True Peeps

Our people are far and away our most cherished asset at True. Since we opened our doors in 2011, we’ve gathered around 40 incredibly talented individuals who bring with them a diverse pool of skills and personalities.

We have deliberately set out to create a work environment and a culture that enables work/life balance, genuine fun and collaboration.

What does this mean for clients? Well simply it’s stability, knowledge, guardianship and let’s not ignore relationships. For anyone thinking about joining us? It’s about creating the most kick-arse place we can so people can do genuinely satisfying and rewarding work with a great bunch of people who are like family.

Abby Venter

Account Director

Likes: Peanut butter, Sunshine, Coffee, Flowers, A good brunch

Ashleigh Badenhorst

Senior Account Manager

Likes: Dachshunds, Thunderstorms, Exploring nature, Languages

Claudia Miller

Producer

Conan Gorbey

Operations Director

Likes: My girls, silly jokes, cooking, cycling, Le Creuset frypans

Craig Pethybridge

Executive Creative Director

Likes: Street art, Pranks, Puzzles, Inventing, Daydreaming

Denny Monk

Retoucher

Likes: My 3 Girls, ice hockey, everything Central Otago, poutine, mountain biking, my Gibson Guitar, Canadian winters and Tutukaka sunsets.

Diana Simumpande

Copywriter

Likes: Taking photographs, good books, alternative R&B and getting people to agree with me on the internet.

Holly Smith

Creative

Likes: Dogs, 70s music, perfectly spread marmite, thunderstorms, good alignment

Iva Trifonov

Creative Assistant

Likes: Photography, Travelling, Illustration, Polaroids and Daydreaming

Jacob Douglas

Senior Account Manager

Jamie Pettigrew

Creative Artworker

Jess Standidge

Account Director

Likes: The Coromandel, Cooking, Stormy beaches, Villas, Typography

Kyle Stoffberg

Motion Designer

Matt Dickinson

CEO

Likes: My family, Cricket, Music, Fishing, Eating and drinking

Nancy Johnson-Hunt

Planner

Likes: Good Design, Cuisine, Culture, A Solid Tune

Neill McAlpine

Senior Creative

Likes: Family, travelling, music, whisky, craft beer rugby, cricket, fishing

Nikhil Gupta

Assistant Accountant

Likes: Cricket, Basketball, Travelling, Italian Cuisine, Binging TV shows and Cold beers.

Peter Koopman

Senior Web Developer

Likes: Bass, Jazz, Wine, Travel, especially when they happen at the same time

Ruby Gregory

Account Manager

Likes: My family, Ocean beach, photography, adventures, the Amalfi Coast

Sally Lloyd

Finance Director

Likes: visiting Bali, live music, drinking wine, watching surfing & rugby league, pets – esp. cats & dogs

Samantha Parsons

Group Account Director

Sarah Chernishov

Senior Art Director

Likes: Every kind of dog, all wine, super bright colours, beautiful typography

Sarah Pethybridge

MAC

Likes: Make up, Frodo (my cat), Brightly coloured flowers, Waiheke Island, Mexican food

Sidney McNamara

Account Executive

Likes: Burritos, the colour orange, tasty cheese and the snow in New York

Steve Kane

Managing Director

Likes: Splishy splashy

Join us

We’re always looking to meet clever, inventive, passionate and talented individuals who can expand and improve what we do.

So if that’s you, let’s chat. Any defined vacancies at True will be posted on our blog and Facebook page. But even if nothing is showing, we’d still like to hear about you.

Send your details to info@thisistrue.co - you never know what's around the corner.

Let's Talk