I lead an artistic program which celebrates all facets of screen-based artistic practice. At the heart of the program is Stream, the Sydney Opera House steaming platform, home to original short film commissions and performance recordings. In-venue, I manage a year-round program of events, including Playhouse Cinema screenings and live, screen-based work from interdisciplinary Australian artists. I also oversee the Digital Creative Learning program, which offers free livestreams, workshops and talks to schools and educators around the country.Key Projects:- From Our House To Yours, Digital Season, 2020 - Stream, Digital Streaming Platform, 2020 - Present - 50/50, 50th Birthday Archival Season, 2023- Playhouse Cinema Season, 2024- Shortwave, New Digital Commissions, 2021-Present- Outlines, Digital Performance Season, 2021 & 2023- Music of the Sails, AI Artwork, UNSW & Uncanny Valley, 2023- UK/AU Digital Season ,British Council & Sydney Opera House, 2021-2022- DOKU – The Binary World, Lu Yang with Exhibitionist & Metaobjects, 2022- Traces, Kamsani Bin Salleh & Kirli Saunders, with Google Creative Lab, 2022- Liminal: A Music Film Series, Ninajirachi, Blessed, Egoism, Chris Abrahams 2021

I engaged in strategic leadership for all campaigns across the Engagement portfolio, including strategy, creative execution, content development, media planning, in-market optimisation, project delivery and stakeholder management. I managed senior relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, such as creative and media agencies, resident companies and commercial producers, and collaborated with the Digital, Creative and Insights & Optimisation teams to drive innovation, based on customer data and insights.

I am the founder and curator of a national not-for-profit music initiative, designed to highlight marginal and experimental music. Neither one genre nor another, New Weird Australia is designed to challenge our understanding of what music can and should be. Key Projects:- New Weird Australia Compilation Series, 30 releases from 2009 to present day- New Weird Australia Podcast, 126 episodes, artist interviews and profiles from 2009-2021- New Weird Australia Radio, Programmer & Presenter, FBi Radio, 2009-2012- Wood And Wire, Netlabel series with 37 commissioned artist releases from 2012-2014- New Editions, Sublabel series with 14 commissioned artist releases from 2010-2023- Unpopular Music Festival, Sydney 2009-2011- National Tour NSW, ACT, WA, QLD, TAS, 2011Awards:- National Community Broadcasting Award 2011, Excellence In Music Programming

AKA is an international arts and entertainment agency which employs over 400 people across three continents, delivering research & strategy; media planning; creative services; digital content and brand promotions. I was a member of the agency's Senior Management team in the Asia-Pacific region, managing the Sydney office and spearheading digital strategy for a roster of commercial theatre clients. I rebuilt the agency's digital approach and led the ideation and execution of all digital projects, working a team of direct reports and multiple cross-agency resources. Key Projects:- Michael Cassel Group, Harry Potter & The Cursed Child, 2017-2018- Global Creatures, Muriels Wedding The Musical, 2018- Disney Theatrical, Aladdin, 2017-2018- Louise Withers, Mamma Mia!, 2016-2017

In 2017 and 2018, I programmed, produced and presented a national, weekly radio show for ABC Double J, focusing on left-field international music; including interviews with artists such as Bjork, Mad Professor and Sudan Archives. This role came as a result of having worked as a radio broadcaster and podcast producer since 2003, presenting podcasts and programs for Sydney’s FBi Radio and UK station Resonance FM. My work has been featured in the media by The Guardian, Time Out and The Brag - who were once kind enough to label me as “one of Australia’s most important champions of innovative music”.

A flagship of the global TED movement, TEDxSydney is one of the largest TEDx events in the world, giving a global platform for Australian ideas, creativity and innovation. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, I worked on the ongoing management and growth of the organisation and managed all facets of the content and marketing strategies.

