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Niamh O'Reilly

London

Summary

Award winning leader with global experience building brands at the intersection of media technology and culture. Skilled at leveraging insights to drive brand awareness through innovative strategies and impactful global activations. Managed all aspects of GTM. Enjoy a challenger mindset and have experience in navigating complex orgs.
Results driven with success in achieving brand goals supporting revenue and growth. Extensive experience launching global campaigns and new products in credible ways that break through and get talked about. Fascinated by the impact of changing consumer behaviours.

Adept at applying strategic thinking, coupled with executional detail.
Featured in the Campaign Power 100 for three consecutive years. Awards include Campaign Performance, Drum Experience Chair Awards, Cannes Lions Grand Prix, and D&AD Yellow Pencil.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work history

Marketing Director Europe & ANZ

Bumble
02.2023 - Current

Lead campaigns that drive culture and deliver against Bumble brand and growth goals in regional markets.

Success in creating inspiring and persuasive marketing resulting in highest ARPU, download share ranking, increases in DAU /MAU and these markets becoming the fastest growing.

Selected by CMO to brand campaign resulting in overwhelming journalistic response over 75 unique news pieces in 24 hours, an uptick in global registrations and installs and 40% increase in volume of mentions.

Ignited confidence throughout the company as the team creating the most inspiring and persuasive marketing despite budget constraints.

International Marketing Director

Twitter
09.2015 - 11.2024

Led the development and execution of all marketing for Twitter's iconic brand outside the US, reporting to the CMO.

Overhauled the marketing strategy in regions outside the US exceeding growth and brand goals. The business went from flat / negative growth to 40% brand consideration and 60%+ DAU.

Launched multiple regional campaigns in breakthrough ways in Europe Japan and Africa winning multiple creative awards.

Successfully launched new products (280 Characters, Threads, Twitter Lite, Spaces, Mute, Bookmarks, Spaces, Communities, Twitter Blue, Mute Words & Super Follows) with creative ideas & lifecycle initiatives to educate new users and increase DAU.

Senior Director Social & Digital

Sony Music
01.2008 - 09.2015

Reporting to the COO launched all digital & social marketing campaigns for Sony artists including the launch on Twitter of 1Direction.
Within an industry in a permanent state of reinvention, successfully identified areas of growth and audience development on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube increasing digital revenue and market share across all streaming and download digital platforms eg iTunes, Spotify, Amazon Music

Head of Marketing

HMV
01.2002 - 01.2008

Reporting to the Marketing Director to drive the awareness, footfall and success of all 14 HMV stores in Ireland
Created the first ever HMV Ireland 'ratecard' of inventory across HMV's owned and operated portfolio (store windows, FOS, web).

Launched first HMV brand campaign 'My Inspiration', launched HMV Digital and HMV.com

Head of Marketing and Subscriptions

Hot Press Magazine
09.2000 - 01.2002

Promotions Manager

News UK
01.1998 - 04.1999

Education

Bachelor of Arts - French & Classics

Trinity College
Dublin

Skills

Brand Strategy

Social Media

Product Marketing

Leadership

Cross Cultural Communication

Planning

Affiliations

  • Avid reader, want-to-be intrepid traveller, PADI rescue diver, bad snowboarder, dog lover and proud mother of a Gen Z-er

Timeline

Marketing Director Europe & ANZ

Bumble
02.2023 - Current

International Marketing Director

Twitter
09.2015 - 11.2024

Senior Director Social & Digital

Sony Music
01.2008 - 09.2015

Head of Marketing

HMV
01.2002 - 01.2008

Head of Marketing and Subscriptions

Hot Press Magazine
09.2000 - 01.2002

Promotions Manager

News UK
01.1998 - 04.1999

Bachelor of Arts - French & Classics

Trinity College
Niamh O'Reilly