Mercury Talent in the News

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5 March 2026: Before we reveal the winners live on stage at the Metro Theatre in Sydney on 12 March, we need to thank one other very important group of people: our judges.

29 October 2025:  The media industry in Australia experienced an 8.4% increase in hiring during the July to September 2025 quarter compared to the previous quarter. 

1 October 2025: A string of redundancies in Australia, as mergers and consolidations reshape the industry, has made it difficult for senior executives to find a new gig.

13 August 2025: Do you know who’s the cock of the walk and who are the feather dusters? These 10 certainly do, the finest recruiters across Australia’s creative, marketing and media industries.

15 July 2025: Hiring by radio and TV broadcasters, OOH companies and publishers plummeted in the April to June 2025 quarter compared to the same period in 2024, according to research from recruitment firm, Mercury Talent.

15 July 2025: The media industry witnessed a stagnant recruitment landscape in the second quarter of 2025, with hiring activity remaining flat compared to the same period in 2024, according to the latest report from Mercury Talent.

14 July 2025: The jobs market for media professionals is flat in Australia. Hiring by radio and TV broadcasters, outdoor media companies and publishers fell in the June 2025 quarter, according to Mercury Talent.

27 March 2025: The Federal Government’s desire to end non-compete clauses for employees earning under $175,000 has implications for the competition wary advertising industry.

14 October 2024: Mercury Talent, a recruitment firm specialising in the media industry, has published a report detailing hiring trends in the media sector from March to September 2024.

8 July 2024: Advertised media industry jobs in Sydney and Melbourne dropped 9.44% to 374 in June from 413 in May, according to the latest research from media recruitment firm, Mercury Talent.

19 February 2019:  Justin Randles, group managing director of Lighthouse Independent Media and publisher of Marketing magazine, will leave Lighthouse at the end of February. Randles founded Lighthouse 17 years ago.

25 March 2017: Lighthouse Independent Media has announced that Forum Media Group has acquired Lighthouse in Singapore and Hong Kong from owners Justin Randles and Tony Kelly, positioning the business for further expansion.