Meet your intelligent creative team

We believe in getting the best results for our clients. We live and breathe honesty, transparency and trustworthiness in all our interactions as individuals and as a team.

We boast a diverse team of passionate marketing professionals, so you benefit most from partnering with Chilli. With a quality reputation, Chilli is home to a close team of ‘ideas people’, all dedicated to providing solutions to clients’ marketing, advertising, branding, communication and design needs. Every day is a new challenge, a new story, a new experience and a new chance to ‘wow’ you. Meet our industry professionals…

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Darren Blake
Director/Founder

Darren is an industry leader with more than 30 years’ experience in delivering outstanding creative marketing and advertising solutions to a broad range of clients. Darren’s knowledge guarantees an innovative approach to the creative, branding, marketing and supporting collateral to launch any company to new heights.

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Alison Blake
Co-Founder

Alison is the backbone of Chilli’s service and administration. Alison’s broad account experience with a range of companies ensures a consistently high level of service that our clients have come to expect. Alison’s eye for detail ensures that every liaison with Chilli is a pleasurable one.

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Danielle Royall-West
Operations Manager

With over 25 years of experience in the marketing and advertising industry, and the past 17 dedicated to strategic marketing within the creative and digital arena, Danielle (Dani) brings a wealth of knowledge and creative flair to the Chilli team.

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Maddi Durbidge
Digital Performance Manager

Meet Maddi, our Digital Performance Manager. With a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Marketing, Maddi leverages her academic background and industry insights to infuse fresh, strategic perspectives into her client’s marketing initiatives. Her enthusiasm and commitment to excellence play a pivotal role in advancing her client’s brand’s presence.

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Bree Anderson
Senior Graphic Designer

Bree is a talented and award-winning graphic designer with more than 10 years working across a range of platforms. She was an integral part of the APN editorial team before making the transition to Chilli. Bree is a great asset to our team and looks forward to getting the best results for her clients.

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Stella Teys
Marketing Strategist

With a strong foundation in marketing roles, Stella brings diverse experience across sales, tech, tourism, events, childcare and customer service. She thrives on building client relationships, crafting strategic solutions, and collaborating with a dynamic team. Passionate about continuous growth, Stella is dedicated to refining her expertise and making a meaningful impact through innovative marketing strategies.

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Bianca Pasqualini
Marketing Strategist

Bianca is Chilli’s Marketing Strategist with seven years’ experience in social media and content creation, holding a Communications (Hons Advertising) and a Master’s in Sustainable Business.
She thrives on Chilli’s creative, collaborative environment and the diversity of clients, driven by the impact of her marketing strategies.

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Annie Barnett
Marketing Coordinator

Annie is one of Chilli’s Marketing Coordinators with seven years of experience in marketing and media communications. With a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) and a Bachelor of Creative Industries (Media & Communication) from QUT, she brings a strong mix of creativity and strategy to every project.

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Millie Carroll
Marketing Coordinator

Millie is one of Chilli’s Marketing Coordinators with three years of experience in traditional and digital marketing. With a Bachelor of Communications (Social Media), she brings a strong mix of creativity and strategy to every project.

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Callum Dennien
Web Developer

Callum is a Software Engineer with a Bachelor of Information Technology. Specialising in Web Development, Callum loves all things code and thrives on the creative and technical challenges of building exceptional websites.

Our Pepper Productions Crew

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Beau Blake
Photographer & Videographer

Beau is young, dynamic, and passionate, with years of videography and editing experience. With a passion for combining new technology with video and image capture, he can take your video project to the next level.

Having shot video and still in Cape Town, through the US, and on Namotu Island in Fiji as their resident photographer, Beau boasts loads of global experience.  

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Jack McGrath
Photographer & Videographer

Jack McGrath, is our talented Hybrid Videographer and Editor at Pepper. Despite being relatively new to the industry, Jack has always had a passion for capturing special moments which can be traced back to his childhood years, when he loved playing with camcorders.

At Pepper Productions, Jack’s favourite aspect is witnessing the collaborative efforts of both Chilli and Pepper teams as they strategise with clients before, during, and after production to ensure the media gains maximum exposure.

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Jesse Edwards
Visual Media Specialist

Jesse is our in-house editor and on-the-ground shooter. He’s as comfortable behind the timeline as he is behind the lens. With a background rooted in outdoor content and an eye for storytelling, he brings calm energy, curiosity, and creative talent to every project.

He turns people’s passion into content that feels real and relatable.

Careers at Chilli

We’re not hiring right now, but we’d love to hear from you!

While there are no current openings at Chilli, we’re always excited to connect with creative, passionate, and talented people who share our commitment to amazing work. If you’d like, please send your resume and a short note about what makes your skills shine, we’ll keep your details on file and reach out should a relevant opportunity arise.

Thank you for considering a future with us.

What Our Clients Say About Working With Chilli

We're looking forward to meeting you!

Meeting face to face is always preferred as it can be helpful to call on our relevant team members if required.

Our Director Darren is currently on Annual leave until 15 June.

Please feel free to book after this date or if more urgent, please enquire or call the office.

We have a talented team ready to help.

However we are also happy to chat via Zoom.