Creative/Digital/Media

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 9-13 JUNE 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Firefish Software, Jobmatch Sweden, Liquid Friday

Supplier, Technology 12 June 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 JUNE 2025

This week’s new launches include: Lattice, makethehire.com

Supplier, Your business 12 June 2025

BBC Studios appoints new director of HR

The BBC has appointed Jermaine Daw (pictured) as director of HR for BBC Studios, effective in June. 

Your business 28 May 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Aston University, Four Squared Recruitment, Gi Group UK, itris X, ManpowerGroup

Supplier, Your business 27 May 2025

Human skills as important as ‘oven-ready’ tech skills

The UK skills landscape is experiencing rapid and regular turnover as employers look for “oven-ready talent” with much in-demand technical skills.

Technology, Your business 20 May 2025

UK Hiring Taskforce launches to develop new hiring strategies

A UK Hiring Taskforce was launched on Friday [16 May 2025] at the Houses of Parliament to develop strategy, technology and policy for “the end-to-end process of hiring in as new a way as possible”.

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Org Group acquires Manchester-based tech recruiting firm

Multinational professional services provider Org Group has acquired Manchester-based technology recruiting firm Venturi.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 12-16 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Eames Consulting, Eightfold AI, SF Recruitment

UK-INDIA FTA: Financially beneficial for firms to second Indian workers to the UK

Following the news that the UK and India have agreed a trade deal, what will that mean for mobility of workers?

ITV tunes into graduate programme

ITV launches its first-ever graduate recruitment campaign today. Ten graduate roles will be offered for two-year placements, according to Catherine Schlieben, ITV head of recruitment.
30 April 2012

UK the top nation for social recruitment, says Bullhorn

Recruiters in the UK are the most likely to post jobs on social networks, according to a survey of 65,000 users of recruitment software provider Bullhorn.

LinkedIn expands mobile offering

Professional social network LinkedIn has expanded its mobile offering with the LinkedIn application for the iPad. It also made its iPhone and Android applications available in 13 additional languages.

LinkedIn launches Talent Pipeline

Professional social network LinkedIn has launched Talent Pipeline for its corporate recruiting customers, allowing them to manage all talent leads in one place.
25 April 2012

INTERNATIONAL Australia: Lights, camera, action for thousands of film jobs

More than 3,500 jobs will be created in Australia, thanks to the filming of motion picture ‘The Wolverine’, starring Hugh Jackman.

Apple to create 500 new jobs in Ireland

Apple is to add over 500 new jobs in Europe. The company has filed for planning permission for a new office in its European HQ in Cork, where it has had a base for over 30 years.
20 April 2012

Don’t forget invisible diversity in a globalised economy, says equality chief

Ensuring diversity in recruitment is important in a globalised market, because “you can’t tell by looking at someone” what their heritage or skills are, says Sandra Kerr, director at equality body Race for Opportunity.
19 April 2012

Jobrapido acquisition ‘supercharges’ Evenbase

Digital recruitment group Evenbase’s newly announced acquisition of job search engine Jobrapido was “something we’ve been thinking about for quite some time”, according to Evenbase chief executive Keith Potts.

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Fresh takes on Fenwick

Julia Fenwick has joined PR & communications recruiter Fresh Connect as a PR recruitment consultant, focusing on consumer PR.

INTERNATIONAL US: iGaming recruiter Pentasia opens San Francisco office

Online gaming and gambling technology recruiter Pentasia has opened an office in San Francisco in the US.
16 April 2012

BREAKING NEWS: Evenbase acquires Jobrapido

Digital recruitment group Evenbase has acquired the world’s second largest job search engine, Jobrapido, for €30m [£24.7m].

Nakama Search opens, incorporates Libby Fisher

Digital media recruiter Nakama Group has opened Nakama Search in London, to focus on the recruitment of senior executives and entrepreneurs in the Digital Media sector.
13 April 2012

INTERNATIONAL Australia: Resource-rich states still most confident on hiring

Employers in the resource-rich states of Queensland and Western Australia are Australia’s the most confident on hiring in the next quarter, shows a new report from recruiter Hudson Global Resources.

October Recruitment launches new grad division

Digital sector recruiter October Recruitment has launched a new digital media graduate recruitment division, headed by Ellie White.
Emerging talent 10 April 2012

Silicon Milkroundabout event has 800 jobs on offer

On the weekend of 26-27 May, 105 tech start-up firms will come together to offer over 800 jobs at the third Silicon Milkroundabout event – a collaboration between jobs board Milkround and tech enterprise zone Silicon Roundabout.
Emerging talent 5 April 2012

INTERNATIONAL Appointment: Wempen up, Carlos in at PeopleClues

Workplace assessments firm PeopleClues has promoted Bryan Wempen to the role of chief strategy officer, and appointed Cathleen Carlos as client relations manager.
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