MEET STU
I believe the best brand solutions for business begin with a human insight, a human truth. A human centric approach that grounds relevancy, sets the framing, and guides the shape of everything that follows, how a brand thinks, acts, and shows up in the world. That discipline has shaped every engagement I've led, whether inside a global agency network, building brand functions from scratch, or helping organisations navigate moments of change and growth.
I've been operating on both sides of the equation, leading creative at agencies and as the client, with enterprise and commercial responsibility. At Deloitte I led a 45-person Brand & Marketing function across Australia and APAC, and working into the global team representing APAC, authored Deloitte's global end line "Together makes progress", adopted across every market. At Netflix and We're Magnetic I was responsible for originating the FYSee Emmy immersive experiential platform and scaled it across three seasons from a guerrilla-style activation, into a 46 show installations. At Y&R New York I led global creative direction for LG Global across 55+ markets. The throughline has always been the same: clarity around human insight.
I've held roles in Europe (Amsterdam), Asia (Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong), North America (New York, Boston), and Australia (Sydney), giving me firsthand insight into how ideas travel across cultural and language barriers, and how brands behave differently across markets and a variety of organisational structures. I've worked across many models large and small, from large globally recognised agency networks through to start-ups, digital consultancies, experiential agencies, brand incubator advisories and in-house enterprise functions.
Currently operating as an independent brand advisor across Australia and US markets, available for ECD engagements, and open to full-time opportunities across brand, experiential, and integrated creative. U.S. Green Card holder.
Stuart Harricks Consulting / Independent Brand Advisor & ECD / 2025 - Present
Deloitte Sydney AU / Executive Creative Director / Director Brand and Marketing / 2023 - 2025
Contract Experiential ECD / NY, LA, SF / 2017 - 2023 Jack Morton Worldwide / Riot Games Manifold / UCLA & Twitter Soho Experiential / Citicard & Moet Hennessey We're Magnetic / Netflix FYSee Emmy Platform Vice Carrot / One Plus
Contract ECD/CD / New York / 2012 - 2023 Strawberry Frog / Pfizer Ogilvy NY / Samsung Global Foldables & Verizon Hudson Rouge / Lincoln Havas NY / Integrated Grey NY / Volvo USA CKSK / The Glenlivet & Powers Whiskey 72andSunny, Anomaly, Johannes Leonardo, DDB, McCann, Razorfish
360i (Dentsu) New York / Group Creative Director / 2015
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam / Creative Director / 2011 - 2012
Y&R New York / Global Creative Director / 2010 - 2011
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Modernista! Boston / Integrated Associate Creative Director / 2008 - 2010
Saatchi & Saatchi Singapore / Senior Art Director / 2004 - 2008
Lowe & Partners Singapore & Malaysia / Art Director / 2001 - 2004
Leo Burnett Sydney / Junior Art Director / 2000 - 2001
BRIAN RESNICK,
GLOBAL BRAND, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS LEADER, DELOITTE
“Stu sat alongside a small group of senior brand, marketing, and creative leaders as a steerco member, shaping Deloitte’s new global brand positioning, first-ever tagline, and a number of differentiating creative activations. He brought insight, quality, and inclusivity to work that impacted Australia and Deloitte markets globally.”
TAS TZOULIS,
BRAND AND MARKETING LEADER, DELOITTE
“Stuart was a trusted creative partner. We worked closely on major brand initiatives in a complex organisation, pushing both strategy and creative execution. He brought clarity, care, and a calm presence that helped teams do their best work, even in tough moments.”
JONATHAN KNEEBONE,
THE GLUE SOCIETY
“Stu’s one of those unreasonably talented and creatively intelligent people who also happens to be unfathomably unrufflable and unusually enjoyable company.
His work is usually for things which matter - avoiding the temptations of self-indulgent stuff to push real clients to do work that is better than they perhaps deserve. I have a feeling there’s a hell of a lot more to come.”
KELLI HILL,
DIR. BRAND EVENTS & AWARD EVENTS. NETFLIX
”Stu has been a valued partner over the years. He and I worked together on Netflix FYSEE (our Emmy campaign headquarters in Los Angeles) where he led a highly productive team who were also great partners.
His leadership skills and ability to guide a collaborative team contributed not only to the success of the project, but also made the experience of working together a pleasant one. It is not often that I've worked with someone who performs at his level both on the business front as well as the creative side.”
