The Team

Heather Baker

CEO

Heather is a digital strategist, star blogger and trainer with a passion for technology that fuels the direction of the business.

Luke Budka

Head of digital PR and SEO

Luke is great at analysing the latest digital PR and SEO trends and applying gained knowledge to help clients conquer their comms challenges.

Jamie Field

Managing Director of TopLine Film

Camera man turned producer/director Jamie is great at spotting the creative opportunity in every brief and delivering projects on time and on budget.

Katy Bloomfield

Head of Client Relations

Katy leads TopLine’s client service teams. She uses her passion for creative brand storytelling to guide powerful campaigns and provide insightful counsel to many happy clients.

Andrew Bartlett

Science and Engineering Director

A former research engineer, a Chartered PR practitioner, and a member of the CIPR council and its STEM sectoral group, Andy helps scientists and engineers tell complex technology stories in a simple, direct, and compelling way.

Elaine Cobb

Senior Comms Consultant

Elaine is a mechanical engineer who caught the PR bug during a temporary assignment, Elaine knows how technology works – and uses this knowledge to help TopLine’s STEM clients sell their products and services.

Tom Pallot

Digital Strategist

A born digital specialist, Tom contributes to a number of team projects. He blogs, he pitches, he optimises websites – and he does it all with style and speed. He even speaks French!

Bronwen Dowman

Comms Consultant

Bronwen is a Comms Consultant at TopLine Comms. Bronwen is something of an all rounder – having accomplished a career in both consumer and B2B PR, outside of work, Bronwen spends her time upcycling and revamping furniture for her blog Hitched and Home. If she’s not at work, you can find Bronwen hanging out with her dog Milo or in the winelands with family and friends sipping on Chenin Blanc.

Katie Shuff

Comms Consultant

A versatile and energetic component of TopLine’s growing integrated department, Katie’s multifaceted role involves everything from conducting industry research to writing press releases.

Katie Chodosh

Comms Consultant

Katie is a versatile and seasoned comms consultant and copywriter across a growing range of clients.

Robert Hart

Content Manager

Ben Beckles

Media Relations Consultant

Ben builds and maintains our network of media contacts – managing public relations across the agency.

Brent Peters

Graphic Designer

Brent spends his days drawing and designing. His creative branding and graphic design skills are bold and on point. He’s also pretty good with a pair of scissors.

Jenna Rosmarin

Comms Executive

Jenna is a Comms Assistant at TopLine Comms, Cape Town. After spending 14 years as a a competitive Latin and Ballroom dancer, Jenna has put down her dancing shoes and when she’s not in the office, instead you’ll find her hiking Cape Town’s mountains, running on the beach or working on her fashion, health and lifestyle blog.

Jack Kelleher

Junior Copywriter

Jack is a copywriter, writing bylines, articles, and editorials. He also edits content – he can spot an errant apostrophe a mile away.

Fleur Stamford

Comms Assistant

As TopLine’s Comms Assistant, Fleur supports the STEM team with new business, client liaison, and day-to-day account management.

Micky Lee

Office Manager / PA

Micky is TopLine’s office manager extraordinaire. She juggles her hefty administrative workload with dog-walking and hand-standing. Her inappropriate one-liners are brilliant.

Devon

Chief Frisbee Officer

Labrador retriever Devon has been part of Team TopLine since she was just 12 weeks old and is critical to the wellbeing of everyone in the office. She loves going for long walks.