As a results-oriented communications and marketing professional, Cally Jamis Vennare has impacted businesses of all sizes and industries, both nationally and internationally. For more than three decades, her work has successfully influenced publicly traded corporations, performing arts organizations, health & human services agencies, higher education institutions, early stage growth companies, and entrepreneurs in music, art, and publishing.

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Artful writing.

Strategic thinking.

Project execution.

Artist representation.

 

Cally achieves clarity in message through a distinct blend of strategic thinking, hands-on counsel and artful writing. Her areas of expertise include: 

Strategic Communications and Marketing
Create, lead and/or execute core strategies and initiatives that support image and brand definition, build enhanced stakeholder awareness and buy-in, and refine and enhance organizational communications.

Project Execution
Manage and execute strategic, multi-faceted projects, events and/or programs that support cultural and organizational objectives.

Corporate Writing
Identify, develop, adapt and craft targeted communications messages to an organization’s most critical internal and external stakeholders, including customers, senior executives, employees, funders, and/or media.

Corporate Affairs and Social Responsibility
Identify and align philanthropic mandates with business objectives to maximize return on investment, build consistency in messaging across all channels, engage stakeholder groups to positively enhance the quality and vibrancy of communities they serve, and satisfy needs for heightened corporate and/or organizational visibility.

Feature, Copy, Social Media Writing
Accomplished writing in the areas of arts, fashion, business, and food. Locally and nationally published in OVERTURE Magazine, FORUM Magazine, SHADY AVE, TABLE, and American for the Arts’ ARTS BLOG. Writing samples are available at issuu.com/cjvennare.

Artist Representation
Provide counsel on strategic business alliances, marketing synergies, strategic planning, product endorsements, and media relations.

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“Cally is a consummate professional who brings to bear the highest standards of excellence in strategic thinking, relationship building, and executed deliverables. Cally is a joy to collaborate with, and approaches every interaction with respect, self-assured curiosity, and empathy. At the Brevard Music Center, Cally created a unified branding strategy that connected all departments and staff members with consistent messaging and visual content that successfully amplified and uplifted our mission. Cally brings together the discipline of data analysis with the elegance of a sophisticated artistic aesthetic to offer her unique, holistic approach to marketing, publicity, and communications. Most importantly to me, Cally is a wonderful person with high ethical standards and integrity. I miss Cally's voice in the room every day, and look forward to the next opportunity for us to work together.”

— Jason Posnock, Vice President & Chief Artistic Officer, Brevard Music Center

Experience & Clientele

 

Prior to and since launching her own business in 2000, Cally served as Senior Director of Marketing & Communications for Brevard Music Center Summer Institute & Festival, Manager of Corporate Communications for FedEx Ground, Director of Institutional Giving and Director of Public Relations for Pittsburgh Opera, Vice President of Communications for VueCom and Cost Containment Corporation, and Director of College Communications for Chatham University. 

Over almost two decades, her diverse clientele has included: Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Fine Arts, Brevard Music Center Summer Institute & Festival, Pittsburgh Opera, FedEx Corporation, Larrimor’s, Girl Scouts Western Pennsylvania, United Way of Southwestern PA, ServiceSource, Continuous Learning Group (CLG), Achieving the Dream, Campos Inc., Community Day School, PJ Dick/Trumbull/Lindy Paving, and many others, as well as sculptor Jim West, multi-media artist Lucy Clark, Metropolitan Opera/Broadway star David Pittsinger, composer Scott Eyerly, author Lillie Leonardi, and artist/author Raymond F. Vennare.

THE MUSE PODCAST

The Greek muse Calliope - the goddess of epic poetry and music - inspired writers, artists and craftsmen. This podcast pays tribute to her legacy through interviews with renowned artists, unlocking their thoughts, insights, and reflections about their life’s work in the arts.

Writing, Editing & Creative Direction

CJV Communications | Artfully Crafted. Strategically Driven.