30 UNDER 30 WINNERS

Mediaweek celebrates the rising stars of the UK media industry in 2017

Women dominate Campaign’s Media Week 30 Under 30 2017, in partnership with Shortlist Media. Nineteen women and 11 men from brands, agencies and media-owners were selected as our rising stars of the UK media industry.

It was the second year in a row in which more women than men impressed the judges, after 20 women and 10 men were picked in 2016.

More than 100 people applied – the youngest of them aged 19 – and

Campaign wants to thank them all, because the standard of entries, which required every candidate to make a three-minute video, was extremely high.

We hope that some of those who missed out this year will try again in the future.

We still worry about the relatively low representation of people from black, Asian and other ethnic minority backgrounds, although there was an improvement on a year ago.

Thank you to Shortlist Media and our judges: Davina Barker, sales director of Digital Cinema Media; Abi Morrish, head of digital engagement at MEC; Dino Myers-lamptey, managing director of Mullen Lowe media hub; Tim Pearson, chief executive of Manning Gottlieb OMD; Sophie Robinson, chief marketing officer at Shortlist Media; Daren Rubins, chief executive of Lighthouse Company; Gurjit Degun, news editor of

Campaign; and Gideon Spanier, head of media at Campaign.

“The varied and diverse talent coming through all parts of the industry is both inspiring and reassuring for the future” Davina Barker sales director, Digital Cinema Media

”The standard of entries was exceptionally high. Shortlist Media is committed to helping the ‘Met Set’ audience achieve ambitious goals before they hit 30, and it’s great to do this for some in the media and creative industries” Sophie Robinson chief marketing officer, Shortlist Media

Sarah Gardiner Senior digital sales manager, Shortlist Media

Becci Dive Media group manager, PHD

Carlos Casal Technology director, Annalect UK

Jamie Doubleday Head of commercial sport, Guardian News & Media

Media strategy director, Mullen Lowe Nnamdi David

Alison Hawkins Digital account director, OMD UK

Taline Erhardt Senior agency manager, Digital Cinema Media

Rosie Gee-summons Creative project manager, Fetch Media

Senior research executive, Exterion Media Lesley Dusart

James Fox Communications planning director, MEC UK

Gina Davoile Creative solutions manager, Telegraph Media Group

Michelle Bayara Campaign manager, Rocket

Jack Bridgewater Regional partnerships manager, Channel 4

Client account director, Manning Gottlieb OMD Anthony Abouzeid

Louise Merry Head of Telegraph Spark SEO, Telegraph Media Group

Alex Stanhope Head of project management, Hearst Magazines

Kim Peatling Associate director, business development, Publicis Media

Rachael Smith Head of brand partnerships, Fuse OMG UK

Michael Tull Research & insight manager, Digital Cinema Media

Ann-marie Loughney Business director, OMD UK

Sean Talbot Head of content, Gradtouch

Flora Kessler Media manager, Procter & Gamble

Elise Langham Client director, Talon Outdoor

Patricia Lopez Head of Mobext UK, Havas Media Group

Callum Mccahon Strategy director, Born Social

Cecilia Nwamaraihe Social account manager, Manning Gottlieb OMD

Crissy Sealy Business director, MEC UK

Lisa Thompson Planning director, MEC Manchester

Hayley Warren Group account director, Fetch

Jack Wood Account manager, Twitter