Jess - Co-Founder — Part Three Digital.

I’m Jess, 29-year-old co-founder and director of social media and search marketing agency Part Three Digital, alongside my business partner and friend Hannah.

When I was small, I always loved advertising, I loved to watch the ads on TV and pick out the good ones. I always leaned into my creativity at school, in art and business studies – marketing felt like the right career path to take and I felt lucky to have come to that decision as it is hard to know what path to take so young. I studied Marketing at Newcastle University and even then, digital marketing wasn’t covered much. I finished uni, came home and couldn’t find anywhere I could get a job in marketing that wasn’t looking 2-3 years’ experience. So I took an events and office internship at Style Academy Model Agency, started freelancing in social media marketing for small businesses, whilst working as a waitress. Thankfully the opportunity eventually came to start off my digital marketing agency career.

Now, I am an experienced strategic digital marketer with a keen eye for branding, commercial objectives and client values. With almost ten years’ experience in digital marketing, I have delivered and managed award-winning digital campaigns as part of many brands’ through-the-line marketing strategies.

Much of my digital marketing career has been spent agency side, starting out as a social media executive, eventually going down the path of account management and digital strategy. I worked with many brands from different industries, alongside other agency partners. Agency side is something I am passionate about, I enjoy the pace, the opportunities it brings working with the variety of clients and the talent you get to work with.

I have been at the forefront of account leadership for both local and global brands across the UK and Ireland, including Danone, Corona, Santa Rita Wine Estates, Electric Ireland, Tipperary Water, Fentimans, Xtratherm, Magners Irish Cider and Expedia.

My achievements so far include:

Bronze Best Newcomer – Digital Media Awards 2021
Digital Media Awards & European Sponsorship Awards 2020
The DANI Awards & European Sponsorship Awards 2019
The DANI Awards 2018
Young Digital Person of the Year 2017 -
The DANI Awards
Shortlisted - Young Person of the Year 2017 - Digital DNA Awards

Aside from the awards – launching Part Three Digital with Hannah has been a privilege and I am so happy at what we have achieved so far and excited for the future achievements to come.

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Why I founded Part Three Digital.

I founded Part Three Digital alongside Hannah in 2020 during the pandemic; after several hikes up the Mournes, drinking wine over Thai food, talking ourselves in and out of it – we just did it! Being passionate, award-winning digital marketers, we saw the opportunity to give our own agency a go, specialising in two core services, of which there is a gap for on the island of Ireland. Having worked in digital marketing for over 8 years and won multiple awards for creative campaigns and digital projects – we took the leap. Digital is always changing, so our service offering is continuously pivoting. The ‘managing a business’ side of things we have figured out quickly and we are always learning, especially as we continue to surround ourselves with a network of successful agency owners and industry peers who are our advisors and our sounding board when we need them.

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How I make a difference to Part Three Digital.

I am focused on commercial growth of the business, and with that comes ensuring operational excellence for our clients, building successful mutually beneficial relationships with our clients, developing our culture and marketing Part Three Digital.

In partnership with Hannah, I help nurture a collaborative, high performance culture with a stunningly talented team of people.