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Alex Myers
Founder + Group CEO
Founder and Group CEO, Alex has been the creative strategy lead at the agency since its inception in 2009.
Founder + Group CEO
Ali Maynard
Managing Partner, UK & Ireland
Ali is our longest standing member of the team. She’s in charge of building Manifest’s global network and running global campaigns.
Managing Partner, UK & Ireland
Jessica Becker
Managing Partner, US & Canada
Jess moved to New York to head up our American operation in 2017 – leading the agency from the front as our strategic lead in the region.
Managing Partner, US & Canada
Anna Karlsson
Managing Partner, Nordics
Anna is a co-founder of the Manifest Stockholm office, driving the agency’s operational performance and leading our Frame brand strategy team there.
Managing Partner, Nordics
Josefine Hedlund
Visual Creative Director, Nordics
A founding member of Manifest Stockholm, Josefine has a sharp eye for details, creativity and the visual aspect of our brand and campaign work in the Nordics.
Visual Creative Director, Nordics
Bec Chelin
Managing Director
Bec heads up our Manchester team, bringing a decade of top notch client service experience and leading on strategic internal comms projects. She’s also responsible for bringing all the Mancunian creative industries have to offer to the party.
Managing Director, Manchester
Isabel Thomson-Officer
Managing Director, Melbourne
A Melbourne OG, Isabel first joined us in NYC before heading back to her hometown to open Manifest’s first Australian office. Having worked as a journalist and a publicist with early-stage startups through to $billion valuation companies in virtually every industry, Isabel is our jack of all comms trades.
Managing Director, Melbourne
Jessie Bowers Jr
Creative Director, Melbourne
Melbourne’s resident New Yorker, Jessie oversees all things creative Down Under. An original graffiti kid turned painter, when he’s not busy designing and dreaming up big campaign ideas, you can find him tattooing himself, literally.
Creative Director, Melbourne
Martin Farrar-Smith
Chief Design Officer
Martin oversees brand creation within our Branding & Design team, but also ensures we use design thinking processes across the entire business.
Chief Design Officer
Helen Kenny
Group Special Operations Director
Helen’s bold and daring approach is the driving force behind Manifest’s Global team. A strong team leader; she knows how to make just about any idea happen.
Group Special Operations Director
Julian Obubo
Brand Strategy Director
One of the Manifest originals, and part of PR Week’s Top 30 Under 30. Jules knows how to make an idea fly. And with a voice like velvet, he also runs and records our Fresh Meet podcast.
Brand Strategy Director
Emma Seddon
Client Director
With her unparalleled tech know-how, Emma runs the show across some of our brands who are using data to shape the world. She is ruthless in delivering exceptional service, constantly driving new process to better serve clients and the team.
Client Director
Ambika Makin
Vice President
New York socialite sports furs as big as per personality and that’s why we love her. Ambika was heading up influencer campaigns before it was even a thing and can be found running Manifest’s biggest accounts when she’s not feeding everyone.
Vice President
Lucy Peacock
People and Operations Director
Custodian of culture in our London studio, Lucy makes sure Manifest is one of London’s best places to work. Her second in command, Mabel the mini Jack Russell, also keeps the office topped up with cuddles and the occasional lick.
People and Operations Director
Mark Swainson
Financial Director
Our FD is on a mission to prove that numbers are big and clever and that spreadsheets have a place in the real world after all. Long-suffering QPR supporter; he knows his sh*t.
Financial Director
Lee Benecke
Digital Content Strategy Director
A Yorkshireman in the Manchester ranks. Lee heads up our content division – AKA the O Collective – across the group and brings a decade of content, social and digital expertise across publisher, brand, and agency.
Digital Content Strategy Director
Annie Gordon
Happiness & Operations Officer
Annie hails from Canada and brings the cheerfulness the True White North is known for. She got her start in the London office and now resides in NYC. She is always there for a hug, life advice, work advice and most importantly a glass of wine.
Happiness & Operations Officer
Shaun Beaumont
VP of Brand
Shaun is in charge of all things brand across the Manifest Group. His northern British accent has been known to save the day more than once.
VP of Brand
Claudia Davies
Senior Account Director
Claudia is a top-notch PR and integrated communications expert with 15 year’s PR and Ad agency experience under her belt. Applying creativity, passion and unified strategy to high profile UK and global consumer brands, helping them to tell powerfully crafted stories that resonate in wider culture.
Senior Account Director
Victoria Newlands
Director of Growth
Vic is our driving force for creative unification and business growth, ensuring we continue to evolve, innovate and deliver truly integrated campaigns that change the world.
Director of Growth
Iwi Pelczarska
Financial Controller
Iwi has overall responsibility for the controllership and financial reporting, planning and budgeting activities for Manifest. After office hours she is an absolute adrenaline junkie – so car racing, skydiving and bungee jumping suit her alter ego.
