Mediaworks opens new office
NORTH East digital agency Mediaworks is set to create 30 new jobs after expanding into the North West.
The Gateshead company has opened a new Manchester office, at Jactin House in Ancoats, following the appointment of Oliver Goldring as managing partner of the firm’s North West operation earlier this year.
In the last two years the agency has doubled its headcount to more than 200 people, on the back of client wins across its six UK and Ireland bases. It has secured contracts with the likes of Winter Gardens, Hill Dickinson LLP and Salix Homes, triggering the office opening and plans to recruit 30 people.
The firm first announced plans to expand into the North West two years ago, after opening a base in Leeds.
The Gateshead business, which provides digital services to regional, national and international firms including Lookers, Tommee Tippee and River Island, already has offices in London, Leeds and Edinburgh, with the Leeds opening following the acquisition of media planning and buying specialists Liberty Communications at the start of the pandemic.
Brett Jacobson, CEO and founder of Mediaworks, explained: “We’ve launched an aggressive recruitment campaign in the North West that aims to see 30 heads operating from our new Manchester base in the next 18 months. We want to recruit the best from a rich digital talent pool here in the North West, adding them to our current crop of digital experts across the group.
“Mediaworks is now one of the top independent digital agencies in the UK. Oliver and his growing team in Manchester are going to have a fantastic future as part of the agency.”
The organisation, which was founded in 2007 by Mr Jacobson, has developed a reputation for delivering digital growth for clients in key sectors such as retail, housing, finance and energy.
Oliver Goldring, managing partner for Mediaworks’ North West operations, added: “We’re thrilled to have secured and moved into our new office in the heart of Ancoats.”