Ghost-designer
Senior designer + art director ready to sub in when you need a hand.
Big-agency experience. Freelance flexibility. Zero drama.
Got a new client? A campaign that’s suddenly become much bigger than expected? Three designers off sick and a deadline that was apparently yesterday?
I’m Sarah. A Senior Designer and Art Director with 20+ years of experience working across agencies, in-house studios and some very big brands.
I work behind the scenes as your ghost designer — slipping into your team when you need an extra pair of experienced hands, a fresh creative brain, or someone who can take a brief and actually run with it.
No fuss. No ego. No need to find me a desk.
Just good ideas, sharp design and someone who knows how to get the bloody thing out the door.
Think of me as your extra creative department
You don't necessarily need another permanent designer.
You just need someone really good who can jump in, understand the brief, fit into your workflow and get moving.
That’s where I come in.
I can work alongside your creative team, take on a project independently, or disappear into the background and quietly make a mountain of work look suspiciously manageable.
I’m comfortable with tight deadlines, multiple stakeholders, brand guidelines, amends, production and the occasional “can we just make this happen by Friday?”
What I do
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Print
Brochures, catalogues, POS, packaging, OOH and finished things you can actually hold.
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Digital
Websites, social, eDMs, digital campaigns and all the other pixels.
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Brand & identity
New brands, brand refreshes, rollouts and keeping everyone on-brand.
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Retail
Customer journeys and POS that gets noticed and cuts through the clutter.
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Art Direction
Creative thinking, visual direction and making sure the idea doesn’t get lost along the way.
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Content
Campaign assets, photography, social and everything else the machine needs to keep turning.
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TV
From big idea to big screen — storyboards and direction that bring the vision to life.
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Overflow work
Because sometimes there simply aren’t enough hours, designers or coffees in the day.
Who I’ve worked with
Godfreys
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Munro Footwear Group
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Australia Post
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ANZ
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Bank of Melbourne
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BMW
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Officworks
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Spotlight
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Cadbury Schweppes
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Ray White Real Estate
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PEET Property
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BCNA
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Godfreys 〰️ Munro Footwear Group 〰️ Australia Post 〰️ ANZ 〰️ Bank of Melbourne 〰️ BMW 〰️ Officworks 〰️ Spotlight 〰️ Cadbury Schweppes 〰️ Ray White Real Estate 〰️ PEET Property 〰️ BCNA 〰️
Two ways to work with me
Occasional cover
Agencies and studios bring me in for the overflow — the projects, the busy patches, the "we're one designer short" weeks. I plug in, match your brand, and hand work back like it never left the building.
Ongoing support
A regular designer they can call their own without putting someone on the books. If that's you, I work the same way I do for the big kids: senior-level thinking, treated like part of the team but without the line on the org chart.
"From the very beginning, you demonstrated an unwavering commitment to understanding our brand, our values, and our vision. You took the time to listen attentively to our needs and aspirations, and you transformed them into reality with remarkable precision."
- Paul S, Godfreys
What Clients are Saying
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Ready to start your next project?
So am I.
I’ll work remotely, quietly smash through the work and make you look like you've got everything under control.