Creative Times

Reading Room Launches New Division

Published 11.06.08

With recruitment claiming a massive 25.7% share of online advertising spend – more than retail, auto, finance, FMCG and technology – and 80% of UK jobseekers searching online rather than off, the online recruitment communications sector is one of the most exciting and profitable in the UK.

So it’s no surprise that Reading Room, has announced the launch of an online recruitment division. The award winning agency aims to build on a decade of digital leadership and previous recruitment activity for clients including the Prison Service, Kalyx, the Civil Service and numerous other commercial and government organisations.

The new division will focus on building great careers sites and advising clients on successful online recruitment marketing, SEM and SEO strategy.

Chris Skinner has been hired as Senior Online Recruitment Strategist to launch the new offering. Chris has worked in the recruitment communications industry for 14 years and has managed a wide variety of clients – from Accenture and Vodafone to local and central government agencies. His most recent role was as Client Relationship Director at Barkers, the number one UK employer marketing agency. Chris has helped many organisations to plan and deliver their digital recruitment strategy and is widely regarded in this field.

Margaret Manning, CEO at Reading Room, commented, “We are very excited about launching the recruitment division at Reading Room – another example of our successful strategy of launching into verticals where we see real growth potential.

“There are great recruitment communication agencies and great digital agencies too, but no one will be able to match our combination of award-winning digital expertise and in-depth knowledge of the recruitment marketplace. We plan to get on the radar of every employer who takes recruitment communications seriously and I’m delighted we’ve got Chris on board to carry our message to market.”