Anna Dean Email & Phone Number

Anna is an experienced creative impact producer, in high demand across Aotearoa New Zealand sector for her uniquely creative approach to marketing and business challenges. A safe pair of hands, a wave spotter and a “pied piper of consciousness”, she is someone who knows how to spot trends and respond accordingly. At different stages of her career she has been lauded as a PR maven, a social media strategist par excellence, a memorable events creator, and a brand specialist. Now a strategic thinker and coach for creatives, the arts and cultural sector is where her interest lies. David Farrier described her as a “marketing genius” for her work promoting Taika Waititi’s films. People seek her expertise on content marketing and how to make impact in today’s busy digital environment. She has great ideas, identifies smooth solutions, creates outrageous opportunities and takes informed risks. In brief she knows how to create spaces, places and events, be they real world or online. As co-founder and co-director of Double Denim she worked across many high profile campaigns from 2015 - 2020, with major brands such as Powershop, The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand, UN Women, MYOB, NZEI, NZ Festival, and Flick Electric among others, also creating memorable events for the Ace Lady Network around the country. She was the first New Zealander to be accepted to the prestigious Pixel Lab, travelling to Scotland in 2015, and holds the record for the fastest successful crowdfunding campaign on BoostedNZ. Her work on What We Do in the Shadows and Best Independent Distributing Marketing Campaign 2016 for Hunt for the Wilderpeople. She has travelled through India on an Enfield motorbike, did a party apprenticeship at the heart of the Berlin scene at Bar25 in the early 2000s, helped create legendary Wellington bar Mighty Mighty, she nearly died five times while travelling around South America, and once made someone laugh so hard their contact lenses popped out.

Listed skills include Publicity, Public Relations, Event Management, Social Media, and 36 others.