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Arts and Education Council Announces New Director, Marketing and Communications

Friday, November 18, 2011

The Arts and Education Council is pleased to announce that Brent Bradley has been promoted as Director of Marketing and Communications. In his new role, Bradley will manage the development and implementation of the Council’s integrated marketing communications plan, combining marketing efforts across the annual workplace giving marketing campaign, all e-based and social marketing initiatives, as well as with the website. He began his duties October 14.

Bradley’s time at the Council has helped focus its donor marketing efforts, providing creative tools that better equip the development team to share the mission of the Council. His accomplishments include creating and implementing an interactive marketing plan, managing the development of the upcoming 2012 work place giving campaign, creation of a bi-monthly Arts Marketers meeting, and coordinating major donor events like the 2012 Arts Awards, scheduled for January 23.  

“My current focus is to launch mobile giving platforms that make it easier for our generous donors to access information about the organizations we support,” states Bradley.

“Brent has been an integral part of our marketing team since he joined the Arts and Education Council in May, and in his new role he will serve to further increase our integrated donor marketing efforts,” said Council President Cynthia A. Prost.

Before joining the Arts and Education Council, Bradley worked at the Brown Shoe Company as a marketing planning specialist for Famous Footwear. There he aided the re-launch of Dr. Scholl’s brand identity, served as a liaison between the marketing and creative teams, and developed social media plans.

Arts and Education Council – Since 1963, the Arts and Education Council has raised nearly $100 million in private funding for the arts – an important task that directly affects the quality of life of our region.  With those funds, the Council annually assists approximately 70 non-profit arts and arts education organizations.  Additionally, the Council provides office, rehearsal and performance space for 16 arts nonprofit organizations in the Centene Center for Arts and Education, a unique arts incubator located in Grand Center.  Visit www.KeepArtHappening.org or call 314.289.4000 for more information.