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Consultants

The people below are our senior consultants. Each is responsible for a group of consultants and the business they handle. As such, they possess a wealth of industry, let alone recruitment, knowledge. Our teams are split by discipline and then by freelance and permanent employment. It means we can share our knowledge but still specialise. You can email our consultants directly. They don't bite. Alternatively, telephone our separate offices: London 020 8241 9070, Midlands & South West, 01789 293 893, North West 0161 236 7068 and Yorkshire & North East 0113 366 2020.

Account Handling - Design & Branding Permanent

Annabelle Johnson
I’ve worked on both agency and client side for the past six years and have worked at Moore-Wilson Design, a multi-disciplined agency, as a Senior Account Manager and New Business Manager, managing a range of projects from corporate identity to online marketing for high profile blue-chip clients.

Account Handling - Digital Permanent

Emma Chandler
I've been at Blue Skies since 2005 and look after the permanent digital account handling vacancies. I'm passionate about the industry and, more importantly, the people that work in it. My background prior to Blue Skies was as a freelancer at agencies such as Elvis and also permanent at Geronimo and bd-ntwk.

Account Handling - DM & Integrated Freelance

Jordie Grist
Before entering the world of recruitment, I worked at Wunderman on the Ford account. Whilst there, I helped launch several new models through DM and online channels. Prior to Wunderman, I was at The Brand Agency in Perth working on the RAC account. My background is truly integrated so I understand exactly what candidates and clients need.

Account Handling - DM & Integrated Permanent

David Love
Having moved from marketing into recruitment in 2000, I joined Blue Skies in 2003. A year later I helped set up the Manchester office where I led the account handling team and worked with a range of agencies from global networks to inspiring start-ups. Having returned to London I’ve brought that breadth of knowledge to the DM/Integrated team.

Account Handling - Experiential & Events Permanent

Linda Nott
I've worked in the Events industry for eight years and have experience of both agency and in-house across B2B and B2C events. I spent almost six years at TRO working on various accounts covering anything from experiential events to corporate hospitality, conferences, exhibitions and guerilla marketing.

Account Handling - PR Freelance

Emma Carey
With over eight years experience of recruiting within the PR sector, I've had a pretty successful track record of placing candidates across most of the PR agencies across London, as well as in-house for a whole host of blue-chip companies and leading house hold names and I've built many long standing relationships with both my clients and candidates.

Account Handling - PR Permanent

Annaliese Tuke-Hastings
Before joining the world of recruitment I spent five years working at some of London’s leading PR/Integrated agencies. Progressing through the ranks from Junior Account Executive through to Account Director, I specialised in Tech and Professional Services. I now use that agency experience to help people find their perfect PR jobs.

Account Handling - SP, Experiential & Integrated Freelance

Emily Jones
I joined Blue Skies after two years of account handling and agency life at Catalyst, working on some fantastic campaigns for great brands such as United Biscuits, Fosters EMEA, Honey Monster Foods, Barclays and Nestlé Purina. I take care of freelance SP/Integrated/Experiential vacancies.

Account Handling - SP, Sponsorship & Integrated Permanent

Beth Cooper
I started my career at Carlson Marketing Group working in the experiential team but then moved onto SP and integrated campaigns. After seven years of account handling, I decided I needed a change and moved to Blue Skies. I look after all the permanent SP and integrated vacancies.

Creative & Creative Services - Integrated Freelance

Alistair Bradley
I have over seven years agency experience working across the whole marketing mix. I cut my teeth on SP at Alcone Marketing then moved onto Carlson before going freelance, where I got to meet people with a huge array of talents at agencies such as iris, EHS Brann, Meteorite and bd-ntwk, working on brands like Tesco, T-Mobile, Royal Mail, Costa Coffee and SAB Miller.

Creative & Digital - Freelance

Amalie Byass
I started my recruitment career running a Media Graduate desk and learning about the exciting world of Media to which I'm is now very accustomed. I joined Blue Skies having spent the past two years recruiting New Media Creatives and now love working in the fast, furious and fantastical world of Freelance Creatives.

Creative & Digital - Permanent

Arun Cooke
I began my recruitment career in Investment Management, working with clients such as Goldman Sachs, Investec Asset Management, Gartmore and Capital International. When I felt like a fresh challenge I decided to make the leap into Digital Creative recruitment and haven’t looked back since!

