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Mariota Essery

Mariota Essery

Mariota Essery

Executive Creative Director

DoorDash

Speaking at

Thursday 20 June, 11:30 - 12:15

Creative Impact Unpacked: What's the Modern Case for Brand Building?

Biography

Mariota is an Executive Creative Director with over 20 years of global experience. She has lived and worked across three continents, and four cities - starting her career in Cape Town, then making her way to London, Amsterdam and Los Angeles. She is currently Executive Creative Director at Superette, the Creative Studio at DoorDash.

Prior to DoorDash, Mariota has worked on a multitude of global clients on award winning campaigns, including Philips, Adidas Football World Cup, The North Face, google, and Gatorade. She has been listed as one of Business Insider’s Top 36 Women in Advertising.

Coming from a background in art direction, Mariota prides herself in well crafted pieces, with a focus on emotional storytelling no matter what discipline.

She is a mother of twins and in her spare time you can find her at the beach in summer, or skiing in the winter, working on fixing up her