Outvertising

🚀Opportunity Alert: Volunteer for Outvertising as an Events Co-Director! 🌟 Outvertising is on the lookout for a dynamic volunteer Events Co-Director to lead and curate our year-long events programme. If you're passionate about LGBTQIA inclusion and have a knack for orchestrating memorable events, we want to hear from you! We are looking for someone working in marketing, advertising, or media and has experience managing various events. With excellent communication skills and a passion for LGBTQIA inclusion, you are commercially minded and a champion problem solver. You’ll be working to: ➡️Unite queer adland by managing our regular socials, booking venues, collaborating with our Comms team to boost awareness and attendance, and liaising with sponsors. ➡️Organise our presence at key industry events, working with agencies, brands, and partners to ensure Outvertising shines. ➡️Lead the charge for Outvertising at various Pride events, managing everything from official walking groups to stands and stalls Join us in making a difference and celebrating diversity in the advertising industry. If this sounds like you, find out how you can apply 👉 https://lnkd.in/ePgqJP3g 🌈 #JobOpportunity #EventsDirector #LGBTQIAInclusion #Outvertising #JoinOurTeam

🚀Opportunity Alert: Volunteer for Outvertising as an Events Co-Director! 🌟 Outvertising is on the lookout for a dynamic volunteer Events Co-Director to lead and curate our year-long events programme. If you're passionate about LGBTQIA inclusion and have a knack for orchestrating memorable events, we want to hear from you! We are looking for someone working in marketing, advertising, or media and has experience managing various events. With excellent communication skills and a passion for LGBTQIA inclusion, you are commercially minded and a champion problem solver. You’ll be working to: ➡️Unite queer adland by managing our regular socials, booking venues, collaborating with our Comms team to boost awareness and attendance, and liaising with sponsors. ➡️Organise our presence at key industry events, working with agencies, brands, and partners to ensure Outvertising shines. ➡️Lead the charge for Outvertising at various Pride events, managing everything from official walking groups to stands and stalls Join us in making a difference and celebrating diversity in the advertising industry. If this sounds like you, find out how you can apply 👉 https://lnkd.in/ePgqJP3g 🌈 #JobOpportunity #EventsDirector #LGBTQIAInclusion #Outvertising #JoinOurTeam

Calling all industry leaders with a passion for LGBTQIA inclusion! We’re on the lookout for a visionary leader from the marketing, advertising, and media industries to take on the volunteer role of Joint CEO. If you’re passionate about driving inclusion and equality, this is the perfect role for you. We’re looking for an experienced senior professional with a strong leadership track record and robust industry connections to work alongside the incumbent Joint CEO. You will lead Outvertising’s strategic direction, manage and motivate the volunteer team, and collaborate across the organisation on governance, growth and reputation building. Ready to make a lasting impact for the LGBTQIA community in adland? Apply now to help us drive change in the industry! Checkout the job description for more information 👉 https://lnkd.in/ePgqJP3g #Leadership #Volunteer #LGBTQIA #CEOOpportunity #Marketing #Advertising #Inclusion #Outvertising #JoinUs #CareerGrowth #Community

Today, we're announcing a number of changes at Outvertising! 🏳️⚧️Marty Davies, our joint chief executive, will be stepping down in August to pursue new opportunities through their consultancy business, Smarty Pants Consultancy, and to focus on the growth of Trans History Week CIC. Marty has been an invaluable part of Outvertising since February 2023, leading impactful initiatives, like our 2023 Pride Campaign and Outvertising Live, to becoming Campaign’s first transgender columnist—a role she will continue. We are incredibly grateful for Marty's contributions and wish her all the best in her future endeavours. With Marty's departure, we are thrilled to announce the addition of four exceptional Co-Directors to our Management Board: 👉 Sonnie S. will be joining as Communications Co-Director. 👉 Kat Marshall will be joining as Events Co-Director. 👉 Tash Beecher and Marc Allenby will both serve as Creative Co-Directors. They are a group of exceptionally talented people with the kind of experience and expertise that will help to supercharge Outvertising for the next phase of its evolution. We look forward to the continued growth and impact of Outvertising across the industry🌈✨ Outvertising will now be recruiting for a new Joint CEO, alongside a number of other Management Board roles in the Events and Advocacy teams, to help lead the organisation on its mission to make the industry truly LGBTQIA inclusive. If you’re interested in finding out more, please visit https://lnkd.in/ePgqJP3g or email [email protected] #LGBTQIA #Outvertising #Leadership #Advocacy #Inclusion #Pride

