Full service advertising agency Ashgrove Marketing has recruited Sarah Pitts to its team as Production Coordinator.

Sarah will manage the agency’s resources and oversee the production process as part of Ashgrove’s commitment to delivering stand-out services to its wide-ranging portfolio of clients, both on and off the Island.

Manx born and bred, Sarah attended QEII Secondary School in Peel before taking the Art Foundation Course at the Isle of Man College. She later studied Design Communications (Illustration) at Clywd College of Art & Design Technology before moving to Wallace Barnaby Advertising in Onchan as a Junior Designer and Illustrator.

Sarah has since worked with a number of local creative agencies, supporting a variety of blue chip and boutique client accounts. She is looking forward to the challenge of her new role and believes her experience in the marketing and design industry will serve her well:

“Ashgrove’s clients rely upon the high quality service provided to them and ensuring everything happens at the right time is a key component of this. With 23 years in the business, I’ve had a huge variety of situations to deal with and I thrive on finding the right solution for each one and guiding it through to fruition.”

While Sarah joins Ashgrove in a production role, she is certainly not short of creative talent and enjoys drawing, painting and creating sculptural illustrations. She has exhibited her work at both the Sayle and Hodgson Loom Galleries.

She is also a keen cyclist, competing in the End2End three times, the 24-hour endurance race Mountain Mayhem in the UK and the Longest Day Longest Ride event where as well as completing the course, she has won the fancy dress prize for the past two years. Sarah plans to cycle from Land’s End to John O’Groats with her partner John and a group of friends later this year.

Terry Van Rhyn, managing director of Ashgrove, said: “All creative agencies need a highly organised production controller who can ensure there is a disciplined approach to delivery between the creative teams and manage the multitude of deadlines that arise on a daily basis.

“Sarah’s extensive agency experience, combined with her own design talents, means she has a comprehensive understanding of the creative process that will be a valuable asset in working with our expert marketing, PR and design teams. With her practical skills and cool-headed management, she will play a key role in helping us to support our clients whatever their marketing and PR requirements.”