Digital Media News and Views

Social Media is becoming the most competitive Digital channel for work opportunities and it is expected that through 2012 the demand will continue to grow.

A key client for Digital Personnel, a global Media Agency with a client portfolio that includes the biggest and best known brands, is pitching like mad for Social Media related campaign work and anticipates an influx of Social Media related roles. To be ahead of that curve they need to start interviewing people ASAP!

Job titles include the following and all salary ranges will be considered;

Social Media Strategist
Social Media Client Lead / Business Director
Online Community Manager
Social Media Project Manager
Social Media Account Manager
Social Media Executive

There are no official job specs yet for these roles but our client has a very clear brief on the type of employee they need to fulfill their Social Media requirements;

•    A career history of progression and preferably not dominated by freelance work
•    Agency side background, be it Creative, Social, PR or Media
•    Experience in broader Digital Media before getting into Social Media Marketing
•    Experience with listening tools such as Radion6, Cymfony or Neilson
•    Experience with Social Media Management Systems such as Buddy Media, thismoment, vitru, or conversocial
•    Used Facebook bid management systems (alchemy, brighter option etc.)
•    Experience developing Social Media applications
•    Experience with ideation for social content calendars
•    Proven client project management skills

Preferably candidates will be able to demonstrate their experience with examples of strategies they have successfully completed. Our client is also keen to speak with more rounded Digital Strategists who want to focus more on Social Media.

Ultimately they want to hire staff who know the agency environment and will carve out a career in it.

Our client occupies state of the art premises in the heart of London.

Please get in touch with us here at Digital Personnel to find out more about these great opportunities within the Social Media space. Either e-mail your interest to dp@digitalpersonnel.co.uk or speak with Ashley, Marie or Neil on 01527 64288.

Digital Personnel redesign their website

Digital Personnel is pleased to announce the redesign and update of their website.

As a successful recruitment solution provider, Digital Personnel is in the commanding position of being able to provide talented and creative staff across the digital spectrum. In this fast growing and dynamic sector of the job market, the company is able to supply all the imperative skills necessary for a successful business. Keeping pace with all the advances in technology assists a business in maintaining a healthy challenge with their competitors. The recent redesign and update of the Digital Personnel website ensures that the company continues to move forward for the benefit of both their clients and candidates. With their head office based in Redditch Worcestershire, Digital Personnel includes many blue-chip companies amongst its clients as well as leading interactive agencies and SME’s. The digital world in which we live and on which we vitally depend upon for robust business progression, cements the focus of Digital Personnel as an advanced recruiter of specialist candidates for their clients. This   includes the disciplines of Website Design, Internet Marketing, Online Advertising and Project/Programme Management and Production.

The consultants at Digital Personnel are highly knowledgeable about the digital and new media industry and are therefore fully qualified in offering a completely managed recruitment service to their clients, with the benefit of having one point of contact plus the extra support of other recruitment companies. Candidates are available on a permanent or contract/freelance basis and as a managing agency, all negotiations with selected agencies with regard to fee structure, performance monitoring and process of supply are taken care of by Digital Personnel. This also includes the initial placement of a vacancy through to CV and proposal stage. Members of staff at Digital Personnel are also trained in psychometric testing which involves in depth feedback sessions for reasons of recruitment and development.

A candidate who registers with Digital Personnel will have access to many exciting job opportunities. These include web designers, online marketing, internet marketing, and digital media jobs as well as those in web development, SEO and the social media. An applicant can receive advice from the recruitment team at Digital Personnel on CV construction, the necessary preparation for a job interview and tips on interview techniques. A complete set of guidance notes is available to candidates to support their journey through the whole recruitment process. All freelance and contract workers are issued with a handbook, which includes location maps, details of transportation links, hours of work and contract information.

It is the aim, together with the expertise of the consultants at Digital Personnel, to provide a smooth and stress free experience for their clients and candidates. This has resulted in the company becoming an agency of choice by many of its clients. Testimonials received by Digital Personnel are evidence of their many happy and satisfied customers.
Ashley Seddon, MD of Digital Personnel commented – “Digital Personnel has been in business since June 2008 and our original site has given us great service, but as with all the clients we support as a preferred recruitment partner, we have to evolve and embrace the new technologies and platforms available to us within the digital space. Therefore we have given our site a complete overhaul that goes beyond a simple facelift!”

To look for your ideal career opportunity pay a visit to www.digitalpersonnel.co.uk.

The digital market place is a challenging one and it was for this reason that Digital Personnel selected leading and innovative recruitment website designers, Optimal Internet, to update the functionality of their website with the advanced technological tools that Optimal build into their clients’ websites.

Tom McEwan, Sales Manager at Optimal Internet remarked – “Working with Ashley at Digital Personnel has been a pleasure , our aim for the site is for clients and candidates to notice how modern and interactive Digital Personnel have become plus take into account the social media arena which has clearly boomed in this sector. I am sure that the team at Digital Personnel will reap the benefits of the new site now and in the future.”

Optimal Internet specialise in recruitment website design and digital marketing solutions for recruitment agencies.

I am pleased to announce Digital Personnel’s newest recruit, Neil “Sparky” Sparkes!

Neil joins us straight from University having completed a Business Management degree and has been recruited as a Resource Executive. Neil’s responsibilities will include qualifying the expectations of new candidates registering with our business and identifying talented digital professionals for live vacancies on behalf of our extensive client portfolio.

Sparky has already made a great impression on the team and he is looking forward to communicating with some amazing digital talent!

Please join me in welcoming Neil to our team – his LinkedIn profile can be viewed here.

Ashley Seddon

Thanks to all members for continuing to spread the word about the Digital Personnel Group. We recently surpassed the 3000 members mark, making us one of the leading UK based Digital Marketing communities on the LinkedIn platform.

Thanks particularly to all members that regularly contribute to the discussion and jobs sections. The former is populated with informative articles and insightful discussion and the latter packed with direct client job ads and loads of great opportunities from the best recruiters working within the digital space.

As usual, if you have any ideas as to how we can improve the group experience do not hesitate to get in touch at ashley.seddon@digitalpersonnel.co.uk.

If you are not currently a member, please go to the LinkedIn website and search the groups for “Digital Personnel” and find out why digital professionals are joining in such great numbers!

Check out the new ad for iPad2 here – just hope no one bought a new one at Christmas!

Looks like another leap forward with two-way camera, slimmer design and HD video recording.