Soho Runners Launches Specialist Runner Recruitment Service

This month sees the launch of Soho Runners, a new recruitment specialist set-up with the sole aim of providing runners to Soho-based TV, post and film companies.
The company, headed by Spencer Saffer, was initially set up as a Facebook initiative at the start of the year by three friends working within the industry.
They had identified a gap in the market for a specialist agency that could provide enthusiastic, reliable and hard-working runners to satisfy Soho's continuing demand for running services.
At the same time, the trio also saw the new company as providing an opportunity to help ease the difficult path faced by new creative talent when it tries to break into the industry.
Saffer commented: "Thought they are only just starting out in the industry, runners are some of the most important people in Soho and without them the industry would grind to a halt.
"Our aim is simple: to provide a flexible, convenient and affordable way for Soho's companies to gain access to high quality, trustworthy runners. In return, we provide the runners with a competitive wage but, perhaps more importantly, also give them the chance to benefit from the vast reservoirs of experience available in Soho's top film and post houses and from the professionals who work within them."
Although still in its infancy, Soho Runners has already built good relationships with some of Soho's best known names including Ascent 142, Absolute, Dubbs and Exposure Post. It was the strength of these relationships, not to mention the growin level of interest that the venture was receiving online, which led the company to move them beyond the initial Facebook site and establish a designated website at: www.sohorunners.com.
Susan Jones, Managing Director at Exposure Post, said: "Soho Runners is a fantastic service, which we rely on to deliver a quick and efficient service, even when called upon at the eleventh hour.
"By providing us with competent and hard-working runners who fit effortlessly into our team, it allows Exposure Post to continue running smoothly and we can concentrate on our clients' needs."
(KMcA)