Advertising Agency Recruitment

Our recruitment expertise ensures advertising agencies find top professionals to drive impactful and successful campaigns.

What is an advertising agency?

Focussing on the advertising element of marketing, these agencies will devise a strategy and a media plan which contains all the essential advertising channels to deliver maximum impact from your campaign. Working with clients’ budgets, the agency will have preferential commercial relationships with media owners to purchase media on their behalf and utilise marketing channels to deliver their message, build their brand or acquire new customers. Media buying happens across channels like search, radio, TV, Video on Demand and Out of Home etc. This is a highly commercial operation where commissions and fees paid to agencies will depend on budget and campaign performance, therefore having employees with a very commercial and successful trading approach to their role will be important.

How do advertising agencies work with recruitment agencies?

Recruitment of account managers of all levels are very popular to deliver advertising solutions, especially when winning new clients. Client Services candidates must be reliable as they represent the agency when meeting and developing relationships with clients. Data has become so important for advertising, identifying trends and powering automation, with forward thinking agencies recruiting Data Science candidates. Recruitment tends to be urgent, with new client wins demanding immediate resource in most areas as agencies earnings are linked to buying quality media that produces a return. By having recruitment agencies on their preferred supplier list (PSL) they can quickly access the best talent from agencies who know their business.

Why do advertising agencies work with The Candidate?

Our track record across our whole recruitment agency is second to none as advertising agency recruitment has been core to our business since launch in 2012. We know what kind of candidates suit the agency environment and always aim to provide candidates who have similar experience to ensure they slot right into the fast passed world of agency land. We fill the majority of advertising agency jobs that we work, meaning a superior service from high conversion rates from CV to placement. We can recruit for all roles too, from search to TV buying, Data Science to creatives, so not just specialists in one silo. We’ve placed Managing Directors, who we previously placed as junior account managers earlier in their career, and those senior staff now use us to reliably recruit their teams. Our reviews are outstanding, and we get multiple referrals into other agencies where we do the same quality job.

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Laura is a true professional. She strikes the perfect balance of supporting and challenging you at the same time. Having experienced Executive Search headhunters previously, what really makes Laura stand out is that she genuinely cares for her candidate, the role and the business she is working on behalf on. This seems like a simple point, but her authenticity and passion shines through at every step. I would wholeheartedly recommend Laura to anyone looking for or being approached by her for a new role.
Pete Metcalf CEO, Social Chain

I used The Candidate because I had struggled via other generalist recruiters. Elliot Jones at The Candidate was absolutely brilliant. This all ended with him finding me the perfect Senior Marketing Manager in the Manchester area.
Nicola Clark People Partner, Insomnia Cookies

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Steven Forde IT Account Manager

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Jay Parker Influencer Manager, Social Chain

I recommend Laura to all of my clients that are seeking to make an executive appointment. Having worked together on a number of projects I am lucky enough to have seen first hand her passion for exceeding client expectations. Laura's commitment to understanding the brief at hand, combined with her pride in the job and desire to win, always results in happy clients; it is common for CEOs and CMOs to call and thank me for making the introduction. Always a pleasure to spend time with, professionally and socially. If you want to hire the right person for your business, make sure you speak to Laura.
Elliot Muscant Managing Partner, Open Partners

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Impeccable professionalism, her communication was always on point and the tips to cause an impression was of great value. I would like to thank her for the great service and will highly recommend the company.
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