Chris Ahern Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Qld, Au

Logan, Queensland, Australia

The Marketing Program Leader is responsible for brand and marketing strategy, communication design, and campaign management. This role manages three high-performing teams to develop and implement marketing, design, and digital customer experience strategies for the City of Logan. The position leads three Program Coordinators and their respective teams.KEY RESPONSIBILITIESAuthority & Autonomy: Operates independently within guidelines to achieve outcomes, with authority to develop and implement marketing strategies.Strategic Leadership: Oversees strategic marketing for the City of Logan, focusing on digital and traditional marketing, brand strategy, and campaign management. Collaborates with key stakeholders to drive innovative initiatives and build a high-performing team.Team Leadership: Leads three Program Coordinators and their teams (3 direct reports, 15 indirect reports).Stakeholder Engagement: Engages with community groups, businesses, and internal stakeholders to address marketing issues and promote the City of Logan.Technical Expertise:- Prepare advice, reports, budgets, business plans, and documentation for Council’s marketing, brand, graphic design, and digital marketing strategies.- Develop and monitor marketing and operational business plans and budgets.- Ensure the strategic marketing program meets key performance indicators and continuously improves.- Provide strategic advice on brand, marketing, design, and digital customer experience to elected members, senior executives, management, and staff.- Regularly update key stakeholders, including the Branch Manager, Executive Leadership team, and Councillors.- Offer expert advice and coordinate project delivery for internal and external stakeholders.

Logan, Queensland, Australia

The Design Coordinator role involves overseeing the Logan City Council’s brand, coordinating graphic design material, and supervising a team of graphic design, creative officers and support staff. This role requires strategic leadership, technical expertise, strong communication skills, and an understanding of health and safety responsibilities. Along with knowledge and experience in brand and creative services, team leadership, brand compliance, and use of creative and project management software. The role also requires effective networking, collaboration, influencing and negotiation skills, and the ability to align client needs and target audience using best practice marketing and design principles.

Brisbane, Australia

We’re a brand design and creative consultancy. We’re a scalable team with expertise and experience across various disciplines working together to solve complex problems with creativity, empathy and nous. Our modus operandi is to pull together suitable teams that are fit-for-purpose collectives tailored to specific projects. Light, agile and streamlined, yet, talented, efficient and thorough.Above all, we are studious.

Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

As the Brand Specialist, I provided a range of marketing solutions to support the brand and organisational goals of Bolton Clarke. I worked closely with the Marketing and Communications team in the development of the Bolton Clarke brand and the delivery of the program of work – raising brand awareness, supporting service line growth and local promotion, and enhancing the customer and employee experience.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

As the Brand & Creative Manager within the Communication and Marketing team, I was responsible for how the Inland Rail brand came to life through communication design and brand management. I also had responsibility for providing strategic brand and creative direction to both the Design team and the wider C&M team, inspiring them to design, develop and deliver market-leading creative content solutions that met the strategic and commercial needs of ARTC Inland Rail stakeholders. The position oversaw ARTC Inland Rail’s brand assets and the design and development of program and project communication materials for external and internal audiences.At peak operation, I managed two teams totalling nine direct reports – a Design Studio Lead, Communication Designers, an EIS Project Manager, EIS Technical Editors and EIS Graphic Designers.

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brand management within the Communication & Marketing department of Inland Rail, one of Australia’s largest-ever and most important infrastructure projects.

Queensland, Australia

AGDA is the connecting force that unites the Australian communication design industry. We celebrate the things that make our industry different and the things that bring it together.We encourage our members to ask questions, to challenge the status quo and to work together for the future of Australian design.We champion excellence in Australian design, setting and upholding world leading standards in strategic thinking, professional practice, education and craft.AGDA operates through the guidance of a Board of Directors supported by Regional Branch Councils and Sub-branch Councils.

Brisbane, Australia

Australian Graphic Design Association Limited is the peak national organization representing the Australian graphic design industry.With more than 2,600 members distributed throughout the creative, visual communications, applied design and technology sectors, it is dedicated to advancing the profession through an interrelated program of state, national and international activities in education, advocacy and professional development.AGDA is a lead member of the International Council of Graphic Design Organisations, forming a global network of 187 member associations in 56 countries and consultative status with UNESCO, UNIDO, ISO and WIPO.

Brisbane, Australia

Chris commenced his role at Villain Designs (an RG Communications company) as Senior Designer in mid-2011 and within his first three months was appointed Studio Manager having shown the rare ability to marry a penchant to problem-solve with creative instinct, market awareness and a strong project management approach. Demonstrating an unwavering work ethic and an innovative approach to corporate design and branding, Chris set about strengthening the relationship between Villain and its existing client base and expanding the studio’s profile. He also provided creative direction for corporate communications within the RGC client base and delivered strategic and relevant creative counsel to both internal and client stakeholders. He was responsible for design direction, creative consultancy, studio management and communication design.

Brisbane, Australia

In the middle of 2008, he joined well-established firm Hall & Jones and flourished as a Graphic Designer handling all aspects of the design process and incorporated advertising as another major skill component. He worked there for three and a half years building an extensive corporate design portfolio working for key institutions within the government, finance, property, education and entertainment sectors. His dedication to his role, attitude towards self education and ability to show initiative in not only approaching the design process, but also client liaison and project management saw him take on the senior design role after just 12 months.

Brisbane, Australia

The opportunity to be involved with a parallel web development company (Interweaving) working in conjunction with Hall & Jones presented itself and Chris slipped into the role of Art Director & Senior UI Designer with ease having both junior and senior web developers, locally and in India report to him for key corporate, government and retail projects. The online experience rounded out his creative skillset and consolidated his all-round service offer. His main areas of operation were: User interface (UI) design for the Joomla CMS platform, client liaison, research and development for online presence, Art direction for developer support staff and complete project management.

Graduate Certificate, Business (Integrated Marketing Communication)

Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) focuses on the strategic integration of the functions of public relations, advertising.

Diploma, Graphic Design

Expanding creative talents through practical exercises in design, pre-press, web development, multimedia, photography, production.

High School Certificate