VUONLINE - Key Persons


Andrew Ward

Job Titles:
  • Great Advise and Knowledge, Always Happy to Help, Highly Recommended

Ben Atherton

Job Titles:
  • Lead Developer
A web developer with over a decade of experience of developing websites for both large and small clients. He focuses on all the behind the scenes stuff, which isn't always seen, but is always very important. At the weekends he can be found exploring new destinations or playing with the latest tech.

Carpenter Oak

Carpenter Oak are a large team of designers, carpenters and project managers specialising in timber-framed buildings.

Chloe Symons

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager

Claire Perry

Job Titles:
  • Administrative Support
  • Member of the Team
Claire is a valued member of the team, supporting Vu with the accounts and admin for a number of years now, and is passionately meticulous with every task. When she is not busy at work she enjoys standing on the side of a football pitch watching her son play, walking on Dartmoor or with her head buried in a book!​

Dan Smale

Job Titles:
  • Adwords Premier Partner
Dan is trusted supplier of PPC advertising having been working in this field for over 15 years, he has managed hundreds of campaigns spanning different industries and business sectors, from Retail to Manufacturing, Travel and Leisure to Legal and Financial Services. Vu have partnered with Dan and his team for several years now and share a mutually beneficial local collaborative bond, as well as managing some campaigns in-house, his perspective is hugely valued by the team.

David A Smith

A respected signwriter, David Adrian Smith is noted for his unique and pristine designs.

Dominic Cooper

Job Titles:
  • Creative Director
A big picture guy with a background in professional design, his mix of design experience and front end development enables him to form a bridge between the creative and the technical side of things. There's magic in his feet as well as his fingers as he finds time to lace up his football boots at the weekends, wishing he could be have been part of the class of '92.

Michael Weed

Job Titles:
  • Technical Consultant
Michael has been working with Vu for a number of years and has skills in end-to-end development languages and digital marketing strategies. He is largely employed in specific technical consultancy roles with Vu now due to a large number of personal projects, but a valued partner of Vu and a big part of its heritage.

Neil Hocking

Job Titles:
  • Copywriter

Richard Wain - CTO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Founder
  • Technical Director
  • Founding Director of Fatherhoods
  • Founding Director of Vu
As founding director of Vu, Richard has spent well over a decade supporting local businesses and organisations to make the most of their digital marketing activities and to connect with their clients through authentic story telling. As a keen advocate for men's mental health, Richard is also a founding director of Fatherhoods, an organisation that helps fathers to open-up and engage in challenging conversations. As part of his commitment to celebrating openness and vulnerability, he regularly share's his own stories of Life's Little Dramas. Passionate about nature, Richard has spearheaded our efforts to become a more environmentally aware business, setting up our corporate sponsorship with Moor Trees and promoting our hosting services are powered by renewable energy.

Stuart Johnston

Job Titles:
  • Account Manager
  • Creative Technologist With Jaywing
As former Technical Director at Creative Jar and creative technologist with Jaywing, Stuart has spent years inside UK digital agencies working alongside the best creatives, technicians and well-known brands. With a reputation as a non-technical communicator, Stuart effortlessly transcends all aspects of the digital production life cycle and acts on your behalf inside Vu as Account Manager and Project Manager.

Susanna Wain

Job Titles:
  • Office Manager
Susie is hands-on with everything around the office, she keeps everything ticking over and everyone on task. Her wide-reaching role covers accounts, admin, social media & HR support to the team. She is passionate about supporting others, enjoys learning about psychology and drawing with her spare time as well as valuing, above all else, being a great mum to her family.