Communications consultancy Spey is marking its fifth birthday with a suite of senior hires.
Set up in 2017 in Speyside, the agency has now created four new partner roles have been created to join the management team, with Rob Mathie appointed head of strategy, which is a new role as the bridge between client brief and creative solution.
He specialises in social impact campaigns for the likes of Diageo, UN Women, Superdrug and England Rugby.
Another new role sees former BBC broadcaster Eleanor Bradford returning to the firm as a partner, after working in-house for one of its clients, Gordonstoun School. She now becomes head of PR.
Emma Scott has been promoted to managing partner, taking over day-to-day running of the agency from owner and founder Jennifer Robertson, who will now focus on the strategic overview.
Marion Cordiner, also part of the management team, has been promoted to partner after several years leading on some of Spey’s biggest clients.
With recent client wins including Berry Bros & Rudd Spirits, Glen Mhor Hotel in Inverness, St Margaret’s school in Aberdeen and Lind & Lime Distillery in Leith, the agency has doubled in size since the pandemic, with a team of 15.
In 2019, it acquired premises in the port of Leith and is on course to reach £1m turnover in the next year, based solely on organic growth.
Robertson commented: “When I started some people thought it was an unthinkable move setting up an agency in the north of Scotland to service global Scottish brands, but if the pandemic has taught us anything it's that it doesn’t matter where you work it is how you work.
“Our rural HQ ensures our staff are more connected to the natural environment as well as the largest part of Scotland, the Highlands.
“Supported by our Leith office, this offers our team greater work-life-balance, which is probably why the Public Relations and Communications Association voted us best small agency and best agency for team and culture two years in a row.“
She added: “Now in our fifth year we are building up our team, strengthening our expertise across sectors, and capabilities, to ensure we continue to deliver the highest quality work underpinned by our locally rooted but global ethos, putting Scottish brands with purpose on the world stage.”
Don't miss the latest headlines with our twice-daily newsletter - sign up here for free.
