Creative communications agency Top Banana has announced 10 new recruits and three promotions across its production, film, venue sourcing and creative departments.
Recruits across both Q2 and Q3 so far include: Claire Beedham, client services director; Louise Greig, client services director; Kat Anderson, operations manager; Lewis Harrison, senior account manager; Milly Pickles, account manager; Lizzie Jones, venue sourcing executive; Fran Teal, project executive; Sophie Simmons, account executive; Louis Griffin, film apprentice and Hinal Patel, project coordinator intern.
Experience, roles and responsibilities
Beedham joins from Owl Live and has previously worked with clients including BT, M&S, Coca-Cola, Adidas and Radisson Blu. Whilst Greig joins from Activate Event Management, with over 20 years’ experience in shaping global customer experiences through live, virtual and hybrid events.
Harrison, Pickles, Teal, Simmons and Patel will work with the production teams across the agency’s three offices: London, Birmingham and Manchester to support client projects.
Anderson joins to support the agency’s efficiency, process and quality control, including GDPR and health and safety, training and development, and supplier management. She joins from The Vegan Society with 11 years of experience and will be based in Top Banana’s Birmingham office.
The business also entered a new partnership with BBC’s Apprentice Hub earlier this year, onboarding Griffin, who will be supporting in the film department.
Promotions
Top Banana have also promoted three existing members of staff. Stephanie Avis has been promoted to account director, Emily McFarlane to art director and James Wareham to junior video editor.
Commenting on the news, Jemma Peers, managing director, Top Banana, said: “I love to see our team growing and achieving amazing things. We all share in our values and passions to push creative boundaries, overcome challenges, and continuously deliver outstanding work for our clients. We can’t wait to continue nurturing our existing and new talent this year and seeing the team progress and flourish.”
