Marketecture expands its PR and development teams with two new appointments

James Brady joins as PR account manager and has led B2B PR campaigns for a number of blue-chip clients in various sectors, including; petroleum, highways, construction and technology.James holds a BA in English Literature and has pursued a B2B focused career in agency environments since graduating. He will be working with the fast growing team to develop Marketecture’s expanding PR and content offer, as the agency looks to launch a new product to challenge the traditional PR model.

Des O’Connor is the second new recruit and joins as web developer. A graduate in computer networking, Des also holds an MSc in Databases and Web Based Systems, from The University of Salford. Des will be responsible for delivering back-end code expertise,working as part of Marketecture’s award-winning development team to develop new digital platforms and mobile applications.Originally hailing from Dublin, Des made the move to Manchester in 2007 and has worked as a developer on both sides of the Irish Sea.

Max Clark, director comments, “Despite all the Euro economic doom and gloom we are hearing at the moment, we are still driving our business ahead and keeping our eye on ambitious growth for 2012.”

She continues: “Our focus as an agency is on finding the best talent available for each and every role we recruit for, as we believe our success comes from getting the ‘right people on the bus’. We take our time recruiting and James and Des both stood out throughout the process. Des as much because of his name, as well as his more obvious skills – who wouldn’t want a Des O’Connor working within your team?”