Enter our office, and you’ll find a small, happy team of seasoned, marketing specialists and designers – working their magic. Collectively, we’ve been transforming brands for 40+ years. The calibre of clients we support is a testament to our aptitude and industry leadership. 

 

So, what makes Sidedoor, well, Sidedoor?

  • We are not a ‘yes’ agency that wants to burn through a budget. For us, it’s about the long game and ongoing success. Building sustainable brands is the only way to do that.
  • We are methodical. We have a proprietary brand ideology system, which ensures before we do any planning, we first do a lot of learning. Our first port-of-call is to pop the hood and dive deep into your business, the customer, and their challenges. After all, knowledge is power.
  • There is a purpose behind every idea, design, headline and communication piece we produce to ensure we are on track in delivering on goals.
  • We are nimble, flexible, and resourceful, supported by a wider network of industry specialists including website developers, copywriters, media specialists, videographers and producers.

 

Are you ready to work with a creative, competent team to support the transformation of your business into a successful brand? Contact us today.

 

Meet our Senior Team

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Julie

Julie Jackson

Director

Julie (warmly regarded as ‘JJ’ by friends and ‘Boss Lady’ by her team) is a seasoned marketing and branding professional with more than 20 years of industry swagger under her belt.

Over the decades, Julie has developed and managed countless integrated campaigns within (almost) every vertical, including FMCG, Manufacturing, Construction, Food & Beverage & NFP.

In 2010, Julie took an entrepreneurial leap and launched Sidedoor; a boutique multi-disciplinary agency delivering bespoke brand experiences and communication solutions. Her vision? To build a super-charged creative environment deeply rooted in a culture of originality, authenticity, collaboration, transparency and most of all, ethics.

While the vision is paramount, at the end of the day, it’s Julie’s astute approach to business, honesty, and sense of humour, together with her brilliant team, that keeps the wheels of this well-oiled, ideas-driven communications agency turning!

Abbie

Abbie Stoyel

Senior Graphic Designer

Abbie is a creative professional with over a decade of industry experience. She is passionate about evolving her artistic abilities and mastering the many facets of graphic design across digital, print and ambient media.

During the week she is our Senior Graphic Design/Art Director who generates thought-provoking visual ideas in direct response to clients’ objectives. Through this lens, her concepts and strategies continue to influence positive change in audience perception and behaviour, whether that be new awareness, deeper interaction, stronger engagement, purchase or loyalty.

After hours, Abbie is busy generating commissioned art pieces for a number of private clients. Check out her beautiful work here.

Jess

Jess Bentley

Senior Graphic Designer

Jess is one of Sidedoor’s creative aficionados who brings more than 20 years of industry experience in design strategy, brand identity & client relationship management.

She loves photography, baking, children (not to be confused with baking children), animals and all sorts of handmade art & craft. It sounds like we’re describing a cheesy stock image of a happy, healthy accomplished working-mum who’s nailed work-life balance, but that’s our Jess!

Her work ethic is second to none. Jess effortlessly amalgamates analytical thinking with creative problem-solving techniques to tease out original brand concepts. Jess transforms these concepts into tangible visual identities and graphic content, resulting in beautiful and memorable brand experiences.

We are lucky to have such a skilled creative physician on board, one who is so gifted at breathing new life into brands….as well the dying office plants we overwater.