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Inside Totem

Get to know how we work, who you’ll be working with and what it’s like to work here.

How we work

Our clients tell us it’s our personalised hands-on approach that makes the difference. With honesty, clarity and transparency at every step we will support you through every step of your journey. 

We hold ourselves to extremely high standards that are made possible with our tried and tested Magic 8 Methodology.

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Our people

Behind the fancy job titles are a team of amazing people – creatives, storytellers, event producers, streamers and big dreamers.

Paige
Redfern

Operations Executive

Since graduating in media production in 2017 Paige has wanted to pursue a career in the media industry and to be able to develop skills within the creative sector. Totems Leap internship gave her that opportunity. Paige as worked in progression within the Totems success team. She is already filming, designing, building events on the platform and streaming. When Paige isn’t working she is pretending to be marvel characters to keep her crazy 4 year old son entertained.

Favourite place
Anywhere with my son
Your favourite book
Queenie
Playing on repeat
Go- Cat Burns
Favourite non-human
Benji- My Yorkie
What's on the menu
Sushi
Survival essentials
bed, boat, lighter
Who or what inspires you
My son

Veronica
Cortes

Product Owner

With a long and lustrous career in events, Veronica has delivered events worldwide for various industries including financial services, social housing, creative and IT. She transitioned from event operations to event technology during the pandemic and never looked back. Veronica loves the sun and hopes to one day settle on a sunny island with her 2 cats and better half.

Favourite place
Home sweet home!
Your favourite book
The Dirt: Confessions of
Playing on repeat
Everlong
Favourite non-human
Stewie Griffin
What's on the menu
Noodles
Survival essentials
Lip balm, 80s playlist, A
Who or what inspires you
The Queen

Harvey
Taylor

Success Manager

Before joining Totem Harvey worked in the Offshore Recruitment Industry specialising in underwater drones. An experienced Account Manager he has a passion for people, technology and creativity. As a natural problem solver, he enjoys taking an ‘outside the box’ approach to collaborating with clients, with the goal of exceeding expectations to ensure the ultimate success of their projects. When not working, Harvey will mostly likely be found out with friends, at gigs/festivals, or trying not to (but mostly) falling over in skateparks across South London.

Favourite place
Anywhere sunny!
Your favourite book
Any menu
Playing on repeat
Thunderstruck - ACDC
Favourite non-human
My dogs Rudy and Obi
What's on the menu
English Tapas
Survival essentials
Genie Lamp, Beer, Shades
Who or what inspires you
My parents

Alvaro
Fuentes

Senior Designer

Alvaro is a senior designer who works with 2D and 3D animations for bespoke AV installations and large-format MediaWalls. He also works as an editor and with onsite camera work covering events, filming sessions and interviews. He loves animals, music and tapas at all times of the day.

Favourite place
Iceland
Your favourite book
The name of the wind
Playing on repeat
Surprise Surprise
Favourite non-human
My two pet rats
What's on the menu
proper carbonara
Survival essentials
a book, a flute & ∞ pizza
Who or what inspires you
Insta photographers

Giulia
Grasso

Production Director

Giulia has been working in the Video Production industry for over 12 years. Thanks to her organisational skills her career evolved into Company Operations and ‘capacity’ has been her favourite word since. Giulia has a real passion for anything techy, has watched every single TV series ever made, loves pizza and deeply cares for animals and the planet. Even though she moved to the UK 10 years ago, she has never had a pint.

Favourite place
Terni, Italy
Your favourite book
Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
Playing on repeat
Waiting in Vain
Favourite non-human
ALL ANIMALS
What's on the menu
Pizza
Survival essentials
Machete, Matches, Hope
Who or what inspires you
People's kindness

Anna
Turner

Senior Project Manager (SaaS)

Anna is a project manager motivated by delivering excellent platform improvements, streamlining processes and solving problems. She brings broad project and continuous improvement experience in logistics and employee engagement. Having moved from Australia, she spends her time finding London’s best bakeries and restaurants, travelling Europe, hiking around the UK countryside and seeking any sun she can find.

