We are EmKi~KiEm. It’s portmanteau for Emily & Kiah or Kiah & Emily, depending on who’s talking – we put each other first.
We’re a Sydney-based, Associate Creative Director duo with over 20 years of industry experience, combined; proof that two heads are better than one. Albeit, Kiah’s is so small she has to wear hat fillers. And Emily’s is only big by comparison.
Emily grew up on a farm and Kiah grew up by the sea. But now Emily lives by the sea and Kiah is not on a farm.
Emily lawn bowls for Bondi Seagulls. Kiah dances hip hop in Newtown. Kiah has all the tattoos and piercings. Emily has one. But when Emily has roast beef, Kiah has none.
We’re both morning people but Emily is more morning. Emily gets up and runs. Kiah gets up and sits (Buddhist).
You’ll think we’re pretty normal until we read a script. Or should we say, perform? The word ‘witnessing’ is often thrown about.
Hugh Jackman once thanked Emily for her “commitment to the battle cry” and complemented Kiah on her “singing voice”.
We’ve won the international things, talked at stuff, mentored, yadda yadda yadda. But all that’s just a byproduct of doing what we love.
We like coming up with stuff that makes things better and stuff that turns frowns around, and around, and around, and around, and around – isn’t that pretty? After all, ideas can be anything. Just like you. Dream big friends, dream big.
Industry
University Guest Lecturers
Award Jury Judges
Award School Tutors 2022 (students placed 1st & 2nd)
Published Children’s Authors
Mentors
Ad Council AdSchool - Top Graduate (Emily)
Young Glory - 3rd worldwide (Emily)
Comms Council Ambassador, 2020 (Kiah)
Rainbow Tick Board Member, 2020 (Kiah)
Award School Tutor, 2017 (Kiah) Clients
ALDI | UN Women | Mona Museum | Google | Department of Social Services | WWF | Tourism Tasmania | Voyages Indigenous Tourism | NZ Transport Agency | NZ Human Rights Commission | NZ Ministry for Children | NZ Wellington Zoo | Oporto | Pizza Hut | Bankwest | Air New Zealand | Tooheys Extra Dry | Agoda | Football Federation Australia | Dulux | Transport NSW | Lion Nathan | Weight Watchers | George Weston Foods | Bobby Goldsmith Foundation | White Lion | The Gidget Foundation | Department of Broadband, Communication, and The Digital Economy | Carnival Cruises Academics Anomalous
NIDA Course: Presenting with Confidence, 2021 (Emily & Kiah) | Hyper Island Singapore, User Experience Design, (Emily) | Bachelor of Design in Visual Communications, 2012 (Kiah) | Bachelor of Arts in Communication, UTS & Université Rennes 2, (Emily) | AFTRS ‘Girls On Film’ Screenwriting, Sydney 2017 (Emily) | AdSchool: Top Graduate 2012 (Emily) | Communications Council Graduate Program 2012 (Emily) | Award Copy School, 2013 (Kiah) | Award School: Top Ten Graduate, 2014 (Kiah) | ACP Photography School Course, 2013 (Kiah) | Gemma O'brien Lettering Workshop, 2014 (Kiah) | Hayley Reed Singing Course, 2016 (Kiah) | WETA Workshop, Sculpting Scars & Scrapes, 2018 (Kiah) | Benja Harney Paperform Workshop, 2019 (Kiah) | Kelly Spencer Hand Lettering Workshop, 2019 (Kiah) | YaMogu Calligraphy & Lettering Course, 2019 (Kiah) | Clay Hand Building Workshop, 2020 (Kiah) | NSW TAFE, Statement of Attainment in Traditional Illustration, 2020 (Kiah) | Brett Whiteley, ‘Follow the Curve’ Drawing Course, 2020 (Kiah) | Foundations of Mindfulness Course, 2021 (Kiah) | The Science of Happiness Course, 2020 (Kiah) | Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mindfulness and Meditation MasterClass, 2021 (Kiah) | Jeff Goodby & Rich Silverstein, Advertising and Creativity MasterClass, 2021 (Kiah & Emily) | Contemporary Dance Floor Work Course, 2021 (Kiah) | Dancehall Course, 2021 (Kiah) | Commercial Jazz Course, 2021 (Kiah) | Radical Candor Course, 2021 (Kiah & Emily) | Hip Hop Choreography Course, 2022 (Kiah) | Intro to House Dance Course, 2022 (Kiah) | Roller Skating Tricks Workshop, 2022 (Kiah)Awards
