Founder & Director

Ciaran Jack

The visionary behind Obvious Brand Partners, Ciaran combines over a decade of design and marketing expertise with a passion for purpose-led branding. Ciaran specialises in creating meaningful connections between brands and their audiences. In 2020, he successfully launched in-school digital billboards across 40 schools and engages with over 60,000 students daily.

As a TEDxWellington organiser, Ciaran’s commitment to spreading great ideas and fostering innovation shines through. With a deep understanding of emerging technologies and consumer behavior, Ciaran ensures that Obvious stays at the forefront of the industry.

His leadership ensures the team delivers creative, impactful work that helps brands stand out for what they stand for.

ciaran@obvious.agency
027 819 3722
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Junior Designer
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Virtual CFO
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Photographer & Visual Storyteller
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Senior Creative Producer
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Cinematographer & Head of Post‑Production
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Senior Designer

The event was really warm and welcoming. They seemed to have developed a community around the event, which I felt privileged to be part of. As they grow the event it would be an interesting challenge to see how they can take that vibe to a wider audience.”

TEDxPipitea
Sam Allen, Marketing Manager at Business Events

“Obvious connected instantly with what we were trying to achieve as a business, guiding us down a path of discovery and exploration, followed up with a plethora of inspiration and ideas that were then refined over time. If anyone is looking to create a brand that is not only unique, but has a clear sense of longevity and purpose, I’d...

Kepla
Jonty, Founder & Director

“It’s been an absolute pleasure to work with a team who understands what we do and why we do it and bring our brand to life. They have really helped us create a memorable brand with an amazing online presence. One of the best agencies I have worked with and highly recommend. Obvious makes things obvious!”

Mission Ready
Diana Sharma, Co-Founder at Mission Ready HQ

Probably my favourite creative team I’ve ever worked with. Not only is their output always beautiful, it’s increased our organic reach across social media channels, modernised our brand and seen uplift in sales. Oh – and they’ve upskilled our team along the way to make us more independent and knowledgeable when it comes to design. I could not recommend them...

SuiteFiles
Molly, SuiteFiles

“The team at Obvious took the time to properly understand me, my goals, and what I was hoping to achieve with my business rebrand. The whole process was straight-forward and the end result is absolutely awesome. We’re chuffed with our new brand and identity!”

Nuture
Sheridan Jamieson, Director at Nurture

“Our team is really happy with how the rebrand has turned out – one of our team members, with 25 years experience in marketing and sales, said that the brand guideline document was one of the best he’d ever seen! Very concise and clearly communicates to the whole team how we should and shouldn’t use the brand, while also being...

Matū
Dr. Andrew Chen, Karihi Venture Partner