Citypress hires Blakeley to head consumer PR

Citypress has appointed Victoria Blakeley to head its consumer PR business.

She joins after five years with Weber Shandwick where she was account director for the agency’s Aldi account and represented clients in the retail and travel sectors.

Blakeley was named Young PR Professional of the Year in the 2011 PR Week awards and will lead consumer PR programmes for Citypress across its office network.

Headquartered in Manchester, Citypress is one of the UK’s largest consultancies outside of London, with 50 consultants across five offices in Manchester, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Bristol and London.