Meet The Collective

Thunder & Flash Marketing is a marketing agency that works a little differently. Rather than directly employ our team members, we operate as a collective of freelancers and experts that come together to solve our client's problems. It doesn't feel any different for our clients, but it allows us to be agile, cost effective and flexible. The collective is vast and constantly growing, but here is the opportunity to meet some of us.

Ross is an experienced client relationship manager with around 15 years experience in the marketing industry. His role at Thunder & Flash Marketing is to lead on all of our client accounts, from the very first conversation, to the development of the strategy, to the ongoing coordination of your team.

Having honed his craft somewhat from the ground up, Ross has a diverse range of skills that not only allow him to lead and nurture our client relationships, but be on the front lines with delivery too, particularly around data tracking and analysis. This all-encompassing knowledge means that Ross can oversee and direct our client's teams with channel insight and ensure that everything is working toward achieving business objectives. 

Ross Berridge

Founder

Derek O’Brien is a seasoned developer and technical lead with over 25 years’ experience in the web industry, including seven years teaching interactive and server-side technologies at degree level. Within any team he shapes the technical approach from discovery through delivery, focusing on robust solutions that drive measurable results. His specialist areas are sustainability, WCAG accessibility and performance optimisation, ensuring every build is efficient, inclusive and fast.

Derek pairs big-picture architecture with hands-on delivery. He’s comfortable leading sprints, scoping and estimating tickets, and collaborating closely with producers, designers and SEO specialists. With a toolkit spanning Laravel, WordPress, React, Next.js, Vue.js, GSAP and many more, he can plug into existing projects or build a new from the ground up. This breadth allows him to guide and support teams with clear technical direction while staying on the front line of delivery. Keeping work maintainable, on schedule and aligned to business objectives.

Derek O'Brien

Senior Developer

Why it's great to work with us

Problem-first mentality

Our focus on your problems and challenges means we're driven by high-level tangible outcomes.

Tailored solutions

Because we're 'problem-first', every solution starts with a strategy and a tactical plan tailored to your needs.

A collective of specialists

Working with us is like working with lots of highly specialist agencies, all at the same time.

Bang for your buck

We don't have the overheads of other agencies, meaning your budget goes further.