Pacific Shack. Where great creative lives.

We're a bespoke, pocket-sized agency based in Grey Lynn, Auckland. We work with all kinds of companies, from entrepreneurial start-ups to large corporate marketers. Experience has taught us that clients enjoy working direct with talented, motivated and business-savvy designers - so that's what we offer.

When you work with Pacific Shack, you'll be tapping the talents of a team of specialists in pretty much every field related to marketing. You’ll get the best people working on your projects, as and when you need them, without unnecessary overheads or bureaucratic ad agency structures.

IanFraserCreative Designer and Builder

Ian has over 14 years experience and has worked in 3 countries for a number of agencies. His skill set includes all aspects of branding, direct, retail, advertising and online design and development.
He has worked over a number of sectors including finance, entertainment, instore and online retail, travel, home shopping, telecommunications and exhibitions for clients such as VISA, GE Money, Hopscotch Money, Disney, Warners Brothers, BBC, Nakedbus, World Journeys, Chrisco Hampers and Telecom.
As well as designing and developing brands for offline and online, Ian has a fantastic technical understanding of how online content is developed and deployed for both large and small scale projects.
He has programming skills which include HTML, CSS, Javascript, Flash and PHP. These can prove invaluable as it allows him to make sure his design looks as good as it should in the browser, and performs just as he needs it too.
Ian is also co-owner of The Expo Group and he currently is involved organising Speedshow in New Zealand.

Current path:
2004 - present: Director - Pacific Shack, Auckland, NZ
2008 - present: Director - The Expo Group, Auckland, NZ

Previous path:
2004: Head Creative - Web Development Team, Telecom Advanced Solutions (now Gen-i), Auckland, NZ
2003 - 2004: Freelance - DNA, Dashwood, Collenso, Auckland, NZ
2002 - 2003: Senior Designer - Frank's Ice Store (became Bluefrog Digital), London, UK
2001 - 2002: Senior Designer - Bravo Design (became Coutts Creative, sold to Bezier), London, UK
2000 - 2001: Freelance - Advertising Partners, Spire, CAPS, Sydney, Australia
1998 - 1999: Middleweight Designer - Bravo Design (became Coutts Creative, sold to Bezier), London, UK
1997 - 1998: Junior-Middleweight Designer - Foresight, London, UK

DebbieFraserCreative Designer and Illustrator

Debbie combines imaginative flair with a ruthless commitment to great design principles. Classically trained in the UK and with over ten years commercial design experience, Debbie brings a deep creativity and strong aesthetic sensibility to the team. She produced outstanding design work for Vodafone, The National Trust, the Battersea Dogs Home and the Tate Modern, among others, before co-founding Pacific Shack.

Current path:
2004 - present: Director - Pacific Shack, Auckland, NZ

Previous path:
2001 - 2003: Middleweight-Senior Designer - Bluefrog, London UK
1998 - 1999: Junior-Middleweight Designer - Vodafone, Croydon, UK