In 2010 I co-founded The Nest, an innovative digital agency for the arts and creative industries, specialising in award-winning approaches to digital strategy, web design, mobile applications, content development and digital publishing. I was responsible for business strategy and commercial planning; sales, marketing and business development; legal and contractual negotiations; budgeting and forecasting. I also devised all client strategy and worked as Executive Producer on critical initiatives. The company was named as one of the Top Ten Forces & Faces in Australian Design by Design Quarterly. In 2014, I negotiated the successful acquisition of the company by Frost Design.Key Projects:- Sydney Festival, Websites & Mobile Apps, 2010-2014- Sydney Opera House, Vivid LIVE Audience Strategy, 2014- Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority, Websites, Content and Mobile Apps 2013-2015- Australia Council For The Arts, Artery Website 2012; Artistic Vibrancy Framework 2013- Australia Day Council of NSW, Australia Day Website 2013-2014- SBS World Movies & STUDIO, Website 2011-2012- Biennale of Sydney, Website, 2010 - Art Gallery of NSW, Indigenous Tablet App,2014; Contemporary Tablet App, 2013- Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi-Gras, Websites, 2013-2014- Sydney Dance Company, Website, 2013- MONA, MONA FOMA Mobile Apps, 2012-2013- Sydney Writers Festival, Websites, 2011-2012- Playwriting Australia, National Play Festival Website 2012Awards:- AIMIA Awards Best Of Tablet, 2014 - Education Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll iPad app - 18th Annual Webby Awards 2013, Official Honouree. AMP Amplify Festival iOS Smartphone app- Australian Publishers Association (APA) Winner, Australian Educational Publishing Awards 2012. Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll iPad app - Museums Australia Multimedia & Publication Awards 2012: Winner - Best in Show. ‘Contemporary’ iPad app for Art Gallery Of New South Wales

I was Executive Producer for the inaugural Creative Sydney, held at the Museum of Contemporary Art during the first Vivid Sydney in 2009. I worked with Events NSW to devise for the framework for the technology, design and culture festival, which latterly became Vivid Ideas. During this period, I also worked with Creative Sydney event producers, Mixed Industry, on NOISE Digital Arts Festival and The Program website for Australia Council for the Arts.

FBi Radio is Sydney’s largest independent radio station, delivering programming focused on new music and emerging culture to an audience of over 500,000 young Sydneysiders. I managed a staff team of ten, and a volunteer base of 200 and was responsible for strategic business development; stakeholder management; financial management and budgeting; communications and marketing; digital strategy and platform development.

Key Projects:- Red Hot Chilli Peppers Stadium Arcadium Website 2006- Goldfrapp, Black Cherry & Supernature Websites 2003-2005, - Depeche Mode, Remixes Digital Campaign 2004- Siobhan Davies Dance Company, Website, 2002- London Philharmonic Orchestra, Website, 2001-2002- Royal Court Theatre, Webs We Weave Interactive Playwriting, 2001-2003Awards:- Winner, MTV Europe Web Award 2004 - Goldfrapp, Black Cherry

Based in Soho, McCabes was a full-service advertising agency for commercial theatre productions, comedy and arts producers. I managed the creation and development of their first digital marketing team, offering strategic digital advice to all agency clients, and leading a team to develop forty websites in two years.Key Projects:- Mamma Mia, International websites, 2000-2003- The Comedy Store, websites, 2000-2003- Royal Court Theatre, digital campaigns, 2001-2002- The Graduate, West End website, 2002- Old Vic Theatre, website, 2002- What The Night Is For with Gillian Anderson, 2002

The Royal Court Theatre is Britain’s leading national company dedicated to new work by innovative writers from the UK and around the world. The New York Times described it as ‘the most important theatre in Europe’. As Head Of Marketing, I was responsible for the relaunch of the theatre when it moved back into its original Chelsea home after a three-year, $25m redevelopment. The relaunch included a company-wide brand redesign and the development of its first formal digital strategy in 1999.In 1999 and 2000, I produced two innovative online projects for the Royal Court Young Writers Programme, creating collaborative online 'writing rooms' for playwrights located across the world, including 'Webs We Weave', a co-production with BBC World Service Drama.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe (also known simply as The Fringe) is the world's largest arts festival, running for three weeks, showcasing over 2,500 shows in around 300 venues. A critical part of my tenure at The Fringe was establishing their inaugural web presence in 1995 - at a time when few businesses or organisations had made the transition online. This first web site also included basic user-generated content in the form of ratings and reviews of shows.