Surreal

11/04/2025

Nigel Farage’s ‘Future PM’ AI action figure wins him this week’s ‘Most Delusional in a Public Office’ award – and there’s stiff competition.
https://tinyurl.com/3zek2275

16/12/2022

We want to take this opportunity to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous and healthy New Year!

At this time of year, we all reflect on the opportunities and challenges that happen in the life of any business and recent years have been like no other.

While living and loving our brand, strategy, thinking mantra, even our creative minds need time to recharge, and we're nearly ready to switch off and spend much-needed time with friends and family.

And, of course, we really look forward to connecting with you in 2023, re-energised and that little bit heavier!

All the very best,

Team Surreal

28/01/2021

‘If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.’

Our beloved Hana.

We will always miss you. ###

11/11/2020

We're Hiring!

Take a strong lead.
A creative one.
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What makes a great creative?
Is it strategically considered design, a talent for problem solving or communicating an idea visually in a way that’s never been done before?We believe it’s all of these things, if you agree then we want to hear from you.
The bit about you.
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You’ll have at least 4 years experience under your belt as a creative working in a B2B and B2C environment.
You're a dab hand at design for print and web.
Your favourite brief is a blank page.
You are self motivated and don’t always need a helping hand.
The bit about us.
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We’re a global brand strategy business that enables our clients to cut through the noise of a fiercely competitive market.
We eat, breathe and sleep ‘brands’.
BUT, what we really do is simply communicate, in a clear, compelling and creative way to generate success and we have a lot of fun doing it, all over the world - Do you want in?
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Why Surreal?
We could bang on about competitive salary and 28 days paid leave, yada, yada, yada… but what’s really important is the ability to develop, get heard, interact and be part of a team that values the 'team' bit, we move forward together and everyone has a say.
Is it time to have yours?
(Strictly no recruitment agency enquiries please)

29/10/2020

Experienced Creative

Take a strong lead.
A creative one.
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What makes a great creative?
Is it strategically considered design, a talent for problem solving or communicating an idea visually in a way that’s never been done before?We believe it’s all of these things, if you agree then we want to hear from you.

The bit about you.
-
You’ll have at least 4 years experience under your belt as a creative working in a B2B and B2C environment.
You're a dab hand at design for print and web.
Your favourite brief is a blank page.
You are self motivated and don’t always need a helping hand.

The bit about us.
-
We’re a global brand strategy business that enables our clients to cut through the noise of a fiercely competitive market.
We eat, breathe and sleep ‘brands’.
BUT, what we really do is simply communicate, in a clear, compelling and creative way to generate success and we have a lot of fun doing it, all over the world - Do you want in?
-

Why Surreal?

We could bang on about competitive salary and 28 days paid leave, yada, yada, yada… but what’s really important is the ability to develop, get heard, interact and be part of a team that values the 'team' bit, we move forward together and everyone has a say.
Is it time to have yours?

(Strictly no recruitment agency enquiries please)

06/04/2020

Covid-19 is changing the way we all behave and is also going to be putting the most vulner… Ian Smith needs your support for A Surreal random act of kindness

01/04/2020

Some might run and hide from work, not Surreal. We may all be homeworking but nothing gets in the way of our client's deadlines.

19/03/2020

Well... we went out for lunch in Fenwick and came back with a Giant Easter Egg with a plan to raise funds for both Sunderland foodbank and Newcastle West End Foodbank.

It's going to be tough times for us all during this period but even more so for the most vulnerable in our society.

Read why we need your help and get the chance to pig out over Easter by clicking the link. Sharings the new caring folks. Please share with all of your contacts. Excuse the Messy Desk.

Covid-19 is changing the way we all behave and is also going to be putting the most vulnerable in … Ian Smith needs your support for A Random act of Kindness

12/04/2019

It's been a while since we last posted on here, been a crazy start to the year. Worthwhile sharing how far we have come over the years.

April 12, 2019: Ian Smith posted images on LinkedIn

19/12/2018

Essential festive happenings at Surreal.
2018... completed it.

19/12/2018

It was a hard one choosing which Carol and how it should be sung, this could easily have been The Three Tenors or Sinead O'Connor versions but decided to go fully traditional. Such emotion and can still raise the hairs on my neck when I hear it. What's your favourite tune at Christmas

Wi******er Cathedral Choir sing their director of music, Andrew Lumsden's arrangement of Silent Night.

18/12/2018

What's more Surreal than Tim Burtons take on a Christmas Movie. We love it and its already been on the office projector as part of our build-up to the big day. Today it's over to Mr Jack Skellington...

Song "What's This?" from Movie of Walt Disney Pictures "The Nightmare Before Christmas": What's this? What's this? There's color everywhere What's this? Ther...