Debbie is a senior creative producer. Her 25 years of experience encompasses TV commercials, print production, content creation, music videos and large fashion events around the world.
After receiving a B.Sc. in advertising, marketing and communication from The Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, she returned to Cape Town, her home town, to work in advertising. After a year in advertising as a copywriter, she was headhunted by Tanya Townsend, one of South Africa's most revered producers. Debbie's career has grown steadily over the years, producing for top international brands in Cape Town and around the world.
Through her global client roster she has produced campaigns in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Berlin, Lisbon, Dubrovnik, Istanbul, Mumbai, Seychelles, Mauritius, Mocambique, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Port St Johns.
Her love for travel and working with different cultures kept her on the move, driving her to produce in new territories.
Debbie has worked alongside Sally Field, Rachel Griffith, Ryan Reynolds, Owen Wilson and Natalie Imbruglia. Her work for the 2021 Olympics is a motivational campaign featuring Olympic & Paralympic athletes from around the world.
She has also worked at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in NYC and Australia when she was the national producer for Kevin Murphy Hair Care in the US where she produced campaigns and 3 day fashion events, culminating in hair and fashion shows for over 1000 people.
At the beginning of 2015 Debbie returned home to launch Artists & Legends. Her vision: to harness her diverse, global experience in the field to build a platform that emulates the high end expectations of her global clients. The result: A progressive, forward thinking creative agency comprising of artists with their own unique voice looking to offer their vision to advertising agencies, brands and production houses.
Her clients include: Audi, Toyota Global Olympics, Oppo Mobile, BBC America, Hummer, Reebok, Speedo, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Bacardi, Philips, Architectural Digest, Shiseido, Azzaro, Fanta, Synsam, Dove, Voltaren, TomTom Global, Grey Goose Vodka, Elle, GQ, Sony, Sony Music, BMG, Vanity Fair, Mobicel, Burger King, Kevin Murphy, Millers Beer, NBC, Siemens, Dorel Juvenile, OTTO, Skype, Superbalist, Wiggle, TFG, Netflix.
Her skills include: Global creative production and management - Full service TV commercial production, content and print production, art buying, art production, casting, event management and client service. Her most recent endeavours include AI creative production.