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Melbourne Social Co: Strategic Hiring
Melbourne-founded social-first agency Melbourne Social Co added three senior hires (senior account strategist, senior account director, senior project manager) to support a growing client portfolio and a push toward a national presence.
Source: GN — ASX:AU1 The agency
- What happened
- Melbourne-founded social-first agency Melbourne Social Co added three senior hires (senior account strategist, senior account director, senior project manager) to support a growing client portfolio and a push toward a national presence.
- Who
- Melbourne Social Co · Australia
- When
- 2026-10-26
- Source
- GN — ASX:AU1 The agency
- So what
- Melbourne Social Co is resourcing ahead of a step-change, not backfilling.
The leadership read
Melbourne Social Co is resourcing ahead of a step-change, not backfilling. A build-out like this concentrates senior bench strength in the sector where the mandate is strongest. Watch the mix of the hires across Oceania; that is the clearest read on the plan behind the headcount.
Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 109 (Hot) — up 7.3 versus the prior month — and Oceania signal share is easing (-5.9pts).
Melbourne Social Co: 1 signal in the last 90 days.
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Where this lands in our work
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