Hi!

I’m Marta Satterthwaite. Birmingham based Senior Art Director, Illustrator & Animator.

I grew up in a small town in Southern Poland. It’s all surrounded by mountains and it’s pretty idyllic. Which is probably why I love sea, big cities and everything hectic. When I was 12 my mom told me that I can’t go to art school and become an illustrator (apparently it’s not a real job). So I became an illustrator.

Well, firstly I graduated from several Universities to feed my mad ambitions: American BA in Political Science from National Louis University, followed by MA in International Relations with specialisation in Project Management. After unsuccessful attempt to make my living as a stand-up-comedian I decided to self-teach myself graphic design

My first job was in Krakow (Poland), where I was working for eCard web giant. Then in 2010 I moved to Birmingham, UK, where I was working in a few creative studios, including McCann Birmingham, TeamITG, Nokamo, to finally settle in Folk Agency, where I currently work as a Design Director.

I love painting, even though I am an absolutely awful painter. I have pretty impressive short attention span. I can design pretty well, I am a really good illustrator and can direct and produce banging animated films and TV commercials. I have strong leadership skills and I thrive in chaos. A glass-celling-breaker.

I am direct, sociable and madly ambitious. I love a good laugh, dog cuddles, and dancing to loud music.