Executive - Design & Branding

Kate Middlemiss
I began my recruitment career in financial services, recruiting IT professionals before being headhunted to setup a division with an Australian based search company with clients such as UBS, Colonial First State Investments, ASX and NM Rothschild. After 10 years I moved into design & branding working at Fitch in the new business/marketing team.

In-house Freelance

Emma Mayne
Prior to Blue Skies, I worked in the marketing industry and have integrated experience in both B2B and B2C, having worked at HarperCollins publishers on a range of campaigns, before moving to HOK International, where I was more B2B focused. Just before joining Blue Skies I was at Medici, a fine art publisher, working on a range of marketing initiatives and specialized in both trade and consumer events.

In-house Permanent

Katie Brookes
I began my career at NatWest working on its integrated marketing campaigns. I then moved into sports marketing and was involved with the International Tennis Federation and its marketing for events such as the Davis/Fed Cups. I also have a Diploma of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.

Account Handling

Claire Summerfield
Claire began her career working for market leading brands such as Orange and Arcadia Group, recruiting and training their sales teams before moving into recruitment consultancy. Before joining Blue Skies, Claire was a specialist in the accountancy sector. Using her 12 years experience in sales and recruitment Claire now heads up the junior market within Blue Skies and is looking forward to using her varied skills with leading agencies.

Creative

Emma Head
I started out in recruitment 7 years ago, working at a recruitment agency, based in Bristol. Having been at Blue Skies for 6 1/2 years, I'm really proud to have grown the creative sector, working with some of the best agencies in the Midlands and South West.

Creative & Digital

Kate King
Before my move into creative recruitment, I began my career in human resources and marketing followed by two in-house contracts recruiting for Thames Valley Police and the NFU. In 2004, with a nose for recruitment I went on to work for an agency specialising in recruiting for the property sector.

Events & PR

Natalie Round
I came to Blue Skies the proud owner of a psychology and business degree and with 5 years’ experience of working in the marketing recruitment sector under my belt. Since joing Blue Skies I have used my experience and dedication to play a vital role in strengthening the Events and PR sector in the Midlands and South West.

Freelance

Anna Smith
I've spent over 10 years working through the ranks of Account Management in great agencies such as Golley Slater Direct and EHS Brann on a permanent and freelance basis. I also have personal freelance experience and first hand knowledge of creative, studio, digital and account management roles.

Account Handling

Lucas Partington
Originally from the North, Lucas was keen to move away from London and began recruiting in the North West agency market for an international recruitment firm. After eighteen successful months recruiting roles from AEs to CSDs, Lucas has developed a thorough knowledge and understanding of his sector – this, paired with a relentless work ethic and enthusiasm for his candidates and clients alike makes him a vital contact for those northern fullservice agencies and marketers looking for the next step!

Creative

Emma Pickup
I joined Blue Skies after seven years working agency side in the North, most recently as an Account Director for one of the UK's leading B2B agencies. My experience has provided me with first hand knowledge of creative, studio and digital roles. As such I understand the fundamental nature of the creative process within the strategy of any campaign and work on both permanent and freelance creative vacancies.

Digital & Interactive

Gareth Wright
I've joined Blue Skies Manchester as their Digital Consultant – covering all things online! Having worked for four years in London, recruiting digital staff for marketing and advertising agencies, I fully understands the digital industry and its growth and importance within the communications mix. I've placed some of the UK’s greatest talent in some of the World’s greatest digital advertising agencies, including AKQA, Agency.com, Dare Digital, OgilvyOne and Wunderman. I was amazed to discover that Manchester did not have a digital recruitment specialist and am looking forward to dealing with the strong digital talent, both established and up-and-coming, that the North-West and Yorkshire has to offer!

In-house

Fiona Christian
As Ex CSD of a leading Manchester DM agency together with in house experience, I have over 10 years marketing experience. I look after all the in-house roles and I'm also the Business Leader heading up our Manchester office.

PR

Helen Salt
After working in marketing and PR for several years, I came across Blue Skies while looking for a new PR role. I was inspired by their values and the service led, non aggressive approach they have towards recruitment. I am massively proud of how the Northern PR scene has grown and love putting the right people in the right jobs, both on a permanent and freelance basis.