Digital marketing agency Proclaim Interactive recently promoted several of its staff members.
 
Mitch Thompson was named creative director. His previous role at was user experience designer at the agency, where he has worked for five years.
 
A recipient of national awards for excellence in website design from organizations such as the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts, Thompson has a background in IT, design, marketing and product development, according to a news release. He has been professionally designing websites since 1997.
 
“Mitch has a unique blend of technical acumen and visual design that is a sought-after rarity today. He courageously encourages everyone at Proclaim to think-outside-the-box and meets our client’s marketing challenges with a healthy dose of creativity and generosity,” Spence Hackney, president of Proclaim Interactive, said in the release. “I’m thrilled to have Mitch lead our creative team with his proven communication skills and sound judgement.”
 
Shelley Heinrichs (left), who has worked at Proclaim for four years, was promoted to marketing director. Her previous role was marketing coordinator. In her new role, Heinrichs supervises a team of five marketing professionals who specialize in SEO, social media marketing, reputation management and pay-per-click advertising. She has a bachelor’s degree in linguistics from Cal State Fresno.
 
Rachel Stantliff (left) was promoted to production director. She has worked for Proclaim for five years and previously served as producer. She also serves as Proclaim’s Google Street View Trusted Photographer. She earned her bachelor’s degree in film studies from University of North Carolina Wilmington. Stantliff has overseen and contributed several award-winning projects that earned honors from the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts, the Healthcare Marketing Awards and the Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Society.