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Our Team

Meet our team of talented website designers, developers and digital marketing experts here at Purple, an award-winning agency based in the north east

The Purple People

Delivering a professional service to your clients requires not only knowledge and experience but the right people to carry out the work.

At Purple we are fortunate that we are a magnet for great ‘like-minded’ team players; people who easily co-exist, work well together and flourish from the companionship of their work colleagues.

The team at Purple Creative Studio really is like a family. We go out and enjoy social activities together, encourage each other to grow within the business and provide support to each other in times of need.

If ever there was a model for successful work collaboration and getting the best from your team - then this is it...

Phil Upton - Managing Director

Meet the team

Meet the team behind the award winning company

Phil Upton
Managing Director
Phil Upton
Managing Director

Phil Upton is co-founder and Managing Director of Purple Creative Studio which was formed in 2009. Mad about music, plays drums in a local Soul Band. Love my motorbike - tinkering and riding. I read books every day and enjoy being part of Purple.

Allan Guy
Technical Director
Allan Guy
Technical Director

Allan Guy is co-founder and Technical Director of Purple Creative Studio. After 12 years as a cabinet maker, the last 22 years have been with various IT companies. Plays trumpet in a local Soul Band with Phil and Cornet in a village brass band.

Sarah Cook
Associate Director
Sarah Cook
Associate Director

Sarah joined Purple Creative Studio in 2013 after previously working in Marketing and has a degree in Politics with Journalism. Sarah has a wide range of experience having held different roles within Purple but her strengths lie in building long term relationships with both clients and the Purple team.

Maisy Dinsdale
Account Executive
Maisy Dinsdale
Account Executive

Maisy joined Purple Creative Studio, in the height of lockdown in August 2020, as our Apprentice Account Executive. In 2021, she completed her apprenticeship in Content Production which she found to be a great extension of her creative interests after graduating from her Photography degree in 2019 from Manchester School of Art.

George Shaw
Website Team Leader
George Shaw
Website Team Leader

George joined Purple Creative Studio in July 2019, as an Apprentice Website Developer. He completed three years at Darlington Technical College where he studied several subjects including an Extended Diploma in Sports and Exercise Sciences.

Luke Hughes
Website Developer
Luke Hughes
Website Developer

Luke joined Purple Creative Studio in January 2022 as a Junior Website Developer, after completing an extended Cambridge technical diploma in Cyber Security. He has now completed his Level 4 Apprenticeship in Software Development which helps him continue to develop his skills in multiple programming languages.

Jess Buck
Digital Marketing Team Leader
Jess Buck
Digital Marketing Team Leader

Jess joined us in October 2019 as a Digital Marketing Apprentice. After completing her studies at The University of York, she was looking to stay local and find a creative role that let her continue to learn, so the position at Purple was perfect.

Lauren Stolarski
Junior Digital Marketer
Lauren Stolarski
Junior Digital Marketer

Lauren joined us as a Junior Digital Marketer in July of 2023, completing a digital marketing apprenticeship. After completing a degree in 3D Design from Northumbria University, she moved back to her hometown to pursue a creative career. In her spare time, she enjoys painting, creating digital art and tending to her many plants.

Amanda Winstanley
Office Manager
Amanda Winstanley
Office Manager

Amanda joined Purple 3 weeks before the 2020 lockdown, as our Office Administrator. After running a successful construction business for more than 25 years the opportunity to find a better life/work balance was too good to be true and the move to Purple was born. Her love of walking and the outdoors makes the workplace at Aske a perfect location.

Join us?

We're always interested to hear from people who can complement what we do - Individuals who can bring something extra to the business.

We like being helpful too, and welcome school work placements as well as interns looking to learn about our industry and see if it's a potential working platform for them. It's also a great way to learn about each other and could even result in a job with us, so don't rule anything out and get in touch

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