led the development of a 30+ page UOW Innovation Campus magazine, 'Purpose in action'. The first edition of the magazine shined a light on the incredible community which makes up the Innovation Campus. Articles focused on the future of the Campus as the master plan unfolds, the incredible work of our researchers in AIIM and SBRC and the new frontiers conquered by our iAccelerate…
Working with a team of writers, photographers, commercial tenants and UOW staff, students and researchers, I led the development of a 30+ page UOW Innovation Campus magazine, 'Purpose in action'. The first edition of the magazine shined a light on the incredible community which makes up the Innovation Campus. Articles focused on the future of the Campus as the master plan unfolds, the incredible work of our researchers in AIIM and SBRC and the new frontiers conquered by our iAccelerate residents.
My responsibilities included researching potential articles, coordinating interviews between interviewees and writers, writing various articles, proof-reading the magazine, sourcing photos and coordinating new photo-shoots, working with the graphic design to design the magazine, negotiating with a variety of organisations internally and externally to secure advertising and liaising with the print team around stock, finishes and print numbers. -
UOW Project Manager - Yours & Owls Last Frost
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Leading and working with a team of passionate, enthusiastic and highly skilled internal and external stakeholders to deliver of a concert which attracted 3,000 people to the Innovation Campus. My responsibilities included liaising with Council regarding DA and other applications, developing and executing an effective communications strategy across digital and print platforms, coordinating activities such as security, parking and signage and developing an exhaustive risk matrix with applicable…
Leading and working with a team of passionate, enthusiastic and highly skilled internal and external stakeholders to deliver of a concert which attracted 3,000 people to the Innovation Campus. My responsibilities included liaising with Council regarding DA and other applications, developing and executing an effective communications strategy across digital and print platforms, coordinating activities such as security, parking and signage and developing an exhaustive risk matrix with applicable controls.
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SmartSpace (serviced office & co-working) brand creation and execution
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I led a multidisciplinary team of staff and creatives to generate an entirely new brand for the University of Wollongong. This included a competitive analysis of co-working and serviced office competitors nationally and globally, researching target markets and developing a brand proposition and messaging strategy. At the end of this exhilarating process a new business name, logo and comprehensive brand guidelines were developed.
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UOW Innovation Campus website
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Worked with a team of highly skilled website developers to create and launch the new UOW Innovation Campus website aligned with our renewed brand position. This included content creation, photography, blog post curation and developing the site via WordPress.
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UOW Innovation Campus rebrand
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Working with a creative agency, I led the UOW Innovation Campus rebrand. This included undertaking market research with our target audience, analysing the marketplace and competitors, utilising brand positioning and messaging to capture a new brand strategy and building a refreshed brand entity.
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UOW Innovation Campus corporate video
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Partnering with a team of highly skilled creatives, I led the development of a new corporate video for the UOW Innovation Campus, launching the organisations renewed brand. This included defining the audience, clarifying purpose and message, writing a script and organising interviewees and deploying the video across multiple digital platforms.
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In2Uni video development
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Working with a local and highly skilled video production company, I assisted with the development of an University of Wollongong In2Uni video, focused around future student engagement and recruitment. This included liaising around video editing, site scouting, script development and interviewee recruiting and coordinating.
Honors & Awards
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Best Local Individual Development Program
JCI Australia
This award recognises the most outstanding individual development program among JCI Australia's national projects.
The JCI Illawarra MentorMe program is a structured mentoring program designed to establish links between experienced professionals within the Illawarra and JCI Illawarra members. Illawarra leaders from a range of industries act as mentors, guiding mentees through their career journeys and equipping them with the skills they need to thrive as young professionals and future…This award recognises the most outstanding individual development program among JCI Australia's national projects.
The JCI Illawarra MentorMe program is a structured mentoring program designed to establish links between experienced professionals within the Illawarra and JCI Illawarra members. Illawarra leaders from a range of industries act as mentors, guiding mentees through their career journeys and equipping them with the skills they need to thrive as young professionals and future leaders in the community.
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Most Outstanding Local Organisation 2021
JCI Australia
This award recognises the hard work of the JCI Illawarra Board and its members in delivering on the JCI mission "To provide development opportunities that empower young people to create positive change".
This was a proud moment for the JCI Illawarra Board in 2021 and has been a highlight of my JCI career so far. -
Leadership Illawarra Program Scholarship Winner
Regional Development Australia
In December 2020, I was awarded a full scholarship to undertake the Leadership Illawarra Program (LIP), sponsored by Regional Development Australia - Illawarra. The program is the result of a partnership between RDA Illawarra, University of Wollongong Sydney Business School and The Illawarra Connection to help develop Illawarra's NextGen leaders.
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Vice-Chancellor's Award For Excellence In Community Engagement (Highly Commended)
University of Wollongong
The Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Community Engagement was established in 2006 to recognise, reward and encourage exceptional community engagement by staff members of the University, as an individual or as part of a team.
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MGNT939: Global Business Practice India Exchange Scholarship
UOW Sydney Business School
As part of my MBA studies I was awarded a scholarship from the UOW Sydney Business School to travel to India for one week with a group of class mates. We visited various business schools and businesses across India and learnt so much about the challenges and opportunities within an emerging market.
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Master of Business Administration Scholarship
JCI and Sydney Business School, UOW
Each year, two current Junior Chamber International Members (JCI) are awarded an MBA scholarship. These scholarships are awarded in conjunction with the Sydney Business School, University of Wollongong
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Onsite Mentor of the Year
In2Uni, University of Wollongong
After enthusiastically leading and participating in a variety of future student engagement activities across the university campus, including designing and delivering lectures for high school students around the benefits of tertiary education, I was voted 2012 Onsite Mentor of the Year.
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