Mercury Talent in the News
Marketing: Media hiring slips as sales roles fall and product teams rise
AdNews: Media job pain intensifies as a structural shift shakes the industry
AdNews: Media job pain intensifies as a structural shift shakes the industry
13 April 2026: Hiring across Australia’s media industry has dipped again, with job activity down 3.8% year-on-year in the March quarter, according to new data from Mercury Talent.
AdNews: Media job pain intensifies as a structural shift shakes the industry
AdNews: Media job pain intensifies as a structural shift shakes the industry
AdNews: Media job pain intensifies as a structural shift shakes the industry
11 April 2026: More pain for media industry job seekers with hiring activity down 3.8% in the March quarter compared to the same period last year, according to the latest research from Mercury Talent.
Mi3: Australian media industry sees continued decline in hiring activity
AdNews: Media job pain intensifies as a structural shift shakes the industry
B&T: Media Hiring Slips As Companies Chase Senior Talent & Pull Back Mid-Level Roles
10 April 2026: The Australian media industry experienced a 3.8% decline in hiring activity year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, marking a continuation of quarterly declines over the past two years.
B&T: Media Hiring Slips As Companies Chase Senior Talent & Pull Back Mid-Level Roles
B&T: Media Hiring Slips As Companies Chase Senior Talent & Pull Back Mid-Level Roles
B&T: Media Hiring Slips As Companies Chase Senior Talent & Pull Back Mid-Level Roles
10 April 2026: Australia’s media industry has recorded another quarterly decline in hiring, with job activity falling 3.8 per cent year-on-year in the first three months of 2026, according to new data from Mercury Talent.
Mediaweek: Media hiring slips again as sales roles contract
B&T: Media Hiring Slips As Companies Chase Senior Talent & Pull Back Mid-Level Roles
Mediaweek: Media hiring slips again as sales roles contract
9 April 2026: Mercury Talent says media hiring fell 3.8 per cent year-on-year in Q1 2026 as sales roles dropped sharply. Media industry hiring fell 3.8 per cent year-on-year in the March 2026 quarter, with sales and client service roles driving the decline.
AdNews: Media jobs grow despite widespread cuts
B&T: Media Hiring Slips As Companies Chase Senior Talent & Pull Back Mid-Level Roles
Mediaweek: Media hiring slips again as sales roles contract
18 March 2026: Australia's media and events industry grew its workforce by more than 2% to about 60,000 employees in 2025, even as broadcasters and publishers shed jobs, according to a Mercury Talent report.
B&T: Justin Randles named to 30 Under 30 Awards jury
B&T: Justin Randles named to 30 Under 30 Awards jury
B&T: Justin Randles named to 30 Under 30 Awards jury
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.
AdNews: Senior executives find it hard to get back after redundancy
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.
Mi3: Australian media and events workforce sees modest growth
18 March 2026: Australia’s media and events workforce edged up just 2% in 2025, masking a deeper shift as jobs migrate from legacy players to digital platforms, retail media and events, new data shows.
Mi3: Media industry hiring rebounds in Q3 2025; tech hires drop
Mi3: Media industry hiring rebounds in Q3 2025; tech hires drop
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.
B&T: Mercury Talent makes top 10 media & ad industry recruiters
Mi3: Google, News Corp buck trends as media recruitment stagnates
Mi3: Media industry hiring rebounds in Q3 2025; tech hires drop
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.
B&T: TV, Radio, OOH & Publishing Cut Recruitment Activity
Mi3: Google, News Corp buck trends as media recruitment stagnates
Mi3: Google, News Corp buck trends as media recruitment stagnates
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.
Mi3: Google, News Corp buck trends as media recruitment stagnates
Mi3: Google, News Corp buck trends as media recruitment stagnates
Mi3: Google, News Corp buck trends as media recruitment stagnates
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.
AdNews: Media jobs market 'stubbornly subdued'
Mi3: Media recruitment remains steady: Mercury Talent
AdNews: Agency non-compete clauses on the way out?
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.
AdNews: Agency non-compete clauses on the way out?
Mi3: Media recruitment remains steady: Mercury Talent
AdNews: Agency non-compete clauses on the way out?
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.
Mi3: Media recruitment remains steady: Mercury Talent
Mi3: Media recruitment remains steady: Mercury Talent
AdNews: Media jobs fall 9% in June but sales roles still in demand
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.
AdNews: Media jobs fall 9% in June but sales roles still in demand
AdNews: Media jobs fall 9% in June but sales roles still in demand
AdNews: Media jobs fall 9% in June but sales roles still in demand
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.
Marketing: Marketing magazine founder to depart after 17 years
AdNews: Media jobs fall 9% in June but sales roles still in demand
Marketing: Marketing magazine founder to depart after 17 years
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.
Marketing: Forum Media Group acquires Lighthouse Media
AdNews: Media jobs fall 9% in June but sales roles still in demand
Marketing: Marketing magazine founder to depart after 17 years
27 March 2017: Lighthouse Independent Media has announced that Forum Media Group has acquired Lighthouse in Singapore and Hong Kong, positioning the business for further growth and expansion in Asia.