People

Here at Democracy, we are a passionate bunch of individuals. We love our clients, love our business and (most days) love each other.

We’re a creative blend of lipstick geeks, news hounds, sponges of mass culture, aspiring auto-biographers, mass conversationalists, online explorers, experimenters and trailblazers.

You should also know we’re a straight talking, results driven and hard working team who knock the socks off our clients, with our amazing results, every single day.

To start a proper conversation about working together, call Jennifer on 08452249980.

The Team

Jennifer O'Grady

Jennifer O'Grady

The Boss

07515 810 451 | jennifer@democracypr.com

PR practitioner and a digital evangelist, Jennifer has 12 years experience of working in the industry. During that time, she scooped awards for consumer PR campaigns for some of the nations best loved brands, including Lambrini, Phones 4u, Duerr’s and Vimto.

Favourite moment: Watching Theo Paphitis bid £5K for the charity painting we made out of jam for our client Duerr’s.

Latest blog post: BabyDeli at the Just So Festival
Just So with BabyDeli from Democracy PR on Vimeo. read more »

Charlotte Morley

Charlotte Morley

Client Advocate

07846 205593 | charlotte@democracypr.com

English graduate Charlie has been working in the agency for over a year and has generated masses amounts of coverage for our clients. As a ex-journo on an online news site, Charlie is embracing the social space and continually seeks new and exciting ways to reach out to our audiences and start talking.

Favourite moment: Taking competition winners from across the UK to Lynchberg Tennessee, for the Jack Daniel’s BBQ Championships.

Latest blog post: Facebook gets square
The inspiration for these philosophical ramblings is the launch of Facebook Places, essentially an introduction of the services already offered by the likes of Foursquare and Gowalla into Facebook's smartphone app. read more »

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Hannah Telford

PR Apprentice

07838159878 | hannah@democracypr.com

PR Apprentice Hannah is the newest addition to Democracy PR. A former member of the PR team at the Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, Hannah is anticipating a ‘rollercoaster’ of activity over her first few months. A new convert to Twitter and an old hand at the national press, Hannah will engage all in the traditional and online space.

Favourite Moment: Performing as a professional dancer for Moulin Rouge at the Rio de Janeiro Carnival, Brazil.

Latest blog post: Down with silver surfers
According to the research, the number of online users over the age of 50 has nearly doubled to 42% in May 2010 from 22% in April 2009, as older people use social networks to keep in touch with relatives and catch up with old friends. read more »

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Simon Wheatley

External Consultant

07971 687295 | simon@sweetinteraction.com

Simon Wheatley is well into his second decade of building websites and assisting clients with their digital affairs. Recently Simon has specialised in WordPress and has created sites for Stephen Fry, The Prince’s Foundation for Children and the Arts, the Royal Navy, and DFiD. Simon advises Democracy PR on online matters, and works on client sites as required by the project… it’s especially handy now as he’s in our new office and he’s on hand at all times for all our digital needs!

Patricia Heaney

PR Administrator

08452249980 | patricia@democracypr.com

Patricia is the rock at the heart of the Democracy business. She evaluates the media coverage, gets the invoices out and as a former school teacher she keeps us all on the straight and narrow.

We are currently recruiting two people to join our Apprentice scheme – if you’re interested, email a one page CV to jennifer@democracypr.com.

After a job? We’re always looking for good people, if you think you can impress us then contact Democracy PR on 08452249980