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Your Team
Lorraine Romeril-Smith
General Manager-Contract Supervisor
Lorraine brings over 20 years of industry experience to Local Government.
Having held senior management roles with the Townsville Bulletin, Queensland Newspapers (News Ltd.), Australian Provincial Newspapers, Vogue Magazines, TMP and Adcorp, Lorraine has developed an unparalleled understanding of all facets of advertising management, creative communications management, media planning and strategic development.
As General Manager for Blaze Advertising Queensland and Northern Territory, Lorraine has direct and strategic involvement with a range of local, state and nationally based accounts. These accounts cover a wide range of industry sectors including Quick Smart advertising in recruitment, healthcare, education, tourism, finance, defence and service forces. In addition, Lorraine has overall responsibility for the management and direction of all Queensland and Northern Territory Government activity.
Lorraine is recognised by the market and media as a knowledgeable source on Classified and Recruitment advertising. She is often invited to speak at conferences, functions and professional gatherings. As a qualified educator (Bachelor of Education specialising in Adult and Vocational Training), Lorraine has tutored and lectured at QUT in advertising and media planning.
Lorraine was a finalist in Telstra’s 2004 QLD Business Woman of the Year and has published her first book on ‘Motivating Staff’.
Lorraine’s involvement with Local Government will be on the strategic development of arrangements between whole of Local Government, each Local Council, the Blaze Advertising team, media providers and Local Buy.
Adam Bentley
Account Director
After completing a Bachelor of Commerce Marketing, Adam commenced his advertising career with Intergroup Advertising in Sydney. Adam started in the production department, where he developed his skills to become the Production Manager. Utilising his knowledge from working on a range of advertising campaigns for clients such as Capilano Honey, Adam proved his passion for working with clients to progress into the role of Account Manager for local and national accounts clients, including Austral Bricks.
With 11 years production and account management experience, Adam is our Smart Advertising Manager and oversees the business development and running of government, real estate, recruitment and other classified accounts.
Adam’s role with Local Government will be educating and assisting Local Councils and your operatives on getting started with the range of services and benefits now available through Blaze Advertising.
Lisa Shackleton
Training Manager / Operations Supervisor
Lisa has 20 years experience in all facets of agency work. Having gained hands on experience with Neville Jeffress Advertising, TMP Worldwide and Blaze Advertising, Lisa is a valuable member of our studio team.
Lisa is an all-rounder with account coordination, account management, mac operation, studio management, finance management and supervision experience. With an understanding of all agency systems, technologies and processes, Lisa contributes an exemplary level of accuracy and support to all. Lisa has hands on experience with government accounts including seven years as a supervisor on Queensland State Government with Neville Jeffress and TMP and seven years with Blaze Advertising.
Lisa will be assisting with the training of your Local Council Operatives with Blaze Online and ensuring our systems and people stay ahead of delivering each Council’s needs.
Adrian Mackie
Studio Manager
Adrian has over 25 years experience in pre-press operations gained from working with many newspapers in the UK, and locally with Business Queensland and the Brisbane Courier-Mail. He has an excellent knowledge of all technologies that are leading edge and evolving in today’s fast moving printing game.
Adrian has been a hands on Studio Manager with Blaze Advertising for eight years and is one of Queensland’s most experienced Apple Mac operators with high level skills in Indesign, PhotoShop, Illustrator and pre-flight. Adrian uses his wealth of experience and dedication to quality control to achieve the highest standards in all advertising executions, ensuring all design work is created to specifications. He proactively works with his studio team and account service when he identifies opportunities to provide improved styles for client cost efficiencies or stronger branding. Adrian is an excellent team leader and runs a highly efficient studio ensuring our fast turn around times and service matrix are adhered to.
Adrian oversees all studio staff involved with the design, production and delivery of all Local Government and your Council’s advertising.
Marilyn Smith
QLD Finance Manager
Marilyn joined Blaze Advertising two years ago in the role of Accounts Supervisor. Since then, she has gained a wealth of experience and advanced to the role of Finance Manager. Marilyn has 13 years of newspaper experience, the majority of this time in a Credit Manager role for a large community based newspaper group. Her skill in this field resulted in her selection for training as a Super User during the implementation of a new financial system.
In her time with Blaze Advertising, Marilyn has been heavily involved with all accounting functions for the Australian and Northern Territory Governments. Marilyn was instrumental in the Brisbane office assuming responsibility for all QLD based Australian Government and clients
Marilyn oversees and is hands on with all accounting, reporting, invoicing, tearsheeting, and proof of delivery functions for all Local Councils.
Neil Gowran
National IT Team (NSW)
Neil worked in magazine and newspaper publishing in the UK for VNU Ltd and News Ltd. He moved to Australia in 1995 and worked with the George Patterson organisation, before joining Blaze Advertising.
Neil is responsible for all studio/production and IT requirements on a national basis, and has been instrumental in the creation and implementation of our Blaze Online system. He also manages the agency’s proprietary Internet applications and systems product development. He is a certified Apple Engineer and has experience across the Windows and UNIX platforms.
