NEW ROLE Social Media Manager Location: Lancashire (Hybrid - 3 days office / 2 days remote) Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 Sector: Home & interiors / lifestyle  A successful lifestyle and homeware brand with an excellent reputation and big ambitions is looking for their next Social Media Manager. This is a key hire for the marketing team as they look to take the brand to the next level through social storytelling. This role is creative, strategic, and data-driven, owning social strategy end to end, content, community, influencer partnerships and performance - One day you'll be planning campaigns, the next on a shoot. Day-to-Day Responsibilities: Plan, create and post content across Meta and TikTok - short-form video, imagery, stories Shoot and edit video/photo content for organic and paid use Run customer and influencer shoots, making sure output is high quality and on-brand Build and manage an engaged, loyal community - replying, engaging, growing genuine advocacy Source, onboard and manage influencer and creator partnerships that drive referrals and revenue at a positive ROI Manage brand collaborations and joint campaigns with complementary brands Plan and deliver social campaigns tied to seasonal moments and industry trends Track and report on content/campaign performance, turning data into clear next actions Keep social activity tied to commercial goals - traffic, conversion, brand growth What You'll Bring:☀️ Proven experience running social media for a consumer brand or agency☀️ Strong video editing and content creation skills - confident on both sides of the camera☀️ Sharp instinct for social trends, storytelling and platform best practice☀️ Influencer marketing and brand partnership experience☀️ Commercial mindset - comfortable reading data and turning it into performance improvements☀️ Sharp eye for design and what actually resonates with an audience☀️ Strong communicator and relationship-builder☀️ Organised, proactive, thrives in a fast-moving, growing business You'll have: The opportunity to shape social strategy for one of the UK's fastest-growing brands in its category Hybrid working - 3 days Lancashire office, 2 days home (flexibility offered) Real progression as the team and function grows Collaborative, creative culture with genuine investment behind itTo apply, send your CV and portfolio toariana@forwardrole.comAs an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff. Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.

Graphic Design LeadSalary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annumLocation: Manchester City CentreWorking Pattern: 5 days on-site, 37.5 hours per weekExperience: Senior-level design experience, with leadership/management experience preferredDomain: B2B, ideally SaaSAbout the BusinessOur client is a well-established B2B software business helping organisations simplify and improve the way they manage their people, HR and workplace responsibilities. With a growing UK marketing function, the business is continuing to develop its brand and creative output across multiple channels.The RoleThis is a hands-on Design Lead position combining creative leadership with the delivery of high-quality marketing design.You'll sit within a wider UK marketing team of 16 and lead a small creative team, including two videographers. The role is less about a traditional job title and more about taking ownership of the creative output, setting direction, managing priorities and ensuring work consistently meets a high standard.You'll work across both digital and print, producing creative for paid social, email, web, internal communications, whitepapers, thought leadership and wider marketing campaigns.The ideal candidate will bring strong B2B experience, with SaaS experience particularly beneficial, alongside the confidence to manage and lead a creative team.Key Responsibilities Lead and manage the creative team, including two videographers.Set creative direction and maintain a consistently high standard of output.Manage and prioritise briefs across the wider marketing function.Remain hands-on, creating high-quality digital and print assets.Develop creative concepts for campaigns and marketing activity.Design paid social and other paid marketing assets.Create visual assets for email and web.Produce whitepapers, thought leadership content and internal communications.Maintain and evolve brand consistency across all creative output.Review creative work and provide clear, constructive feedback.Work closely with marketing and senior stakeholders to understand briefs and deliver effective creative solutions.Present creative ideas and confidently explain design decisions.Balance planned campaigns with reactive requirements and changing priorities. What We're Looking For Strong experience working at Senior Designer, Design Lead, Creative Lead or similar level.Previous experience leading, mentoring or managing other creatives.Strong hands-on design skills across both digital and print.B2B marketing experience is highly desirable.SaaS experience would be particularly beneficial.A strong portfolio demonstrating commercial marketing design.Experience creating paid social, email and web assets.Experience producing longer-form content such as whitepapers and thought leadership materials.Strong understanding of branding, typography, layout and visual communication.Confident communicating with senior stakeholders and challenging briefs where appropriate.Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities.Excellent Adobe Creative Suite skills.Figma experience. This role does not require UX/UI or motion design experience.Working Pattern & Benefits 37.5-hour working week.5 days on-siteFlexible start times.25+ days' annual leave, increasing to 27 days after two years.Manchester city-centre office.Easily accessible by public transport.Discounted parking available at the nearby car park. As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff. Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.

Site Reliability Engineer (eDV) – National Security Location: Key National Security hubs Salary: £65,000–£90,000+ depending on experience Clearance: Active eDV required Level: Mid-level through to SeniorIf you’re spending more time firefighting than improving reliability, this one should resonate.I’m supporting a National Security engineering team looking for an SRE who wants to work closer to the platform, improve how services behave in production and take real ownership of resilience rather than simply reacting to incidents.This is a good fit for someone who enjoys the overlap between Cloud, Platform, DevOps and Software Engineering and wants to keep broadening their technical remit.What you’ll be working with AWSKubernetesTerraformLinuxCI/CDPython / BashMonitoring and observabilityAutomationReliability and performance engineering You’ll be working across secure, live National Security environments, helping teams improve deployment, resilience, monitoring and operational performance.Why it’s worth a look The role should appeal if you want: Less reactive BAUMore ownership of platform reliabilityBetter exposure to modern cloud toolingStronger engineering cultureCloser collaboration with Software and Platform teamsProgression into broader Platform, Cloud or technical leadership roles Active eDV clearance is required for this opportunity.If you’re not actively looking, that’s fine. I’m happy to give you an honest view of the role, the wider market and where your background is likely to fit best.As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff. Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.