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Split Role between Employee Engagement & Internal Comms.  Initial 6 Month FTC – Full Time.  Competitive Salary & Flexible Working.  Here is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Internal Communications & Engagement Specialist to join a large organisation in Chippenham on an initial 6 month FTC basis.  This role is split down the middle between internal comms and engagement, and we are looking for someone to start fairly quickly to ensure there is a handover with the current incumbent who is leaving in February.   What you’ll be doing  The role has two main parts.  You will drive and manage engagement through effective internal comms and the development of a strong employer brand, ensuring you position the employer as a workplace of choice for both existing and new employees.  You will also be accountable for measuring engagement and return on investment (ROI), with the ability to interpret results, and amend and improve ongoing results to ensure success.   You will have proven experience in designing, writing, setting up and executing engagement surveys, with the ability to analyse results and report afterwards.  You will then utilise internal comms channels to drive engagement and update close to 20,000 employees. You will source, write and edit content that celebrates the employees, processes and programmes, and will develop additional channels to improve two way communication for colleagues.  You will also analyse and leverage data insights to design and lead delivery of strategic employee engagement programmes.  This is a very busy role and you will be working within a fast paced environment.  Initially employed on a 6 month fixed term contract, there is potential for this to be extended.   What experience you’ll need to apply Previous experience running employee engagement programmes Have worked in a specialist internal comms role previously  Experience of running engagement surveys and analysing results Exceptional verbal and written communication skills  A strong influencer with great stakeholder management skills Ability to work in a fast paced environment and remain calm under pressure What you’ll get in return for your talents Although this is an initial 6 month FTC, there is a competitive salary on offer (£45k-£50k pro rata), flexible home/office working and a great team to collaborate with.   What next As we’re approaching Christmas, for now please just apply and I will come back to you as soon as I can.   

Lead Marketplace and Category Management Strategy. One of the Most Exciting Businesses in Bristol!  Competitive salary and great benefits. An extremely successful and well-funded Mobile App based business with significant financial backing and a mission of greening the planet is looking for a unique individual to join their new Marketplace division as Head of Category Management. This impressive App has grown and is now centred around a new Marketplace function. There is a huge untapped market out there, and demand has grown exponentially due to COVID, so now is the time to accelerate the growth strategy. With a stunning App already built, it will be your role to take ownership of the Marketplace P&L and all that comes with this. What you’ll be doing This role calls for an experienced and collaborative leader to own and execute the commercial Marketplace strategy across category selection, seller acquisition, pricing, inventory, promotions and more, with the view of scaling the function at pace. You’ll work in tandem with the Head of Marketing to drive the best on-site experience possible, whilst developing and maintaining strong supplier relationships and providing an expert perspective on specific categories. It goes without saying that you’ll be an expert in analysing and utilising data in order to understand if specific strategies and tactics are delivering the intended results, and consistently adapting strategies accordingly. You’ll have multiple teams reporting into you, across Seller Management, Delivery Experience and Supply Chain, so strong leadership skills will be of the utmost importance here. What experience you’ll need You will be knowledgeable and passionate about marketplaces and eCcommerce. Expert understanding of buying, merchandising, or category management in retail or consumer products industry. Extensive experience in managing P&L and marketplace strategy. Proven track record leading a high performing team. Entrepreneurial mentality and highly motivated to drive performance. First-rate communicator confident influencing and negotiating with stakeholders. Strong analytical skills and ability to drive recommendations for improvements/optimization. What you’ll get in return for your talents With the significant financial backing of a single investor, you will have all the tools and budget required to make this a huge success.  You will receive a competitive salary (up to £70k, dependent on experience), 25 days holiday, flexible working hours, a beautiful working environment, and an incredible team to help deliver results.  You’ll be a part of a forward-thinking, collaborative team with very exciting growth plans. This business is really going places! What’s next? For more information please contact Hannah at ADLIB.