Looking for something fun to do after the Pride in London parade this Saturday? A few Outvertisers will be heading over to the Southbank Centre from 4PM to celebrate at the NAZAR Pride Party! Just a short walk over the pedestrian Golden Jubilee Bridge from Embankment, the party welcomes everyone and is a celebration of the Southwest Asian and North African and South Asian diaspora. You can expect some incredible DJ sets and performances into the night. See you there? Check here for more information 👉 https://lnkd.in/gJd4UyJu

Cannes Lions 2024, that's a wrap! What a week of inspiration, education and celebration. Anthony Leeds and Lucy Rennie kicked off the festivities with a panel session at the WACL (Women in Advertising & Communications Leadership ) and Propeller Group Empower Cafe, sitting alongside Social Element’s Tamara Littleton and Emmy award-winning Director and Producer Nneka Onuorah to discuss LGBTQIA inclusion in the creative industries. Throughout the the week the team attended inspiring events at Cannes Can: Diversity Collective’s Inkwell Beach, the Cognitiv yacht and The Wall Street Journal cafe to name a few, and connected with colleagues, peers and allies to discuss how we can foster more inclusion and joy back home. And of course, we couldn't end the week without heading down to the YouTube Pride Party for a final celebrstion! Shout out to Bronac McNeill for wrangling half of the party for an epic picture. See you on the Croisette next year!

👟 It's almost time to get your walking shoes on and your step count up! 👟 We're back at Pride in London Parade on 29th June with the Outvertising walking group🌈 If you want to join in and connect with members of the LGBTQIA community whilst enjoying the sights of the streets of London, we have a *LIMITED* number of tickets left. To be part of one of the world's biggest and most vibrant Pride parades, make new friends and spread love and acceptance one step at a time, be sure to grab one here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eabsaAMq

Heading out to the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity next week? Why not kick off your week with a talk celebrating the importance of LGBTQIA visibility! See our very own Anthony Leeds and Lucy Rennie sit down with Emmy Award winning director and producer, Nneka Onuorah, and Social Element and Polpeo’s Tamara Littleton at the Empower Cafe to talk about the LGBTQIA trailblazers that inspired them. Sign up here to attend👉 https://lnkd.in/eQKHR7G5 #canneslions #EmpowerCafe #LGBTQIA #inclusion

Brands that get their voice, authenticity, values and message right, LGBTQIA people are ready to be your champions. That's one of the many findings in the Outvertising Consumer Report, a study that is more important than ever as brands grapple with how they can communicate with the community authentically and build inclusivity and diversity across their businesses. Rodney Collins PhD chatted with Sustainable Brands to break down the report and help brands and agencies to stand by, and prioritise, authentic LGBTQIA representation in their marketing and communications. Read the full article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eGmcr25u #Outvertising #LGBTQIA #inclusion

Despite Pride month getting underway, 'you’d be excused for not knowing that by walking the streets or walking through the mall, or any of the touch points where you usually see retail support for Pride', according to Outvertising's Chris Dunne. Sitting down with Allison Smith at Modern Retail, Chris discussed the reasons behind this 'suspiciously quiet' Pride month as brands pull back on their marketing, even though the Outvertising Consumer Report found that 60% of queer-identifying people and 41% of non-LGBTQ people in the U.K. believe that brands should express their views on political and social issues. Check out the full piece here👉: https://lnkd.in/gACGdvaG