Neil is involved in the Blaze Online set up with each Council to ensure our system is tailored to your requirements.
Simon Druery
National Creative Director
Since graduating with honours from The University of Newcastle with a Bachelor of Graphic Design, Simon has spent over 10 years working in the advertising industry. With broad experience across all media, including print, web, direct marketing and television, he has developed successful campaigns for companies such as Luna Park, Austral Bricks, Suttons Holden, Millers Storage, Mirvac Hotels, Pfizer, Wyeth, Australian Capital Reserve and several of Sydney’s and Australia’s largest real estate and building organisations.
Simon is also a documentary film-maker and award winning artist. Simon’s role is focused on creative direction and conceptualisation. His strategic thinking and fresh ideas are focused on answering the client’s brief with flair and ingenuity. With a strong background in copywriting and generating innovative concepts, Simon’s creative is always results driven and backed up with detailed rationales on design philosophy and sound marketing experience.
Simon oversees the concept, creation and execution of all creative projects across all Blaze Advertising offices.
Kris Flint
QLD Creative Manager
Kris brings over 19 years experience as a creative designer to Blaze Advertising. With a broad range of experience working with some of the globe’s most visual brands, Kris is a well rounded design resource for the variety of work at Blaze Advertising.
Kris sports an impressive client portfolio of global brands such as The Regent, Chanel, Gucci, Hunting World, Bain and Co and Bankers Trust.
Since moving to Brisbane from Sydney seven years ago, Kris has worked independently and with Blaze Advertising on classified template designs, numerous corporate identities, annual reports, retail and point of sale advertising as well as magazine layouts and brochures.
Additional to her role at Blaze Advertising Kris currently designs for TAFE on a freelance basis and has extensive experience in developing creative campaigns that drive results. Kris has a full working knowledge of the Brisbane studio for both Quick and Smart advertising and has personally developed and evolved many of the templates that our customers use today.
Kris provides template and design development on brief from our account management team that works with each Council.
Patrick Moore
Interactive Division
Patrick received a bachelor of design at The University of South Australia. Early on he saw a need for quality design in ‘new media’ - what was back then CDROM and interactive floppy disc and kiosk/touchscreen installations. After designing for the aforementioned for two years, Patrick began designing for the web in the very first version of Netscape – basically since the web became a commercial reality.
Patrick has over ten years professional experience designing across a range of new media for small companies through to large publicly listed corporate enterprises and government.
With advanced skills in website architecture and design, Patrick has created numerous online marketing campaigns for the front end of websites, intranets, media rich banners ads and microsites to EDM Newsletters. Patrick has a wealth of experience working with a range of corporate clients including Coca-cola Amatil, NAB, Porsche, HP, 3, Optus, ANZ, Telstra, St. George Bank, and Bigpond. The government clients Patrick has worked on include Medicare and Australian Federal Police.
Lilli Kay
NT Advertising Manager
Lilli Kay heads up the Darwin office of Blaze.
Lilli has worked in media marketing for more than eight years in both the private and public sectors on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, Fraser Coast and The Northern Territory. Her early career in the Queensland Police Service developed strong experience in management; administration; communication and team work.
In the early 1990’s, Lilli had hands-on involvement as Director of a Sunshine Coast Real Estate business, specialising in commercial sales.
A change in career direction saw her embrace the hospitality, tourism and media industries. Over the past four years Lilli has honed her love for communication to deliver the best outcomes for her clients through media experience in the Northern Territory. This knowledge has brought her to the position of Advertising Manager at Blaze.
Rekha Kulkarni
NT Account Manager
Rekha has lived in Darwin , Northern Territory for over 18 years and has undertaken volunteer work with local companies such as OneSteel Metaland, Darwin Mindil Beach Association and AusLink in providing professional market research advice.
After completing a Bachelor of Business Marketing, Rekha started her career as the Marketing Research Officer for the Corporate Communications Department at Charles Darwin University. It is here that she developed her passion for research.
During her time at Charles Darwin University, Rekha worked in a number of roles and obtained experience with data analysis, event management, public relations, web management and marketing management.
Her commitment and contribution to team success has been achieved through tracking and evaluating marketing and recruitment campaigns, the development
and implementation of successful strategic marketing plans and representation at various events.
With more than five years experience in marketing, media planning and buying, Rekha brings a wealth of knowledge to Blaze.
Adrianna Pearce
Account Executive
Adrianna has tertiary qualifications and practical experience in Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations disciplines.
With a Bachelor of Communications PR, she has worked passionately in the industry from creative agency, to strategic marketing and freelance public relations contracts.
Adrianna has a strong interest in high level account service, ensuring regular communication and follow through. She adopts a positive and proactive approach to servicing clients, with a special focus on attention to detail, striving for accuracy and maximum results.
With a creative nature, she provides a strong mix of both fresh ideas and analytical precision in strategy, copy and visual concepts.
Your Account Management Team
Each Council is appointed a dedicated Account Manager. Details will be advised to each Council after our Roadshow and scoping activities have been completed. |
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