Media & MarTech sales recruitment in Salford
Retained search for senior media, AdTech and MarTech commercial leaders. On the ground in Salford and across the wider North West media & martech cluster.
Salford's commercial profile has been transformed by MediaCityUK, the BBC's relocation, and the subsequent build-out of one of the largest broadcast and digital media clusters in Europe. The University of Salford, Salford Quays and the wider Greater Manchester catchment together support a deep concentration of commercial, partnerships and AdTech talent. Salford's regeneration around the Quays and Chapel Street has anchored a growing community of B2B SaaS and creative-industries employers.
Salford is the gravity centre of the North's media and broadcast commercial market thanks to MediaCityUK. The combination of BBC, ITV, dock10, Ericsson Broadcast Services and a wider Bruntwood SciTech-anchored MarTech tenant base makes the cluster genuinely unique outside London.
BBC (MediaCityUK)
Media / Broadcast
Anchor of the Salford media cluster.
ITV (MediaCityUK)
Media
Major broadcast and commercial employer at MediaCityUK.
dock10
Broadcast tech
Salford-based broadcast post-production.
Ericsson Broadcast Services (MediaCity)
Broadcast tech
MediaCityUK presence for the broadcast services business.
Media and MarTech commercial supply is concentrated around Salford, Manchester and Leeds. Senior AdTech and broadcast commercial leadership is heavily passive and tends to be approached on warm referrals.
Media and MarTech commercial salaries broadly track SaaS for equivalent seats, with broadcast and major-platform partnerships roles attracting a mild premium.
Salford salary nuance
Salford media and MarTech commercial salaries match Manchester at AE and Director level, with broadcast-tech and major-platform partnerships roles attracting a 10-15% premium driven by national reference-customer concentration.
Salford Central, MediaCityUK tram and the wider Metrolink network give 10-minute access from central Manchester. The M60 and M602 connect directly to the wider Greater Manchester network.
How we work
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We start with a structured kick-off that captures the commercial objective, not just the title. Reporting line, comp envelope, the deal sizes the person will sell, the buyers they will sell to, and the behaviours that will succeed in your environment.
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We map where the right people actually sit, across direct competitors, adjacent industries and proven environments in your region. This becomes the long-list of candidates we approach, not just whoever is on the job boards this week.
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Candidates are approached with a clear commercial narrative, not a job advert. We communicate the opportunity, the leadership environment, the expectations and the growth path, so only genuinely relevant people move forward.
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Two structured commercial screens before a candidate ever reaches you. Track record validation, deal-stage probing, motivation, and a credibility check on the numbers they have actually delivered.
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You receive a considered shortlist, not a CV flood. Each candidate is presented with strengths, potential risks and a fit assessment. We then support the process through to offer, acceptance and the first 90 days.
FAQs
Yes. Senior commercial leaders for AdTech, MarTech and broadcast-tech businesses are a recurring part of our work, particularly across Salford, Manchester and Leeds.
Salford's media and broadcast anchor (BBC, ITV at MediaCityUK) gives the city a uniquely deep AdTech, partnerships and creative-commercial talent pool. For B2B SaaS and FinTech, Salford and Manchester operate as one talent market.
Yes. The MediaCityUK and Salford Quays campuses offer modern commercial space, and the talent catchment is fully integrated with central Manchester via the Metrolink.
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