Cathy Cullen

Communications & Marketing Consultant | Podcasting | Digital upskilling for teams | Board Director @ Cork International Film Festival l Council Member @ Marketing Society of Ireland

Cork Metropolitan Area

About

I lead impactful communications and award-winning campaigns. I have experience in communications, campaigns, corporate reputation, stakeholder engagement, employer branding, digital marketing, and content across the UK, Australia, and Ireland. I am an experienced communications consultant and trainer to C-suite and senior leaders in public and private sectors. I combine storytelling and great content with data-driven insights. Passionate about people, inclusion, sustainability, and purpose. I host and produce a multi award-winning film podcast The Cinemile. In 2017 we won ‘Best New Podcast’ at the first ever British Podcast Awards and this changed the trajectory of our podcast, we’re now lucky enough to have listeners across the world who share our love of movies. I’m on the board of directors at the Cork International Film Festival, and a council member of the Marketing Society of Ireland. I have a background in content and programming, and watch too much film and TV.

Experience

  • Communications and Marketing Consultant at Self-employed
    Sep 2024 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos

    I support organisations from strategy to execution with: Communications, Digital Marketing, Campaigns, LinkedIn Coaching, Leadership Profiling, Podcasting, Social Media, Workshop Facilitation.

  • Podcast host and producer at The Cinemile
    May 2016 - Present · 10 yrs 2 mos

    We record our walk home from the movies. Winner of a British Podcast Award, an Irish Podcast Award, and an Independent Podcast Award. Nominated for a Webby award. We have been featured by The Observer, The Guardian, Le Cool London, RTE radio, The Irish Times, The Irish Independent, and many more publications. The New Statesman named us as one of the best podcasts of 2017.

  • Council Member at Marketing Society of Ireland
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Director Board Of Directors at Cork International Film Festival
    Jul 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    I am on the board of directors at CIFF, as well as the development sub-committee. Cork International Film Festival’s mission is to present Ireland’s most exciting, diverse, and ambitious annual film festival, connecting and stimulating audiences and artists through a carefully curated selection of the best films, to create a unique shared cultural experience, rooted in Cork, open to the world.

  • Digital Director at Drury
    Jan 2022 - Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 8 mos

    I led Drury's digital strategy and team, as well as multiple cross-platform communications campaigns. My work included C-Suite strategy and advice, employer branding, employee advocacy, ESG and DEI comms, training, stakeholder engagement, content commissioning, digital marketing, corporate and consumer comms, thought leadership, and more. Clients were Irish and global, public and private, with sectors including energy, financial, and life sciences. Drury is a full service advisory firm with experience unmatched in the Irish market. Drury supports organisations in corporate, financial, consumer, public affairs and digital communications.