About me
I'm an Art Director and Illustrator specialising in the beauty & skincare sector. I’ve worked for big retailers like SEPHORA and Credo Beauty, and later applied this to helping small brands launch in Macy’s and Douglas. Previously I’ve worked in fast-paced advertising agencies, and created new branding and packaging for small DTC businesses.
Over the years I’ve lived and worked in Sydney, London, New York, San Francisco and Spain, helping shape my knowledge of difference customers and sectors globally.
I’m a great strategic and conceptual thinker, and have won achievement awards for being a hardworking and diligent team member who also helps shape brand and company culture.
I currently live and work in Spain, and am available for remote work, flying to London for client photoshoots etc. Outside of commercial work I enjoy illustrating and designing for musicians, and taking art classes.
PAST CLIENTS:
Sephora, Credo Beauty, Exa Beauty, Jones Road Beauty, Follain Skincare, Meroda Cosmetics, Cardon Skincare, Zumba, Free People, Walmart Grocery, The Kraken Rum, Hangar 1 Vodka, Stranahan's Whiskey, Coca Cola, Vodafone, LIDL, Sky UK, Lucozade, Unionmade, Mill, Paper Garden Records, Mascot Label Group, HEARD Entertainment, San Jose Jazz Festival, Redwood City Port Festival, One Month, Urban Fitness League, NSPCC, Childline, Teenage Cancer Trust, BHS, 750mph, Hunter New England Health.
Featured in Vogue, Elle & Grazia Magazines, GQ, Esquire, Forbes…
Testimonials:
“Her vivacious and fun-loving personality made her a joy to work with. She's incredibly hard-working, tenacious, and pulls off seemingly impossible tasks with a smile on her face - a creative force to be reckoned with. I highly recommend working with Nicola.”
Amanda Van West, Marketing Manager @ Applauze
“Nicola is an extremely talented designer who is continually committed to her work. As a marketer, I loved working with Nicola because she completely immersed herself in the business goal while still infusing each advertisement with originality. My favorite piece she worked on was a co-marketing ad between Walmart Grocery and Uber RUSH for quick grocery delivery. She popped each produce image with a heavily angled late afternoon shadow and the viewer completely felt the quality of the produce with the time-sensitive urgency. I could give countless more examples of Nicola's unique and fun approach on ads from spiffy hot dogs to informative ice cream cones, and I highly recommend her as a high-caliber teammate.”
Annie Barry, Associate Marketing Manager @ Walmart Grocery
“Nicola is a talented and creatively vibrant person who is a delight to work with. She meets creative challenges head on and always produced great work.
I would happily recommend her as a creative asset to any company.”
Stephanie Clifton, Project Manager @ SapientNitro
“Nicola is a wonder to work with. She is friendly and professional, with an incredible talent. I came to her with an abstract idea for a logo and she was quickly able to synthesise my ideas into something tangible, appropriate and very well designed. I would highly recommend Nicola.”
Margaret Conway - Community Development Professional and small business owner