Creative marketing firm launches new agency to train and mentor talent
CREATIVE marketing agency Strawberry is launching a new business which aims to employ, train and mentor local talent in a real working environment.
The new business will be launching later this summer and staffed by university and college leavers, apprentices and interns, has a view to helping them secure careers in the local marketing sector once their training period has been completed.
East Yorkshire-based Strawberry is now searching for local web, marketing and design talent to staff StrawberryToo.
StrawberryToo was the brainchild of directors, Jonathan Leafe, James Greenwood and Dominic Love. StrawberryToo is a unique concept and will support Hull’s growing digital and design hub by encouraging creative graduates to stay in the area and develop “battle ready” marketing stars, Strawberry says. The new agency will be based at The Maltings in Hull City Centre.
Strawberry said the concept has already caught the attention of several large local organisations who are interested in working with StrawberryToo.
James Greenwood, Strawberry’s digital director, said: “The idea for StrawberryToo is something Dom, Jonathan and I have been planning for a while now, so we’re all really excited to be putting the wheels in motion. Strawberry has always been committed to offering work experience and apprenticeships, so we feel this is a natural progression to help Hull’s creative and digital sector become better and stronger.”
Dominic Love, Strawberry’s creative director, added: “The aim of StrawberryToo will be to recruit the brightest of local talent and give them some real life experience whilst helping to boost their confidence. The successful candidates will be working on live jobs for real clients, allowing them to learn whilst doing not by watching. StrawberryToo will give them the opportunity to enhance their CV, learn from Strawberry employees and take what they’ve learnt in college or university through to real projects.”
Jonathan Leafe, Strawberry’s managing director, concluded: “We genuinely believe the concept of StrawberryToo is a first for the UK. Not only will the StrawberryToo team members gain fantastic experience that will help them to gain employment either with Strawberry or within the local marketing and design industry, it will also benefit local businesses too. StrawberryToo will be the ideal, cost-effective agency for local smaller SME’s, organisations with a youth focus and charities. The team will offer great value work and off-the-wall creative ideas, all under the supervision of a manager and director from Strawberry. Hull is a city on the up, so we hope the concept of StrawberryToo inspires people to get involved and help Hull’s creative and digital community be the best it can be.”
Strawberry was established in 1993 and is based on Strawberry Street in Hull.
