Case Studies

Future Publishing

48hrs

Time to hire

1:1

Fill rate

Future Publishing is a global specialist media and publishing business with more than 170 brands across its portfolio. The business creates content across websites, magazines, social, video, events and newsletters.

Assignment Details

Future Publishing initially approached Sphere in March after struggling to hire a Project Manager with specialist publishing experience.

The requirement was specific and the turnaround needed to be fast. Sphere filled the role within just 24 hours.

That initial success quickly developed into a wider partnership. As Future entered a period of increased hiring, a further four Project Management vacancies opened — all four were successfully filled by Sphere, each within 24–48 hours.

The relationship continued to grow, with Sphere supporting increasingly specialist briefs. In June, Future required someone to lead its Wallpaper* studio — a particularly niche search requiring a very specific combination of experience.

Sphere successfully delivered again.

Sphere Solution

Speed was important, but not at the expense of quality.

Sphere combined its specialist contract recruitment expertise with an established network of talent across media and publishing, giving the team immediate access to candidates with the experience Future required.

A strong relationship between both teams also allowed the recruitment process to move quickly. Sphere provided ongoing market advice while Future responded quickly to strong candidates, creating an efficient process from brief to placement.

As the partnership developed, Sphere expanded its support beyond Project Management. Additional specialists from across the business were introduced to support Future’s paid media hiring, before the relationship expanded geographically into the US market, where Sphere has since made its first hires for Future.

What began as one hard-to-fill Project Manager vacancy has developed into an ongoing international recruitment partnership.

12 hires made
1:1 fill rate
2:1 interview-to-placement ratio
Maximum 48-hour time-to-hire
Expanded from Project Management into additional specialist hiring
Partnership extended from the UK into the US
Successfully delivered particularly niche briefs, including leadership for the Wallpaper* studio

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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