About Us

We’re Orchard. An award-winning, multi-disciplinary, integrated marketing agency based in Cardiff. We champion strategic thinking, creative solutions, and commercial impact.

Employee Owned

We are now Employee Owned. As of October 2024, we are all equal members of a trust that owns Orchard. As trustees, every single one of us is empowered and has a vested interest in making a success of working with you, in a mutually beneficial way. Read more here

Our Services

Creative

We’re experts in branding, design, and bespoke creative solutions, from brand strategy, positioning and identity, to digital products and experiences.

Digital Innovations

We’re always looking for new ways to help your business tell a story using technology, from VR to AI, apps, animations, and immersive video.

Content

Whether you need visually arresting social media content or immersive storytelling for your website, we create video, audio, social, and digital content that resonates.

Events and Experiences

Be it an online conference, a face-to-face exhibition, a brand activation, live, virtual or hybrid, we’re experienced in ensuring your event comes to life.

Communications

Combining advertising, media planning and buying, PR and social media, we specialise in insight-driven communications strategy, plans and delivery.

Sponsorships & Partnerships 

Connecting brands, rights holders and audiences through engaging, innovative, creative and purposeful partnerships that deliver positive results.

Our Approach

Every project or challenge that comes through our doors goes through our exacting technical process that allows us to provide bespoke solutions, agile thinking, and measurable success.

The first step is a conversation to find out what the challenge is that you need us to solve. That might mean workshopping, ideas sessions, or mind-mapping in order to craft a detailed brief.

At this point we gather the best experts from our team to come up with creative ideas and solutions. We take the brief, hone the concepts, and create a plan for how we’re going to solve the challenge.

When the idea is refined and agreed, we get to work on creating the activation, content, creative, or campaign deliverables – on time, on brief and on budget.

This final stage is crucial to understanding both the success of the project and if we’ve exceeded your expectations. We look at insights and achievements to understand how we can continue to drive your project forward, whether that’s creating more, curating what you have, or taking on a brand new challenge.

Communications team talking, while working on an integrated project.
A picture of the Orchard integrated studio.

For us, sustainability has never been a trend, it’s simply ingrained in everything we do. We’re always conscious of the environment, the communities, and the wellbeing of the people around us. We have built a successful relationship with Coed Hills Rural Artspace – a local eco-friendly sustainable community ­– continuing our pledge to plant trees and make a difference. 

We are also working on an ongoing basis with sustainability consultants Alectro to measure our emissions, quantify our carbon footprint, and help us make informed decisions on our future sustainability. View our 2023 Report here. (*This is an independently produced third party report)

This year, our chosen charity partner is Size of Wales, who help to provide support and expertise to local and indigenous communities in tropical regions.

A member of the Orchard sustainability team planting.

Our Team

Adrian Jones

Adrian Jones
Head of TV and Film Production

Alex Williams
Marketing

Alys Carlton
Independent Non-Executive Director

Andrew Griffiths

Andrew Griffiths
Creative Director

Andrew Jones
Content

Carys Matthews
Creative

Carys Oldall
Sponsorship Manager

Catrin Morris
Content

Catrin Rees
Production Manager

Chanice Stones
Events and Experiences

Charlotte Fairs
Head of People & Culture

Charys Bestley
Events and Experiences

Cheryl Hughes

Cheryl Hughes
Account Director

Dai Butcher
Head of Digital Innovation

Daniel Anderson
Warehouse Assistant

Demi Quirolo
Account Manager

Dylan Jones
Events and Experiences

Edward Cullen
Director of New Business

Elinor Rees
Communications

Ellie French
Receptionist

Emma Bevan

Emma Bevan
Content

Emma Wordley

Emma Wordley
Head of Marketing

Gareth Delve

Gareth Delve
Content

Geraint Vaughan
Communications

Holly Griffin
Communications

Jim Carpenter
co-CEO

Jordan Gazzard
Creative

Josh Holland
Content

Josh Roughley
Events and Experiences

Julie Chilcott
Senior Accounts Assistant

Kate Methuen-Ley
Independent Chair

Kelly Bannister
Senior Event Manager

Kerry McDonald
co-CEO

Laura Carpanini

Laura Carpanini
Head of Communications

Layla Howells
Trainee Finance Assistant

Lee Baker

Lee Baker
Operations

Linda Prendeville
Senior Project Manager

Lyndon Thomas
Creative Director

Maisy Williams
Content

Martyn Davis

Martyn Davis
Head of Technical Events

Nia Walters

Nia Talfryn Walters
Content

Nicola Scougall
Content

Owain Jones

Owain Jones
Content

Perla Nunez

Perla Ponce Nuñez
Events and Experiences

Phil Morgan
Chief Finance and Operating Officer

Rhianedd Sion
Content

Rhidian Evans

Rhidian Evans
Line Producer and Production Manager

Rob Johnson

Rob Johnson
Events and Experiences

Rob Light

Rob Light
Director of Creative Productions and TV Programmes

Robert Samuel

Robert Samuel
Events and Experiences

Sara Jones
Contract Manager

Sarah Thomas
Head of Events

Shannon Looms
Sponsorship Executive

Simon Goss

Simon Goss
Digital Innovations

Stephanie Cobley
Operations

Tim Powell

Tim Powell
Director

Ursula Marshall

Ursula Marshall
Head of Exhibitions

Vicky Smith
Communications

Accreditations

The Drum Elite Digital Agency logo in black
The Drum Top Independent Agencies 2022 logo in black
FSQS Registered logo in black
Mental Health First Aid Wales logo in black
IWA logo in black
Drum Top 100 logo in black
IPA Incorporated by Royal Charter logo in black
Living Wage Employer logo in black
The Prince's Responsible Business Network logo in black

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