Case Studies

ESI Media

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ESI Media utilise Sphere’s expertise in sales and data led hiring as they supercharged their digital offering and transition from a print publisher to a digital first content provider.

Assignment Details

As ESI Media accelerated its digital transformation, they required specialist talent to support growth across key areas of the business.

Sphere partnered with ESI to hire across two core areas:

High-performing sales talent

Data and technology specialists

These roles were critical in driving ESI’s shift towards a digital-first operating model.

Sphere Solution

Led by Senior Client Partners across Sphere’s Sales and Technology teams, Sphere partnered closely with ESI’s leadership to deliver targeted hiring support.

This included:

Leveraging deep expertise in media and digital talent markets

Accessing competitive and niche talent pools

Deploying specialist recruiters aligned to each function

Delivering high-quality candidates at pace

Sphere’s model of using sector specialists enabled ESI to secure high-impact hires across both commercial and technical teams.

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We have worked with Sphere for two years now across several different roles and their approach has been fantastic. Not only do they understand what we need in terms of experience but also grasp the type of person we are looking for and how they will complement our team. They are super mindful of the way we operate and delivers comms that are timely, to the point and get the job done! Sphere is my go-to when we need new talent!

Emma Elford Commercial Content Director