OUR TEAM

Experience is one thing you can’t get for nothing.
- Oscar Wilde

Nixey Communications launched in 2008, providing strategic advice and communications services to companies, non-profit organizations, and public figures.  We’re extremely active in our communities, contributing time, money and talent to non-profit organizations whenever possible.

OUR TEAM

Paul Nixey
President
paul@nixey.ca

Paul Nixey is a Vancouver-based communications professional with international experience in public relations, marketing and reputation management.

During his career, Mr. Nixey has had the pleasure of working with organizations ranging from Fortune 500 multinationals to community-based non-profits.  His media relations, strategic communications and field organizing work in the political arena have brought him to the attention of some of Canada’s leading politicians; his services have been sought by such figures as the Hon. Bob Rae, Hon. Hedy Fry, and Arthur Griffiths.

From 1997 to 2003, Mr. Nixey was employed by Starbucks Coffee Company, holding roles in the company’s retail store management, regional operations and marketing divisions in Vancouver.  In 2003, he became the company’s first National Marketing Coordinator, helping to launch the Toronto Support Centre for the newly-formed Starbucks Coffee Canada subsidiary.  In this role, Nixey provided marketing support to teams in Vancouver and Toronto, and worked closely with U.S. Marketing and Operations departments in Seattle.  He was also responsible for implementing the company’s national volunteer program, Make Your Mark, which raised $100,000 for HIV/AIDS charities across Canada.

In 2004, Nixey accepted an exciting opportunity and relocated to Seoul, South Korea, where he worked for two years as an on-camera presenter for popular South Korean television shows on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) and Educational Broadcasting System (EBS).

Returning to Canada in 2006, Nixey became active in the political arena.  Hired as Director of Communications for Liberal MP Hedy Fry’s leadership bid for the Liberal Party of Canada, he coordinated national campaign tours, and was responsible for media relations, web strategy and field organizing.  From 2006 to 2008, Nixey was credited with bringing Dr. Fry’s MP media strategy into the digital age, rolling out a new web presence that included an overhauled MP website, YouTube, MySpace and Facebook platforms, and an aggressive online and print advertising campaign culminating in her re-election in the 2008 general election, which secured over 19,000 votes.

Mr. Nixey studied social sciences and communications at Capilano and Simon Fraser Universities, and is a guest lecturer for SFU’s Public Relations program.  He serves on the Board of Directors for the Vancouver Friends For Life Society in the role of Communications Chair, and the Board of Directors for Vision Vancouver.  He lives in Vancouver’s West End with his partner.

He was once re-Tweeted by Margaret Atwood. You can follow him on Twitter here.

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Ian Bryce, BA
Public Relations Account Coordinator
ian@nixey.ca

Ian Bryce’s public relations experience began at the Corporation of Delta where, in addition to his duties as a lifeguard and facility administrator, he coordinated PR outreach for community-based recreation events like the 2011 Polar Bear Swim and the 2011 Barnsley Lifeguard Championship.

Ian recently completed an internship with the Vancouver Friends for Life Society, coordinating public relations and social media outreach for their annual Dining Out for Life fundraising event. He holds a degree in English Literature from Simon Fraser University, and is a graduate of SFU’s Public Relations certificate program.

Ian lives in South Granville with his partner, and continues to volunteer with Friends For Life. You can follow him on Twitter here.

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Jody Jollimore, BA, MPP
Policy Consultant

Jody Jollimore brings a unique blend of community-based communications expertise, health promotion and political savvy to the Nixey Communications team.  His background includes key roles with AIDS Community Care Montreal, the Head & Hands Clinic, the Gay Men’s Methamphetamine Outreach Project, ManCount, and AIDS Vancouver (Gayway).  In Ottawa, he served as a Policy Analyst for Health Canada’s Assisted Human Reproduction Project.  Returning to Vancouver in 2008, he became Health Initiative for Men (HIM)’s first Program Manager, bringing his one-of-a-kind approach of pragmatic and strategic thinking to the new agency, where he works full-time.

Jollimore  joined the Nixey Communications team as a project consultant in 2010.  He holds a Bachelors Degree from Concordia University and a Masters  in Public Policy (MPP) from Simon Fraser University.

Jollimore lives in the West End with his partner Jay. He does not Tweet.