We're BrandMates.
We give a damn.
Founded in Surry Hills in 2017, BrandMates is the studio Australian founders and CMOs call when the brief is too important for a junior account manager. We're six senior creatives who left big-agency land because we believed smaller teams do better work, and after 150+ projects, we still believe it.
Honest first
We'll tell you when an idea won't work, even if it costs us the job. Our reputation outlasts any single project.
Restlessly curious
The Australian market moves fast. We stay ahead of platform changes, cultural shifts, and what's working in market, not in a New York case study.
Genuinely local
We live, eat, and commute in the same cities as your customers. That local understanding isn't a differentiator, it's a prerequisite.
Six humans.
Zero hand-offs.
Every client has a dedicated point of contact and a team that actually does the work, no account managers passing briefs to juniors.
Noa Akerman
Founder & Strategy Lead
Built positioning for two ASX-listed unicorns before 30. Ex-Atlassian. Thinks in narratives, not decks.
Jamie Russo
Creative Director
AGDA-awarded designer with roots in print and a portfolio that spans fintech to food. Based in Fitzroy, always at the coffee shop.
Sam Kowalczyk
Head of Engineering
Next.js specialist. Obsessed with performance, accessibility, and making designers' wildest ideas actually ship.
Maya Linh
Head of Paid Media
$15M+ in media spend managed across Meta and Google. Former agency media director. Lives for a good ROAS story.
Theo O'Brien
Content Director
Documentary filmmaker turned brand content lead. Shot campaigns from Bondi to the Kimberley. Dislikes stock photography with a passion.
Come work with us.
We hire experienced people who are tired of big-agency politics and want to work on fewer, more considered Australian brands.