Brand specialists

Mandate’s brand team is made up by some of the best brains in the business. With a wide-spanning expertise across multiple brand sectors, we pride ourselves on our ability to tackle challenging brands and tough briefs.

 
 

Rachael Sansom

Managing Director, Brand Mandate

Rachael Sansom

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Rachael Sansom

A brand building specialist, Rachael’s career has spanned both agency and in-house.

Rachael has created and led campaigns for a broad base of blue-chip brands ranging from Disney to American Express.

Rachael is a firm believer in the role of planning in PR and particularly enjoys helping brands with complicated issues to address or those that need to instigate behavioural change among their audiences.

meet the rest of the team

Amy Hutchings

Amy Hutchings

Account Director

 

What differentiates mandate from other PR and communications agencies is that all our campaigns are built on insight; tapping into the zeitgeist to ensure our press office delivers topical, insightful media coverage with mass talkability.

Amy Hutchings

 
Anna Wicks

Anna Wicks

Associate Director

 

Mandate is about the fantastic people and the positive ‘can do’ approach that instills confidence, pride and ambition in everyone who works here.

Anna Wicks

 
Deborah Burgess

Deborah Burgess

Consultant

 

Mandate is a great place to evolve as a PR professional, rewarding hard work and creative thinking in a challenging environment whilst always ensuring our client’s targets are achieved.

Deborah Burgess

 
Deborah Hitchcock

Deborah Hitchcock

Account Manager

 

Every brand has a story. It’s finding an original, relevant and engaging way to tell it that makes this job interesting. That and the fact that no two days are ever the same!

 

Deborah Hitchcock

 
Gary Cleland

Gary Cleland

Account Director

 

Creatively it is a great time to be working in corporate communications

Gary Cleland

 
Gemma Irvine

Gemma Irvine

Associate Director

 

Getting into bed on Paddington station, escorting giant cows round the country and rowing against rugby players…just another day in the office!

Gemma Irvine

 
Gemma Young

Gemma Young

Account Manager

 

Whether it’s creating innovative PR campaigns or keeping up with the changing media landscape – it’s never a dull day in the Mandate offices!

Gemma Young

 
Helen Shepherd

Helen Shepherd

Account Manager

 

Coming up with creative ideas to solve communications problems that our clients throw at us everyday.

Helen Shepherd

 
Jo Slatem

Jo Slatem

Director

 

Mandate houses a unique blend of specialists and brand experts who together find the heart of a brand and bring its stories to life. The team is full of passion, ambition and energy, which makes for a truly exciting and motivating environment.

Jo Slatem

 
Louise Cook

Louise Cook

Consultant

 

There's nothing more motivating than working with people who are passionate about what they do. With such a variety of work going on in the Mandate office there's never a dull moment!

Louise Cook

 
Mark Pack

Mark Pack

Associate Director, Digital

 

Increasingly the reputation and finances of organisations are shaped by what happens online. You can't ignore the online world - you have to get stuck in and shape your future.

Mark Pack

 
Paul Joseph

Paul Joseph

Consultant

 

It is great to work on such varied and interesting accounts and working alongside great people who inspire you makes it all worthwhile.

Paul Joseph