Celestine Oglesby
Account Executive, Sports & Entertainment Practice
Edelman, Chicago
Celeste Oglesby joined Edelman Public Relations
in 1999 as a team player for the Diversity Marketing practice.
In addition, she currently serves as Account Executive for
the Sports & Entertainment Practice in the Chicago Edelman
office. Oglesby provides daily client activities, program
development, event management and media relations support
for a diverse mix of Edelman accounts. Current and previous
clients include Wrigley/Williams sisters, Blackvoices.com,
Absolut, L’Oreal, Target, etc.
Oglesby’s background includes 14 years
in retail (design and set up artistic merchandise and product
displays, media relations, coordinating special events, sales
promotions, conceptualizing, and designing marketing pieces
such as coupons, ceiling graphics, rack top sale signs, and
flyers, planning store remodels and grand openings, buying
store fixturing, advertising, and visual merchandising collateral).
She also has experience in print, film, TV, and theatre production
including coordinating photo shoots, propping and styling
sets, and working as an extra.
Prior to joining Edelman, Oglesby worked
as an advertising and visual presentation manager for the
JCPenney Company, Inc., where she provided leadership, counsel
and coaching for in store/department merchandising, team involvement,
special events, and buying/purchasing of visual display collateral.
She also worked as a set designer for the Nugent Wenckus catalog
advertising photography studio. Her creativity and keen interest
in entertainment allowed her to pursue freelance work as a
production assistant, wardrobe, and prop stylist for film
and theatre productions. In addition, Oglesby worked for the
Motorola Corporation within Motorola University as an assistant
training coordinator, and with Motorola Corporate Communications
as a public relations assistant.
Oglesby graduated cum laude from Northwood
University, Midland, Michigan in 1999. She received a Bachelor
of Arts degree, with a dual major in Marketing and Management.
Oglesby also has an Associate of Arts degree in Fashion Merchandising.
Oglesby is affiliated with the following
professional organizations: the American Marketing Association,
National Association of Black Female Executives in Music and
Entertainment (NABFEME), Fashion Group International, Chicago
Association of Black Journalist, Black Public Relations Society,
Chicago Advertising Federation, Women’s Advertising Club,
and currently volunteers with the D’zert Club Teen Summit
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