Nick Baines

CEO & Co-Founder at Nara Communications | PRWeek 30 Under 30

United Kingdom

About

CEO & Co-founder of Nara Communications, a technology-focussed PR agency specialising in telling the stories behind meaningful organisations. Bootstrapped to 20 people across New York and London in two years, Nara works with some of the most prestigious startups, scale-ups, non-profits, government agencies, investment firms and research groups globally. Awards for PR campaigns include a Cannes Lions for Innovation, Adweek Project ISAAC, Clio Award and Fast Company World Changing Ideas winner. I am a member of PR Week's 30 Under 30 list as well as a published short story writer and biographer.

Experience

  • CEO & Co-Founder at Nara Communications
    May 2021 - Present · 5 yrs 3 mos

    Meaningful stories for meaningful companies.

  • Author at Biographer
    Apr 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

  • Deliberate PR (5 yrs 8 mos)
    • Lead Creative
      Jul 2016 - Apr 2020 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      Ran the company's Creative department. Campaigns include: - World's first virtual mascot in collaboration with Everton Football Club. - US Government partners with fishing app to crowdsource endangered species data. - Veteran revisits Northern France through VR. - America's longest-married couple field questions via Twitter for Valentine's Day. - Podcasts save regional American slang.

    • Account Executive, Creative News Division
      Sep 2014 - Jun 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos