The team behind your success

Meet Your Team

Learn more about what keeps us going.

At C i Marketing we’re like your good friends you drop in on, who knows how you drink your coffee and backs your business like it’s our own. We cheer you on through the wins (and wobbles), dig deep to understand your goals, and roll up our sleeves to make marketing that actually matters.

No fluff. No buzzwords. Just real people who care about helping you grow. Whether you’re after clarity, consistency, or a creative spark, we’re here with the tools, strategy and heart to get it done, together.

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Elizabeth Slade

Managing Director & Photographer

Owner and imagery production manager & photographer, Elizabeth often connects with clients in the early stages of our relationships. She loves finding the perfect combo between the art & science of imagery for our clients, visually showcasing their offer in a high quality, creative, unique and consistent way ensuring they stand out in the busy marketing landscape.

In her spare time (not that she has much!), you will probably still find Elizabeth with a camera in her hand, or singing barbershop with the Christchurch City Chorus, competing internationally representing New Zealand.

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Emily Cook

Strategy & Communications Manager

Our strategist and words guru, Emily loves to help businesses cement their strategic marketing direction. A true believer in when you do things strategically, marketing success will follow, Emily will challenge you to flip your thinking and view your brand from your customers perspective to gain insight into how to connect with them in a meaningful way. Often the first one to meet you, she will kick start the relationship and make you feel right at home. When she’s not in the office, drinking copious amounts of coffee or talking the hind leg off a donkey, you will find her cheering on her kids from the sidelines, or in Hagley Park where she loves walking and biking with her family.

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Vera Schueller

Brand & Design Manager

Our lead graphic designer and overall brand & campaign manager, Vera is passionate about working closely with clients to truly get to know them before she starts to develop, cement and aesthetically communicate their offer. She loves being part of their journey from inception to completion - the problem solving, the inevitable learnings and the creative collaborative outcomes. Bringing an undeniable international flair to the team, you will find Vera out and about exploring NZ (her tent always readily packed!), or deep in conversation with anyone who can help fulfil her need for learning new things, be it DIY, software or the latest foodie haven to check out.

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Stephanie Young

Content Creator & Office Manager

Stephanie is our creative content specialist for direct marketing campaigns, social media, and a vital part of our creative strategy team. Also responsible for our internal marketing and office admin, she's quite simply our all-rounder and the one who keeps us in check… and fuelled with her delicious baking!

Stephanie’s expertise shines when it comes to crafting and analysing DM campaigns, ensuring they resonate with target audiences. When not smashing out exceptional content and keeping clients satisfied, you’ll find her spending quality time with her family, attending dance classes or running on the Port Hills, soaking in the beauty of her surroundings.

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Jahan Pitcorn

Website Development

Our Front-end web developer, Jahan thrives on creating functional and engaging digital experiences. His passion lies in developing websites to authentically represent clients' offers, transforming their digital dreams into reality. With a strong background in Java development, Jahan ensures a smooth user journey.

Besides being a programming guru, Jahan’s our resident coffee ‘go to’, due to his ability to create the best crema and milk designs. When he’s not whipping up a milk storm or creating websites, you will catch him ‘networking’ on the golf course, ranking his favourite pizza joints, or carving it up at a pool table anywhere in Canterbury.

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Billie Lawson

Photographer & Social Expert

Billie is a key part of our team, splitting her time between capturing brand and corporate photography and creating incredible social media content.

Whether she’s behind the camera, editing images, researching the latest social media happenings or polishing written content, she brings energy, precision, and a fresh perspective. Always up with the latest trends (and definitely bringing down our average age), Billie keeps us sharp and on track.

Outside of work, she loves dancing, listening to music, and FaceTiming with family, and her cat, in Auckland.

Wayne Cook

Film Production Manager

Our videographer and editor for promotional videos, Wayne is dedicated to creating exceptional high quality marketing videos for all digital uses. A highly skilled and experienced ground, drone and aerial videographer, Wayne draws on his extensive storytelling experience and brings his creative ‘bigger picture’ thinking to each client project. He has a love for creating amazing imagery, sharing the videos he creates with his clients and watching their faces light up!

When he’s not filming, editing or indulging in great coffee, you’ll generally find him out on his motorcycle taking in the stunning countryside views.

Our story

The who, the why and all the C…and i words.

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In 2011, Elizabeth was offered a marketing contract within the tourism industry. Together with her Dad; Laurie, a very successful owner-operator of elevator component company Cirrus International Ltd, they created Cirrus International - Marketing.

Fast forward to today… the values, passion and drive are still the same, but the team is bigger, the offer is much broader and the name has been tweaked a little. Years of building and refining our offer and brand have led C i Marketing to where we are now.

To us, the C and i speak volumes as to who we are and what we stand for: Creative - innovative - Collaboration - insights - Content - inspirational - Connect, impressions - Consistency - ideas - Coffee - inspire.

How we’ve helped clients

Strategic marketing that delivers results

Fika

Branding | Design

Vera: “Fika gave me the creative freedom every designer hopes for. Their business had several moving parts, so the challenge was creating distinct visual identities that still felt cohesive as one brand.

We landed on a bold, retro look that used colour to define each arm. The fact that Fika is all about coffee? Even better!”

Actuality

Strategic Videography | Storytelling

Elizabeth: “Actuality had a clear idea of what they wanted to say, but it wasn’t quite landing. We rewrote the script, structured the message, and built a storyboard that gave it the clarity and confidence it needed.

The final video felt like a true reflection of who they are, and seeing it come together was such a rewarding process.”

Phoenix Healthcare

Strategy | Advertising

Emily: “Phoenix came in with a strong sense of purpose and a goal to grow. Our Discovery Workshop helped unpack their offer and bring clarity to how they speak to their audience.

Seeing their team connect the dots and then go on to exceed their GP enrolment goals within the first year was a massive highlight.”

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Collaborative inspirationCreative insightsConsistent innovationCurated impactConnected imageryConsidered initiativesCaptivating ideas

Advertising | Website | Content Creation Review

“C i Marketing are a highly skilled and brilliant team. They implement our digital marketing, create content and have designed two brand new websites for us. They are all round a great team to work with.” - Rowen D., Select Hotels