Experience

Blacksheepdesign

• New Zealand
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director / Business Owner

  • Apr 2015 - 8 years 9 months

  Palmerston North I am the very proud owner of Blacksheepdesign, which has the best team of creative minds doing amazing work for clients from London to Levin. I bought Blacksheepdesign because I loved it as an employee. The way I like to do business is based on a simple principle: Do the right thing. The flock, as they are affectionately known, base decisions on this principle and apply it to everything from strategic planning, graphic design, web development, recruitment and choosing the people we… Show more I am the very proud owner of Blacksheepdesign, which has the best team of creative minds doing amazing work for clients from London to Levin. I bought Blacksheepdesign because I loved it as an employee. The way I like to do business is based on a simple principle: Do the right thing. The flock, as they are affectionately known, base decisions on this principle and apply it to everything from strategic planning, graphic design, web development, recruitment and choosing the people we work with. Doing the right thing has worked, from a personal, client and employee point of view, so it is my aim for Blacksheepdesign to do more of the right thing for more nice people in more diverse organisations in more places.

• Marketing and Communications Manager

  • 2011 - 12 years

  Just worked with clients. Oh, and drank some tea.



Massey University

• New Zealand
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Marketing Manager

  • May 2009 - Sep 2011

  Palmerston North, New Zealand What started out as a four month maternity leave cover, turned into a four year stint at one of New Zealand's leading Universities. As national marketing manager, I was responsible for developing the University's national external relations strategy across 3 campuses and almost 40,000 distance learners. I worked very closely with the the assistant vice chancellor for external relations to consolidate disparate activity across the university into a unified message, which repositioned the… Show more What started out as a four month maternity leave cover, turned into a four year stint at one of New Zealand's leading Universities. As national marketing manager, I was responsible for developing the University's national external relations strategy across 3 campuses and almost 40,000 distance learners. I worked very closely with the the assistant vice chancellor for external relations to consolidate disparate activity across the university into a unified message, which repositioned the University as the Engine of the new New Zealand. This repositioning culminated in internal and national external campaigns through multiple channels including social, digital, TVC, direct, print, outdoor, communications and PR. Aside from the repositioning, student recruitment was a focus, including basics such as introducing a registration system for University events that captured details for ongoing engagement. In the last few months of my time at Massey, I was the acting director of marketing, covering maternity leave. Show less



Consort Homes Ltd

• Systems and Marketing Manager

  • 1993 - 2008

  Leeds, United Kingdom