A Day in the Life of Maddy: Mastering Internal Movements with Purpose
Our Account Director, Maddy Buchanan, recently made a significant internal move within the company, having started in the Enabler team in 2020, Maddy officially moved to one of our client teams last May. With a personality as vibrant as her wardrobe and a well-thought-out transition plan, Maddy has perfectly settled into her role. Whether she’s […]
A Day in the Life of Jane Power: Navigating Independent vs. Big Network Agencies
Jane Power is one of a number of new additions to the Medialab team in 2024, joining as a Client Managing Director in June. With experience across both independent and big network agencies, we first asked Jane what sets independent apart from network agencies. Jane summarised the key differences in three Ps – proximity, pace, […]
Sharps switches £20m media account to independent agency
As featured in Campaign. Fitted furniture company Sharps has appointed independent media agency Medialab as its UK media agency following a competitive four-way pitch. The account covers all paid planning and buying, and Campaign understands that it is worth about £20m in media spend. Dentsu agency iProspect was the incumbent on Sharps’ above the line […]
Our Senior Account Director, Stephen
A Day in the Life of Stephen Moore: Balancing Parenthood and a Senior Account Director Role Stephen Moore’s career at Medialab has been one of growth and development. Starting as an Account Executive, Stephen has worked his way up to his current role as Senior Account Director with expertise in client management and leading innovative […]
The LGBTQIA+ Community & Intersectionality: Thoughts from Medialab’s ‘Communities’
Here at Medialab, we’re constantly learning and adapting to continuously build an open and inclusive environment, where everyone can bring their true self to work. As part of this commitment, we have several internal groups set up, which are sometimes known as ‘Employee Resource Groups’, or ‘ERGs’ for short. At Medialab we call them ‘Communities’ […]
A Week in the Life of a Bootcamper
We’re so excited to have welcomed 13 new Bootcampers to the Medialab team recently, who have joined as part of the fifth intake of our thorough 6-week Media training scheme. Our Bootcamp scheme is designed for those eager to dive into the media industry, with no qualifications required to apply. From campaign planning and activation […]
Medialab Fills Newly Created Role of Strategy Director
As seen in Campaign Magazine. Harry Darlington has been hired in the newly-created role of strategy director at independent agency Medialab with immediate effect. Joining integration director Nick Parker, and head of planning Jess Talbot, who started in November last year, Darlington’s remit will be to lead the strategic direction of several Medialab clients, helping to […]
Our Account Director, Ellie
Ellie Aries stepped into her role as Account Director at Medialab with enthusiasm and expertise, 9 months ago. With a wealth of knowledge in the media industry, having worked in marketing and media for just shy of 5 years, Ellie is no stranger to the dynamic landscape of digital strategy. Her time so far at […]
Medialab’s Take Aways from Bloomfest
Our Medialabbers had a fantastic time attending this year’s Bloomfest, an annual event hosted by Bloom to provide a network of incredible women the space to be ‘unapologetically themselves, find the motivation to reach higher, and lift each other up’. With a whole host of insightful workshops to attend, including 40+ speakers, facilitators, artists and […]
Medialab Appoints New Head of Charity
As seen in NewDigitalAge. Independent media agency and charity specialist, Medialab, has promoted Alf Cowan to the newly created role of Head of Charity. Cowan joined Medialab 8 years ago as a charity specialist, bringing his wealth of experience from his time in-house at Friends of the Earth and leading fundraising acquisition at Shelter. Alf […]
