BIRSTALL-based Fantastic Media has appointed two new members of staff to strengthen its digital operations.

After working for a small web development agency in Leeds, Ahmed Mahdi (pictured top) has joined Fantastic as part of a bigger team and to develop his experience and skills. He will be fully involved in building websites for clients and making them into dynamically driven content managed systems.

For the third year running, Fantastic is continuing its partnership with Huddersfield University as it has employed a student on a year’s placement in its digital department. David Ford (also pictured), a third year student in multimedia design, will work on video and design projects for a broad range of clients.

Fantastic, formed almost four years ago, has now employed five new starters since the beginning of 2009.