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Meet the team

Marty Dinniss

Marty’s wealth of marketing and public relations knowledge, combined with a background in education and the elite sport and recreation industry, offers a broad range of organisational and strategic communications skills and experience. He regularly provides a calm head in a crisis and has a strong track record providing robust communications strategies for large multinationals to local owner-operators.

Managing Director

In office:

Marcom strategy

Reputational risk management

Hiring smart people

Out of office:

Mountain biking

Skiing

Husband and dad to two daughters

Dave Simmons

Dave manages workflow and quality control across the full range of projects in the Dinniss Communications portfolio. With 25 years’ industry experience in B2B and B2C communications, his insight and strategic acumen help ensure a high level of effectiveness and consistency across the board. With an MA in English to his name, Dave particularly enjoys the creative side of content creation and is a stickler for accuracy.

Director of Operations

In office:

Juggling deadlines

Quality control

90s CD collection

Out  of office:

Home renovations

Films with open endings

Garage Project Beer

Meagan Robertson

After nearly 15 years in the team, Meagan has developed a keen understanding of how best to achieve her clients’ goals across print and digital channels. She thrives on adding value, while building strong relationships with them and their customers. Meagan brings journalistic passion and genuine curiosity to her work and thoroughly enjoys interacting with people. She has a combined honours in journalism, French and Spanish.

Account Director

In office:

Strategy development

Account management

Positive vibes

Out of office:

Mountain biking

Wine-fueled catch-ups

Cheesy movies

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Luke Hippolite

Luke is a highly skilled graphic designer with seven years’ experience and a BA in Arts and Media. Prior to joining the Dinniss team, Luke worked with global brands such as Simrad, Lowrance and B&G Sailing, as well as Nelson Tasman's innovation hub Mahitahi Colab and Vertical Horizonz. A passionate creative with additional strengths in digital illustration and motion graphics, Luke brings a broad range of expertise to the effective and efficient realisation of client briefs.  

Graphic Designer 

In office

Graphic design 

Branding 

Motion graphics

Out of office

Arts & crafts 

Bingeing TV shows 

Game nights

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Caelin Hickford 

The newest member of our team, Caelin is highly organised and provides critical support across all digital marketing initiatives for our clients. She has a BA in Communications from Victoria University and is continuing to develop expertise across a variety of online platforms and business administration systems. With her naturally positive outlook, she brings a can-do attitude to her role. Caelin was born and raised in Christchurch and is now loving life in Wellington! 

Digital Account Executive

In office:

Digital platform management

Systems administration

Good vibes

Out of office

 

Fostering for the SPCA

Learning Spanish

Good wine with great friends

Russell Hughes

With a BA in Journalism and an MA in International Politics from Newcastle University, alongside commercial writing experience across a broad range of topics and industries in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, Russell has developed a nose for a story and an engaging, adaptable style. Russell brings a natural enthusiasm to the varied print and digital content we produce for our client audiences.

Account Manager / Content Coordinator

In office:

Storytelling

Account management

Snacking 24/7

Out of office:

So many sports

Icing injuries

Open-world PS4 games

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