Real estate and property services company, Bayleys Realty Group, is growing its service support with the appointment of Chris Gwin.

Gwin will take up the role of director of marketing and communications, a newly created role.

The position knits together Bayleys’ marketing, web, research, and PR activities and includes an emphasis on strategically expanding the brand’s social media and digital presence.

With 25 years of media sales, marketing and operational experience, Gwin moves to Bayleys from PMP Print where he was sales and marketing director.

Prior to this, he was GM and publisher at APN’s (NZME) New Zealand magazines division.