1. Grant Writer
Irene Lemon
238 Donnelly Street
Armidale, NSW 2350
(+61) 0417-684 302
irene@magicelectricitybox.com
Skills
- Grant writing, m&e reporting and acquittals, E.O.I, full proposals and project planning
- Business development, sales, marketing and social media, retail and cash management
- Sales, marketing and strategic planning for revenue raising activities.
Experience
January 2015 - Present
Magic Electricity Box, Armidale​ - Grant Writer
● 63% conversation rate of applications to funded projects
● Successful applications for Arts North West - ​Rivers to Ridges​ project and​ Looking Through
Windows​ project
● Supporting artists to pitch to investors and coordinate project logistics to ensure outcomes
are met
● Skilled at locating financial investments and funding opportunities, including crowdfunding,
and networking with stakeholders to diversify revenue streams
● Experienced in promoting art and music activities to demonstrate social impacts and
community development benefits, including economic impacts
● Successfully pitched and secured partnerships with other professional artists and performers
which has resulted in book publication contracts with Scholastic Publishing and a music
publishing contract with ABC Music, resulting in 30 000 book and CD sales.
● Successfully secured 4.7 MIL AUD in project revenue for 17 clients in 5 years (2011 to 2016)
March 2016 - PRESENT
UNE Partnerships, Armidale​ - Course Advisor
● Assisted 279 students to review training programs with funding opportunities in Smart and
Skilled NSW state government initiative, securing $285 000 in revenue in 12 months
● Supported teams to pitch and successfully secure $485 000 in revenue for training initiatives,
across 3 states (NSW,VIC and QLD) for 3 clients: Defence force, Public Service Commission
and Home Care Health.
● I have achieved month on month growth in closed sales KPIs and have assisted in developing
and implementing 19 sales strategies that has yielded over $200 000 in revenue
November 2014 - November 2015

2. 2
Business Enterprise Centre, New England region​ - Program Manager
● Provided no-cost one-on-one support for small business entrepreneurs
● Achieved KPIs at 116% of requirement
● Secured a 100% satisfaction rating on client feedback surveys
● Assisted 179 Small Businesses startups to write business plans, funding requests and finance
application to start their business, and helped 13 organisations secure finance and access the
Office of Small Business Commissioner on various issues
● Successful grant applications for revenue of $930 000 from federal, state and local
government agencies.
Education
January 2010 - December 2014
University of New England, Armidale​ - Bachelor of Theatre Studies (BThSt)
References
Jane Kreis
Director, Theatre Network NSW
E: ​director@tnn.org.au
M: 0409 814 067
W: ​www.tnn.org.au
Janette Wray
Former Manager
M: 0467 690 042
Margaret Kirby
UNE Partnerships - Program Manager
0431 304 035
Social Media links
LinkedIn: ​https://au.linkedin.com/in/irenelemonismagic
I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I live and work, and pay my
respect to Elders both past & present.