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Six new hires for The Market Creative

The Market Creative has strengthened its creative, account handling and business development teams with six new appointments following a strong start to the year.

Jeff Dillon has been appointed as Senior Art Director. Working alongside Creative Director and co-owner Dorina D’Ambrosio he will help drive the creative output of the agency through concept and design. Jeff previously held a similar position at Madhouse.

He is joined by Stuart Keates, who has been appointed as a Creative Artworker, and was previously a Designer with Papyrus Group.

On account handling, Shaun Watson takes an Account Manager role with responsibility for Silentnight and Sharps. He will boost the agency’s specialist retail proposition having held a Retail Marketing Manager role at Matalan and from also working at Asda and Pets at Home.

Following the recent announcement that The Market Creative has won new work with Grafton Merchanting to lead the merchant’s trade marketing, James Kay has been appointed as an Account Manager. He has nine years experience, having worked at TBWA and C21. Also working on the account is Lauren Thomas, who joins from Space and Time Media as a Junior Account Executive.

Nikita Lewis has recently taken the position of Business Development Manager to grow the agency’s retail and brand portfolio. She has more than three years international sales and marketing experience from similar roles at Madhouse and Event Marketing Solutions.

Sue Benson, Managing Director at The Market Creative said: “We’ve had an exceptional start to the year having grown both business with existing clients and won some new briefs. As a result we’ve attracted some fantastic new talent, strengthening the team across all departments. I look forward to what the rest of the year will bring.”

The Market Creative now employs 16 staff at its offices in Trafford Park, Manchester.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by The Market Creative .