The team

Having a permanent professional team is essential. Our collective knowledge and experience helps us ensure every project responds to needs in the most effective way. We have a culture of openness and collaboration; pooling our skill so you really do get the best from all of us. Here are the people making things happen for our clients:

Gary Cottam

Chief Executive Officer

Gary is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Doublespark. With 16 years’ experience in the world of internet design and SEO, some might call him a veteran of the industry. We just call him boss and bow to his experience and track record working with some of the country’s largest blue chip companies. Gary cut his project management teeth in the world of critical live medical data; a testimony to his ability to project manage some of the most complex and demanding projects with ease. Gary is the driving force behind Doublespark and its adoption of new technologies. Every project is personally overseen by our CEO who remains the main point of contact for all clients.

Leigh Titman

Creative Director

Leigh brings fresh, inspiring design ideas to the Doublespark table. With a strong agency and publishing design background, our Creative Director has produced outstanding work for some of the country’s leading retail brands. Leigh works to deliver the core principles of good design with new creative thinking, giving every Doublespark project the benefit of quality design and a consistent branded approach. Leigh’s strength in branding led to the creation of his own creative agency which runs in tandem with Doublespark. This gives our clients access to a much broader platform of design knowledge than many other specialist web agencies.

Jamie Devine

Web Developer and CMS Wizz

Jamie is the go-to guy for our class-leading content management system, Contao. A background in the music industry meant Jamie quickly got to grips with building MySpace themes and a longer career as a freelancer helped him develop an enduring understanding of web standards. Solid experience of designing for mobile devices and smartphones has benefitted many clients and Jamie is well known as an app developer in his own right. Jamie provides a safety net for projects with his ability to future-proof client sites using the latest HTML5 and CSS3 technologies.

Richard Petersen

SEO & Social Media Guru

Richard was brought on board in 2009 to lead the SEO team and oversee strategies for our clients. A background in print design and a solid track record in SEO caught our attention back then - he’s been a valuable asset ever since. Particularly well versed in producing link bait (content designed to encourage links to client sites), Richard manages projects with a good commercial eye, and a proven ability to improve client’s income whilst reducing PPC charges. Richard brings current SEO best practice to client projects both in terms of site structure and optimisation, and is very well versed in Google analytics.

Helen Bowler

SEO Technician, PR and Article Chief

Helen is our resident in-house article and press release distribution guru. An expert in social bookmarking, Helen helps our clients’ increase their targeted traffic and organic rankings by leveraging all bookmarking has to offer. Helen has a wealth of experience in creating search engine friendly content for our clients; helping push their sites to the number one spot. Product and customer reviews are essential in managing online reputation and in gaining Google Map listings, and Helen is our expert in this field.

Lucy O'Leary

SEO Technician and Link Queen

Lucy’s critical role in identifying and acquiring competitor links for our clients pays dividends in achieving high rankings for chosen keywords. Lucy manages the important process of choosing the right mix of competitor link profiles and has many years’ experience in identifying authoritative high value links. As well as links, Lucy is an expert in establishing the most relevant directories for our many client niches. Inclusion in industry and local directories is vital for organic and local listings and helps build our clients’ profile in their chosen sectors.

You

We love meeting new people with a passion for the web and are always looking to bolster our skills base. If you think you’ve got what it takes to contribute to our clients’ business, take a look at our careers page.