Team

Our team


We have unrivalled expertise in design, research and strategy and are passionate about using our skills to work inclusively with organisations and communities.

Reuben Stanton

Reuben Stanton

Managing Director

Chris Marmo

Chris Marmo

Chief Executive Officer

Ernez Dhondy

Ernez Dhondy

General Manager

Dan Woods

Dan Woods

General Manager, Canberra

Jess Allison

Jess Allison

People and Operations Director

Cat Sutton-Long

Cat Sutton-Long

Research Director

Roya Azadi

Roya Azadi

Strategy Director

Iain Phillips

Iain Phillips

Design Director

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Blaise Palmer

Delivery Director

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Alex Kelly

Data Principal

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Bridget Kelly

Principal Data and Insight

Callan Rowe

Callan Rowe

Principal Strategic Designer

Charlotte Greally

Charlotte Greally

Senior Strategic Designer

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Charlotte McCombe

Design Researcher

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Dean Gifford

Senior Designer

Duc Ho

Duc Ho

Senior Visual Designer

Eily Williams

Eily Williams

Senior Project Manager

Emily Hamilton

Emily Hamilton

Senior Service Designer

Farhana Ismail

Farhana Ismail

Design Researcher

Hannah Stocks

Hannah Stocks

Principal Strategy and Innovation

Hope Lumsden-Barry

Hope Lumsden-Barry

Senior Designer

Ian Pollock

Ian Pollock

Senior Design Researcher

Jacinta Manivong

Jacinta Manivong

Marketing Coordinator

Leah Pedroza

Leah Pedroza

Employee Experience Manager

Louise Berger

Louise Berger

Project Manager

Mitchell Cheong

Mitchell Cheong

Senior Product Designer

Natasha Sutila

Natasha Sutila

Design Researcher

Niels Wouters

Niels Wouters

Senior Design Researcher

Rachel Podbury

Rachel Podbury

Principal Strategic Designer

Russell Pongho

Russell Pongho

Senior Project Manager

Samantha Roche

Samantha Roche

Principal Researcher

Steph Mellor

Steph Mellor

Business Development Manager

Open roles


Working at Paper Giant means working as part of a small, passionate, and supportive team of design practitioners.

Senior Product Designer

We are looking for Senior Product Designer to join our team. Our ideal candidate will have in-depth knowledge and experience in visual and communication design in diverse contexts and mediums. Knowledge and experience in applying human centred design methodologies to achieve design outcomes is essential.

For further information on the role, reach out to Iain Phillips, Design Director.


Senior Project Manager

We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team. Our ideal candidate has strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills and is a confident and influential communicator. Knowledge and experience of applying a variety of project management methodologies on complex, medium-to-large scale projects is essential.

For further information on the role, reach out to Blaise Palmer, Delivery Director.


Can’t see a position? We’re always looking for great people to join our team, so say hello by sending an email to careers@papergiant.net with a bit about yourself.

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Paper Giant acknowledges the Wurundjeri and Boonwurrung people of the Kulin nation, the Ngunnawal and Bundjalung people as the Traditional Owners of the lands on which our offices are located.

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country on which we meet and work throughout Australia. We recognise that sovereignty over the land has never been ceded, and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

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