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Company Profile

Background

JRD Media was established in 2004 by John Dowson who, following six years’ experience within media recruitment, set up his own recruitment consultancy to focus exclusively on working with companies in the TV and Film industries. John is a Fellow of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation, the only professional body dedicated to representing the whole of the recruitment industry, and a member of Honest Recruiters, an informal industry body.

Clients are numerous and varied in size, ranging from small TV producers/distributors through niche channels to high profile broadcasters and global media giants. Clients have included BBC Worldwide, Granada International, Avalon Group, Viasat Broadcasting, Sony Pictures, MTV, Fox International Channels & IMG Media to name but a few.

Industry Sectors

The remit of JRD Media involves any company that boasts a commercial interest in the TV and Film industries and typically involves the following sectors:

Positions Recruited

John Dowson has experience of recruiting almost every Executive role known in the entertainment industry, from lawyers and accountants to HR professionals but, since 2004, has concentrated on the following roles:

The vast majority of roles handled are at the mid-senior range, salaries starting at £30K and reaching £150K. Please note that JRD Media does not tend to handle junior or entry-level roles.

Philosophy

Really quite straightforward – to provide an effective, honest and friendly service to both Clients and Candidates. There are no performance targets within the company which gives the freedom to deliver a thoughtful and non-pressurised recruitment service tailored to the needs of both Client and Candidate.

Charity

After many years of taking a battering from opposition rugby forwards, the pain is now self-inflicted as John has turned his attentions recently to long distance running. He has run the London Marathon in 2005, 2006 & 2008 and the Toronto Marathon in 2008. Options are still being considered for 2009 so please check again for details. He will run, as always, for his favourite charity, TACT (The Adolescent & Children’s Trust) which is a national charity for children and young people in the care system.

More information can be found at www.tactcare.org.uk