Meet the team
Marty Dinniss
Marty’s wealth of marketing and public relations knowledge, combined with a background in education and the elite sport and recreation industry, offers a broad range of organisational and strategic communications skills and experience. He regularly provides a calm head in a crisis and has a strong track record providing robust communications strategies for large multinationals to local owner-operators.
Managing Director
In office:
Marcom strategy
Reputational risk management
Hiring smart people
Out of office:
Mountain biking
Skiing
Husband and dad to two daughters
Dave Simmons
Dave manages workflow and quality control across the full range of projects in the Dinniss Communications portfolio. With 25 years’ industry experience in B2B and B2C communications, his insight and strategic acumen help ensure a high level of effectiveness and consistency across the board. With an MA in English to his name, Dave particularly enjoys the creative side of content creation and is a stickler for accuracy.
Director of Operations
In office:
Juggling deadlines
Quality control
90s CD collection
Out of office:
Home renovations
Films with open endings
Garage Project Beer
Meagan Robertson
After nearly 15 years in the team, Meagan has developed a keen understanding of how best to achieve her clients’ goals across print and digital channels. She thrives on adding value, while building strong relationships with them and their customers. Meagan brings journalistic passion and genuine curiosity to her work and thoroughly enjoys interacting with people. She has a combined honours in journalism, French and Spanish.
Senior Account Director
In office:
Strategy development
Account management
Positive vibes
Out of office:
Mountain biking
Wine-fueled catch-ups
Cheesy movies
Dan Sharpe
Dan has a BA (Hons) in Product Design and worked with brands including Reebok, Desperados Beer and AJ Hackett before joining the Dinniss team. He has also exhibited at venues including the prestigious M&C Saatchi offices in London. With a strong background in graphic design, Dan is a creative all-rounder with experience in illustration, photography, motion graphics and videography.
Visual Design Lead
In office
Nailing creative briefs
Standing in the right place
Calmness under pressure
Out of office
Mountain biking
Baby and doggy daddy
Photography
Greta Sutcliffe
Greta’s exceptional organisational skills ensure the day-to-day running of the team and office is a well-oiled machine, while her analytical aptitude brings a reassuring attention to detail to the project and data management requirements of various client campaigns. Greta has a BA in Media Studies and a PGDip in Communications, and an adaptable skillset with which to support our broad range of client work – particularly in the digital sphere.
Digital Account Executive
In office:
Digital content management
Advertising & marketing support
Office treats
Out of office
Cooking & baking
Pilates
Wine and cheese nights
Russell Hughes
With a BA in Journalism and an MA in International Politics from Newcastle University, alongside commercial writing experience across a broad range of topics and industries in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, Russell has developed a nose for a story and an engaging, adaptable style. Russell brings a natural enthusiasm to the varied print and digital content we produce for our client audiences.
Account Manager / Content Coordinator
In office:
Storytelling
Account management
Snacking 24/7
Out of office:
So many sports
Icing injuries
Open-world PS4 games
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