Ready to put your stamp on one of the UK’s most exciting hospitality brands?Marketing & PR Manager£45k + bonusHybrid working (4 days onsite & 1 from home)Manchester City CentreForward Role are working with an award-winning, fast-scaling hospitality group behind some of the country’s most talked-about food, drink and live entertainment venues.With 40+ sites, 1,600+ people and new openings landing every month, this is a business with serious momentum and the ambition to match. Recognised as a World Class place to work, they blend creative flair with commercial edge better than most.This role sits within one of their flagship, market-leading bar and entertainment brands a high-energy, high-volume concept that continues to outperform the market, smash festive trading and expand into major UK cities following a recent multi-million-pound launch. Growth isn’t slowing down.The role:You’ll own the delivery of standout campaigns, drive PR and partnerships, and ensure every touchpoint is sharp, on-brand and commercially effective.You’ll work closely with senior brand leadership and an in-house creative team in a fast-paced, sleeves-rolled-up environment where ideas turn into action quickly.This is a hands-on role with real visibility, real progression and real impact.Responsibilities: Deliver the annual brand, campaign & PR plan, keeping everything on-brand and commercially sharp.Plan and run integrated campaigns across digital, social, PR and in-venue channels.Drive PR and partnerships, managing agencies, media and influencers to boost coverage and footfall.Oversee all printed and in-venue materials, from menus to signage, with ops, F&B and creative teams.Manage social, support local marketing, and track campaign performance to maximise impact. What we’re looking for: 3–5 years in marketing, brand or PR, ideally in hospitality, food & drink or lifestyle.Hands-on experience delivering integrated campaigns across paid, owned and earned channels.Strong PR, media outreach and partnership activation track record.Social media savvy with content planning and printed material management experience.Highly organised, commercially minded, proactive, and confident working across teams. If you’re a creative marketing or PR professional who thrives on pace, energy and building brands that people love, this is one to look at.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.

Are you a Business Analyst who's operated inside UK government, defence, or intelligence environments? This is a rare opportunity to join a growing consultancy at the forefront of secure digital delivery, in a brand-new position with real influence from day one. Business Analyst   Location - Milton Keynes or Cheltenham (hybrid)Salary - £65,000 - £85,000 + DV Bonus + benefitsClearance - You are required to hold an active eDV level security clearance. The opportunityYou won't be filling a seat. You'll be shaping how complex, mission-critical products get built, working directly with customers and delivery teams to translate classified operational needs into outcomes that matter. You'll be embedded in Agile delivery teams, working directly with customers, product owners, and technical specialists to translate complex mission needs into clear, actionable outcomes. This isn't a back-office BA role, you'll be hands-on, visible, and central to delivery. From requirements discovery and backlog management to stakeholder workshops and continuous improvement, you'll own the full analysis lifecycle in one of the most operationally significant delivery environments in the UK. Role duties Lead requirements discovery - eliciting, analysing, and validating business, user, data, and technical needs across complex delivery programmes.Write sharp user stories, acceptance criteria, and process maps that engineering, design, and data teams can actually work from.Own and continuously refine product backlogs, supporting prioritisation with product owners based on mission value and delivery constraints. Run stakeholder workshops and governance forums, turning competing views into shared understanding and clear decisions.Sit at the centre of Agile ceremonies, sprint planning, refinement, reviews, retros and drive continuous improvement in how teams work. Bridge the gap between business intent and technical delivery, managing dependencies, assumptions, and requirements changes throughout.  Essential skills/experience Experience working in UK Security & Intelligence, defence, or classified government environments.Business analysis, product management, and Agile delivery across multidisciplinary teams.Hands-on Scrum or Kanban delivery, sprint ceremonies, backlog refinement, reviews and retrospectives.Ability to engage, challenge, and facilitate across technical and non-technical stakeholders.Comfortable working alongside software engineering, data, DevOps, and UX teams.Workflow analysis, business rules capture, and requirements traceability through change control. 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.

Head of DesignLocation: LeedsSalary: £55,000 to £65,000Contract: 12-month maternity coverWorking pattern: Hybrid, with a minimum of three days in the officeThe OpportunityWe are working with a leading digital agency to appoint a Head of Design on a 12-month maternity cover contract, starting in December 2026.This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced creative leader to take ownership of a multidisciplinary design function, shaping creative output across brand, digital, campaigns and performance marketing.Working closely with senior stakeholders across the business, you will play a key role in setting creative direction, developing talent and ensuring consistently high standards across client projects. This is a strategic leadership position for someone who can bring together different creative disciplines, challenge thinking and deliver work that combines creativity with commercial impact.The Role Lead and inspire a multidisciplinary design team, driving creative excellence across brand, digital, campaigns, UX/UI, motion and performance creative.Set the creative vision and direction across a diverse portfolio of client projects, ensuring work is strategically aligned, distinctive and effective.Collaborate with senior stakeholders across digital, performance, activation and client services to deliver integrated creative solutions.Act as a senior creative partner to clients, presenting ideas, challenging briefs and building strong, trusted relationships.Support new business activity, contributing to pitches, proposals and the development of compelling creative concepts.Develop and mentor creative talent, fostering a collaborative culture that encourages innovation, accountability and continuous improvement.Oversee creative quality, ensuring work meets the highest standards from initial concept through to final delivery.Manage team capacity, resource allocation, budgets and utilisation to ensure projects are delivered efficiently and profitably.Champion new ideas, emerging trends and innovative approaches to creative problem-solving. About You Proven experience in a senior creative leadership role, such as Head of Design, Head of Creative, Design Director or Creative Director.Experience working within a digital, creative or integrated agency environment.A strong portfolio demonstrating creative direction across multiple disciplines, including brand, digital and campaign-led work.Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary creative teams, bringing together different skill sets to deliver outstanding work.Confident presenting creative concepts and strategic recommendations to senior clients and stakeholders.Strong commercial awareness, with experience managing budgets, resources, project delivery and team utilisation.The ability to balance creative ambition with client objectives, business priorities and measurable outcomes.A collaborative leadership style, with the confidence to challenge ideas, influence decision-making and raise creative standards.A broad understanding of digital design, UX/UI, performance creative and emerging creative technologies. What's on Offer? Salary of £55,000 to £65,000.A senior leadership position with genuine influence over creative direction and agency output.The opportunity to lead a talented, multidisciplinary creative team.Exposure to a varied portfolio of clients and projects across multiple creative disciplines.A collaborative working environment that values strategic thinking, innovation and creative excellence.Hybrid working, with a minimum of three days per week in the office.A 12-month maternity cover contract, starting in December 2026. This role would suit a commercially minded creative leader who combines strategic vision, strong people leadership and excellent creative judgement, and who enjoys bringing people together to deliver exceptional work.  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.