A market leading organisation. The office is based in central Bristol and post pandemic will be mainly office based.  This role will have a strategic impact but will mainly be delivery orientated.  A fantastic opportunity became available to join an established business that remains stable even during the times of uncertainty. The successful candidate will report into the Head of Marketing and will work with a medium size team, with no direct reports.  What you’ll be doing The successful candidate for this role will work support the Head of Marketing with a certain business unit where they will take ownership of planning and implementing multi-channel campaigns (with a main emphasis towards digital channels) to promote products and services. There will be a big element of stakeholder engagement (both internal and external) and managing conflicting priorities.   What experience you’ll need to apply Previous b2b marketing experience ideally gained from FS or PS sector. Strong campaign and project management skills. Exceptional communication skills and outstanding attention to detail. Effortless relationship building and nurturing ability.  Personality wise you’ll be adaptable, committed and have a positive attitude. What you’ll get in return for your experience A starting salary of c/ £40k + bonus, car allowance and benefits. An opportunity to work for a well known and secure organisation.   What next? Please get in touch with Ania for more info.

Fantastic clients within the retail sector.  An award-winning agency.   Opportunity to be a part of a high-performing team and progress your career.   This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced SEO Manager with a track record of delivering results, to create, manage, and own the SEO strategies for clients, as well as lead a team of SEO Executives within an award-winning agency.  What you’ll be doing   You’ll be responsible for the creation and implementation of the SEO strategies for your clients, ensuring that the strategy is in line with growth targets, producing monthly reports with advice and recommendations against key performance indicators. You will also be expected to provide continuous mentoring to your team, including supporting their own personal development goals, while also making sure they are using their time effectively, completing their tasks on time and to a high standard.   This role will also require you to have a goal-driven and hands-on approach. You will be expected to perform keyword research to optimise existing content and uncover new opportunities, create content in line with keyword analysis and Metadata, develop and implement a range of white hat link building campaigns, and carry out detailed backlink analysis to identify opportunities from appropriate sources.   Using your analytical ability, you will be expected to provide detailed analysis using third party SEO tools, drawing insight from both client-specific sectors, and generic industry data to gain a full understanding of industry trends and to add content to the performance on each account.   The Experience you’ll need  Experience in a senior SEO role with a track record of delivering results.   In-depth knowledge of SEO best practice.  Thorough understanding of a range of SEO tools.  Copywriting skills for online content and landing pages.   Excellent communication and client management skills.   Working knowledge of Google Tools.  Experience in managing and mentoring a team is preferred.   What you’ll get in return for your talents   A competitive salary depending on experience, a cycle to work scheme, access to an Amazon Prime account, and fantastic work social opportunities.    What’s next?   Please drop Harriet an email to find out more.    

World leading products. Flexible working hours, great progression and support. Learn automation! A tech company whose products are used by scientists and engineers from a range of industries and organisations around the World are looking to expand their testing team in Bristol. They are looking for a dedicated & driven Test Engineer who is keen on learning automation best practices.  What experience you’ll need Proven experience in manual testing. Exposure to automation test principles would be beneficial. Experience of Windows desktop applications would be preferable but training is provided. Any programming experience in C#, VB, C++ or any OO language would be advantageous. ISTQB is desirable. Ability to work closely with developers and engineering specialists. You will have worked in an Agile/Scrum environment. What you’ll be doing As a member of a multi-disciplinary team you will contribute to the testing and documentation of software programs as part of the development of the company’s range of products. You will provide the software and embedded software test specifications, test cases and test automation suites necessary to provide robust and reliable software. You’ll be working within the software team (projects are usually 2-3 developers and 1 tester) using agile methods, participating in sprint planning, sprint reviews and retrospectives. Estimate tasks, write test schedules, write and execute story tests. You will also automate new functional test cases and run automated regression tests. You’ll be contributing to software testing standards and policies under the direction of the lead test engineer and dev manager. Over time you will gain a lot of knowledge, you must be committed to the sprint most of the time but you will have the opportunity to learn automation and pick up some great new skills. What you’ll get in return for your talents As well as getting paid a generous salary you will be entitled to 23 days holiday (increasing to 25 with service), flexi-time (core hours 10-12 and 2-3 Monday to Friday, 37.5 hour working week) and up to 4 days remote working. Healthcare cash plan, life assurance 4x salary, group personal pension scheme up to 6% contribution, company subsidized membership of local health clubs.. You will be eligible to participate in the company profit share scheme, cycle to work scheme, share incentive plan, free car parking and employee development.  What’s next? If you’d like to apply or find out more just give Joe a call!

