Hazel Nichols
Freshwater,NSW
Summary
A life time lover of all things sport. Driven by the aspiration to increase participation of kids in sport, by raising the profile of professional athletes and supporting grassroots programs & access.
10+ years experience in advertising, PR & sponsorship agencies. Confident, creative and energetic. Team player.
B&T Women in Media Project Manager of the Year 2022.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Content Partnerships Manager (NRL)
Channel Nine
01.2024 - Current
- Management and delivery of all premium in game partnerships across broadcast for NRL '24 for clients including Westpac, McDonald's, Harvey Norman, Isuzu, Youi, Visit Victoria & Chemist Warehouse
- Key liaison between sales team and broadcast production team.
- Collaborate with sales team, responding to briefs, creating collateral & GTM packs
Project Director
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment
11.2022 - 12.2023
- Main clients include Commonwealth Bank, Origin Energy, Australian Olympic Committee (official creative partner), BWS & Woolworths. Managed sponsorship portfolios, often with a focus on grassroots participation (WW Cricket Blast, NetSetGo, Surf Groms etc).
- Expertise in utilising athletes and ambassadors in integrated campaigns across digital, broadcast, PR, events channels.
- End to end delivery of complex campaigns, often in agency village environment or inter agency groups.
- Revenue forecasting and business reporting
- Developed and implemented a project management tool (Monday.com)
- Managed creative resource for creative department (up to 12 employees)
Senior Project Manager
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment
09.2021 - 11.2022
Senior Account Manager
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment
10.2019 - 02.2022
Project Manager
whiteGREY
05.2019 - 09.2019
Integrated Senior Account Manager
whiteGREY
04.2018 - 09.2019
Integrated Account Manager (F/L)
M&C Saatchi
03.2017 - 07.2017
Account Manager
Publicis London
03.2016 - 02.2017
Account Executive
Publicis London
09.2015 - 03.2016
Education
BA Business Management with Employment Experience -
University of Sheffield
A Levels & GCSEs -
Kings High School
Skills
- Integrated campaign delivery
- Project management
- Revenue forecasting, tracking, budgeting, scoping
- Client & stakeholder management
- PR & Social Media
- TV Broadcast
- Athlete and ambassador utilization
- Talent management
- Mentoring & management
AWARDS & VOLUNTARY
AWARDS
- B&T Women In Media Project Manager of the Year 2022
- M&C Saatchi Maurice Award 2020
- Publicis Rising Star Award 2016
CHARITY
- The Sports Bra Project
- Black Business Incubator Somerset House & Mentor Black Business Mentor
Manly Mermaids Rugby Charity, Events & Sponsorship - Seaforth Netball Junior Skills Coach Manly Warringah Netball NetSetGo Coach
INTERESTS
- Sports / Travel / Volunteering / Art
- State League netballer (Captain ’23 season) Represented Manly at state level for netball, cricket and rugby 7s. Half marathon runner, scuba diver, horse rider and avid sports fan. Extensive travel in South Africa, Indonesia, Asia & Australasia. Volunteered in Cambodian orphanage. Watercolour & acrylic painter.
Professional References
- Scott Dawkins, Manager, Digital Customer and Data Strategy, Waverley Council 0403 937 074
- Jess Hurford, Head of Commercial, Australian Olympic Committee, 0449 266 906
Timeline
Content Partnerships Manager (NRL)
Channel Nine
01.2024 - Current
Project Director
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment
11.2022 - 12.2023
Senior Project Manager
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment
09.2021 - 11.2022
Senior Account Manager
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment
10.2019 - 02.2022
Project Manager
whiteGREY
05.2019 - 09.2019
Integrated Senior Account Manager
whiteGREY
04.2018 - 09.2019
Integrated Account Manager (F/L)
M&C Saatchi
03.2017 - 07.2017
Account Manager
Publicis London
03.2016 - 02.2017
Account Executive
Publicis London
09.2015 - 03.2016
BA Business Management with Employment Experience -
University of Sheffield
A Levels & GCSEs -
Kings High School
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