We are a passionate bunch of strategic thinkers, storytellers, writers, crafters, designers, animators, content creators and get shit done makers.
With over 25 years of experience, David has played a significant role in shaping South Australia's advertising industry. His expansive portfolio includes clients like RAA, Coopers, Clipsal 500, The Advertiser, Motor Accident Commission and SA Tourism amongst others. David knows how to turn boring into brilliant, and has picked up numerous national and international awards to prove it.
Reliable and organised, Head of Social Tess has the rare ability to go with the flow while paying attention to every little detail - allowing her to evolve with the social landscape since she founded the social team in 2012. From planning and scheduling to ad spend and social media buying, Tess knows how to get the most out of any social media budget.
In a room of ‘yes men,’ John doesn’t have a problem saying ‘no’. Through his 40 years of advertising experience, John has figured out the industry’s secret recipes. He has headed various boards and looked after accounts such as Jacob’s Creek and Bank SA. Now a consultant at Sauce, John can be found cooking up a storm with every client.
With a background in digital media, a strategic mindset, and her unwavering passion, Account Manager Ry knows how to coordinate an effective campaign. From content creation to collaborations and client partnerships, Ry will get the right people engaging with your brand and build connections that last. Outside of work, you’ll find her exploring the coolest coffee spots, either with friends or a good book. Want to add a dollop of success to your next project? Ry is your master-chef.
Nathan’s dedication to his work and our clients’ goals makes him perfect in a client facing role. His ability to coordinate and communicate effectively ensures seamless project execution. With background in PR, and a thorough understanding of traditional and new media, Nathan is always ready to adapt to the evolving needs of each and every client.
“I can’t” has never come from Danilo’s mouth. It’s this quality - an ever-learning, always-optimistic attitude - that makes our Senior Designer an expert in his field. The multi award-winning designer is a specialist in animation, graphic design, video creation, and everything in between. Danilo knows how to add that special drop to give your project its own unique flavour.
Carly is constantly on a tour of self-discovery and growth, and embodies this with her passion and innovative work. As a creative, Carly has designed retail catalogues and promotions, sports club beer labels, food truck brands and even helped to launch a crypto app. Carly’s imaginative approach and meticulous nature ensures that each brand she works with stands out from the crowd.
Ella’s colourful and vibrant personality is reflected in the creative work she produces, based on her creative palette that’s bold, brilliant, and evocative. As an Art Director, she knows how to blend strategy with imagination to create work that’s both insightful and visually striking. With experience across RAA, Adelaide Fringe, UniSA, and Foodland, Ella brings curiosity, creativity, and clarity to every project.
With a thorough understanding of the social landscape, Aron is dedicated to keeping brands relevant. Having worked on accounts both large and small, he produces content that builds engagement across all social platforms. Aron’s strategic approach to social media helps brands not only grow but also build lasting relationships with their audiences, driving awareness and visibility.
With a background in business and marketing studies, accompanied by winning advertising’s famed AWARD School in SA, Hayley understands both the strategic and creative sides of the industry. Outside of work, she is an avid tennis player, having toured in Germany and the USA, not to mention travelling to Dallas, TX, for the global pickleball championships. Needless to say, Hayley’s drive and natural ability to solve problems combined with her enthusiastic personality makes her a smash hit around the office.
Whatever you need, SAUCE has it covered. From strategy to social media, marketing to media, our menu of services will add flavour and gusto to every element of your brand.
The best behaviour change marketing starts with a clear, concise strategy. By combining market analytics with an understanding of consumers and human behaviour, we create strategic pathways that lead to effective creative. We can facilitate and manage market research too.
Perception is everything. The way your product or service is communicated to the world defines how it is received by consumers. We create successful ad campaigns by combining creativity with strategy based on one core concept: it should be powerful, simple, beautiful.
Your brand should have its own unique flavour. Something that makes it stand out from the competition. But consumers favour brands they know, like and trust. We’ll help you develop a brand that has its own flair while acting as a beacon that consumers see as comfortingly familiar.
Essential to shaping experiences, great design is equal measures form and function. It drives communication and delivers a message in an aesthetically pleasing way. From brand identity and collateral to website, 3D-motion or digital - drizzle some curiosity onto your brand with a specialised design package.
Social media is at the forefront of digital communication, setting trends and influencing decisions further and faster than ever before. Capitalising on this is a key component for any brand wanting to reach new audiences, expand existing ones, and build an avid online community.
If you want to build an online presence, you’ll need some saucy content to post. Taking complex ideas and making them easy to digest can often be a challenge. From long-form video to illustration, animation and podcasts, we craft compelling narratives that help brands connect with consumers in a succinct and engaging way.
From motion graphics through to 3D modelling our animation specialists have been producing award-winning work, helping clients realise their vision and captivating audiences.
From initial concepting to final execution, we make sure every detail is attended to so we can squeeze the most out of a production budget, ensuring you get the best quality deliverables, on-time and on-budget. Whether this is printing, bringing an activation to life or capturing your brand in a photo or video, we've got your project covered.
Great ideas need to be seen, and we know the role successful media planning and buying plays in achieving this. Our team plans social media in-house, can create below-the-line media, and for above-the-line media we have relationships with the top media agencies to execute media buying as efficiently as possible.