CREATIVE PLACES
CREATIVE PROJECTS
CREATIVE PEOPLE
ABOUT
An accomplished senior manager and strategic leader, I have two decades of demonstrated ability enabling multi-disciplinary businesses, precincts and creative projects achieve unique cultural and commercial outcomes.
I specialise in combining considered strategy with hands-on, real-world pragmatism across the Arts, Events, Venue Management and Placemaking sectors.
My passion is enabling the sustainable operation of dynamic, multi-purpose public places. My background includes general management, event and program producing, venue management and strategic business development in Australia and the United Kingdom, with a particular focus on team leadership, stakeholder management and delivering ambitious, multi-faceted projects.
SERVICES
From civic precincts, to site-specific projects, to individual creatives - I provide the “backbone” of support that enables creative enterprises to thrive: general management, strategy, program planning, project management, administration services and individual artist management.
Skills & capabilities include:
- Delivering strategic direction, operational performance,
and financial sustainability for a range of high-profile
cultural and public organisations
- Executive-level organisational management and
representation
- Senior-level, complex stakeholder engagement including
community, corporate & government
- Leading actionable strategic planning processes,
ensuring both internal and external stakeholder buy-in
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- Leading, developing, and recruiting great teams
- Organisational budget, P&L management
- Destinational marketing, communications & PR experience
- Complex, high-profile project and artist management
- Change and crisis management capability
- Cultural sensitivity & deep respect for local community
engagement in all work and project contexts
CONNECT
DETAILS
Matt Jones Creative Projects Pty Ltd
ABN: 628 066 571
231 Chapel Street Prahran VIC 3141
T: +61 (0)409 800 127
E: matt@mjcreativeprojects.com.au