Financial Controller
Danny Sefton
Digital Strategy Manager
Our resident Scouser. Danny comes from the other end of the M62 with a background in digital campaigns and a love of emerging tech to make sure that our clients are getting the most out of the digital opportunity.
Digital Strategy Manager
James Thomson
Head of Production
Original skater boy and second Aussie in residence, James heads up NYC’s O Collective, making awesome content for anyone who will allow him near a camera.
Head of Production
Oscar Recén Larsson
Paid Social Media specialist
Oscar, a social genius both on- and offline, loves bringing creative strategies alive on social media and he always has the client’s as well as the end-users best interest in mind.
Paid Social Media specialist
Anna Kuoljok
Account Director
Manifest Stockholm wouldn’t work without our PR queen and Account Director Anna.
Account Director
Rosanna Bhanji
Creative Strategist
Rosanna is taking Manifest Stockholm to another creative level by being 100% limitless and allergic to the words “that won’t work”, always on point to the brand and KPI´s ofc.
Creative Strategist
Aaron Maughan
Insights Manager
Manifest’s global heart-throb, Aaron is a font of knowledge working across clients to bring them the 411. With a passion for gaming, he’s run some of our most exciting events for the likes of Playstation and Kaspersky.
Insights Manager
Jordan Mulvaney
Digital Manager
Social media-obsessed and lover of all things digital, Jordan is the creative brain behind our clients’ social content. He is sometimes indifferent to most things in the world, like when people call him a Social Media Guru. He doesn’t correct them.
Digital Manager
Nina Gago
Project manager
Nina is an all-level communicator and organizer who makes life easier for colleagues and clients. She also holds many other layers and uses these for the greater good.
Project Manager
Elsa Druiett
Senior Account Manager
Ambitious and enthusiastic, Elsa is a driving force behind press office. She knows the media landscape like the back of her hand and secures the most coveted coverage spots.
Senior Account Manager
Lauren Kaufman
Senior Account Executive
Lauren mingles with media and noses around for new business. She is the queen of calm and never breaks a sweat, not matter what is hurled at her.
Senior Account Executive
Natalie DiBona
Senior Digital Executive
Natalie is our resident US sports fan who hopped over the Atlantic to join the London studio. She doubles as a design whizz and can most likely be found obsessing over Insta aesthetics and matcha tea on a regular basis.
Senior Digital Executive
Holly Atterton
Senior Campaign Executive
Full of creative energy, Holly is the driving force behind keeping our accounts running like clockwork. Her background in performing arts brings stories to life in new and imaginative ways, ensuring she is the first to spot clever newsjacking opportunities for her clients.
Senior Campaign Executive
Thom Myers
Content Editor
Thom turns raw footage into works of art. A proud Yorkshireman and key member of our content division, The O Collective, he is our go-to guy for all things video editing, digital animation and tea making.
Content Editor
Jessica Jarrett
Junior Strategist
JJ is a MI transplant and proudly suffocates NYC with her unsolicited politeness. She dabbles in press office, branding and digital strategy. She has strong moral obligations to living a pro-gluten lifestyle and will never be caught without some form of caffeine on her person.
Junior Strategist
Daryl Ho
Senior Account Executive
Hailing from sunny Singapore, Daryl brings the heat from across the world to secure shit-hot coverage spots for his clients. With a keen eye for compelling narratives, he harnesses the power of insight to drive bold, beautiful and brilliant storytelling.
Senior Account Executive
Ayesha Hamilton
Senior Account Executive
Originally from Sydney, Ayesha brings knowledge and enthusiasm surrounding client relations, as well as a strong passion for all things food, beverage and lifestyle.
Senior Account Executive
Oli Kirk
Senior Campaign Executive
The first Mancunian of the Manifam, Oli brings a wealth of strategic expertise to the team after launching startups in the UK, US and China. A sports fanatic, he’s most likely counting down the days to the next ‘Olimpics’.
Senior Campaign Executive
Ebba Åkerlund
Digital Campaign Manager
Ebba is our Digital wizard who’s not just keeping all of our social media accounts running like clockwork, but also has a crazy eye for detail and is absolutely fearless when it comes to new challenges.
Digital Campaign Manager
Rosie Humphrey
Campaign Executive
Rosie “definitely from the north” Humphrey is a media master. Never without a smile on her face, she makes getting amazing coverage for 6 different clients at the same time look easy.
Campaign Executive
Zac Sienna
Campaign Executive
Born in Chicago and brought up in London, Zac has definitely kept his American twang but can speak a whopping five other languages. He smashes coverage across the board, and as a gaming guru is always on hand to answer all our tricky tech questions.
Campaign Executive
Samantha Gabriel
Finance Assistant
Samantha is our finance assistant who is more than happy to extend a helping hand when it comes to all things finance. Outside of work you will most definitely see her in the cinemas watching anything Marvel.
Finance Assistant
