Hey there! I’m a creative director and writer-director who is all about building brands that people talk about. Brands that are emotional, inclusive, attractive and brave. I’ve been in the game long enough to know that good work is easy, but clear, chic work comes from collaborative, talented teams who also love making creative that really works. I’m also one of those famously kind Canadians who just wants to make cool stuff with nice people.

I’ve had the privilege over the last 15 years of working with Chanel, L'Oréal, adidas, Nike, Levi’s and Breitling, just to name a few. Recently, I spent three years building Unilever’s in-house beauty team of 130 creatives worldwide, which was a quite a ride. I have kickstarted agencies, co-founded an immersive yoga company and I make female gaze zeitgeist films in my spare time.

Although I’ve built a name for myself in lifestyle and beauty, I’ve also made some music videos, films and immersive experiences for health, wellness, sports, finance and tech. I’ve created social, editorial, branded entertainment and documentaries for Huck magazine, i-D magazine, Vogue and Vice.

I love helping brands take risks, make waves and redefine their purpose in any medium, but especially social. If you’re ready to take a leap, I’d love to collaborate with you. How can I help?

I can help with:

Creative

  • Big ideas

  • Copywriting: any format/topic

  • 360 thinking from TVCs, content, activations, social

  • Art direction at a premium level

    Creative Direction

  • 15 years

  • Managed over 130 creatives

  • Global teams in NA, SA, EMEA, SEAPAC

  • London, Amsterdam, Paris, Geneva, New York, Montreal, Toronto, Calgary

Brand & Copy

  • 20y writer: journalist, copywriter, screenwriter

  • Editorial: Huck magazine, Little White Lies, i-D magazine, Vogue and Vice

  • TVC, Print, OOH, KVs, 

  • Strategic positioning

  • Tone of voice

  • Scripts - ads, social, TV, film

  • Brand books: Diesel, Wella and Unilever’s Allthingshair, Simple and Vaseline

  • Brand films: Simple, Wella, Dove, Diesel

Social

  • Honed my skills with We Are Social and doing Unilever’s top digital content for 3 years.

  • E-COM, A+ and TikTok LIVE content

  • TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube

  • Precision asset creation, management

Writer-Director

  • Pitch decks

  • Sizzle reels

  • Storyboards

  • Treatments

    On set direction

  • Art direction: 10 y of luxury & beauty 

  • Photography

  • Film

  • CGI 

What they said…

“Ali and I have worked together twice in the last two years on Samsung and glo (BAT) and each time she has pushed our brands forwards into the future of premium lifestyle with culturally-rich creative. Ali is a creative visionary who is a pleasure to collaborate with because she has such high standards, stunning passion for art direction and a great talent for global film, music and immersive storytelling. Her culture creds inspire us to be more relevant to emerging audiences and she is a proud pioneer of inclusive casting and equality perspectives so needed in comms for any brand out there. I can’t wait to work with her again.”

Noah Ellison-Bernard

Senior Vice President - Sports. Global Brand and Product Marketing Director. Sports/Culture/Technology/ESG

Samsung Go Beyond Fitness

“This shoot was a really strong example of how in Dove we are embracing Act2 Unstereotype and driving diversity behind the camera as well as in front. It was hugely rewarding to see how that diversity enabled us to bring out the energy, beauty and incredible natural hair of our diverse talent to create powerful key visuals.”

Claire Linney

Global Strategy Director
Unilever

Dove Amplified Textures

“Ali has been my creative sidekick and trusted agency partner as we debuted ‘make change’ and a new visual identity for Wella Professionals. As we evolved together, she created a stunning and emotionally-charged brand anniversary film and also a lockdown-inspired campaign to celebrate how important stylists really are. Ali is culturally ambitious and very passionate about evolving the beauty industry forward, but she also knows how to showcase beauty for a premium audience.”

Reiner Josef Sauter

Vice President Creative Hair Wella Company, (formerly COTY)