Award-winning creative brand experience agency N2O has welcomed Jack Horlock and his wealth of 20-plus years of experience in diverse brand partnerships into the agency.

As a cultural ambassador for LGBTQ+ events, diversity and inclusion, and having successfully managed partnerships for Brighton Pride Events for the past ten years, city-wide themed events showcase his reputation for bringing cultural partnerships and immersive brand experiences to life. His experience has included events such as Culture Liverpool (City of Liverpool events), Africa OYE (the UK’s largest celebration of African music) and Peaky Blinders Immersive Everywhere. This is alongside major festivals with well-renowned artists (The Fusion Festival, Sundown and Nocturne ‘Live’ at Blenheim Palace) and other events collaborations such as with the UEFA Women’s European Championship Football Final (Becky Hill/Pepsi) and London 2012 Olympics (culture, events and entertainment programme).

Jack’s role at N2O will focus on delivering a growing portfolio of creative, experiential, activation and ‘live’ events propositions in collaboration with leading consumer brands.

Clare James, Chief Operating Officer at N2O, said: “Bringing Jack and his unrivalled knowledge and experience into N2O is something we are very excited about; it’s a natural partnership for us as we’ve worked with numerous brands on Pride and look forward to driving further growth and advocacy in this domain with Jack leading the charge.”

“I’m thrilled to join forces with N2O as Cultural Partnerships Director. It’s a brand-spanking-new role, and I’m excited to spearhead it, growing our valued client relationships and pushing N2O’s established presence as the leader in engaging Pride and live audiences”, said Jack Horlock.

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Butcher’s Pet Care has appointed Birmingham-based creative agency, LIFE, as its strategic and creative agency.

Rachel Collinson, appointed as Director – Food for Dogs, in 2017, was responsible for the hire.

Collinson has been the driving force behind the brand’s recent packaging re-design and the removal of shrink wrap from its canned food – resulting in the equivalent of 4.2 million plastic bottles being removed from its supply chain.

Earlier this year, Butcher’s picked up the award for Best Brand Sustainability Initiative at Tesco’s Household and Pet Supplier conference.

Commenting on LIFE’s appointment, Collinson said, “We were very impressed with LIFE’s excellent insight, and the understanding the team showed for our ambitions for the Butcher’s Pet Care brand”.

Managing Director at LIFE, Rachel Deacon, added: “It is impossible not to share the passion of the Butcher’s team. They are utterly committed to providing good quality pet food that is accessible to everyone. We are incredibly proud to have been appointed and are looking forward to working with them to leverage their pet food heritage in today’s market.”

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Suffolk-based PR & Marketing agency, Pier, is proudly announcing the latest addition to its team of experienced staff.

Chris James has joined the team as full-time creative director, bringing with him a wealth of experience in creative graphic design.

Chris has worked with the team at Pier for three years, providing freelance and project support.  Now a permanent, full-time part of the team, Chris is providing additional skills and expertise to the range of services on offer to the agency’s growing client list.

Chris, who is from Colchester, has been working in creative design for 15 years, having spent 12 years working for design agencies in East Anglia and London, before setting up his own business in 2015. He has worked for top name brands such as Motorola and Virgin Media and has extensive experience in the property industry.

Chris said, “Content and campaign work is so visual now, great images and good design make a real impact.  Having worked with Pier for some time now as a freelancer, I have seen the great PR work that the team creates, so now we want to pull everything together in-house, delivering visuals on a par with our PR excellence so that we offer the very best integrated work to our clients.

“I’m looking forward to helping secure even more clients, pulling in my experience from working in a range of industries such as construction, property and local government.”

Felixstowe-based Pier, which celebrated its 10 year anniversary last summer, has established itself as a leading agency in a range of industries, with an enviable client list in sectors such as renewable energy, food and drink and finance.  It was recently shortlisted for 10 awards in the 2018 CIPR (Chartered Institute of Public Relations) East Anglia PRide Awards 2018; receiving more nominations than any other organisation in the region.

The continued demand for Pier’s services, which include PR consultancy, media relations and digital marketing, meant that Chris’ full-time support was needed to enhance its high quality creative campaigns.

Managing Director Kate Bowden-Smith said, “I’m delighted to welcome Chris to the team on a full-time basis.  He brings real creative expertise to Pier, and the quality of his work is of the highest level, meaning we can continue to offer our clients exceptional creative content from our in-house team.”

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Leading marketing and communications agency Edit, part of Kin + Carta, has announced the appointment of Alex Keep as Associate Director of Delivery.

Alex Keep brings with him an extensive client services and project management background from his former role at Prophecy Unlimited, where he was Head of Delivery, working with a variety of big‐brand clients including Tropicana, BMW Group, Evian and Danone. He had previously led the project management team at The Real Adventure. With full responsibility for the ongoing development of Edit’s delivery strategy, Alex will play a pivotal role in driving forward the efficient planning and seamless connection of Edit’s services – which include media and SEO, CRM, technology and data science.

In his new role, Alex will take charge of the existing project management talent within the business, whilst overseeing project planning and coordinating with senior management to ensure the continuation of timely delivery of Edit’s services.

Commenting on the appointment, Edit’s Chief Commercial Officer Jeremy Fisher said: “With a wealth of knowledge and experience in coordinating project management, resourcing and collaboration across services in fast paced agency environments, Alex will be invaluable in leading the delivery our full‐service proposition as we continue to grow. His project planning and process skills will ensure Edit provides a best in class project management service to our clients.”

Alex added: “I’m delighted to be joining Edit at such an exciting time – the capability and breadth here is first class, and the ambition is huge. I look forward to helping the team build something truly special.”

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