Maria Vella-Galea · PR & marketing consultant Meet Maria
emvigee is Maria Vella-Galea: M, V, G. A public relations and marketing consultant who runs every account herself, with a background that goes well beyond the office.
One person, every detail
Maria is a Maltese communications, media and public relations specialist with two decades of marketing experience, more than ten years of it specialising in sport. She works freelance with organisations across sport, maritime, real estate and the corporate sector.
Her work covers communications strategy, press office, editorial writing, social media, event communications and stakeholder engagement. She is known for clear, accurate writing and for managing communications in real time, from live results to formal announcements, moving between corporate, sporting and community audiences and adapting tone and format to each.
emvigee grew out of that experience. It gives clients the professionalism of a larger agency without the layers: the person who writes your proposal is the person who picks up the phone, drafts the release and follows up with the newsroom.
Videos from the events we work on, from race days to medal launches, are on our YouTube channel.
Qualifications and teaching
- Master of Science, Institute of Physical Education and Sport, University of Malta (2024), graduated first in class
- Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing Institute (2022)
- Diploma in Digital Marketing, Digital Marketing Institute (2015)
- Master of Business Administration, Henley Management College (2005)
Maria also lectures in Sport Media at the Institute of Physical Education and Sport at the University of Malta.
In Maltese sport
Sport is where the work and the person meet. Maria gives her time on a voluntary basis as Director of Media and Public Relations of the Maltese Olympic Committee and as a board member of the Malta Sports Journalists Association. Maria is one of the people behind the 10k Series Malta road races.
Away from the desk she has competed in Ironman triathlon and open-water swimming, and in 2009 completed the Lifecycle Challenge, a cycling journey from Istanbul, Türkiye, to Damascus, Syria. She also competed in equestrian sport for several years, show jumping above all. She credits these experiences with the discipline, resilience and strategic planning she brings to her work.
Behind the logo
The horse is a nod to all things equestrian, and to Maria’s own horse, Daffyd. It stands for passion, an appetite for freedom and the drive to finish what you set out to do.
The orange stands for physical energy: the stimulation of red with the cheerfulness of yellow. Those inspired by orange are always on the go.
How we work
No one-size-fits-all
01
Listen
Every client is different, and so are the ideas. We start by learning what makes you tick and who you need to reach.
02
Plan
A proposal you can act on: the story, the channels, the timing and what it will cost. No padding.
03
Deliver
The same person carries it through, adapting fast when circumstances change, and reports back on what landed.