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NICK BONNEY,
FOUNDER + CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Nick Bonney is an award winning creative director, art director, graphic designer, film director and author. For almost 20 years, he has relished the opportunity to work with a wealth of clients Tourism Australia, Qantas, Delta, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines, Etihad Airways, Virgin Australia, Pepsi, Fosters, Masterfoods, Campbell’s, Smith’s Chips, Skittles, Telstra, Optus, Nokia, Toshiba, Foxtel, Whiskas, St George Bank, Visa, MLC, Westfield, Volvo, DHL, Gillette, Jive Records UK, Channel [V], MTV and Sony Music. 

Nick’s career has been diverse. He has worked for a record company in London for music artists such as Groove Armada, The Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears (yes, he admits to this...). He then spent over 10 years working for large advertising agencies such as M&C Saatchi and Clemenger BBDO as creative lead on a multitude of large national and international brands. Most recently, Nick lead the creative direction and international expansion of tech startup Simple Technologies, a leading online tech company that delivers a marketing performance platform to worldwide enterprise companies.

Nick has also worked in Mumbai, India as a senior designer for MTV and Channel V Asia, run his own clothing label and he has been awarded with a number of prestigious awards at all the major creative award shows such as Cannes Lions, New York Festival, London International Awards, Spikes Asia, Adfest and Award along with guest speaking at creative colleges and universities around the world.

When Nick isn’t working on Bonsta, No Vacancy or various other startup companies he’s involved with, he is most likely spending time with his wife Jessica, daughter Aaliya and their shaggy dog Hartley - or booking their next trip away.