Motion Sickness recruits top talent to fuel growth across New Zealand and Australia

After a strong year of growth and industry recognition including two Cannes Lions Grands Prix, and new client wins such as Pizza Hut, Ryman Healthcare, and Shine Lawyers, independent agency Motion Sickness has bolstered its ranks with a string of new hires across strategy, creative, and client service.

The 2025 Grand Effie-winning Motion Sickness strategy team is joined by Robbie Allen as Strategy Director. His experience spans behaviour change programmes, start-up innovation, and global consumer and tech brands. Previous roles include Clemenger BBDO Wellington and most recently a number of London design and brand agencies where he led strategy and innovation projects for Google, Netflix, Nike and more.

Says Allen: “Motion Sickness feels different. I’ve been inspired by and jealous of the ideas that have come out of this place for a long time now – the kind of ambitious, effective, category-breaking work that shifts behaviour, culture and brands. I’m stoked to be a part of building out what we can offer our clients and creating more defining work with this crew.”

Creative duo Josep Jover and Jacob Newton reunite, joining from DDB Aotearoa and Saatchi & Saatchi UK respectively.

Says Jover: “Jacob and I have been keeping an eye on Motion Sickness for years, their work consistently hits on every level. Getting the chance to join forces and help make more of that work is incredibly exciting.”

Adds Newton: “The pull of the homeland, rekindling my creative affair with Josep, and the chance to join a team who are truly at the top of their game proved stronger than any pint of Guinness. Looking forward to replacing my homesickness with Motion Sickness.”

Lucy Bell also joins the fold as Senior Account Director, bringing experience from her time at DDB Aotearoa working across brands including Goodman Fielder, as well as previous roles in Melbourne and London.

Says Bell: “I’ve been cheering Motion Sickness on from the sidelines since the very beginning, so joining the team feels like the perfect next chapter. The talent and energy here is something else, and now that I’m joining this epic lineup I can’t wait to get stuck in and help deliver more genuinely great work.”

Motion Sickness will be actively hiring and growing its creative, account, and production teams across New Zealand and Australia into 2026.

Adds Hilary Ngan Kee, Head of Strategy at Motion Sickness: “The agency’s growth over the past year has given us the opportunity to bring in some of the best strategic, creative and client service talent from around the world. It’s exciting to be in a place where we can keep raising the bar for our clients, both existing and new. With fresh thinking and a shared ambition, I can’t wait to see what alchemy is created next.”