Bec Brown

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Founder and Managing Director at The Comms Department, Author, Crisis Management consultant, Neuroscience student @ The Comms Department
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Greater Sydney Area, Australia
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About Bec Brown

A 20+ year communicator and connecter who’s known for being calm in a crisis. I work with people and brands who make the world a better place.I’m the Founder and Managing Director of The Comms Department - a public relations and management agency where we specialise in entertainment, media and health brands. We're located in Australia but work globally. While I launched the company over twelve years ago in 2012, between our team of experienced professionals, we have over 100 years’ combined experience in PR, media and management.Our clients come to us when they need to manage their reputations or grow their revenue (or both). Often they're companies who are going through a fundamental business transformation. Our clients stay with us because we evolve and maintain that successful transformation, keeping their business current, vibrant, protected, and profitable. The majority of our clients are long-term or repeat projects and include ARN Media (KIIS FM, Pure Gold and The Edge networks, ARN Regional, iHeartRadio and the iHeartPodcast Network), AIDR’s Resilient Australia Awards, Amazon Prime Video, Cover-More Travel Insurance, Hanes, KK Press (Cosmopolitan Australia and T Australia - The New York Times Style magazine), Live Nation, Media Arts Lawyers, NBCUniversal, Sony Music, The Wiggles, The Royal Flying Doctor Service, Universal Music, WeAre8, World Travel Protection and many more. Before starting The Comms Department I spent half a decade as Senior Publicity & Promotions Manager for the world’s largest record company, Universal Music. This was preceded by an Account Executive role at a boutique Sydney PR agency, working with clients across finance, medical and lifestyle industries. And for six years before this, working as a recording and stage vocalist in Australia, Asia and Europe gave me insight and understanding of the entertainment industry and the life of creatives that’s rare to find.I am also the author of 'You've Got This' - a career guide for creatives, published by Penguin Random House in 2020 and currently working on my second book.My professional experience is backed by studies - a Bachelor of Music, Certificates in Social Psychology and the Psychology of Addiction & Recovery, a partial Graduate Diploma in Media and Communications (majoring in Public Relations) and currently studying a Graduate Diploma Mental Health & Neuroscience.

