Advertising is the second best job in the world.
The first has got to be my old part-time job at a video store.
There's nothing more an aspiring creative could want than endless inspiration from shelves of DVDs and free snacks behind the counter. Alas, Video Ezy closed its doors, and I was left with little choice but to find the next best thing.
So here I am. An Associate Creative Director at McCann New York.
After getting my Bachelor's degree at RMIT, I pulled up a chair at Ogilvy Melbourne. There, I learned how to win pitches and worked on big accounts including Mondelez International and AAMI, Australia’s biggest insurer.
I jumped ship to indie Hardhat to work on Afterpay, Barbie, and pro-bono initiative 'The Factsination' to remind Australians that there's a whole alphabet of things more likely to kill you than the AstraZeneca vaccine. Then, I packed up and moved to Sydney to work on Australia's biggest bank and Tourism Australia at M&C Saatchi.
Across the three agencies, I’ve been lucky enough to have my work recognised and awarded over 90 times locally and internationally, including a Gold at Cannes Lions ‘22.
Outside the office, I tutored Award School (Australasia’s equivalent of Miami Ad School) and became a certified Auntie, part of MADC’s mentorship program designed to foster the next generation of female talent.
All in all, advertising comes a very close second.
EXTRACURRICULAR
Cannes Young Lions Creative Academy Delegate 2022.
Tutored AWARD School 2022, Australasia’s leading creative advertising course.
Made a guide to help Aussie creatives move to NYC.
McCann Sidekick Mentorship program committee.
MADC Auntie & Creative 2021/2022.
Google X Rare Leadership Academy Delegate 2021.
Ventured to the UK office as part of the M&C Saatchi Work From Anywhere program.
Selected for the WPP Walk The Talk X Factor program for Future Women in Leadership 2019.
Google X Rare Delegate 2019.
NewsWorks Copy School delegate 2018
FEATURES
2024 – CAMPAIGN BRIEF — AUSSIE CREATIVE’S GUIDE TO MOVING TO NYC
2023 – CAMPAIGN BRIEF ARTICLE – JOINING MCCANN NEW YORK
2022 – CAMPAIGN BRIEF ARTICLE – CANNES FROM THE CLASSROOM
2022 – LINKEDIN ARTICLE – M&C SAATCHI EMPLOYEES CAN WALK INTO ANY OFFICE IN THE WORLD
2022 – CAMPAIGN BRIEF - M&C SAATCHI SENIOR HIRES