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Reputable

• Swing Media Recruitment Limited are members of the Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP) made up of recruitment consultants and other industry professionals. All members must abide by an REC Code of Professional Practice.

Membership of the REC means you are dealing with an agency that is...

• Serious about Standards – Swing Media Recruitment have signed up to the REC's Code of Professional Practice that provides a set of quality assurances for employers and jobseekers alike.

• Serious about operating ethically – Swing Media Recruitment have pledged to comply with all relevant legislation, have fair and honest terms of business, actively promote diversity and equal opportunities and respect confidentiality.

Reputable

• Serious about being well informed - REC membership means that Swing Media Recruitment are kept up to date with legislative changes and industry best practice to ensure they can act in the best interests of clients and jobseekers.

• Serious about accountability - Should you feel that Swing Media Recruitment does not uphold these standards, you have recourse through the REC complaints and disciplinary procedures which can lead to their expulsion and referral to the DTI for criminal investigation.

Candidate selection process

Swing Media Recruitment offer a vigorous 7 step selection process:

1. Brief – We take a detailed brief and familiarise ourselves with the company/team/environment/company values, to help with fit.

2. Create a Candidate Profile – Creating a powerful piece of copy to attract the right candidates.

3. Candidate Attraction – Advertising, headhunting, job boards, social media, our own website, Google, our own database.

4. Candidate Screening – Manual filter of CV’s to guarantee relevant CV’s, tele-interview, send CV to client if successful and call client to discuss details and provide clarity, compile shortlist for interview, meet all shortlist F2F and feedback to client.

Candidate selection process

5. Client/Candidate Interview Process – Administer the whole process and feedback to both parties, accurately.

6. Offer – Again, administer the whole process with the client/successful candidate/s, gather references at the appropriate time.

7. Keeping in Touch – With both parties to guarantee a smooth transition into the role.

Service Level Agreements

• Swing Media Recruitment can tailor for all of your recruitment needs and have flexible fees to accommodate all budgets, payment terms and rebate periods.

• The standard Service Level Agreement is based on a percentage of the annual salary with guaranteed bonuses and car allowance/company car value added to the gross annual salary.

• Payment terms are flexible. (Details upon request)

• Sliding scales can be agreed for longer upon negotiation.

• All other services are negotiable separately.

Why Swing Media Recruitment?

• Swing Media Recruitment strive to achieve a consistent record of delivering against the standards and objectives set by our clients and candidates. This has enabled Swing Media Recruitment to boast a client list which includes many of the world's leading media organisations, and a candidate database containing some of the most talented media professionals.

• Swing Media Recruitment has many years of media knowledge which enables us to work with and advise both clients and candidates in all areas of the media market place.

• We regard ourselves as the first point of contact a candidate will have with an organisation, so we take the time to learn the key facts about our clients' business. We pride ourselves in not only matching the candidates to our clients' technical specification but also making sure that the soft skills match as well.

Why Swing Media Recruitment?

• As a privately owned organisation we are motivated and driven by long-term success and our growth is reliant on referrals and recommendations. Being independent sustains lean business costs allowing competitive pricing without ever compromising service levels.

• We have a proven track record of developing long term relationships with clients and candidates, a value that is a major factor behind winning preferred supplier status with media clients.

• Many recruitment agencies make similar claims to ours, but few have the experience, skill or integrity to deliver on a consistent and lasting basis.

• Our mission is simple: On the one hand, we connect job seekers quickly and effectively with the type of work they are looking for. On the other hand, we serve our business clients’ needs with a full grasp of the demands of their activities, so that whatever their recruitment needs, Swing Media Recruitment will look after them with care and attention to detail.

• Let us prove why we can be a trusted partner for your business.

Why Swing Media Recruitment?

• Swing Media Recruitment provides recruitment solutions both for clients looking for employees and for individuals looking for work.

• Search and SelectionOur vigorous search and selection process is one of the most concise in the media market.Working closely with our clients, we develop a full understanding of their needs and look after them with care and attention to detail, thus guaranteeing that we deliver measurable results every time.

• HeadhuntingWe specialise in finding and placing professionals and senior management for companies across the media sector without referring to a database of candidates seeking employment. We are experts at finding the exact type of individual that you need for all positions, ranging from grass-roots level right through to directorships.

Our services include:

• Search & Selection

• Interviewing and interview training

• Matching the individual applicant to the vacancy

• Skills testing

• Reference chasing

• Training

• Headhunting

• Profiling

• Psychometric Testing

What can we do for you?

• Swing Media Recruitment are a new agency with over 25 years of experience in media and recruitment.

• We understand media and this knowledge is paramount in delivering great service to media companies for your recruitment needs.

• We have access to literally hundreds of quality offices throughout the UK to interview candidates in a professional environment with high levels of privacy and confidentiality.

• We are governed by REC’s code of practice, giving confidence to both clients and candidates that their needs are being serviced professionally.

• Swing Media Recruitment are big enough to provide a fantastic service to clients, yet small enough to care and deliver excellent customer service.

Who are we?

Ian Warrington

Ian has over 25 years’ experience in the publishing industry

Starting his career in telesales, Ian progressed quickly to management and Director positions, working for major publishers including Associated Press, United Business Media, Emap and Bauer Media.

As an experienced Publishing Director and recruiter, Ian has great ability in finding talent to fill the vacancies for his clients with quality candidates.

Carl Donaldson

Carl started his recruitment career with Austin Benn in 1986, prior to which he had been highly successful in field sales within the automotive industry.

Whilst at Austin Benn, Carl excelled in recruitment for specialist areas including media, telecoms, mechanical engineering and sales; at one time managing a cross-discipline team of 40 specialist recruiters. Today, Carl's clients benefit from his 25 years experience and understanding of the issues they face in a demanding and highly competitive recruitment market.

Who are we?

Lin Glover - Radio

Lin is a key advisor to Swing Media in its recruitment services for radio clients. She has over 30 years experience in the commercial broadcasting industry, initially as a regulator with the Independent Broadcasting Authority during the establishment of the Independent (Commercial) Radio network in the UK.

In the late 80’s, she became independent broadcast consultant. Acknowledged her field as a programming and audience research specialist, her company advised major players in the application for and acquisition of licences for new radio stations. In addition LGA offered recruitment and head hunting services as well as marketing and the creation and execution of broadcast sponsorship and promotions for major brands across the whole Independent Radio Network.

Lin continues to be in the thick of developments in commercial broadcasting. Her contacts across all radio disciplines including programming, sales and marketing are second to none. Moreover she is acutely aware of the personal attributes and skill sets required to sustain the on-going challenges of this dynamic industry.

Clients

BBC Worldwide DMG Dubai

UBM Orion Media

Informa Raconteur Media

Bauer Newsquest

Wilmington Newton Media

Trinity Mirror Centaur

Ocean Portman Media

Reed Business Information ITP Dubai

JCDecaux CBS Outdoor

Royal Society of Chemistry Incisive Media

UCAS UTV

Travel Daily Media Plus others.....

Contact us...

Swing Media Recruitment has offices in London and the Midlands

General 01778 571773

Ian Warrington 07789 672723

Carl Donaldson 01775 750550

Lin Glover 07711 554995

E-mail cvs@swingmediarecruitment.co.uk

www.swingmediarecruitment.co.uk