B&T 30 Under 30 - WINNER (Emily) | B&T 30 Under 30 - WINNER (Kiah) | SheSays industry Award for Women who Contribute Incredible Ideas - WINNER (Kiah) | B&T Women in Media Awards, Creative of the Year - FINALIST (Kiah) | B&T Women in Media Awards, Creative of the Year - FINALIST (Emily) | Invisible Creatives, Creative of the Month (Kiah) | D&AD - WOOD PENCIL - Special You Can Buy - 2023 | AWARD - Gold Copywriting Radio - Special You Can Buy - ALDI - 2023 | AWARD - Silver - 30 second TV ad - Shop ALDI First - 2023 | AWARD - Silver - Integrated Campaign - Special You Can Buy - ALDI - 2023 | AWARD - Silver - Radio 30, Individual - Special You Can Buy - ALDI - 2023 | AWARD - Silver - TV/Film Directing - Shop ALDI First - 2023 | Siren Awards - Gold - Special You Can Buy - ALDI - 2023 | Siren Awards - Silver - Special You Can Buy - ALDI - 2023 | Siren Awards - Client Award - ALDI, Special You Can Buy 2023 | EFFIE - Bronze - Positive Change - Bring Up Respect - 2023 | EFFIE - Silver - Retail & Etail - Special You Can Buy - 2023 | Siren Awards - GOLD - Special You Can Buy 2023 | Siren Awards - SILVER - Special You Can Buy 2023 | Siren Awards - CLIENT AWARD - Special You Can Buy 2023 | Siren Awards 2022 – WINNER – Overall Campaign R3 – It's Special you can Buy | Siren Awards 2022 – WINNER – Single Category R3 – It's Special you can Buy | APAC EFFIE – SILVER – Sustained Success – Stop it at the Start – 2022 | D&AD – GRAPHITE PENCIL – Digital / User Participation – The Unsaid – New Zealand Transport Agency – 2021 | D&AD – WOOD PENCIL – Media / Film – The Unsaid – NZTA – 2021 | Beacon – GOLD X 3 – The Unsaid – NZTA – 2021 | Beacon – BEST IN SHOW – The Unsaid – NZTA – 2021 | Beacon – CAMPAIGN OF THE YEAR – The Unsaid – NZTA – 2021 | SIRENS – HIGHLY COMMENDED – Radio Campaign – Go Full Christmas – ALDI – 2021 | Ad Stars – BRONZE – Integrated Campaign –Go Full Christmas – ALDI – 2021 | Award – SILVER – Reactive Response – The Unsaid – NZTA – 2020 | Cannes Lions – BRONZE – Co-Creation & User Generated / Social Content Marketing – The Unsaid – NZTA – 2020 | Cannes Lions – SHORTLIST – Direct Lions / Use of Broadcast – The Unsaid – NZTA – 2020 | Cannes Lions – SHORTLIST – Film / Social Behaviour / Culture & Context – The Unsaid – NZTA – 2020 | AWARD – SILVER – Audience Insight and Social Behaviour/Cultural Insight – The Unsaid – NZTA – 2020 | AWARD – BRONZE – Let’s Stop It At The Start – DSS - 2020 | APAC EFFIE – SILVER – Let’s Stop It At The Start – DSS – 2020 | Cresta – GOLD – The Unsaid – NZTA – 2020 | Cresta – SILVER X 2 – The Unsaid – NZTA – 2020 | Caples – BRONZE X 5 – The Unsaid – NZTA – 2020 | Axis – GOLD X 2 – 2020 | Axis – SILVER X 2 – 2020 | Axis – BRONZE X 7 – 2020 | AWARD – SILVER X 3 – 2020 | AWARD – BRONZE X 2 – 2020 | Effies – SILVER X 1 – 2018 | Effies – BRONZE X 2 – 2018 | AWARD – FINALIST – Leave No Woman Behind – UN Women – 2019 | AWARD – FINALIST – Flip Yeah – MONA Museum - 2019 | APAC EFFIE – SILVER – Unleash the Golden Crumpet - 2019 | EFFIE – BRONZE – Insight and Strategic Thinking – Let’s Stop It At The Start – DSS – 2019 | EFFIE – BRONZE – Government – Let’s Stop It At The Start – DSS – 2019 | EFFIE – BRONZE – Food, Confectionary and Snacks – Every Bit Better– GWF – 2019 | SIRENS – FINALIST – Best Ads – Kombucha & Steak – ALDI – 2019 | Ad Stars New Stars – CRYSTAL – 2019 | Google Skippy’s – MOST UNSKIPPABLE AD – WINNER – Flip Yeah – MONA Museum - 2018 | CLIO – BRONZE – Leave No Woman Behind – UN WOMEN – 2018 | Siren Awards – HIGHLY COMMENDED – Radio Campaign Round 3 – Strawberries – ALDI – 2018 | Siren Awards – HIGHLY COMMENDED – Radio Campaign Round 3 – Blueberries – ALDI – 2018 | Siren Awards – HIGHLY COMMENDED – Radio Campaign Round 4 – Kombucha – ALDI – 2018 | SPIKES Asia – SHORTLIST – Leave No Woman Behind – UN Women – 2018 | ONE SHOW – GOLD – Re:define women – 2017 | Cannes Lions – GLASS LION FINALIST – Re:define women – 2017 | Cannes Lions – FINALIST X 3 – Re:define women – 2017 | B&T Women in Media Awards – BEST AD CAMPAIGN – Re:define women – 2017 | Mumbrella – FINALIST – Re:define women – 2017 | Creativity Online – TOP PICK OF THE DAY | AdWeek – TOP PICK OF THE WEEK | BestAds – PICK OF THE WEEK | EFFIE – FINALIST – Weight Watchers – 2016 | AWARD APG Creative Strategy Awards – JUDGES’ AWARD FOR BEST PRESENTATION – 2016 | AWARD APG Creative Strategy Awards – SILVER – Weight Watchers – 2016 | AWARD BRONZE – Film – Awaken Your Incredible – Weight Watchers – 2015 | AWARD BRONZE – Craft in Film – Awaken Your Incredible – Weight Watchers – 2015 | ADMA AC&Es – FINALIST – Customer Acquisition Campaign – Weight Watchers – 2015 | EFFIE – FINALIST – ‘Digital Ready’ – DBCDE – 2014 | ADMA AC&Es – SILVER – Campaign Acquisition – Phian’oh, the place that has it all – P&O Cruises – 2013 | ADMA AC&Es – BRONZE – Brand Experience – Phian’oh, the place that has it all – P&O Cruises – 2013 | ADMA AC&Es – BRONZE – Hospitality and Transportation Phian’oh, the place that has it all – P&O Cruises – 2013 |