Meet the team
Ryan Kelly
Founder/Director
Having started Creative Natives in 2019, Ryan's role involves working with clients to make them better places to work and helping steer the careers of Executive level talent. Outside of work, you'll find Ryan trying various sports and activities in an attempt to keep the dad bod at bay, hanging out by the beach and pretending to have some form of wine knowledge.
Anna Cavasinni
Consultant, specialising in Production / Socials & Account Services
Anna’s recruitment journey started in 2021 after 15 years in customer-facing & sales roles across travel and retail. Her dedication to impeccable customer service and passion for helping others fits nicely within the Creative Natives team. In her spare time you can find Anna at a gig, or creating something at a pottery wheel if she’s not off jet setting around the world.
Emma Peters
Consultant, specialising in Creative / Design / UX / UI roles
With a 4 year background in Recruitment across AU, EMEA and the US, I've joined the legends at Creative Natives to help superstars in the Creative and Design space find their dream job. If you're in the Creative & Design space and looking for your next ideal career step in Sydney or Melbourne, feel free to slide into my LinedIn DMs or email me
Jen Ghantous
Consultant, specialising in UI/UX Design / Digital & Performance Marketing / Content Strategy
Jen specialises in connecting top talent with opportunities in UI/UX design, digital marketing, and graphic design. With a strong people-first approach, she’s passionate about ethical recruitment and finding the right fit for both candidates and businesses. Beyond recruitment, she’s a true crime podcast enthusiast, an ’80s music fan, and a horror movie buff.
Venice Dumagan
Marketing Executive
Ven has almost six years' of recruitment experience across various tech, medical and software businesses in the Philippines and the US and has now transitioned into marketing. In her spare time, she watches a bunch of commentary and analysis videos on fashion, memes, movies, tv shows and music. She lives vicariously through people whose motto is ``another day, another slay``.