Altrincham-based marketing agency The Genius Group has made a string of new hires following a period of rapid growth and expansion.

The appointments come as the business settles into its new headquarters at Foundation on George Street, a move designed to support a growing team as the agency scales.

New joiners include Gemma Barlow, who arrived in November as head of people from LADbible Group, alongside January hires Ben Herbert as senior video producer and Ben Taylor as a Shopify and e-commerce developer. 

Georgina Goldman has also joined the company’s Valid8 team as sales administration assistant, with further recruitment across office support, development/UX and marketing.

Founded in 2017 by Chris Niebel and Mark Shephard, the business has grown from six staff to more than 40 and is planning to build a team of more than 100 this year. 

The agency has driven more than £2.3 billion in client sales over the past three years and has now surpassed £100,000 in charity donations, including a £42,000 gift to Prevent Breast Cancer at the opening of its new office.