Media Contacts

What Media Contacts does

Media Contacts Ltd is a London-based specialist media and communications recruitment consultancy founded in 1992, operating from Islington as an independently owned private limited company. The firm provides permanent placement services across ten specialist verticals: journalism/editorial, events, sales, PR, healthcare communications, marketing, broadcast technology, media technology, executive search, and graduate careers, placing candidates from trainee to director level. Clients include media owners, business intelligence providers, PR agencies, events companies, and technology firms, with named enterprise logos spanning TMT Finance, The Hive Network, Investis Digital, Reorg, Blue Latitude Health, and Faversham House, among others. The company maintains long-tenured client relationships (e.g., 20 years with Informa) and operates internationally with placements in Europe, North America, Asia, the Caribbean, and Africa.

The business operates as a traditional relationship-driven recruitment consultancy with no proprietary technology platform. Core technology consists of a company website (media-contacts.co.uk) hosting job listings and candidate engagement, standard recruitment software for candidate management, and a multi-channel marketing presence including a recruiter blog, an active TikTok account (@media_contacts), email newsletters, and sponsorship of industry events and awards. Distribution is entirely direct: consultative sales, candidate headhunting via phone, LinkedIn, and networking, and global placement services without intermediaries or digital marketplaces.

Revenue is generated entirely through transaction-based placement fees on successful permanent placements, a typical UK recruitment agency commission structure. GTM motion is sales-led and consultative, anchored on face-to-face networking, industry event attendance in global locations (New York, Washington, Amsterdam, London), and trusted-advisor relationships with both clients and candidates. The firm has an active hiring posture, advertising recruitment consultant roles at £24,000-£35,000 base with uncapped OTE of £50K+, and a disclosed growth plan including the May 2024 launch of a Technology recruitment division led by a new Managing Consultant hire (Paul Bradley).

Name

Media Contacts

Legal name

Media Contacts Ltd

Website

https://media-contacts.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Media Contacts is a London-based specialist recruitment consultancy founded in 1992 that places permanent candidates across ten media and communications verticals for enterprise clients in Europe, North America, and Asia. It generates revenue via transaction-based placement fees, operating as a relationship-driven firm with no proprietary technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Placement/Recruitment Fees: Media Contacts generates revenue through successful placement fees for placing candidates in permanent roles at client organizations. The agency recruits across multiple sectors including media, events, marketing, PR, healthcare communications, broadcast technology, and media technology, placing roles from trainee to director level.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Media Contacts is a specialist recruitment consultancy that places permanent candidates from trainee to director level across the media, communications, events, PR, healthcare communications, marketing, broadcast technology and media technology sectors. The agency works internationally with clients across Europe, North America and Asia, providing 360-degree recruitment services via consultative engagement, exclusive relationships, and access to unadvertised vacancies. Revenue is earned through transaction-based placement fees on successful candidate hires.

Product overview

Media Contacts operates as a specialist media and communications recruitment agency (established 1992) offering a portfolio of recruitment services across ten core specialisms: Journalism/Editorial, Events, Sales, PR, Healthcare Communications, Marketing, Broadcast Technology, Media Technology, Graduate Careers, and Executive Search. The agency provides 360-degree recruitment services, placing candidates from trainee to director level across media owners, business intelligence providers, PR agencies, marketing agencies, and events companies. The company works internationally with clients across Europe, North America and Asia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Media Recruitment Services Specialist recruitment agency providing staffing solutions across the media sector, including journalism and editorial positions, placing candidates from trainee to director level.
• PR Recruitment Services Public relations and agency communications recruitment services for PR agencies and corporate clients.
• Marketing Recruitment Services Specialist recruitment for marketing and communications professionals across various sectors.
• Events Recruitment Services Recruitment services for events professionals including conference producers, event marketing, and event sales positions.
• Sales Recruitment Services Media sales recruitment services covering commercial roles from trainee to director level.
• Healthcare Communications Recruitment Specialist recruitment for healthcare communications professionals working with pharmaceutical and life sciences organisations.
• Broadcast Technology Recruitment Recruitment services for broadcast technology professionals working with Broadcasters, Service Providers, Studios, Post Houses and Software Providers across production, playout, post production, distribution and storage.
• Media Technology Recruitment Recruitment across the media technology space, supplying candidates including solution architects, software developers, programme and project managers, and IT support professionals.
• Executive Search Executive-level recruitment services for senior leadership and director positions in media and communications.
• Graduate Careers Services Recruitment and career guidance services for graduates entering the media and communications industries, including junior roles in Financial Journalism, Sales Executive, Events Marketing Executive, PR Account Executive, and Conference Producer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully placed 4 editorial team members in 18 months for one client

Named customers8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• TikToktiktok.com/@media_contacts
• Xx.com/_mediacontacts
• Facebookfacebook.com/245311135517828
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/391533

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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