Your rural communicators
Our team is passionate about the rural industry we work with across New Zealand and Australia. Our central office is based in the agricultural heartland of South Canterbury. An area historically known for its innovation in the primary sector is a thriving hub today of growers, dairy expansion, and a strong sheep and beef industry, keenly supported by a prime port. You could say we are in the thick of it – not immune to the issues facing the rural community. We are a full-service creative agency setting us apart, and we have attracted a talented core project team.
Our Australian Sydney base extends our international acumen. Our team has an in-depth understanding of the Australian market and can help drive your agribusiness growth across both countries.
Who you will work with
Executive and Client Management Team
Nick Symister Managing Director
20+ years experience working for the world’s largest corporate advertising agencies, across some of the world’s biggest brands. Nick grew up on farms and rurally and has worked on Agribusiness advertising accounts across the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.
Nick Symister Managing Director
Creative Team
Christie-Leigh Miller Creative Director
Our very gifted designer has been with Artikel and Swint since its conception. Christie studied graphic design locally in South Canterbury. She gets great satisfaction in seeing successful campaigns and happy clients resulting from her creative efforts.
Christie-Leigh Miller Creative Director
Daniela Zavallone IT Manager & Senior Full-Stack Developer
Experienced project manager and management of all company IT environments. 20+ years of experience in web design and development and highly skilled in bringing alive any sort of coding project beyond convention.
Daniela Zavallone IT Manager & Senior Full-Stack Developer
Keitha Monson Agribusiness Analyst & Copywriter
20+ years of experience working in the agriculture industry and environmental compliance. A copywriter that is responsible for creating content for a range of websites, articles and a range of advertising channels.
Keitha Monson Agribusiness Analyst & Copywriter
Alexandria Hutton Media Executive
Principal to the management of client campaigns across social media, press and google business. Provides extensive reporting and analytics learning on the job, enhancing her Bachelor of Commerce studies.
Alexandria Hutton Media Executive
Emma Johnson Junior Designer
Experienced in digital media and design. Emma supports our creative team and works as our in-house Photographer and Videographer.
Emma Johnson Junior Designer
Claire Flanagan Senior Graphic Designer
Very experienced graphic designer with over 20 years experience in mainly print design, with some contributions to digital promotions.
Claire Flanagan Senior Graphic Designer
In both New Zealand and overseas, we engage a number of supporting consultants, specialist contractors, and junior trainees.
We welcome CVs from potential employees – and these can be emailed to admin@artikelandswint.co.nz