Key Players
Ian Monk - Founder
Ian Monk founded the company four years ago following four years as managing director of MacLaurin Media, where he worked closely with Brian MacLaurin, taking the Agency to the number 1 position as the UK’s leading entertainment and reputation management company.
Before moving into PR Monk worked for 15 years at senior editor level in UK national newspapers successively holding the positions of News Editor and Associate Editor (Daily Mail), Deputy Editor (Daily Express) and Associate Editor (The Sun).
He is closely involved in devising and implementing media strategies for all clients and brings the widest possible experience, having handled publicity and reputation management campaigns for clients including Camelot and the National Lottery, Richard Desmond and Northern and Shell, Bauer and Universal. He has also acted as a media adviser to high profile figures from the worlds of business, media and sport.
A former winner of the IPR Excellence Award, Monk is also a regular writer on media and industry matters, with a weekly column for the influential PR Week magazine.
Maria Murtagh - Associate Director
Maria Murtagh specialises in consumer, media and entertainment publicity and has global experience in publicising major brands including the PR Week award winning account Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (Best Consumer Campaign), Sony Playstation, Virgin Megastores and O2. At Ian Monk Associates she directs the Agency's current portfolio of clients including Shalit Global, Miss Great Britain 2008 and high profile Bauer titles Grazia and Zoo.
Previously with Jackie Cooper Public Relations, Maria is able to combine strategic and creative brand development to generate high visibility publicity campaigns across print, broadcast and new media.
Anthony Burr - Account Manager
Anthony joined the Agency following a career in journalism in which he was a staff writer for both The Sunday Times and the Daily Express, covering both the foreign news and sports beats. He also worked as a television sports writer for Sky before switching to public relations where he initially handled publicity for leisure and travel companies and organisations.
At Ian Monk Associates, Anthony works on media, consumer and sports accounts including Bauer publications Zoo and across various elements of the Agency's sporting client base.
Rachel Monk - Account Manager
Rachel has worked in the company for two years across media and entertainment brands. She is a skilled media handler and has played a leading role in publicity campaigns for magazines and media clients. She currently works on the Miss Great Britain and Bauer accounts and is also involved in Celebrity Public Relations.
