Welcome to Blue Skies CELEBRATING
15 YEARS
OF MARKETING EXCELLENCE
An introduction to Blue Skies • Established by Ben and Nigel Vickers • Founded in 1998 Blue Skies have built long-standing relationships with the UK’s most talented marketing and creative professionals • Blue Skies consultants are specialists in specific industry sectors such as creative and marketing • Database of over 15,000 live candidates and a further 30,000 inactive candidates • 3 offices: Midlands, Manchester & London • Recruitment specialists: In-house, Creative, Digital, PR and Agency across temp & perm • 50 people and expanding • REC accredited
The Midlands team
Emma Head
Holly Wilkinson
Laura Mercer
Chris Sims
Georgina Kaye
Lizzie Stokes
Elisha Nicholls
Heidi Moreby
Sally Attridge
Sophie Flynn
Rosemary James
Charlotte Compton
Divisional Head Creative Freelance
Senior Consultant Marketing
Associate Director Marketing
Senior Consultant PR & Events
Managing Consultant Creative
Senior Consultant Marketing
Business Manager Marketing & Freelance
Consultant Creative Freelance
Senior Consultant Creative
Business Manager Marketing & Freelance
Senior Consultant Account Handling
Resourcer
The North team
Ian Lenehan
Managing Consultant Account Handling
Matt Devall
Senior Consultant Creative
Marc Allen
Senior Consultant PR
Tori Gibson Consultant Marketing
Helen Colley Resourcer
What Blue Skies can offer you KNOWLEDGE Our consultants have strong industry knowledge having worked within their specific sectors for a number of years. SERVICE DRIVEN Each company and role is unique and both Clients and Candidates receive service and satisfaction surveys on a regular basis. Your consultant will manage every assignment individually, ensuring an in-depth understanding of your needs. You’ll only receive relevant, high quality candidates who meet your skill-set criteria. Blue Skies are REC accredited. UNRIVALLED DATABASE 45,000 industry professionals across marketing, digital, PR and creative specialisms that we developed relationships with over the last 15 years. ADVERTISING Blue Skies are one of the leading advertisers within the marketing world. Clients enjoy access to our candidate portfolio, built up over twelve years of high-spend advertising and recommendations.
HERITAGE We were 15 years old in 2013 and have built up a strong reputation and network of candidates. NATIONAL NETWORK Candidates registered across a wide geographic spread. EXPERTISE Specialist marketing, digital, PR and creative recruitment. ADDED VALUE We develop numerous added value initiatives including salary surveys, retention advice, interview training, thought leadership seminars and events.
Blue Skies our expertise MARKETING & PR
CREATIVE & DESIGN
DIGITAL & MOBILE
Generalist Marketing Events Brand Management Direct Marketing CRM Insight Online Marketing Marketing Communications PR E-Commerce Product Multi Channel Content Marketing
Graphic Design Brand Design Packaging Publishing Artwork Art Direction Copywriting Retail Design 3D Design/Dev Trafficking Production Creative Services Creative Director Group Head Design Director Product Design Licensing Design
Web Development App Development Social Media Affiliate Email Marketing Mobile Ecrm Ecommerce Search Web Analytics Web Design
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT Account Executive Account Manager Account Director Planner Media Buyers Business Development Client Services Director Managing Director Board Director Group Account Director Strategy Project Management
Clients we work with
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Agencies we work with
Candidate acquisition BLUE SKIES DATABASE Unrivalled network of past and present candidates registered since 1998. Over 30,000 of the highest quality pre-screened industry professionals within the UK.
INTERVIEWING Blue Skies consultants only propose candidates who pass our high screening standards. Each application you receive is a candidate worth meeting.
CANDIDATE ATTRACTION Our candidates come to Blue Skies via referrals, talent hunting and our continued investment in job boards, trade press, e-shots and job fairs.
NETWORKING Blue Skies consultants are recognised talent spotters and make it their business to know the most talented people in your industry.
BLUESKIESCAREERS.CO.UK Our own job portal attracting many thousands of visits every month. Blue Skies are consistently ranked by search engines as a leading marketing recruiter.
EXCLUSIVE CANDIDATES Those ‘hard-to-find’ candidates often ask for assistance on an exclusive basis.
BLUE SKIES APP Our own App allowing instant job searches and applications. HIGH INVESTMENT IN ADVERTISING Blue Skies is recognised as one of the heaviest spending advertisers within the marketing sector.
CANDIDATE CARE Blue Skies are in constant communication with our registered candidates. Giving you fast access to marketing & creative professionals who are serious about seeking a new opportunity. SOCIAL MEDIA Blue Skies are active on Linkedin, Facebook and Twitter, regularly communicating with existing & passive members of the UK social media sites.
Job boards we advertise on
creative industry jobs, portfolios & freelancers
Blue Skies as a recruitment partner We strive to work in partnership with you, ensuring you secure the best talent in the marketplace. Every hire requires a potentially different recruitment solution and at Blue Skies we work with clients on either a contingency, sole agency or retained basis. CONTINGENCY
SOLE AGENCY
RETAINED
Database search
One point of contact
One point of contact
Advertising on www.blueskiescareers.co.uk
Database search
Database search
Advertising on Blue Skies App
Featured advertising on www.blueskiescareers.co.uk
Featured advertising on www.blueskiescareers.co.uk
Interview day scheduling
Branded database campaign
Branded database campaign
Advertising on selected industry job boards Social media campaign Referrals campaign Interview day scheduling Access to Blue Skies interview facilities
Advertising on selected industry job boards Social media campaign Referrals campaign Interview day scheduling Access to Blue Skies interview facilities Marketing mapping Job & Person specification writing First stage interviewing
Blue Skies as an interim solution When you’re filling a freelance or contract vacancy you need to rely on the freelancer hitting the ground running. In short you need to rely on your recruiter. We are so confident of our ability to identify the right freelance candidate that we give you an unconditional guarantee. If you’re not delighted with them at the end of the first day, not only will we waive the commission but we’ll also pay the freelancer’s day rate on your behalf.
MARKETING & PR • CREATIVE & DESIGN • DIGITAL & MOBILE • ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
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Specific skill set Our dedicated freelance consultants understand that different marketing projects require different skillsets and will provide you with the resource you need to fulfill your requirements.
Flexibility Every project is different and Freelance cover provides you with the additional resource you need for just a few hours or up to 12 months.
Cost effective Freelance resource provides you with the benefit of securing the specific skills you require for the length of time you need them and all at a competitve rate.
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Immediate results If you’re looking for an immediate start, our consultants are able to supply quality candidates within 12 hours of taking your brief.
Payroll service Our service doesn’t stop at finding you the best freelance cover, we also manage all aspects of the payroll so you receive just one weekly invoice from Blue Skies and we
do the rest!