Meet our team
A public relations agency is only as strong as its people. Our team is committed to their clients, focused on generating excellent results and above all, pride themselves on being fun people to work and do business with.
Meet our senior management
Chris Hewitt
CEO, Berkeley Communications Group
Chris Hewitt is CEO and founder of Berkeley Communications Group that comprises two leading PR brands. Berkeley PR is a specialist new media and technology agency based in Reading and Ascent PR is a regional firm targeting a diversity of entrepreneurial enterprises from offices in Bristol, Reading, Manchester and London.
Richard Gloster
Director, Ascent PR London
Richard offers twenty years of career experience covering client servicing, business development, marketing and communications roles. He worked client-side for ten years with Global City-firms before completing an MBA at Cass Business School and moving into B2B marketing consultancy and agency work for SMEs. He leads the London agency and focuses on the technology, professional services, people development, travel & leisure sectors. Richard's strength is developing specific PR and marketing solutions based on sound business insight.
Sara Lewis
Director, Ascent PR - Bristol
With 20 years in business, Sara brings not just consultancy skills, but valuable sales and marketing experience to her clients. A veteran of working with entrepreneurial businesses, Sara brings her own creative flair as well as a full understanding of the challenges growing businesses face and the knowledge to overcome them.
Director, Ascent PR - Bristol
Natalie Sanderson
Director, Ascent PR - Thames Valley
Natalie's PR experience spans more than 15 years working with both small entrepreneurial businesses and large enterprises in varying industry sectors including leading consumer brands, B2B, healthcare and technology. Natalie works with businesses all over the south east and is dedicated to PR that delivers real results. She has a unique ability to adapt her skills to many different audiences and her key areas of experience include HR, coaching and leadership, family & parenting, children's toys/products, legal, personal finance, health & beauty, fashion, technology and consumer product placement campaigns. Natalie is also a trained journalist and a graduate in media & communications.
Join our team
Ascent PR is always looking for ambitious, enthusiastic PR professionals. If you have a PR/marketing or media related degree and/or relevant experience we would be interested in hearing from you. Please send your CV and covering letter to: recruitment@ascentpr.co.uk
Alternatively, if you are looking for work experience (minimum of four weeks) please email: recruitment@ascentpr.co.uk