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Celebrating a hat trick of new hires

20 September 2021/in Marketing, Our Team, The Soapbox

Shortly after the appointment of Oliver Thorne as a Marketing Intern and Laura Seymour as a Marketing and PR Consultant, this week TMPR welcomes Isobel Blackburn to the team as our new Marketing Intern .

This is an exciting new opportunity for Isobel, having graduated from Cardiff University only two months ago with an English language degree and wanting to use her knowledge for something in a relevant field. Isobel has a passion for writing and a thirst for learning so being offered the position of marketing intern is the perfect way for her to get into the industry of marketing and she says she is “so excited to have found a position relevant to my degree.” Although Isobel has never had any experience in marketing before, she is keen to learn how it all works, and to see what she can bring to TMPR.

When at home, Isobel describes herself as a lover of all things plants, yoga, sewing and the outdoors and says that “being able to walk down to the seafront before or after work is an added bonus.”

We wish Isobel luck with her new role and hope she is going to have a ‘sew’ amazing time here at TMPR.

An Exciting New Addition to the Team

30 July 2021/in Our Team, The Soapbox, TMPR News

This week at Technical Marketing & PR sees Oliver Thorne join the team as a new Marketing Intern. Living only a stone’s throw (or two) away from the Penarth offices, Oliver says that he has “no excuse not to get stuck in with the company right away”.

Having graduated from the University of South Wales in the summer of 2019 with a marketing degree, he claims to be “super eager to put his academic skills to practical use with Technical Marketing & PR”, especially after spending his time at the height of the pandemic being stuck indoors playing Chess, like most people (he presumes).

Commenting on Oliver joining the team, Louise Morgan said; “Having an intern such as Oliver at the company will be a huge helping hand to us, as he shows all the qualities we look for in a new recruit and seems more than comfortable to get a head start with the fast-paced nature of our line of work. We take great pride here in nurturing talent and helping every member of our team to grow and develop their practical skills.”

Since his first meeting with the team, Oliver says that he looks forward to the job at hand, claiming that “not only did the team seem very friendly and as equally driven as I am, but it also became apparent that the work undertaken at Technical Marketing & PR would offer myself some extremely valuable experience in the industry”.

What’s more, after being greeted and given his favourite chocolates upon arrival, he is more than sure that he is in the right place to thrive.

Welcome, Oliver!

Nurturing new marketing talent at TMPR

23 July 2021/in Fun Stuff, Our Team, PR, The Soapbox, TMPR News

We are passionate about nurturing emerging talent in the marketing and PR sector. After all, having the opportunity to hone your skills in the real world can make all the difference to a graduate’s career.

Last year we welcomed Alex Lambden to our team on a Student Placement. Alex was studying Politics and Spanish at Cardiff University and was looking to gain some industry experience within Marketing.

Alex made a real impact at TMPR. As a small team we work at a fast pace and are agile in our approach to ensure everyone is supported and that we get the job done collectively. Alex was on-board with this straight away and got stuck in with various projects across our diverse client portfolio.

Since finishing his studies Alex has gone on to secure a place on a Marketing Graduate Scheme with BT. He told us that the experienced he gained while working with TMPR helped him stand out from his competition and secure this new role.

Here’s what he said about his time with us:

“Graduates leaving university face an ever-challenging job market so it’s essential to have that standout ‘edge’ on your CV. Keen to leave my studies with a well-rounded experience, I reached out to the Technical Marketing & PR team where I gained some cutting-edge industry knowledge with a hands-on approach.

From the start, I dove into the day-to-day responsibilities of a boutique marketing agency and spearheaded important operations for our clients. While this was a new space for me, the TMPR team were true cheerleaders and supported me through how to make each piece of work my best, with a real focus on my self-development. A skillset I wanted to grow was to create inspiring copy, a new challenge for a starter like myself! The TMPR team allowed me to explore different forms of copy; co-ordinating the social media posts for one client, authoring press releases for another – I even got to see the behind-the-scenes of successful promotional video. I was so fortunate to have my first marketing experience with TMPR as I was given a wide range of responsibility which allowed me to figure out which part of marketing and PR I wanted to pursue going forward.

The team really captured the start-up culture in their office which is an ever popular theme in discussions for creating better workplaces. A constant hub of energy, the team and I constantly bounced ideas off one another to innovate the work we provided our clients. Regular check-ins and feedback further made TMPR a great place to work, I was always clear on how I could improve my performance while also celebrating both the team and my own’s triumphs. By the end of my placement, I had built up an impressive knowledge in the marketing field which I could go on and take with me to show graduate employers.

Since finishing my studies at Cardiff University, I have gone on to join BT’s Marketing Graduate scheme, with a current focus in commercial management. I often think back fondly at my time working at Technical Marketing & PR and I know the team set me with a solid foundation to become a rising star in marketing!”

TMPR is rapidly growing and we’re on the look out for an enthusiastic, experienced marketeer to work with us.

We’re a close knit team based in the centre of Penarth and we love what we do!

If you’re interested in joining the fun, we’d love to hear from you.

Get in touch via: hello@technicalmarketing-pr.com