Stuart Buchanan Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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.

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.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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.

Sydney, Australia

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.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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.

New South Wales, Australia

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.

Sydney, Australia

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.

Sydney, Australia

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.

Sydney, Australia

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.

London & Sydney

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.

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.

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.

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..