About
Young Bullets is a showcase and networking event that connects Deakin’s advertising graduates and continuing students with leading industry professionals.
For emerging talent, it’s a chance to build valuable connections and receive feedback on their portfolios through relaxed, speed-interview style conversations.
For industry professionals, the night offers an enjoyable opportunity to network with peers, collaborate, and be among the first to discover the next wave of advertising talent.
Meet the Team
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Rachel Tang
TEAM LEAD & ACCOUNT MANAGER
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Matisse Gomez-Geddes
ACCOUNT MANAGER & EVENT COORDINATOR
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Shiv Palliyil
ART DIRECTOR
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Evie Nguyen
ART DIRECTOR
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Lucca Grossi
COPYWRITER
Psembi Kinstan, Chief Creative Officer at DDB Melbourne
“I thought the event was really well run, you’re definitely smashing it.”
Jeremy Walsh, Managing Director at The Incubator
“I had often wondered if this passion was waning or dying in recent crops of university graduates, but I now clearly see that there is simply a gulf between employing ‘marketing’ and ‘commerce’ students out of GO8 universities, and employing specialist Advertising students from a course like yours”
Past Campaigns
2024
2023
2022
2021
Young Bullets Alumni
2024
Grace Sajn
Yvette Baston
Mim Priestly
Hayden Nankin
Ashlyn Levy
Elle Tattersall
2023
Paula Carbonell-Rivela
Emily Cianchi
Bridget Meddis
Emma Daly
Monique Fourie
2022
Georgia Papamichael
Anita Condello
Zoe Dorey
Emma Puckey
Rayzl Cylich
2021
Issy Farran
Chrissie Molloy
Jacob Fezer
Zander Panopoulos
Mahala Cohen
2020
Nick Taylor
Brigid Cook
Jayden Doyle
Tom Lawler
Zen Yeap
2025
2025
Rachel Tang
Matisse Gomez-Geddes
Shiv Palliyil
Evie Nguyen
Lucca Grossi