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The Comms Department

The Comms Department

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Founder and Managing Director at The Comms Department, Author, Crisis Management consultant, Neuroscience student
united kingdom
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Bec Brown Work Experience Details
  • The Comms Department
    Founder And Managing Director
    The Comms Department Jan 2012 - Present
    The Comms Department is a public relations and management agency with a team who build profiles and brands through strategic communications and partnerships. We specialise in entertainment, media, health and lifestyle brands and are located across Australia but work globally. Our clients come to us when they need to manage their reputations or grow their revenue. Often they're companies who are going through a fundamental business transformation.Our clients stay with us because we consistently evolve and maintain that successful transformation, keeping their business profitable, current, and vibrant. We work from a strong foundation of core public relations and management practices but with the benefit of insight and experience of today's digital world which we integrate into strategies tailored to our client’s needs. This includes counselling clients during crisis, internal comms, media publicity, social media strategy and implementation, brand partnerships, and assisting clients to turn analytics into a targeted strategy. www.thecommsdepartment.com.au.
  • Penguin Random House
    Author
    Penguin Random House 2019 - Present
    Published in September 2020, 'You've Got This' is a career guide geared towards creatives, but helpful across any industry. Full of practical advice and easily implementable tips it covers topics like how to stand out from the crowd by investing in your personal brand, negotiating a promotion, overcoming setbacks, managing workload and balance, mastering public speaking, and so much more.Refreshingly honest and indispensable, 'You've Got This' will help you reach your creative and earning potential and find career fulfilment, without it sucking the life out of you."A brilliant how-to that will help you negotiate a successful career in any creative industry with skill, heart and smarts. I wish this advice had been around at the beginning of my career." - AMANDA KELLER, TELEVISION AND RADIO HOST"If you're looking for a wishy-washy career book full of pointless inspirational quotes then sadly this isn't for you. You've Got This is packed with practical advice that's straightforward, easy to action and, importantly, works. I found myself nodding along to every step, tip and trick. It's an invaluable business mentor in a (not boring) book." - LEIGH CAMPBELL, MAMAMIA EXECUTIVE EDITOR AND YOU BEAUTY PODCAST HOST"You’ve Got This gets candid about the realities of today’s working world and guarantees a more rewarding path to success . . . Bec's learnings can be applied to most sectors including media and entertainment." - MEDIAWEEK"Whip-smart. Honest. Genuine. Practical. Encouraging. Bec's poured all her hard-earned knowledge and experience to create this invaluable guide filled with advice, tips and recommendations." - SALLY OBERMEDER, TELEVISION HOST, AUTHOR AND CO-FOUNDER OF SWIISHA portion of the proceeds from every book sold are donated to charities that support women: Fitted for Work and Life Changing Experiences’ SISTER2sister.https://www.penguin.com.au/books/youve-got-this-9781760897857I am now working on my second book, to be published in 2025.
  • Universal Music Group
    Senior National Publicity And Promotions Manager
    Universal Music Group Jan 2007 - Mar 2012
    While at Universal Music Australia, I was responsible for managing the PR strategy, publicity schedules and artist relations for a roster of diverse artists, with the ultimate goal of driving album sales, artist endorsement deals, and increasing the fan-base for our artists.This role also incorporated directing the Australian national PR team, with PR Managers in each state.Knowing how to work with talent, and to get the best from them so that all parties - including the artist, the manager, the label, the brand, and the media - are happy, is an acquired skill. It takes experience, strategy, and the genuine ability to build empathetic relationships. This is something that this role taught me, and I now excel in.I had the pleasure of working directly with international artists like Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton, Chris Isaak, Sting, Annie Lennox and Macy Gray, classical stars like Andre Rieu, Cecilia Bartoli, Hayley Westenra, Katherine Jenkins, Andrea Bocelli and Placido Domingo, and jazz artists Rufus Wainwright, Diana Krall, Jamie Cullum, Chris Botti, Melody Gardot and Madeleine Peyroux. I worked with incredible Australian artists, including The Wiggles, James Morrison, The Idea of North, Katie Noonan, Marcia Hines, Melinda Schneider, Teddy Tahu Rhodes and David Hobson and also managed the publicity for the back catalogue albums for stars like The Rolling Stones, U2, INXS, Queen, The Who, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and more.After leaving Universal Music in 2012 to set up my own PR company The Comms Department, Universal Music became my first client and they're still a client to this day.
  • Heusler Public Relations
    Pr Executive
    Heusler Public Relations Feb 2006 - Dec 2006
    Sydney, Australia
    During my time at this boutique PR firm, our clients were from the finance, medical, and FMCG sectors. My role encompassed writing media releases and client collateral including articles, newsletters and web copy, liaising daily with journalists to pitch and secure media coverage, extensive research, writing and proofreading of detailed media releases and briefing and preparing clients for media interviews.
  • Self-Employed
    Vocalist And Vocal Coach
    Self-Employed Jan 1999 - Dec 2006
    Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, England, Sweden, France
    While studying a Bachelor of Music majoring in classical voice at the Conservatorium, I began my professional music career, both as a performer and a teacher. Releasing two albums and a DVD, roles on stage in musical theatre and opera and with bands in jazz clubs also took me around the globe, as I had the pleasure of performing alongside some of the world’s best singers and musicians. For three years I also worked as a vocal coach teaching singing to children, with weekly lessons in both primary and secondary schools. While I enjoyed working as a performer, after several years I felt a calling towards Public Relations and Communications, so in 2004 I settled in Sydney, Australia and began this re-training transition.
  • Noble Capital
    Account Executive
    Noble Capital Jun 2004 - Oct 2005
    Sydney, Australia
    Noble Capital was a boutique financial services company, specialising in commercial financing. The Sydney CBD company disbanded in 2011 when the founders retired. While working at Noble Capital I was also studying a Media and Communications Graduate Diploma. My role encompassed securing media coverage in financial trade media, acquiring leads for sales and business development, proof-reading financial contracts, drafting loan documents, and acting-Executive Assistant to the CEO which included attending and noting all C-Suite client meetings.

Bec Brown Skills

Publicity Entertainment Public Relations Social Media Social Media Marketing Corporate Communications Content Strategy Digital Media Radio Television Music Industry New Media Record Labels Event Management Sponsorship Crisis Communications Media Skills Training Media Relations Copywriting Music Publishing Music Music Management A&r

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