UX/UI Designer. Remote Working - Bristol Client. Up to £400 p/day. 3-month initial contract opportunity, for a UX/UI Designer to work on an exciting project - for a Client that is seeing an increase in demand for their niche products. What you'll be doing Working for a rapidly growing company, based from your home office - fully remote working with no requirement to go onsite at this stage. What experience you'll need to apply for this role UX Designer (Expert). UI Design (Expert). User Research (Desirable). What you'll get in return for your experience The daily rate is up to £400 p/day, however, all quotes from suitable candidates will be considered. What's next? Please apply with your most up-to-date CV/portfolio and I will be in touch to discuss further.

Join a fast growing consultancy that is renowned for delivering outstanding work on meaningful projects Be part of a team with a genuine commitment to being a brilliant place to work. Work 100% remote for now but with long term flexibility with 2 office based days a week in the future. We’re looking for a Senior Service Designer to join a brilliant service design consultancy in Bristol. We also have junior to midweight roles available. What you’ll be doing You’ll be joining a team of user researchers, UX and service design specialists working in public sector and health to improve the way people experience services. The goal: better experiences for better lives. Through research-led discoveries you will uncover problems worth solving and use the evidence as a foundation for service design work. Highlights of the company’s work include: Working with the NHS to improve mental health services Helping the NHS adapt the 111 service around user needs Designing a collaboration platform for DCMS Running extensive user research to help DVSA pass GDS assessment Running user research in job centres across the UK for Policy Lab Partnering with Scope to co-create support services for disabled people As a Senior Service Designer you’ll be leading on research projects, facilitating workshops with clients and bringing solutions to life through sketching and prototyping. Working as part of a cross functional team on discoveries and alphas you’ll collaborate with researchers, project managers, developers, product people, clients and agency partners alike. You’ll be working closely with clients becoming a trusted partner, helping them to understand their users and evolve their services over time. What experience you’ll need You are looking for a meaningful challenge You want to work somewhere where you can do your best work You are driven by your values and want to focus your effort on projects that reflect those values. You love working in the first diamond You have an open collaborative mindset, you know you don’t have all the answers You love working in a fast-paced agency environment You have a background / education in design or research be it service design, UX, product design, industrial design, human factors, psychology or other related subjects You are familiar with working alongside agile delivery teams (partners) You have strong visual communication skills You are confident choosing the right fidelity at the right phase. This isn’t a UX design role but whiteboards, sketches, storyboards, diagrams and low fidelity clickable prototypes are part of your toolkit You are confident running design research - both discovery and evaluative You are able to work remotely for now and in the future comfortable with two days a week in the Bristol studio You have proven commercial experience in service design and are comfortable leading on design and research projects that tackle complex problems. You have great people skills and stakeholder management experience What you’ll get in return for your experience The team has a great culture so you can expect to work with a friendly and very knowledgeable bunch. There is a bonus scheme, health care scheme, 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays), plus your birthday off, a personal training budget, flexible working options, a pension and being part of a business that you can help shape. What’s next Please apply with an up-to-date CV and any supporting case studies of work.  

Be part of a fast growing consultancy that is renowned for delivering outstanding work on meaningful projects Join a team with a real commitment to being a brilliant place to work. Enjoy a supportive environment, knowledgeable team to work with and real investment your development. We’re looking for a junior / middleweight Service Designer or User Researcher to join a brilliant service design consultancy in Bristol. We also have senior role available that can be found here. What you’ll be doing You’ll be joining a team of user researchers, UX and service design specialists working in public sector and health to improve the way people experience services. The goal: better experiences for better lives. Through research-led discoveries you will uncover problems worth solving and use the evidence as a foundation for service design work. Highlights of the company’s work include: Working with the NHS to improve mental health services Helping the NHS adapt the 111 service around user needs Designing a collaboration platform for DCMS Running extensive user research to help DVSA pass GDS assessment Running user research in job centres across the UK for Policy Lab Partnering with Scope to co-create support services for disabled people You will work alongside a Senior Service Designer and will have the opportunity to learn and develop new skills in a fast paced environment. At this level you won’t need to have managed projects or led teams yourself but ideally you’ll have experience of working on discovery or user research projects. This is a great opportunity to join a very knowledgeable team and make positive change to important products and services. About you You are looking for a meaningful challenge You want to work somewhere where you can grow to do your best work You are driven by your values and want to focus your effort on projects that reflect those values You have achieved brilliant results where you’ve worked previously - this may be during studies or outside work You have an open collaborative mindset, you know you don’t have all the answers You are really keen to learn from more experienced colleagues You have some experience in service design or research projects You have a background / education in design or research be it service design, UX, product design, industrial design, human factors, psychology or other related subjects You have good visual communication skills - this isn’t a UX design role, but sketches, storyboards, diagrams and low fidelity clickable prototypes will become part of your toolkit You have some experience participating in design research You have great people skills You are able to work remotely for now and in the future comfortable with two days a week in the Bristol studio Attitude / qualities Outcome focused Curious Diplomatic Thoughtful Collaborative Innovative Empathetic What you’ll get in return for your experience The team has a great culture so you can expect to work with a friendly and very knowledgeable bunch. There is a bonus scheme, health care scheme, 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays), plus your birthday off, a personal training budget, flexible working options, a pension and being part of a business that you can help shape. What’s next Please apply with an up-to-date CV and any supporting case studies of work.  

