How did you get into advertising? I passed the exam to get into The Hornsey College of Art in London when I was 13. I think I was one of the youngest to pass the exam and had to get special permission to leave normal school. I was there for a couple of years, had […]
Where do you work and what do you do? I found out later than most that I love teaching. I was 42 when I returned to RMIT after 22 years in the industry. I’ve always loved making things but when I started teaching, I realised that my core talents are actually ‘people centric’. It is […]
I work for myself, from home which is something I’ve longed to do since moving to my little corner of paradise in Central Victoria. The work is varied which keeps life interesting. I’ve always written ads of course, now also socials and blogging for others. Recently I’ve started ghostwriting books. It turns out a lot […]
This is how it went. It was 1983, I had grown up, gone to school, ridden dirt bikes, water skied, been a punk, a burger flipper and spent two years at Fashion School all in my home city of Perth, WA. I was 21. Fashion school bored me, I was sewing the equivalent of my […]
Where did you work and what do you do now? After nearly 40 years in Advertising, having owned two Design Studios in London, owned and sold a successful Ad Agency in Melbourne, managed the creative output of one of the worlds largest Multinational Agencies, became the ‘R’ in one of Australia’s most successful Ad Agencies, […]
I’ve been the Managing Photo Editor at The Sydney Morning Herald close to 8 years and have been a photo editor for over 20 years. It all began at The Guardian in London as a photographic intern- which I thought was a dream start to becoming a photojournalist, but nothing is ever that straight forward. […]
Photography seemed to get into my bones at an early age. I think I was born with it! Some of my earliest memories are of two sisters who were next-door neighbours always walking around with their cameras. They would regularly arrange me on the garden seat and take my photo. They would then disappear into […]
I have been privileged to enjoy life as a photographer and filmmaker. Early in my childhood, I aspired to work for the United Nations in a capacity that would allow me to travel the world. To engage globally with humanity, explore different cultures and meet many people, regardless of their colour or creed. Little did […]
Where do you work and what do you do? I work at Fenton Stephens, a Creative Agency in Melbourne. I am the Director of Analytics and Performance so I’m responsible for the performance marketing strategies for our clients, ensuring we maximise the overall return on ad spend of our marketing activities. Tell us a bit […]
Where do you work and what do you do? We established our creative agency, Paoli Smith, 25 years ago. Today, we employ eleven people and deliver the full spectrum of design, branding and digital services. We work with a great mix of clients in the not-for-profit, education and health sectors. We are also passionate about […]
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