For someone who based their impression of agency life on a Hollywood heteronormative rom com narrative, it was refreshing to chat to Julia Birks, Lead Experience Designer at digital agency Isobar about her experience in the agency world. As a vivacious and charismatic...
Let’s face it, if you had to name twenty things you enjoy doing, job interviews wouldn't necessarily feature in your top five loves. Under nerve-wracking circumstances, we all say things a little less smoothly than what we practised at home, and can even say things we...
From agency to in house, Melbourne to Ballarat, and herding sheep in the mud on the weekend, to corporate boss lady during the week, this week’s Leading Lady is the ridiculously charismatic Louise Laing, General Manager of Marketing at Visit Ballarat. Louise made time...
Started in Manchester, Ladies That UX is a monthly meet-up that creates a welcoming, transparent community of women that work in UX, who positively promote and teach each other. What started as a result of not being able to find other women in the industry has grown,...
How many of us can say that we’ve shared a luxury yacht with Beyonce and Jay-Z? Looking after the royal hip hop couple while working as a stewardess is just one of the incredible stories Elly Hewitt, Managing Director of Alt/Shift, shared with us over lunch for this...
Rohan Irvine, UX Researcher at REA Group, General Assembly Instructor and Founder of UX Gatherings, says yes. Aware many of his colleagues are working in isolation, Rohan Irvine is teaming up industry groups Ladies That UX, Prototypes & Popcorn, The UX Design...
What’s your current role? I’m the Head of Social Media at Mango Communications. When I started here three years ago, there was one person and a freelancer and now it’s a team in it’s own right. How do you manage client expectations around social? Very carefully, and...
Tackling the salary equation at work isn’t everyone’s favourite thing to do, yet demonstrating the ability to negotiate on behalf of yourself and others is at the top of the shopping list for many employers. It’s not easy and certainly doesn’t come naturally for all...
At Agency Iceberg, we're all about supporting women in tech and helping them find rewarding roles in the industry. Hence why we were pretty excited to be invited to Girl Geek Academy's Annual #SheHacks Hackathon for 2016 at General Assembly this past weekend....
First things first, what is BrandHook? We are a brand insight agency fueled by thought leadership. Our job is to understand the consumer and customer and bring them to life for our clients. This helps us to deliver a strategic recommendation and response to the...
As someone who has worked in almost every top agency in Australia, Executive Producer Ange Lin knows a thing or two about negotiating salaries and contracts. In her early 20’s, she was about to ask for a pay rise. She went in shaking, about to cry when her boss said...
Isle of Lime is a Melbourne based PR agency that promote products and services they are genuinely interested in, with a focus on design and lifestyle. The team also have a soft spot for good cause community programs. Why did you start Isle of Lime? As you work your...