Leaders in executive search and recruitment in London, Hanson Search specialise in PR, communications, marketing, public affairs, advertising, digital, media, market research, and innovation
Our founding office in London has been our base for UK and global operations since 2002. We recruit mid-to-senior-level talent for some of the best agencies and brands across the UK. Based in the global heart of the tech, finance and creative industries, our partners range from small startups to large, multi-national agencies.
Our executive search London team consists of industry experts from across the globe. Many of us have backgrounds working in your industries, so you can count on us to know your market inside out. We know the challenges you're facing and we can help you find the talent you need or the role that you're after.
We are always out speaking with our clients and candidates, often spending our days learning about the work they're doing, meeting with up-and-coming talent, and joining in the conversations around new trends and challenges in our industries. Not only does this make our jobs more fun, it also means we're equipped with valuable intel that gives us a head start over our competitors on every brief.
We are trusted advisors to our partners, recruiting and placing talented teams for the world’s most successful brands, agencies and innovative start-ups around the word. Do call by and have a chat with the team.
I've worked with headhunters for the past 20 years, but I've found Hanson Search has a better understanding of how to attract and secure the right talent for our market.
- Charles Lewington
CEO, Hanover
Hanson Search understands our business and is able to identify very strong candidates at all levels.
- Rupert Young
Managing Partner, Brunswick Group - Gulf
Hanson Search quickly 'got' us. They were proactive in their search and responsive in their service right from the outset. Very happy client.
- Paul Davies
MD, firstlightPR
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The Hanson Search 2023 Salary Guide is an extensive report of the latest remuneration and benefit trends across the UK communications, public relations and public affairs agencies.
We sat down with Laura to find out more about what she’s doing to transform the creative industry through diversity
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Posted: 04.12.2023
We spoke with Sabrina Gomersall, Founding Director of POP Health Communications about her career in communications and...
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Competitive
Location: London, hybrid – 4 days a week in the office Reference:
Posted: 30.11.2023
They've taken time to really understand our business and culture and as a result have been successful in finding high-level candidates for us both in the UK and European markets.
- Michael Murphy
Global CEO, Grayling
Their ability to match needs and understand personal nuanced requirements is exacting.
- Lee Nugent
MD, UK to AsiaPac, Text 100 Global Comms
Hanson Search deeply understood the nature of the roles and people we needed and provided solid and timely advice paired with excellent candidates.
- Haitham Mattar
CEO, RAK Tourism
Filling a senior communications role in a company that is constantly on the front page isn't easy. It requires deep knowledge of the market, time, effort and patience. Hanson Search did that - and more.
- Tom Kelly
Strategic Communications Director, HS2
From our offices in London, Paris, and Dubai, our team of expert consultants source the best talent globally – from PR pros to digital marketing experts and beyond.
