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 Has Been Named a 2024 Google Premier Partner

Medialab Group, the UK’s leading independent media agency, has today been awarded Google Premier Partner Status placing within the top 3% of Google’s partner agencies globally. Each February, Google recognises the achievements of top-performing digital marketing partners across the globe. Medialab Group has been named a 2024 Premier Partner, which means: We are among the […]

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 […]

Our Head of Planning, Jess

Jess Talbot joined Medialab as Head of Planning in October 2023. With over 10 years’ experience in the media industry, Jess is an experienced comms planner with strong knowledge of the multimedia landscape. Her role is to lead the agency’s media planning output, driving creative, efficient, and integrated cross-channels plans that deliver on client objectives. […]

Medialab Appoints Director of Advanced TV from Starcom

As seen in New Digital Age and Campaign Magazine.   The UK’s leading independent media agency, Medialab, has appointed Jon Manning as its Director of Advanced TV.  Previously Client Investment Director at Publicis-owned Starcom, Manning is responsible for helping Medialab’s clients navigate through the increasingly fragmented and complex world of Connected TV including BVOD, SVOD, […]

Maternity Leave: embracing the journey back to work

I was so confident in my return to work from Maternity Leave that I decided to do a half-marathon the day before which, for full disclosure, was a rookie error.  I had taken a year out and navigated one of the biggest life shifts that I will ever go through by having my first child. […]

Medialab Appoints New Head of Planning from IPG

As seen in Campaign Magazine. Jess Talbot is one of two new recruits Medialab has added to grow its team. Jess Talbot, former communications design director at IPG’s Initiative, has been appointed head of planning at independent media agency Medialab. Taking up a new role for the company, Talbot will report to Medialab managing director […]

Black History Month: Black at Work

Navigating the Media Industry as a Black Person Last month we were host to an inspiring panel discussion, as part of Black History Month. This panel discussion formed part of Medialab’s wider Together We Stand initiative, which is a series of events we host to centre stories, experiences and share resources aimed at educating one […]