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Kim Ellison
- Strategy & Copywriting

In the band since
2021
Passionate about
Jedi (her dog)
Singing
Wining + dining
30+ years industry experience.
Kim has over thirty years’ experience in the advertising industry. She started out as a Copywriter at Saatchi and Saatchi and rose through the ranks to become the country’s first female Creative Director.
Her experience spans brand, retail, social and shopper marketing across a range of clients in all shapes and sizes. Amongst other things, Kim was responsible for the Carlos Spencer Toffee Pops ad, and encouraging young Kiwi’s to ‘Make it Click’ when she worked at DDB on MacDonald’s.
Kim has recently left Stanley St advertising where she headed up the Briscoes Group account, and now resides in Hawke’s Bay where she contracts to Band for strategy, concepting and copywriting.