Emma Waterman promoted to Senior Strategist and Jacob Mahoney recruited as Design Director.




FutureBrand Australia has appointed Jacob Mahoney to the role of Design Director and promoted Emma Waterman to Senior Strategist following the business’s continued strong growth.On the appointments, FutureBrand Australia CEO Rich Curtis said: “My focus for our talented and entrepreneurial team is an enriching employee experience that rewards and retains our current people and attracts new and diverse team members to join our business.“It’s exciting that we’re continuing to grow and we’re able to reward our people as we equip the business to make an even bigger impact. Emma has confidently grown to the level of senior strategist so her promotion is justly deserved, and Jacob is a great fit with our culture, the way we approach the work we do and how we deliver for our clients.”Senior strategist Emma Waterman joined FutureBrand more than three years ago as an Account Manager before transitioning into the strategy team last year. She has more than 10 years of experience in branding, marketing, PR and journalism and qualifications in behavioural economics and journalism.

"Emma is a rising star at FutureBrand and I’m excited to be acknowledging not only her continued growth potential but also her contribution to helping our clients’ businesses grow – and our own business grow too."


Head of Strategy, FutureBrand Australia

Jacob Mahoney has 12 years of design experience and was previously Creative Lead at MakeMatter Branding, Design Director at Principals and Landor, as well as Senior Designer with Designworks. He has also spent time consulting via Jacob Mahoney Creative.


I'm thrilled Jacob said yes to joining the FutureBrand team. To have a seasoned pro like him join us not only adds a wealth of branding experience and craft skills, but to have him help nurture and grow the design team here is inspiring.


Josh McGregor Creative Director, FutureBrand Australia


The team's commitment to employee growth is reflected in 360-degree reviews every quarter, annual personal learning budgets, and ‘Healthies’ – four additional days of leave per year for the entire team to do something they love or simply to take a day for themselves.


Recent wins for FutureBrand Australia include Beca, Bush Heritage Australia, Golf Australia, Huddle Insurance, Open Money Group and TPT Wealth. FutureBrand has also secured an expanded remit with both Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre and Funlab across its portfolio of brands that include Strike, Holey Moley and the newly-launched Hijinx Hotel, among other confidential projects.


The business also continues to achieve a high Net Promoter Score with clients at +71.

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