Design Advisor, Clare is a deeply experienced designer who works alongside our clients to help them define and solve their problems. So while you won’t see Clare on the tools, you will see her questioning, listening and understanding. A deep thinker, Clare is a reliable and trusted sounding board for our clients. A second time mum, Clare fills her non-working time looking after her her three children. Sorry Brett, her two children.

Digital designer, Ella is quietly impressive. She has a background in industrial design but has transformed into a very talented digital designer. Ella cut her teeth working in journalism as a live designer in the UK, building particular expertise in visual story telling, particularly in communicating to ‘youth’ on social media platforms. Ella’s a runner, swimmer, climber, cycler and hiker. If it's outdoors you’ll find her there. Apart from weekdays when you’ll find her in the Ocean. Get it?

Bede is our 2020 design intern. Joining us straight from Year 13 at Wellington College, Bede is a promising creative talent. Quiet and thoughtful, Bede impressed us with his final year project where he explored the use of te reo Māori in consumer packaging. Now, fresh out of his final exams, he's excited about jumping into the deep end at Ocean. Don’t worry, we have fairly well trained life guards.

Gus is our resident writer, and has a real interest in conversation. A good listener with an instinct for identifying themes, Gus strives to help brands and individuals alike find the best voice, tone and cadence for whatever they’re saying. Originally from across the ditch, he has spent the last 10 years perfecting his Kiwi accent but is yet to call an esky a chilly bin. His favourite animal is a prawn.

Designer, Matt works effortlessly across design and technology. Matt's work transcends established forms of design. His creative problem-solving is helping our clients communicate in more innovative and spellbinding ways. Matt loves creative coding as a means to explore and bring data, digital, and design together. Matt is a surfer. Enough said.

Designer, Hannah honed her design skills working in different studios around the world, before coming full circle back to Wellington. She’s pretty keen on all things design - from a beautiful typeface through to a carefully considered annual report. She loves the small details of design craft and the creativity required to solve problems through design. Hannah is currently renovating her house and spends her free time making things from clay. You could say she is a bit potty. We wouldn’t dare.

Project Manager, Anastasia, is new to these shores. With significant experience gained from working in multicultural global marketing roles, we are thrilled she has washed up on our particular beach. Ana is passionate about gaining meaningful customer insights to drive better and more impactful results. Luckily for us, and our clients she enjoys managing a wide variety of projects. In her spare time Ana likes to stay fit. She especially likes punching and kicking things.

Sam defies labels. Ocean's renaissance man, he is equally at home helping a client formulate a complex digital brief as he is building a wall in our offices. Nearing 15 years at Ocean, Sam has built an unmatched level of trust and respect with our clients as an agile and dedicated problem solver. Extremely pragmatic, Sam holds an unerring eye on the future and the implications this may hold for Ocean and our clients. He once had a pet chicken called Chooky. Don't ask.

Account Director, Ash is responsible for our design delivery to clients. Ash's organisational ability and work ethic is respected by our clients and her colleagues alike. Her calmness under pressure is inspiring. Ash loves nothing more than helping our clients achieve the impossible. Ash loves the Ocean. She has very good taste.

Designer, Claire is an intelligent and thoughtful problem solver. A strong thinker and a considered creative, Claire has significant experience in helping our clients decode complex design challenges. She is renowned for asking the questions that need to be asked in order to gain the insight that will transform our creative thinking. Claire loves the quirk, the unusual. If you need a pub quiz team mate, Claire's the one.

Owner of Ocean, Blair has over 25 years' experience as a designer. He believes that design in its purest form is a problem-solving process, and that is what our clients need from us. Be it branding or communication design, the principles remain the same. Focus on and understand the people who the design will touch, and then, and only then, may you actually have a chance of succeeding. Speaking of success, Blair is a lifelong Liverpool supporter.

Marketing Assistant, Sarah calmly wears a number of hats at Ocean. One moment she is advising clients about the best way to tell their story, to their audiences, the next she is organising an awesome event here at Ocean. Whatever she does, she does with determination and drive. Sarah still lives at home with her parents. A sucker for avocado's on toast and with the price of avocado's rising, she will most likely never flat.