Media & MarTech sales recruitment in Sheffield
Retained search for senior media, AdTech and MarTech commercial leaders. On the ground in Sheffield and across the wider Yorkshire media & martech cluster.
Sheffield's commercial profile is unusually balanced. The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) at the University of Sheffield has anchored a serious industrial-tech cluster, while the city centre and Kelham Island host a growing community of B2B SaaS, EdTech and digital agencies. The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam together produce one of the largest STEM graduate pools in the North, which keeps junior commercial and technical talent supply healthy.
Sheffield's media commercial story sits in games (Sumo Digital), independent film and TV (Warp Films) and the wider creative-industries cluster anchored by Sheffield DocFest. The market is small but distinctive — most senior media commercial leaders here are passive and embedded in long project cycles or studio equity.
Sumo Digital
Games
Major Sheffield games studio with adjacent commercial and partnerships roles.
Warp Films
Independent film and TV
Sheffield-headquartered indie film and TV producer.
Sheffield DocFest (year-round commercial team)
Documentary and creative industries
Sheffield-based international documentary festival anchoring the city's creative-industries commercial base.
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.
Sheffield salary nuance
Sheffield media and MarTech commercial salaries run 10-15% below Manchester and Salford for equivalent seats. Senior games and indie-TV commercial leaders frequently operate national territories regardless of base location.
Strong rail links to Leeds (45 min), Manchester (60 min), Doncaster (25 min) and London (2hr direct). The Supertram links Meadowhall and the AMRC for site-based revenue roles.
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.
Yes. The dual-university STEM pipeline, the EdTech and SaaS scale-up cluster and the cost base relative to Leeds or Manchester make Sheffield an attractive HQ for a growing commercial team, particularly at SDR and AE level.
An Account Executive in a Sheffield SaaS or industrial-tech business typically earns £50k-£75k base with OTE of £90k-£140k, with EdTech sitting toward the top of that range.
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