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Celina Farrell

 Company Founder and Director

am a Company Founder and Director with over fifteen years of executive and board level experience across the public, commercial & not for profit sectors with particular experience in the education, retail and professional services industries. In an executive capacity I am the Director of Maxemus a boutique digital marketing communications agency providing digital advice and strategies to clients including: Woolworths, Sanitarium, and the Central Coast Grammar School. I have also provided marketing and communications advice to ADRA, The Smith Family, Australian Orangutan Project and Clean Up Australia. Prior to this I was the Scholastic Group Marketing Manager where I worked with the Chairman of the Board and Managing Director to transform the organisation’s marketing structure. Previously as the Direct Channel Marketing Manager, reporting to the Chairman and Board, I increased the average order size by 30% and increased online orders by 23% by building and engaging a community network of over 12,000 educational institutions, 90,000 teachers and over 1.2M parents. Finally, I have a Bachelor of Business and a Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Marketing and Social Media. I am also a Member of the Australian Marketing Institute.


Expertise

  • Large (200+ employees) organisation – unlisted
  • Not-for-profit organisation Small (10-199 employees)
  • Not-for-profit organisation Small (200+ employees)
  • Consumer Goods
  • Education Management
  • Marketing & Advertising
  • Market Research
  • Media Production
  • Nonprofit Organisation Management
  • Online Publishing
  • Public Relations
  • Publishing
  • Retail
  • Business Acumen
  • Change Management
  • Communication
  • Fundraising
  • Human Resources
  • Marketing
  • Social Media
  • Strategic Thinking

Experience

  • Advisory Board Member
  • Senior Manager
  • Consultant

Board or Committee Experience

Title Sub Committee Company Name Industry
ChairTeacher Advisory BoardScholastic AustraliaPublishing, education and media
ChairProduct Safety CommitteeScholastic InternationalPublishing, education and media

Executive Career Summary

Title Company Name Industry
Director & FounderMAXEMUS Digital MarketingPublic Relation and Marketing
Group Marketing ManagerScholastic AustraliaPublishing, education and media
Oz Ed Book Club and Fairs ManagerScholastic AustraliaPublishing, education and media
Book Club Product ManagerScholastic AustraliaPublishing, education and media