Favourite place
Manly Beach in Sydney
Your favourite book
Anything by Ian McEwan
Playing on repeat
Drops of Jupiter
Favourite non-human
My childhood dog
What's on the menu
Thai!
Survival essentials
Books, tent, snacks
Who or what inspires you
Travel

Togs
Dalton

Art Director

Togs has had too many years he cares to mention in the Design industry: working on high profile brands though-out his career including Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Royal Mail, Coca-Cola and has been part of numerous branding projects. Togs found his niche in animation and digital campaigns where he now remains as Art Director of Create. Famously never playing for Saracens, but a keen supporter, Togs runs, surfs and keeps fit so he can indulge in his other pleasure of cooking and eating great food.

Favourite place
India
Your favourite book
A Prayer for Owen Meany
Playing on repeat
Superman REM
Favourite non-human
My dog
What's on the menu
Indian
Survival essentials
Boat outboard motor map
Who or what inspires you
Sportsmen / women

Bhavya
Agrawal

QA Lead

Bhavya is a quality assurance fanatic who loves to break an application to build a perfect one. A practitioner of continuous improvement herself, she like to incorporate quality standards in her work, also focussing on customer satisfaction and optimal team performance. Beyond work, she loves to organise family events, passionate of travelling and exploring new locations, believes in making great memories and ensures to connect with her parents in India everyday.

Favourite place
Mumbai
Your favourite book
Software Testing
Playing on repeat
Bollywood
Favourite non-human
Food
What's on the menu
Paani Poori / Ice Tea
Survival essentials
Food, Fire, Music
Who or what inspires you
My son

Alex
Hughes

Co-Founder and Client Director

Alex has a background in digital media, leading creative teams across the industry – ‘90s agency Deepend, ITV Network and MTV Networks Europe. He also worked on early iterations of the online presence for itv.com and Interactive TV propositions across ONdigital and SKY including The Brit Awards, Survivor and the MTV Europe Music Awards. He co-founded Amigo with Chris Shields in 2007, offering creative technology services for MediaWalls, Digital Signage and DOOH. After many years of trying, he has yet to stand up on a surfboard, so now snowboards instead. He remains horizontal.

Favourite place
Kefalonia & Pembrokeshire
Your favourite book
My Uncle Oswald
Playing on repeat
Never Tear Us Apart, INXS
Favourite non-human
Juno, my Dalmatian
What's on the menu
Italian Pizza / Negroni
Survival essentials
Negroni / Music / Pizza
Who or what inspires you
My Father

Jasmine
Berger

Broadcast Manager

Jasmine has a passion for editing, filming and live streaming and has been that way since college. Working previously with a live news station, where she edited and live streamed content. When not editing she likes to play games, arcade games and consoles alike. She is a Nintendo Girl at heart, when she isn’t editing or playing games, she reads fantasy novels like Terry Pratchett and draws. But most importantly she loves the Legend of Zelda and is currently collecting all the games!

Favourite place
Arcade
Your favourite book
Blart & HIVE
Playing on repeat
Cauterize
Favourite non-human
Squid & Octopus
What's on the menu
Pancakes
Survival essentials
Notebook, pen, multi-tool
Who or what inspires you
My plants

Sam
Gallagher

Product Designer

Sam is a Product Designer, he is passionate about all aspects of design. Since graduating from the University of Brighton, he’s been involved in branding and web design projects at a digital media agency, before joining Totem in 2022. Sam enjoys musical theatre, comfy video games, and working his way through the restaurants of London to find the tastiest treats available.

Favourite place
Japan
Your favourite book
The Hobbit
Playing on repeat
Physical by Dua Lipa
Favourite non-human
Rufus the dog
What's on the menu
Sunday roast
Survival essentials
3 custard creams
Who or what inspires you
Princess Diana

Inês
Mendes

Director of Client Success

Ines has a passion for people, problem solving, and animals. That includes the dolphin at Sea World that bit her in 2002. With a background in Journalism and Politics, she is equipped to guarantee project success and manages video production, design projects and clients. In her free time, she enjoys long walks on the beach and travelling.

Favourite place
Ericeira
Your favourite book
LOTR
Playing on repeat
Bohemian Rhapsody
Favourite non-human
My dog
What's on the menu
Sushi
Survival essentials
Fishing Set and Knife
Who or what inspires you
Victoria Beckham
Meet the whole team

Working at Totem

We are all about delivering exceptional experiences for our customers, and it’s our people that make it all possible.

Learn how we look after them, what it is they like about working at Totem and why a career here could be just what you’re looking for.

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