Special PR has announced two new hires to its growing team in Auckland:

• Eleanor Ashdown has come on board as Senior Account Director. She joins from Herd MSL, with nearly a decade of experience as a communications consultant.
• Jessica Walker has taken up the role of Account Manager. She joins from Attivo PR (formerly Aruga), where her clients spanned FMCG, not-for-profit, retail and hospitality.

The pair will be working within the agency’s newly expanded Consumer Business division, working across a diverse range of accounts, including Kiwibank, Contact, New Zealand Trade & Enterprise and Datacom.

Eleanor can be contacted at eleanor.ashdown@specialgroup.co.nz and Jessica at jessica.walker@specialgroup.co.nz.