Shooting Star Welcomes Three Additions to its Constellation
Award-winning PR, marketing and digital agency Shooting Star has welcomed two new members to its growing team and promoted a third as demand continues to increase for its client services.
Amy Harrison has joined the team as an account executive and Sam Clarke has returned to Shooting Star as Digital Marketing Manager after a year working as Marketing Manager at Visit Lincoln.
Meanwhile Molly Hare has been promoted to account executive after six months as a graduate intern.
Sam is Chartered Institute of Marketing qualified and recently worked on the Town Fund Deal business case for Lincoln.
Sam has worked agency, client side and freelance for over ten years across multiple sectors in a variety of marketing roles. He’s also has a strong background in video production.
Sam said: “I’m pleased to be back at Shooting Star; I really enjoyed working here in the past and the opportunity to come back and use the new skills and experiences I’ve gained at Visit Lincoln will help me deliver work that makes a real difference to clients.”
Amy, who previously worked in Somerset’s local government sector and is from Lincolnshire originally, has recently moved back to the area.
She brings a wide range of skills from social media and website development to copywriting, video creation and event support.
She also has a BA in Journalism from Brunel University London, after graduating in 2018.
“As my experiences mainly sit within the client side of marketing and communications, I am sure this is going to be a wonderful journey full of learning,” said Amy.
“I’m looking forward to working with both the Shooting Star team and the diverse range of clients currently on their roster.”
Molly’s promotion comes after a six-month graduate internship with Shooting Star, following her graduation from Leeds Beckett University in 2020 with a first-class degree in PR with Journalism.
The internship allowed Molly to work exclusively for one of the agency’s longest established clients, the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership.
“I’m so pleased to be continuing my journey with such a fantastic agency,” she explained.
“The team have been really supportive through my transition from intern to account executive and the skills I have learned over the last six months have been invaluable, covering tasks such as website development, social media, client communications and copywriting.
“I’m excited to continue working for the Greater Lincolnshire LEP, as well as taking on new challenges for the diverse range of client accounts on Shooting Star’s books.”
Shooting Star now boasts a team of eight, comprising traditional and digital marketers, SEO experts, PR pros and social media gurus.
The agency specialises in media relations, social media, traditional and digital marketing, media training and crisis management.
For more information about Shooting Star visit the website or follow the agency on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Notes for editors:
- Shooting Star was founded in 2006 by Kate Strawson and Jez Ashberry and became incorporated as a company limited by guarantee in 2007.
- Based in Lincoln, Shooting Star works for local and national public and private sector clients across a wide range of sectors including education, leisure and tourism, property, retail, finance, manufacturing and construction.
- The company offers a full range of PR, marketing and digital services.
- In 2015, the agency won silver and gold in the Community Relations Campaign and STEM Campaign categories respectively at the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire CIPR PRide Awards. Then in 2017 it was awarded silver in the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire region and gold in the South of England and Channel Islands region in the Arts, Culture or Sport Campaign category.
- In 2019 the agency was shortlisted in the 2019 PRCA Dare awards and was a finalist at the Lincolnshire Tech and Innovation Awards.
