Campfire has recruited 3 new senior staff from The Hut Group, Social Chain and dentsu.
New Head of Insights, Jennifer Barber joins the Manchester company from The Hut Group, where she was Senior Social & Insights Manager for its Myprotein brand. Prior to that she worked with brands including William Hill at Social Chain.
“I’ve loved watching the work Campfire has produced with some amazing brands so I was really keen to be a part of an agency that truly cares about doing what is right by the client and creating incredible, social-first content,” she explained.
New Account Director, Jade Hadden, has worked at agencies including Lakestar McCann, iProspect and more recently led the commercial, strategic and operational aspects of Steven Bartlett’s personal brand at Social Chain.
Finally, Shaun Dickson has been named Influencer Director. He has spent the last 5 years at dentsu leading its Influencer and Social team.
The social-first agency was founded by former Social Chain directors, Joe Gradwell and Alex Brown.
“We’re delighted to have Jen, Jade and Shaun onboard with each of them bringing fantastic skills and a wealth of experience to our Campfire team,” said Joe Gradwell, CEO at Campfire.
“We’re in a period of exciting transition, from small to mid-sized agency, so it was the perfect time to bring in these senior hires to help shape and steer the business forward. We’re excited to enter this new phase and continue to provide a world-class service to our clients.”
The company currently employs 40 staff.
