A marketing agency based in Altrincham has announced the appointment of several new hires as it continues a period of sustained growth and expansion.
The hires come at a pivotal time for The Genius Group (TGG), after its move to state-of-the-art headquarters at Foundation on George Street, designed to support the company’s growing team.
Gemma Barlow joined the company in late November as head of people from LADbible Group, where she spent five years in total.
She said: “I’m so happy to be part of the team and can’t wait for what’s ahead, including continuing to build and champion a people-first culture, supporting development, wellbeing and growth and creating and driving meaningful HR initiatives.”
There’s also new faces this January in creative and development, as Ben Herbert joins the company as senior video producer, while Ben Taylor has been hired as a Shopify and e-commerce developer. Georgina Goldman has also joined the Valid8 team as sales administration assistant.
TGG also made other hires in their office support team, development/UX and marketing.
Director Chris Niebel said: “This is an exciting chapter for The Genius Group. Each of our new team members brings a valuable set of skills that will strengthen the business as we continue to deliver high-quality, results-driven lead generation campaigns.
“The move to our new HQ marks a significant investment in our future and these hires are an integral part of that journey.”
Founded by Mr Niebel and his business partner Mark Shephard in 2017, they started with a staff of six but now boast a headcount of more than 40.
This year they are planning to build a team of more than 100.
Their expertise in digital marketing and technology has positioned the company as a leader in the industry and they have driven more than £2.3billion in sales for clients over the past three years.
The team are also proud to support a number of philanthropic endeavours, with charity donations recently hitting the £100,000 mark.
This includes working closely with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the charity SameYou and they celebrated the grand opening of their new offices with a £42,000 donation to Manchester-based Prevent Breast Cancer.
