Creative agency adds six staff as expansion continues
DERBY creative agency Fluid Ideas has recruited six staff as its expansion continues.
The business has welcomed Rosie Blackwall and Kate Barton as account managers. Rosie has joined Fluid from HRG (UK), a marketing agency in Northampton, while Kate has moved from Diversity Creative Marketing, in Nottingham.
Fluid has also strengthened its search and social team with the appointment of Hope Crosby and Lauren Brewell. Hope, who also runs a food blog focused on healthy living, has joined after graduating from the University of Derby. Lauren, a marketing executive, lifestyle blogger and author, has joined from Keylink, which supplies ingredients and equipment to the chocolate industry.
The design and artwork team has been bolstered by the arrival of
Jessica Johnson and Rob Morton. Jessica joins from Nottinghamshire marketing agency One Product, while Rob moves from Leicesterbased marketing and PR group Unsworth Sugden.
Fluid Ideas provides services such as branding and campaigns, graphic and website design, computergenerated imagery, 3D animation and video, photography, copywriting, digital marketing, content management and social media. Its client base spans sectors including healthcare, retirement living, property, professional services, education, finance, leisure and hospitality. The agency is based at Darley Abbey Mills.
The appointments follow a recruitment drive that saw seven new arrivals earlier in the year.
Joint managing director Phil Harvey said: “They are all highly creative and committed professionals with a passion for their specialisms and are great additions to our team. Search and social is expanding rapidly as clients shift to a greater reliance on more instant and measurable digital marketing tactics. Growth for our design and artwork team shows that traditional design still has a place as part of the brand and marketing toolkit for clients.”