Jen Connell
Head of Creative Studio @Grant Thornton Ireland
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WORK HISTORY
Head of Creative Studio @Grant Thornton Ireland
Dublin, IE
Heading up the Creative Studio at Grant Thornton Ireland- Creative Direction: Developing new and dynamic creative solutions directly connected to business objectives and strategies- Brand Development: Building new creative strategies, guidelines and assets for all brand touch points- Brand Communications: Elevating creative across all content, advertising, campaigns, sponsorships, events and brand activations- Process Development: Streamlining and upgrading marketing and creative processes for global and cross-firm alignment- People Management: Leading and mentoring a talented team of designers, videographers and editors.
EDUCATION
Dublin City University
1.1 Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Multimedia
Limerick Institute of Technology
Foundation Level, Art & Design
Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa
FETAC Level 5 Music 5M2011, Music Management
ABOUT JEN CONNELL
Creative Director and strategist with over 12 years experience with a broad skill set, based in Ireland. Specialising in creative and art direction, creative strategy and brand development. Experience working agency-side, client-side and freelance with many wonderful clients including Irish Distillers, Jameson, An Post and RTÉ. Most recently Head of Creative Studio at Grant Thornton, previously Head of Creative at Packed.House, Head of Creative at Lifestyle Sports and before that, RTÉ. Comfortable delegating, collaborating and being hands on with everything from brand design, UI/UX and art direction to video production and motion graphics. I utilise my 7 step creative process to understand briefs, align with stakeholders and ultimately generate beautiful creative, with strategy and storytelling at the heart of each project. I create interiors and lifestyle social content as a hobby, including developing visuals via AI tech on Instagram @jenconnell.home. Extracurricular: I write and play music in my spare time @vedafarrow and I’m obsessed with my dog, Lily. Portfolio: https://jenconnell.myportfolio.com/
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