With Ali’s extensive experience positioning brands to maximize visibility and growth, her detailed focus brings a sought-after expertise to her clients. A strong believer in building long-lasting relationships, Ali thrives in understanding her client’s business challenges/ambitions and strategizing to achieve goals. Ali has previously worked with a gamete of well-known clients within the beauty and hospitality sectors and now brings her experience to some of the world’s biggest brands in the Bay Area. With precise creative, digital and marketing talent matches paired with Ali’s unique industry knowledge makes for a trusted ally with a vested interest in client success.

About me: I am passionate about helping our clients navigate through complex digital transformation projects and delivering excellent creative and event talent where and when they need it. Working with Aquent gives you the opportunity to work with a solutions oriented, reliable partner who has extensive industry knowledge and a world class team to back it up. Let us know how we can help!

Jeff has an extensive background in marketing, branding, ecommerce and product management in athletic footwear and apparel. At his core, it's always been the people and teams he has worked with and managed that push the envelope of inspiration. It was a natural transition for Jeff to join Aquent as the NIKE Account Director bringing together the best of both worlds, people and sport. Having previously been an Aquent talent at NIKE, he understands the full circle of client, talent and now agency. Coupled with a strong focus on service, your client/account director partnership provides an industry experienced professional ready to deliver exceptional talent to exceed your business goals.

Julie Karsh Chinn has worked as a sales and marketing professional for over 18 years. She is the onsite Program Manager for Aquent Studios at Sephora. Prior to that she was an Aquent National Account Director, specializing in the retail and fashion industry. Julie also served as the National Sales Manager for toy manufacturer Wild Planet Toys. Additionally, she spent seven years as a broadcast media buyer and account executive for advertising giants BBDO and J. Walter Thompson. Julie prides herself on being an excellent relationship builder and account manager. Friendly and focused, Julie’s consultative approach puts clients at ease. They know they can count on her to be industry knowledgeable, provide superior customer service, and offer excellent guidance to help clients meet their ever-changing business needs. Julie holds a BA in communications from University of California, San Diego. She loves running half-marathons, cooking, connecting and is a curator of all things aesthetic.

It takes a strong, intuitive, and inspirational leader to oversee some of the best Managing Directors, Account Directors, Account Managers, and Agents in the industry. Laura is all of that and more. As your product and business champion, Laura brings her expertise with industry business cycles to clearly define how her exceptional team can realize your marketing and design initiatives. Having personally worked as a merchandising manager and with in-store design as well as advertising, Laura knows your industry pain points. She’s passed her knowledge to everyone in her group, preparing them to tackle your biggest challenges. When you work with Laura and her team, you’ll enjoy high-quality and scalable marketing, creative, and digital talent solutions geared toward the current and future success of your business.

Marketing, creative, and digital talent in Laura’s network:

• Create engaging, synchronized in-store, print, and online marketing campaigns
• Design merchandise and apparel at all price points
• Apply innovative design and marketing solutions to realize your business initiatives

Expertise

• Defining clients’ marketing and design needs and developing scalable staffing solutions to satisfy them

Affiliations, Education & Certifications

• B.A. Marketing Communications, California State University, Member
• In-House Agency Forum (IHAF) Member

With a unique blend of skill sets in staffing, business development, recruiting, and marketing, Melissa knows what works best for both her clients and her digital, creative, and marketing talent. Whether as one of Melissa’s clients or as part of her talent pool, you will experience Melissa’s dedication to superior customer service, quick response time, brightening smile, and her understanding of the importance of cultivating wonderful relationships between Talent and Client. Her staffing expertise is evident and Melissa’s deep understanding of the way marketing and creative departments are organized will ensure your business objectives are met through the enhancement of your internal departments.

Tamira is a leading talent agent with over 5 years in the staffing industry with a passion for design, social media, and marketing. Her expertise ranges from placing highly skilled designers and marketing professionals with major companies. Having a prior design and marketing background as well as being an artist she fully understands the atheistic and branding process and has successfully placed production artists, graphic designers, web designers, web developers, UI/UX,project managers, and marketing professionals. Tamira goes above and beyond to provide outstanding customer service both with clients and candidates to ensure a positive experience every time.