The Candidate is the leading Marketing recruitment agency serving the Digital Media, eCommerce & Production industries. Its unique multi-award winning service has made it the number one choice for candidates and clients alike. The key to its success has been its consultants’ experience and skill-set, extensively gained from both marketing and recruitment backgrounds. The agency recruits for a wide range of clients with marketing requirements. This includes SME’s, blue chip corporates, small to medium agencies and large global agency networks. They offer sophisticated recruitment solutions, which range from contingency-based activity, temporary placements and senior executive search. Based in the Northwest, they service clients across the UK and has grown on reputation and referrals. My role within the agency is essentially Operations Director. Having overseen the successful execution of the launch strategy, we are now following an aggressive growth plan, which has seen The Candidate take the lead in recruitment services for both advertising agency and client side activity.AWARDS:2017**Winner Regional Agency of the year!**MARA Awards & 4 other shortlists2016**Winner Recruitment Boss of the Year 2016 - Brian Matthews!**MARA Awards & 5 other shortlists2015**Winner Recruitment Consultant of the Year 2015 - Laura Walters!**MARA Awards & 5 other shortlists2014*Winner of Best Regional Agency* - 2nd year in a row - MARA 2014Shortlisted for an additional 5 MARA Awards including Best UK Agency!Made In Manchester Awards: Commended!2013 MARA Awards (Ceremony November 2013):*Winner of Best Regional Agency & Recruitment Consultant of The Year!*Shortlisted for 6 Awards in total, including Best Niche Agency & Best Use of Social Media!Shortlisted for 2 Awards in The Recruitment Business Awards! (Ceremony Oct 2013)2012Highly Commended as Best Newcomer at the MARA 2012 awards!Follow us: @thecandidateuk

Registered charity The Educational Trust is committed to nurturing the region’s creative talents and encouraging the best and brightest to look beyond London for a career in all aspects of media, advertising, marketing and public relations. Since 1990, the trust has advanced education in marketing and advertising in the North of England by supporting innovative education and training programmes to nurture young talent and support practitioners. The trust offers practical ways to support the development of the next generation of creative, marketing and media professionals. If you are currently studying for a recognised qualification in marketing communications either with a course centre are with a distance learning company and feel you would benefit from some financial support with your fees The Educational Trust might be able to help. The trustees deal with each application confidentially and grants are made to offset part of the costs for an approved marketing course.https://www.theeducationaltrust.org.uk

Director and co-founder of UK performance marketing agency R.O.EYE and its SingleView attribution technology. Successful exit in February 2021 following the acquisition of R.O.EYE’s SingleView Technology by global affiliate network Awin, part of media and technology company Axel Springer. Separately, Acceleration Partners acquired its agency business.Jointly launched the company in October 2004 with heavy involvement in the operational development of the business and strategic commercial direction. Experienced in all aspects of agency development, board level decision making, client management, business development, staff management, commercial negotiations and marketing of the agency (to list a few aspects of agency management!)

Managed search, comparison and media campaigns for multiple clients. One of the first team members within the Interactive Division. Assisted cross agency online integration.Helped deploy strategies in a new and emerging sector. Quickly progressed from a graduate role through to manager. Clients included Alliance & Leicester, Marks & Spencer and Next.