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Joel Maloney | Marketing Strategist | Art Director | Junior Mogul
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Joel is the Founder and Managing Director of The Defectors. Working with blue chip companies such as ING Australia, Fuji Xerox and IAG, Joel has managed to convince a great many underpaid and underappreciated CEO that The Defectors can help them in their quest for authentic customer engagement. Informed by over ten years of experience in the marketing and advertising industry, Joel maintains a body of work that refuses to settle for mediocrity, that shines with innovation and most importantly aspires to inspire. Tired of seeing too many marketers treat their audience with contempt, Joel wanted to change the way brands interact with consumers and lead his clients to the Holy Grail of Authenticity. It is a truism that to work within your passion means that you never really work at all, and Joel feels he is testament to this truth – especially when Jenine is there to do some of the work.
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Jenine Wong | Social Media Strategist | Poker Player
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Every Batman needs a Robin, but in the case of Jenine Wong she is more like the Kato to Joel’s Green Hornet. Jenine has the smarts and strategic business acumen to take The Defectors from boutique marketing agency, to mystical legendary status that only gods may speak of. Jenine keeps The Defectors machine humming with brilliance by ruling with an iron fist, and Medusa-esque smile. Her catalogue of strategic marketing plans is nothing short of genius, and Joel often comes in early to work to secretly add his name to some of them.
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Monica Nava | Designer | Artist | Tequila Connoisseur
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Lover of all things colourful and creative, our senior graphic designer, Monica, provides an endless stream of sexy web design, iconic brands and engaging interactive designs. Most people could not make a bowl of nachos faster than Monica can create beautiful sites that appeal to the digital senses. Seriously, she is a machine – it is scary. Hailing from Monterrey, Mexico, she has brought her love of life and art to The Defectors; she has also taught us more Spanish than what we learnt from Speedy Gonzalez cartoons.
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Tarik Sabbagh | SEO Manager | Tech Guru | Online Gamer
Tarik is an SEO specialist and delivers results through cutting edge SEO techniques, engaging social campaigns and quality user-centric content. Tarik knows many useless acronyms including (but not limited to) SEO, PPC, SEM and SERPS – so you don’t have to! When you’re ready to see the world from the TOP of a search engine, see what Tarik and The Defectors team can do for your online exposure.
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Annabelle Heidtman | Social Marketer | Belle of the Ball
Annabelle is The Defectors resident socialite, and is responsible for disseminating our clients social propaganda to the world. Belle rocks Facebook like the drummer from Def Leppard who’s only got one arm – people just can’t believe how she does it! Belle’s desire to continually innovate in the social media space is just what we look for in a social media manager, and we are very thankful to have found her using the power of Grayskull.
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Yasmin Border| Digital Producer | Football Player Fan
Good hands, great speed, team player and fit….these are all things Yasmin looks for in a man, but lucky for her they are also things we look for in a great digital producer. Yasmin’s steady hands catch all the details making sure nothing slips through. Her production speed is lightening-fast to ensure our projects are running on time, and on budget. Yasmin is a team player, and is always there to help any Defector or Client in need. And finally we think she is pretty fit….is that a HR issue?
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Stevie-Lee Rice | Digital Production Assistant | Music Festival Gate Crasher
It’s a rock star name and comes with a warning label – “Proceed with Caution”. Stevie’s sass and no-holds-barred attitude keeps us entertained for minutes on end until one of us instructs her to get back to work – which she loves slash hates due to the on-going nature of it. Gen Y can’t seem to catch a break eh? Now, GET BACK TO WORK!
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Charlie | Stress Reliever | Gardener | Ladies Man
The youngest member of The Defectors team, Charlie is responsible for boosting team morale, depleting stress levels and ensuring fun is present in the office everyday. He loves chewing everything and anything he can get his goofy paws on because his mum Jenine neglected to train him properly. Charlie has a passion for office gardening, and is often seen pruning the Peace Lilies to keep them looking gorgeous all year round.
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Adobe aka “Dobe” | Cultural Correspondent | Team Builder
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Although Dobe is only 3 years of age he has quickly made his mark within The Defectors team. At a slight disadvantage by having no previous computer skills or English as a first language, Dobe accepted the challenge to learn every day, spread The Defectors philosophy, and to grow at least 40cm off the ground. He loves to be social, he always lets us know when guests have arrived, and is the first to greet them with a salivating smile and wagging tail. His brother is a cat called Pinky, who he loves to sleep on and occasionally wrestle with…until he gets his ass kicked.
