Third City makes two hires and wins Confused.com brief
Third City has made two senior hires and won a PR brief from Confused.com. The agency has brought in former designer and menswear blogger Nick Bain as a senior creative and [...]
Tips for PR firms looking to hire an apprentice
On National Apprentice Week (March 6 – 10) PR pros from The Wern PR and Rostrum give their top tips for hiring an apprentice after signing up their first candidates in [...]
Quiller hires Chandler to lead corporate reputation practice
Jon Chandler has joined public affairs and strategic communications agency Quiller Consultants to lead a dedicated corporate reputation practice. Chandler was previously a [...]
Beattie hires digital marketing professional
Deborah Hair, a former research associate at the University of Dundee, has joined Beattie as senior search marketing manager from Edinburgh digital agency Whitespace. Kevin [...]
Aston University appoints Journalista
Aston University has appointed enterprise and healthcare specialist PR agency Journalista to lead on communications strategy and engagement for the next three years. Following [...]
FTI Consulting makes digital team hires
FTI Consulting has strengthened its digital team with the appointment of directors Natalia Marczewska and Eddie Keough. Both Marczewska and Keough will report to senior MD and [...]
Markettiers Manchester expands team
Markettiers Manchester, the broadcast PR specialist, has appointed two new team members to help manage growth. David Lee joins the consultancy as a senior account executive. [...]
FieldHouse Associates builds senior team
Tech PR agency FieldHouse Associates has appointed Liz Alexander as director, reporting to founder and MD Cordelia Meacher. Other recent hires include senior associate Charlie [...]
Opinion: PR needs to speed up progress in diversity
Colin Byrne, Weber Shandwick’s CEO for UK & EMEA, explains why the agency is backing a new diversity initiative and why the PR industry needs to recognise and [...]
Vigo wins financial PR mandate for Crossrider
Communications consultancy Vigo has been appointed by Crossrider, a marketing technology platform, to support its ongoing financial PR and investor relations activity. [...]
BackBay promotes Jen Dowd to COO
Financial services marketing and PR firm BackBay Communications has promoted Jen Dowd from SVP to the newly-created role of chief operating officer (COO). Dowd, who has been [...]
Hanover partners with German public affairs agency
Hanover Group and German public affairs agency Johanssen + Kretschmer have partnered to support clients across their respective markets, including London, Berlin and Brussels, [...]
Primesight appoints MWWPR
MWWPR has been appointed by out-of-home (OOH) media owner Primesight to build its profile ahead of the LinkUK launch this summer. LinkUK is the collaboration between [...]
FleishmanHillard expands corporate team
FleishmanHillard Fishburn (FHF) has made Louise McHenry account director within its corporate team. A former trade press journalist, McHenry recently spent three and a half [...]
Most read people news on Gorkana News
Your bitesize update on the latest People News and Moves featured on Gorkana News: Brunswick’s Andy Rivett-Carnac joins Headland as partner Headland has appointed [...]
Gorkana meets… The Oldie
Last month, Harry Mount took over the reins of The Oldie after the sudden passing of Alexander Chancellor. The youngest ever editor of the “light-hearted alternative to [...]
This week’s top trending features on Gorkana News
Your bitesize update on the best PR opinion, interviews, events and insights on Gorkana News: Opinion: Brexit: It’s about to get real As we enter the month in which [...]
Brunswick’s Andy Rivett-Carnac joins Headland as partner
Headland has appointed Brunswick’s senior communications practitioner and digital strategist Andy Rivett-Carnac as partner. Carnac joins Headland from Brunswick where he was a [...]