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A bit about me

An English tea lover with a straightforward Dutch manner, and an Aussie passport. My broad range of experience across many countries, sectors, and industries has given me a diverse tapestry from which to draw inspiration.

 

My real passion is for branding; creating, refreshing, and nurturing brands for a huge variety of different businesses big and small.
I believe the best brands are underpinned by solid research and strategy. This approach allows me to gain unique insights that lead to creating more meaningful brands. 

 

I also have a lot of experience developing ATL and BTL multichannel campaigns; using research-led strategies to uncover insights, unique points of difference, and ‘core truths’ to deliver compelling creative.

 

For the past 12 years I have been managing, mentoring, and inspiring teams of designers; encouraging personal development through implementing PDPs and holding inspiration sessions, and developing feedback initiatives.

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Natalie was a much-loved Creative Director who mentored the team to think differently, stimulating the designers to be big-picture thinkers and innovative problem solvers. She encouraged them to search for a deeper meaning in the work and to craft it to a higher level. Even when under the pump, she would make herself available to the team to provide input, inspiration, and constructive feedback as needed.

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As a valued member of the senior leadership team, she collaborated well with clients, client service teams, and other creatives across three offices. Natalie was able to present her work confidently and contributed to the overall success of the business.

Carla Steadman — General Manager, JSA Creative / HERO 

Expertise

Branding, Design, Art Direction, Ideation, Campaigns, Web Design (UI), Wireframing

Tools

Adobe InDesign

Adobe XD

Adobe Illustrator

Figma

Adobe Photoshop

Microsoft Ofiice

Experience

2022 - 2023

Creative Director

Type + Pixel, Brisbane

2019 - 2022

Creative Director

JSA / HERO, Brisbane

2018 - 2019

Creative Director

Invue, Brisbane

2015 - 2018

Senior Art Director

Zoo Group, Canberra

2013 - 2015

Art Director

Rijt Design, Amsterdam

2011 - 2013

Head of Design

Hunkemoller, Amsterdam

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