Marketing agency plans to add 255 jobs

ST. PETERSBURG — Kobie Marketing is on pace to add 255 new jobs in the St. Petersburg area, with 85 of these jobs to be filled by the end of the year, according to a company spokeswoman.

The new positions include project managers, developers, creative designers, copywriters, strategists and consultants, according to a statement from Gov. Rick Scott. Scott plans to highlight the job addition 1:30 p.m. Monday as part of his “Million, Billion Jobs Victory Tour."

“We look forward to the collaboration and support of the city, county and state as we continue to attract and retain some of the best and brightest resources in the country,” says Ashby Green, CFO of Kobie Marketing, in the statement.

Kobie Marketing is a customer loyalty marketing agency. It has been headquartered in St. Petersburg since 1990.

This article has been updated to correct the number of jobs Kobie will fill in 2016. The number was incorrect in the statement from Gov. Scott.