Mark Rouse

Mark Rouse

Partner - Marketing, Communications & PR
Recruitment Specialties
Executive Search & Recruitment for mid-senior to C-Suite roles in Marketing, Marketing Services, Digital, and Communications Agencies.

Biography

Mark Rouse leads Canada’s largest Marketing Communications & Media recruitment practice. Prior to his career in recruitment, Mark spent close to two decades gaining industry experience in the Marketing Services and Agency businesses. He was responsible for hiring, developing, and retaining top talent as Vice-President with companies such as Young & Rubicam, Wunderman, and J. Walter Thompson.

Early in his career, Mark accepted the simple truth that people are any company’s greatest asset; a tenet that has served him well in his recruiting career. Mark’s passion lies in finding smart people that add to the strength of a team, that offer the right blend of competency and compatibility, and that can have a positive affect not only on their employer’s business but on their own careers.

“The caliber of candidates was great. And Mark – you have been a pleasure to work with.  Thank you for your continued patience with me.”
- CEO, Media Agency

“Adrian & Mark are the two best consultants I've had the pleasure of dealing with in my 16 years in the advertising industry. They should be teaching seminars as far as I'm concerned.”
- Agency candidate

Click to read Mark’s blog posts, including the popular Interview Do’s and Don’ts: How to Land the Candidate You Want

Strengths

Strategic and big-picture problem solver; builds and develops teams as well as individuals; understands transferable skill-sets; works with a sense of urgency and gets things done; embraces the value of superb client service.

Weaknesses

Patience (I need more and I need it now). Anything that needs to be fixed can be highly distracting.

Weekends

Mark and his wife spend many hours trying to convince their two sons to play outside more often. Mark can also be found wandering the aisles of the local home improvement store, adding to a long list of power tools that he really, really, really, needs.