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Felicity McIntosh

She/They

About

Professional Title

Felicity (Flick) McIntosh (She/They) | Head of Marketing, Communications and Fundraising - Deputy CEO, Midsumma

Organisation

Midsumma

Locations

  • Melbourne CBD
  • Metro North
  • Metro South
  • Metro East
  • Metro West

Areas Of Expertise

  • Advocacy and Inclusion
  • Community
  • Creating Safe and Inclusive Spaces
  • Diversity and Identity
  • LGBTIQA+ Awareness and Inclusion
  • Skills and Empowerment

Presentation Topics

  • Community Engagement
  • Conference presentations
  • Creativity and Communication
  • DEI
  • Digital Content Creation
  • Education
  • Empowerment
  • Event production
  • Inclusion
  • LGBTIQA+ advocacy through storytelling
  • LGBTQI+ visibility

Socials

Open to Negotiating Fees

Yes

Biography

Felicity McIntosh (she/they) is Head of Marketing, Communications and Fundraising and Deputy CEO at Midsumma Festival, Australia’s premier LGBTQIA+ arts and culture festival. A strategic marketing and partnerships leader, Felicity brings more than a decade of experience across arts, culture, festivals, and purpose-driven organisations, with a career focused on building audiences, strengthening brand impact, and securing sustainable revenue for community-led work.

Her background spans marketing strategy, digital communications, audience development, sponsorship and philanthropy, content creation, and stakeholder engagement. They have led large-scale, multi-channel campaigns reaching hundreds of thousands of people, overseen major brand refreshes and festival rollouts, and negotiated high-value corporate partnerships and philanthropic support that underpin ambitious cultural programming.

Felicity is particularly recognised for embedding accessibility, inclusion, and community voice into marketing and engagement practice, championing accessible communications, trauma-informed approaches, and audience-first design. Her work consistently centres LGBTQIA+ communities, ensuring visibility, safety, and meaningful representation across platforms and public spaces.

An experienced speaker and presenter, Felicity regularly contributes to industry forums, conferences, and panels on topics including cultural infrastructure, inclusive marketing, LGBTQIA+ representation, audience engagement, and the economic and social impact of festivals. They have presented to boards, government stakeholders, corporate partners, and sector peers, translating complex ideas into clear, practical frameworks. Her achievements include leading marketing and communications for nationally recognised festival programs, delivering record audience reach and engagement, securing new major partnerships, growing donor and supporter bases, and contributing to the positioning of LGBTQIA+ arts and culture as vital cultural and economic infrastructure.

Passionate about the power of storytelling to drive social change, Felicity believes culture plays a critical role in shaping more equitable, joyful, and connected communities.

Experience

Presenter, panellist, and facilitator across multiple Midsumma Festival industry forums, partner briefings, and public talks (2019–present), speaking on inclusive marketing to LGBTQIA+ communities, audience development, cultural infrastructure, and the social and economic impact of LGBTQIA+ festivals.

Presenter for the LGBTQ+ Economists and Allies in Asia-Pacific (LEAP) Summit, with an accepted paper on Cultural Infrastructure as Economic Equity: How Midsumma Festival Advances LGBTQIA+ Inclusion Across Workplaces, Markets, and Society.

Regular speaker for industry events (Arts, Culture and Ability/Disability), contributing to panels and talks on community-led programming, accessible communications, and the role of cultural organisations in wellbeing and belonging.

Presenter to local and state government stakeholders, including councils and funding bodies, on festival impact, accessibility frameworks, and inclusive audience engagement.

Facilitator of professional development sessions for arts workers and cultural practitioners on accessible marketing, trauma-informed communications, and ethical LGBTQIA+ representation.

Presenter to boards, executive teams, and corporate partners on brand strategy, sponsorship value, campaign performance, and audience growth, translating data into practical insights.

MC and moderator for artist talks, program launches, and sector networking events across the Midsumma Festival program and partner venues (2022–present).

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