Derek Grant

Derek Grant is the Founder and Managing Director of Escape Hatch Media Recruitment, a company he established in 2000 after a successful career in the media industry.

Here are some key points about Derek Grant's background and experience:

Early Career

• Grant started his career at Emap, where he rose from an Advertising Manager to become the Publisher of M&M Europe, overseeing advertising, editorial, marketing, circulation, awards, and conferences.

Experience at CNN

• He later joined CNN as an Account Director, managing a portfolio of ad agencies in London and Scandinavia, and handling major accounts such as Saab, Volvo, Ericsson, Nokia, and SAS. At CNN, he initiated and developed a multi-million dollar global sponsorship deal with Volvo, which led to his promotion to Head of European Sponsorship and later to European Sales Director for CNN.com.

Founding Escape Hatch Media Recruitment

• In 2000, Grant left corporate life to start Escape Hatch Media Recruitment. Since then, he has built a reputation for ethical recruitment, headhunting, marketing, and PR within the media industry.2

Specialties

• His recruitment firm specializes in various areas including digital media sales, exhibition sales, conference and event sponsorship sales, digital marketing agency account management, and more.1

Derek Grant is a highly experienced media professional with over 12 years of commercial experience in magazine publishing, events, TV, and digital media, and over two decades of running his own media recruitment business.2