Join a digital first agency who work with globally recognised consumer brands. Form a key part of a talented studio to deliver on digital campaign briefs. Be part of a sort-after culture and working environment including some remote working. We’re looking for a Copywriter to join a digital first agency with their HQ based in Bristol. This is your chance to join a forward-thinking agency to help deliver creative on a variety of channels for one of the widest known consumer brands globally. The role is currently remote, but the agency has roots in Bristol so some travel to the studio will be expected long term. What you'll be doing Forming part of a talented, close-knit creative team you’ll be delivering insightful and attractive copy for consumer brands across various digital channels including web, apps, email and DM. Reporting into the Conceptual Copywriter you’ll be working shoulder to shoulder with a collaborative team of specialists, including designers, strategists, art directors, developers and a fellow copywriter. There will be a key focus on campaign work, so you'll bring a track record of writing digital short form copy to deliver briefs that will drive tangible results. In addition to this, you'll support the wider team longer form copy such as presentations, blogs and case study writing. This role calls for a true problem solver with a tenacious approach and the ability to think on their feet to deliver on a variety of briefs at pace, be it more complex copy, reinventing a piece of work or a fresh new idea! The agency works with some big-name consumer brands, and this role will focus on one of their key accounts in the main. We’re looking for a writer who will be a safe pair of hands with problem solving briefs and presenting to the design team, senior stakeholders and clients alike. The team are currently working remotely and when the time is right will be looking for a new home in Bristol, with plenty of continued flexibility offered. With that in mind, we're open to hearing from copywriters in different locations who are comfortable with regular travel to Bristol. What experience you’ll need Commercial background in copywriting within an agency environment. A portfolio full of copywriting examples, ideally digital campaign work. Excellent proofreading skills and attention to detail. Hands on with both thinking up concepts and executing copy. A team player who thrives when collaborating to solve a problem. Confident leading on briefs when needed and presenting ideas to clients. What you’ll get in return for your experience You’ll join an agency with a reputable culture and gain the opportunity to work with some globally recognised brands. You’ll receive a competitive salary and join a close-knit creative team who really care about your career development. What’s next Apply with an up to date CV + portfolio of work to be considered.

Lovely and established consumer brand.  This role will have an emphasis on direct and traditional marketing in oppose to digital. The office in Somerset, approx. 40 mins drive from Bath. Due to the remote office location we can only consider candidates with their own transport. The Client could offer a small degree of flexible working post pandemic.  A fantastic, brand new opportunity became available to join an established and growing business based in Somerset. The successful candidate will work within a team of around of six. What you’ll be doing The successful candidate for this role will be ultimately responsible for driving new acquisition to the business through a range of traditional marketing channels. For example, using cold list mailing campaign to develop a prospect list. Another part of the role will be to work with a media agency to develop a media insert schedule for target customers. In addition, you’ll work on developing media and brand partnerships, similarly, to maximise new leads generation. Last but not least, you’ll be in charge of analysis all of the above, making sure that campaigns are optimised and the budget is adjusted accordingly.  What experience you’ll need to apply Previous direct marketing experience ideally within a b2c space. Strong analytical skills. Solid understanding of lead generation and customer acquisition journey.  Ability to work efficiently with colleagues and suppliers.  What you’ll get in return for your experience A starting salary of £30-35k + benefits. Also an opportunity to start with “blank canvas” and really be able to make your mark within the field in subject.  What next? Please get in touch with Ania for more info.