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I’m a multidisciplinary Creative and Designer with broad experience across branding, advertising, print, digital and content production. I enjoy taking ideas from early concepts through to polished execution - whether that’s design, interactive, motion graphics, video editing, photography or post-production. I’ve worked with a wide range of brands including Vodafone, BNZ, Hotels.com, All Blacks, Southern Cross and Tourism NZ, bringing a mix of conceptual thinking and hands-on craft. My photography and motion skills add another layer to my design work and help bring campaigns and brand stories to life across all channels.…I’m a multidisciplinary Creative and Designer with broad experience across branding, advertising, print, digital and content production. I enjoy taking ideas from early concepts through to polished execution - whether that’s design, interactive, motion graphics, video editing, photography or post-production. I’ve worked with a wide range of brands including Vodafone, BNZ, Hotels.com, All Blacks, Southern Cross and Tourism NZ, bringing a mix of conceptual thinking and hands-on craft. My photography and motion skills add another layer to my design work and help bring campaigns and brand stories to life across all channels.

Mike Mackinven

Art Director, Designer, Video Editor, +1

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I’m a multidisciplinary Creative and Designer with broad experience across branding, advertising, print, digital and content production. I enjoy taking ideas from early concepts through to polished execution - whether that’s design, interactive, motion graphics, video editing, photography or post-production. I’ve worked with a wide range of brands including Vodafone, BNZ, Hotels.com, All Blacks, Southern Cross and Tourism NZ, bringing a mix of conceptual thinking and hands-on craft. My photography and motion skills add another layer to my design work and help bring campaigns and brand stories to life across all channels.…I’m a multidisciplinary Creative and Designer with broad experience across branding, advertising, print, digital and content production. I enjoy taking ideas from early concepts through to polished execution - whether that’s design, interactive, motion graphics, video editing, photography or post-production. I’ve worked with a wide range of brands including Vodafone, BNZ, Hotels.com, All Blacks, Southern Cross and Tourism NZ, bringing a mix of conceptual thinking and hands-on craft. My photography and motion skills add another layer to my design work and help bring campaigns and brand stories to life across all channels.

Available to hire

I’m a multidisciplinary Creative and Designer with broad experience across branding, advertising, print, digital and content production. I enjoy taking ideas from early concepts through to polished execution - whether that’s design, interactive, motion graphics, video editing, photography or post-production. I’ve worked with a wide range of brands including Vodafone, BNZ, Hotels.com, All Blacks, Southern Cross and Tourism NZ, bringing a mix of conceptual thinking and hands-on craft. My photography and motion skills add another layer to my design work and help bring campaigns and brand stories to life across all channels.

Skills

Midjourney

Experience Level

Midjourney

Intermediate

Work Experience

Creative Workflow Manager at The Warehouse Group

January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2025

Supported Creative Leads and Marketing teams during peak trading periods. Implemented new workflows and processes using Jira, Confluence, and Figma to streamline visibility, prioritisation and efficiency.

Creative Operations Director / Creative at Contagion

January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2024

Split role across Creative Operations and hands-on Creative/Design delivery. Managed workflow across the Creative Studio, ensuring briefs were properly scoped, resourced and delivered.

Freelance Art Director/Designer at Various Agencies

January 1, 2016 - Present

Contract work for leading NZ agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, FCB, Special, Ogilvy, Stanley St, Contagion, and many others. Projects included concepting, design, layout, retouching, photography, motion and campaign rollout across digital, social and print with a touch of AI.

Art Director at Badger Communications

January 1, 2012 - January 1, 2016

Concepted and produced ATL/BTL/B2B campaigns across digital, print, OOH, social, events and TVCs. Delivered design, photography, motion and content creation support as required.

Art Director at Hot Mustard

January 1, 2010 - January 1, 2011

Concepted and produced marketing campaigns and provided design and photography support.

Art Director at Y&R

January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2009

Concepted and produced various campaigns, collaborating with copywriters and creative directors.