Meet Our 2025 Cohort
10 exceptional graduates transforming Birmingham's marketing landscape
Our inaugural cohort represents the future of Birmingham's creative industry.
These talented individuals are currently completing their 6-week Academy journey, working on real client briefs and building the skills that will define their marketing careers.
About Our Pioneer Cohort
This remarkable group of graduates launched Academy in June 2025, validating our vision of bridging the gap between university education and industry requirements. Each brings unique perspectives, creative energy, and unwavering commitment to building their careers in Birmingham's thriving creative scene.
Through six intensive weeks working on an integrated marketing campaign, they've gained real agency experience and emerged as job-ready professionals ready to make their mark on the industry.
Programme
6-Week Creative Marketing Bootcamp
Completed
2nd June - 10th July 2025
Location
Tribera Agency, Birmingham
Cohort Size
10 exceptional graduates
What They've Accomplished
Our 2025 cohort has completed a comprehensive 6-week journey that transformed them into job-ready marketing professionals:
Delivered an integrated marketing campaign from strategy to execution
Rotated through six specialist departments to understand the full client journey
Built professional portfolios featuring real agency work and client outcomes
Developed expertise across brand strategy, creative development, social media, PR, digital marketing, and client services
Established strong networks within Birmingham's creative community
In Their Own Words
Meet the 2025 Tribe
Aneesah Masood
BCU | BA Digital Marketing
Combining strategy and creativity lets me tap into what I enjoy most: creating with purpose, and always thinking about the audience on the other side of the screen.d
Arjun Bilkhu
Aston | Msc Marketing
The pursuit of transforming marketing visions to reality
Arushi Chaturvedi
Aston | Msc Marketing
Focus on stories that matter, craft with purpose, and create content that moves both minds and markets
Beatrice Odesanya
BCU | BA Digital Marketing
I work where culture meets creativity, turning insight into stories that connect
Ellie Watkin
BCU | BA Digital Marketing
Crafting a career built on Strategy, Connection and Consistency
Gracie Wegrzyn
BCU | BA Digital Marketing
Combining strategic thinking with genuine compassion to deliver thoughtful, effective solutions
Jude O'Farrell
BCU | MA Future Media
Passionate about performance marketing, I enjoy using data to help campaigns reach and drive action in their intended audience
Lennon Shale
BCU | MA Future Media
A musician at heart, I want a stable job that can reliably get me into the elusive music industry, whilst also being able to prop up my music career through a skill-set that is so, so important to a musician, but rarely obtained
Looking Ahead
As our 2025 cohort launches their careers, they're setting the foundation for Academy's future. Their success demonstrates Birmingham's potential as a centre of marketing excellence and creative innovation - and proves that with the right training, graduates can hit the ground running in the creative industry.