Collectively we're a bunch of people that get to
call ourselves online media experts as we've had
more years' experience than we now care to remember.
Individually we are:
Dominic Sumners - Founding Director
"I suppose OME was my brainchild. After 10 years
of doing it for someone else, I wanted to do
something for myself. Most people go into
business with a partner for lots of different
reasons but primarily as it can be pretty lonely,
scary and occasionally miserable when you start out.
In Sean, I knew I'd met my match; someone who I knew
was as passionate as I was about delivering
effective online solutions. We saw a gap in
the market and after a pint of Dutch courage,
set up the UK's first online recruitment
advertising agency. As such, I get asked to
talk and comment on all sorts of industry-related
issues. And because I never seem to stop, you'll
see me on many platforms - from online articles
and conference speeches, to Twitter, Facebook,
industry press and my blog." To witness
first hand some of Dominic's views on the
industry, please visit his blog.
View Dominic's Linkedin Profile here 
Sean Paterson - Founding Director
"Dominic and I are very different and I guess
that's why it works. I first got involved with
jobboards back in 1996 and have experience in
both traditional and digital recruitment media,
direct marketing and online start ups. I've really
got to grips with the practical detail of executing
successful digital media campaigns, improving the
recruitment process and candidate journey and then
working with our clients to take full advantage of
the results. I'm meticulous about attention to
detail, which is probably why I look after the
finances, but I'm also unbelievably passionate
about surpassing our client's expectations, so
designed our account management programme to
ensure we deliver outstanding service and
results, every time."
View Sean's Linkedin Profile here
Kork Desai - Client Services Director
"I've known the guys for years, just through
working in the industry, and always liked and
respected them. When they invited me to come on
board in 2007, I couldn't have been happier.
Not one to blow my own trumpet, they tell me
it was because they thought I'd add weight to
their product offering, through my broad
digital advertising knowledge. Having worked
for years in senior management positions within
Reed, Centaur and Fish4 across press - exhibitions
and online - I jumped at the chance to get involved
with a company that fitted with my experience and
offered me a vision I believed in. I manage many
of our corporate accounts covering all areas of
candidate attraction programmes and the end-to-end
recruitment process. I love saving our clients'
money and getting them to use the best media at
the best possible rates"
View Kork's Linkedin Profile here
Stephen Oliver - Account Director
I've been working in online recruitment since 2006 and in that time I have built up a wide-ranging knowledge of the UK market. OME was a client of mine in my media sales days, so Sean and Dominic knew me as an account manager already - I assume they liked the work I did for them! I was really happy when they offered me an account management role in 2008 and I now run a number of large client accounts, so my work involves media planning, campaign management, search engine marketing, and negotiating and buying media at the best possible rates. Customer service is my top priority, and my aim is to make sure my clients are always happy.
View Stephen's Linkedin Profile here
Jamie Bailey - Director
I've known Dominic for a few years now and its fair to say that from early on, when we first started collaborating on a range of projects [largely complex international stuff - the kind Dom just adores!] we saw how closely we shared the same passions about delivering great client service and providing experience and insight that has genuine value-add. With my own journey in advertising having started nearly 18 years ago, in the product agency world, [joining a Saatchi network agency] it was genuinely exciting to work with people, at OME, who have that same instinct and fervour as me, to do things better, and like me who actually stood up and did it too. We share a highly competitive streak and it often became top-trumps on whose clients had received the best service and had the best experience and successes. Employer branding - hands down win for Jamie, Digital media strategy - Dom edges it, Client Management - draw, and so on it went...always taking huge personal pride in what we delivered and had achieved with our clients and our plans to surpass their expectations again...all the while realising we had some of our best ideas together.
View Jamie's Linkedin Profile here
The broader team
Whilst we'd love to introduce everyone on this
page, there will be plenty of time to meet them
in person. Suffice to say, we've continued our
recruitment process as we started it. We've
chosen well, selecting people that bring
harmonious skills and who are like minded.
Everyone is genuinely experienced in online
recruitment and most importantly they understand
how to apply this knowledge to improve a client's
performance.