Mercy Abel

Impact & Marketing Lead | UNLOCKED Internship Programme Director, John Doe

Mercy is a multi-award-winning Gen Z marketeer currently in the role of Impact and Marketing Lead at the integrated comms agency, John Doe Group. She is also the Co-founder and Director of a marketing and creative internship programme named UNLOCKED providing paid internships for emerging creatives across Scotland – supported by John Doe.

Awarded as 2024 Campaign’s IPA iList and 2023 Media Week 30 under 30 and The Media Leader Future 100 Club, and 2022 BRiM Changemaker, Mercy is passionate about positively highlighting Black talent and stories through founded platforms: Into A Black Mind and Strong Black Woman and also helps other Gen Zs to navigate the world of work on her careers podcast, audacity of we.

 She is also the Events Host and Senior Strategist for women-led social enterprise, Ok Mentor and the Glasgow Ambassador for Europe-wide creative & hospitality organisation, The Social Hub.


New for 2024, join us at the Marketing Society Scotland Changemakers Conference on 22 October.