About KSS Media
Senior Digital
Specialists.
A focused team of senior digital professionals based in York, UK. We keep our client base small so we can offer close, accountable partnerships that larger agencies usually cannot.
Proven Track Record
Over a decade of incredible digital growth for UK businesses
The People Behind the Work
Our Elite Digital Team
Every member of the KSS team is a senior specialist with a proven track record. You will work directly with the people listed here.
Karl Smales
SEM Consultant · Analytics · Conversion Tracking · Google Cloud
With over 10 years of paid advertising experience, Karl has managed more than £100 million in Google Ads spend for clients ranging from national law firms to broadband providers. He holds Google certifications across Analytics, Search, Display, Mobile Advertising, and BigQuery/Cloud Services, and brings deep expertise in conversion tracking, business data solutions, and marketing analytics.
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Andrew Precious
Web Developer · BA Hons Computer Science
Andrew brings 15 years of digital agency experience working with various agencies including including Kindred and Seegreen after completing university. His client portfolio spans Tribal Group, the NHS, Charles Marlow, Stowe Family Law, Simpson Millar and York and Bradford councils. He builds bespoke web applications and websites with a strong focus on clean doemumented code, performance, accessibility and Google Core Web Vitals.
David Lucas
UI and Ad Creative Designer & Social Media Consultant
David has 8 years of specialist experience in design, social media marketing and digital strategy. He has worked closely with the University of York, TravelOn.World, Intermarketing, Food Safety at Work, and My Four Wheels to develop national and international social campaigns, landing pages, and effective web app designs.
John Anderson
SEO Consultant · Analytics · Web Vitals · Online Reputation
John's career began at the BBC before moving into commercial broadcasting and content licensing. He later co-founded and managed a successful SEO agency serving clients across the UK, Europe, and the US. For over a decade since, he has continued as an independent SEO and online growth consultant, bringing strategic depth, analytical rigour, and a wealth of real-world experience to every project.
How We Work
Fast Decisions. Clear Results. No Lock-in. Rapid Progress.
Rather than a traditional agency way of working, we integrate directly with your team by offering daily support, fast turnarounds, and fully transparent costs with no lock-in. We tailor our approach to fit your business, and only recommend what we're genuinely confident will deliver results.
Our clients often praise our ability to explain complex technical concepts in clear and simple terms.
Rest assured you will never feel lost in jargon, and will fully understand the work we are undertaking.
Your contact is hands-on, not hands-off
You will work directly with a senior digital specialist who is actively doing the work, not a detached account manager. You get faster decisions, clearer communication, and someone who genuinely understands the detail of your campaigns, code and data.
A small, focused client base
We deliberately limit the number of clients we work with to ensure quality of work and attention given to each client is second to none.
Senior expertise at a fraction of the cost
Working with our team gives you access to over a decade of digital expertise across paid media, analytics, data infrastructure, and web development at a lower cost and with a broader skillset than any comparable full-time senior hire.
3 Golden Rules for AI
We Use AI Responsibly
AI tools are genuinely powerful, but capabilities are often oversold and there is a current trend to implement AI everywhere. We know from experience that AI tools need experienced judgement to be used effectively. AI automation and agents need carefully planned guardrails and a "human in the loop" otherwise they can cause more damage than good to a business bottom-line and scalability.
AI speeds up the work, humans own the outcomes
Every AI-assisted output is reviewed, validated, and signed off by a senior specialist. You never receive something that hasn't been critically assessed by someone with over a decade of real-world experience.
Only use AI where it genuinely helps
We don't automate for the sake of it. AI is applied to research, copy drafts, data analysis, and reporting tasks where it accelerates quality. Strategic decisions on where and how to use AI capabilities come from our experienced digital specialists.
Full transparency, always
We'll always tell you when AI has been used in a deliverable and how. No hidden automation, no black-box outputs that no-one understands that could be impossible to maintain and scale as your business grows.
Why Choose KSS Media
Big Agency Skills. Lean Costs. Guaranteed ROI.
Whether you need one service or all of them, we will ensure your KSS digital solution is tailored to maximise your return on investment and this will be unambiguously measurable.
We only take on work we believe in
If we don't think a project will deliver measurable results, we'll tell you. No filler projects, no wasted budgets.
Deep discovery before we start
We invest time upfront to ensure the right foundations are in place, so ROI can be realised, tracked, and proven.
Agency expertise, lower overheads
We sit between individual freelancers and large full-service agencies: senior capability at significantly lower cost, targeting ambitious SMEs.
No lock-in
Month-to-month by default. We earn your business every month. Extended contracts available if that's what you prefer.
Full transparency
Every piece of work is documented and walked through in regular online meetings. You always know exactly what is being done and why.
Effective and safe use of AI
We use AI to significantly accelerate workflows, applied carefully, with quality control, so you get faster results without cutting corners.
Find Us
Digital Marketing Expertise in York, UK
We are based in the historic, picturesque city of York. You can come and meet us here. We also work with clients across the UK and internationally, with regular video calls as part of our service.
Address
KSS Media Ltd - The Catalyst
Baird Lane, York
YO10 5GA
Phone
01904 911 008Hours
Mon–Fri: 9am – 5:30pm
Let's grow your business together
Whether you need smarter paid media, better analytics, or a complete digital overhaul, we'd love to hear from you.