Our Team

Jennie Spears

Jennie is an experienced and confident communications professional.

A relocation to Bristol to start a family in 2006 prompted Jennie’s decision to leave her role as Head of PR and Media for the UK’s leading autism charity, and set up a freelance PR agency.

With a background in horticulture and experience across gardening, lifestyle, environment, education and food and drink, Jennie specialises in strategic planning, crisis and reputation management and consumer-facing PR projects.

Clare Johnson

Clare is an experienced and creative PR professional and has worked both agency side and in house. Having reached the position of Senior Account Director in a major London PR agency focusing on property clients, Clare relocated to Oxford and started working as a freelance PR consultant in 2009.

Clare has experience across a range of sectors including property, travel, luxury lifestyle and leisure and specialises in media liaison, creative PR planning and targeted networking campaigns. She has led a wide range of consumer and B2B campaigns and she has a natural flair for tackling the challenging projects and producing the results.

James Spears

James has over 18 years of fundraising knowledge and experience, working with trustees, senior managers, fundraising, administrative and services staff, as well as donors, corporate supporters, clients, and their families. He has a demonstrable track record of effectively driving growth and managing change for charitable organisations of all sizes and offers a wide range of supporter engagement services..

Lucy Timmins

Lucy began her career at the BBC before moving into PR, marketing and events within the restaurant sector. Her passion for gardening led her to retrain in horticulture, gaining RHS Level 2 and 3 qualifications before becoming a senior and head gardener on large private estates. Today, she brings her combined love of gardens and communications to horticultural PR, blending industry insight, copywriting expertise and a keen eye for design.

Our Extended Team

We are proud to work alongside a trusted network of talented freelancers who are an important extension of the Bloom team. From experienced PR professionals and designers to photographers, filmmakers and specialist creatives, allowing us to build the right team around each brief and deliver the very best for our clients.