Media Employer of the Year

Pathfinders’ Media Employer of the Year is the UK’s only annual award which recognises media companies’ ability to inspire and develop their staff. Being part of the process to identify and reward those companies which invest in their people is our way of ensuring that the media and marcoms industry continues to attract the best and brightest candidates from across the UK.

At Pathfinders, we regularly survey our candidates to ask what they value in an employer. Time and again we hear that jobs with good prospects, training and progression are rated above all other considerations. We also increasingly receive feedback that recent graduates and those entering the job market for the first time are placing work life balance as paramount to their job search.


As the award moves into its twelfth year, we find ourselves in a rapidly changing employment market where candidates and employers alike face their own set of challenges. It seems more than ever appropriate to highlight shining examples of best practice in the media industry and recognise those companies who are evolving to adapt to market conditions, demonstrating imaginative ways to motivate and value their staff whilst also still welcoming new talent. 

	“In an increasingly candidate-driven market, ensuring that you are an employer of choice through initiatives like Pathfinders’ Media Employer of the Year will help give top employers the differentiating edge in these highly competitive times” says Sue McLelland, Joint MD of Pathfinders Media Recruitment.