Kati Renaud
senior artists director
Cirque du Soleil
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Jamie Helmick
digital media manager
Cirque du Soleil
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With a background in journalism and media studies from Rutgers University, Jamie Helmick has been working in media for more than ten years, with experience that spans both editorial and marketing.
Following graduation, Helmick joined the staff of the Home News, the community journalism arm of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Las Vegas Sun, where she covered several beats, including the state legislature, and won a Nevada Press Association Award for investigative reporting.
Looking for a new challenge, Helmick transitioned to marketing and copywriting with a position at VEGAS.com as a content developer for the entertainment and nightlife sections. While in that position, Helmick found an opportunity to pilot VEGAS.com’s social media presence, setting up the company across multiple platforms and turning the program in a customer service tool and revenue generator.
From there, Helmick parlayed these skills to become Cirque du Soleil’s first-ever social media and interactive marketing coordinator, joining a department that was less than two years old and helping to secure Cirque’s place among some of the biggest players in entertainment in the digital space.
Following a run as Cirque’s community manager, Helmick now oversees all digital marketing efforts for the Las Vegas and Orlando shows as digital media manager.
Ann Paladie
director of Public Relations
Cirque du Soleil
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Ann was hired by Cirque du Soleil in November of 2001 as an Administrative Assistant for the Marketing Department through a temporary placement agency. Within 30 days, she was hired as a permanent employee.
Throughout her tenure at Cirque, she has held a variety of roles including Marketing & PR Coordinator, PR Coordinator, Assistant PR Manager and Senior Publicist managing the day-to-day operations of the PR team. Ann was promoted to Director of Public Relations in March 2015. She currently oversees a team of four publicists and acts as Publicist for the production of Zarkana.
Prior to joining Cirque, Ann worked as a manager for a theatrical merchandising company in New York City as well as part time in an off-Broadway theater box office.
A Minnesota native, Ann has a BA in International Business from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul.
Lou D'Angeli
senior director of Marketing and Public Relations
Cirque du Soleil
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Lou D’Angeli graduated in 1995 from the University of Hartford in Connecticut with a degree in English Literature. While in college, he served as the Features/Music Editor for the school’s newspaper, The Informer, and the Promotions Director/General Manager for the school’s radio station, WSAM.
Immediately after graduation, Lou worked for Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) as a promoter and on-air personality from 1995-2001, which at the time was just an upstart professional wrestling promotion. He played a key role in ECW’s rise to national television and pay-per-view.
After working in several arenas throughout the United States, Lou returned to the world of wrestling at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He was the Director of Promotions and Event Marketing, where he oversaw all national pay-per-view and tune-in media campaigns and experiential events.
Lou has been the Senior Director of Marketing and Public Relations for the very successful and unique, Cirque du Soleil, since August, 2010. His efforts are focused on eight shows in Las Vegas, NV and one in Orlando, FL.