Linney Group

Recruitment

What's Linney Group like? Different, we hope...

We recruit carefully, sometimes there may seem to be a lot of interviews....but if we get it right between us, we can be talking about working together for a very long time.

Our conviction is to help our people to develop, that means you. We cannot do it on our own and neither can you. We work at developing the company and our people together.

Our key words are Friendliness, Helpfulness, Honesty, Cooperation, Security and Prosperity. Think about them.

Your time with us should not be boring, it should be exciting, sometimes maybe a bit too exciting, but it should be different.

To work with us you will need character. Why not try us? Find out more by clicking one of the job titles listed below.

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Account Director

We're seeking an Account Director with a minimum of 3 - 5 years' brand or product marketing experience to aid our strategic and creative business development across our national and international blue chip client base.

Working in a fast-paced, innovative and challenging environment, you'll demonstrate a proven ability to deliver integrated marketing plans across a wide spectrum of on and offline communication channels. You'll also need a strong commercial understanding - particularly of sales versus costs, and account profitability.

Solid communication skills and a hands-on approach are essential, as you'll be leading and organising team members to execute projects effectively and efficiently. Working with clients to understand and develop their marketing strategies, you'll be confident both to interpret and challenge their briefs.

With an understanding of and realising the importance of brand strategy, marketing planning, business development and market research across a range of communication channels, you'll have the opportunity to influence at a global level, so confidence and credibility are crucial.

Apply in writing with an indication of your salary expectations to nmunro@linney.com

  • Company: Linney Design
  • Contact: Neil Munro - General Manager
  • Apply to: nmunro@linney.com

Project Manager

The ideal candidate will be involved in building some of the most desirable brands in the UK and will be expected to participate at all levels, including essential project management duties, running a production team and supporting the Account Director in a client facing role.

Bringing new energy and vigor to the team whilst maintaining all necessary control, you will be expected to manage your daily work and the production programme with minimal supervision, within critical deadlines and to budget. Your thorough and organised nature will make you the perfect custodian of these projects and your excellent communication skills will allow you to motivate and ensure the account team performs to its optimum. Given full project ownership, you will be involved at all levels keeping financial and business documentation up to date and presenting schematics and proposals to the client.

Furthermore your experience in New Media Industry in arenas such as online and mobile marketing will enable you to build strong, successful internal and external client relationships with a clear understanding of their requirements and expectations.

It goes without saying that full commitment and enthusiasm together with a strong sense of commercial business acumen are essential attributes for the right candidate.

Apply in writing with an indication of your salary expectations to nmunro@linney.com

  • Company: Linney Design
  • Contact: Neil Munro - General Manager
  • Apply to: nmunro@linney.com

Creative Team Members

At Linney Design we are always keen to hear from talented and enthusiastic creative designers who are looking to further their careers and offer new energy to our business.

When positions arise, we recruit great creatives, particularly those with the ability to work across as many disciplines as possible, from print and packaging, to interiors, to digital and broadcast media. The creatives in our business have the experience and skills to present to and liaise with clients directly, so we'd expect the same of you. And we only recruit those people who display similar values to ours.

If this sounds like you and you'd like to be considered for future creative vacancies, then please get in touch. You should let us know of your current circumstances, provide a CV and a PDF of examples of your creative work.

Apply in writing with an indication of your salary expectations to jkay@linney.com

We look forward to hearing from you.

Please feel free to check back here regularly for more specific design and creative vacancies in our business.

Account Manager

Linney Group Account Manager

We have an exciting opportunity for the right person to join the Linney Group as an Account Manager working with many of our well known high street and branded clients.

Whilst being based from our head office in Nottinghamshire, your role would be to provide support for the current print management account teams already in place throughout the South-East of England, largely in the London area.

This is likely to be a very challenging role requiring the successful candidate to be highly adaptive as they move between our various sites, learning and understanding about our clients, and how the Linney Group supports them in achieving their businesses objectives.

Do you already work in this kind of environment, or do you have a similar background and are looking for a challenging role with lots of variety?

Do you have knowledge of print management working in a retail and brand marketing environment?

If you do, and the above sounds of interest to you, please send your CV and a covering letter to personnel@linney.com

Project Manager: Linney Connect

Linney Group Project Manager: Linney Connect

We're also looking to expand our Project Management team further to continue improving the support and service we offer our clients.

Working with the Linney Group and its clients' Management Information Systems, you will be responsible for processing, administrating, and expediting projects and campaigns for our customers, using Linney Group companies and its outwork partners.You are likely to have daily customer contact. Some of the skills required are general project management skills, excellent communication skills, analytical thinking, problem solving and attention to detail.

The Project Management role we’re looking to fill at Linney Connect is on the print management side of the business.

This role also has the potential to allow the right person to continue their career development by moving into Account Management. In the past, some successful Project Managers have moved into an increasing client focused role, generally working directly with the customer at our customer's head offices, often in the Greater London area.

If you fit the basic criteria for any of the above roles, you may be the sort of person we are looking for. Our business has been expanding rapidly and we have opportunities for numerate, selfmotivated, confident, team orientated people, who can help our further expansion and become key players in our business in the years to come.

So, if you want to take that critical next step, please get in touch at the address opposite.

Digital Repro Operator

Linney Print are looking for a quality orientated Digital Repro Operator to work within our pre-press team. The ideal candidate will be aware of current workflows within the pre-press environment and be a daily user of print related applications, notably Illustrator, Quark, Acrobat & Pitstop, InDesign and Preps.

Linney Print is a busy company dealing with a wide range of work types and operating 24/7. As such, you will be expected to work a three shift system including nights, for which a generous allowance is paid. Working as part of a small, friendly team, you will have good people skills and be used to rapid turnarounds. The ability to use initiative in solving problems whilst retaining a high degree of accuracy is essential.

Please email your CV and any relevant supporting information to gdavison@linney.com

Sales Professional

This is an excellent opportunity to work in a key area of our business. Working in Linney Print but interacting with other Linney Group companies, the successful candidate will have a proven track record in B1 sheet-fed print sales to help enable us to deliver our long-term strategy. The applicant must command loyalty from clients and apply their interpersonal skills to deliver innovative solutions which meet and exceed our clients' business needs. Excellent package and career prospects exist for the right candidate.

EMAIL YOUR CV AND DETAILS OF CURRENT PACKAGE TO: PIERS STICKLAND AT pstickland@linney.com

Print Typesetters

Linney Print require experienced typesetters to cover during heavy workloads, possibly leading to full-time position if wanted. Experience in InDesign, typing from manuscript copy.

In first instance please contact: Eddie Lambley at Linney Print, email elambley@linney.com

Print Proof Readers

Linney Print require experienced proof readers to cover during heavy workloads, possibly leading to full-time position if wanted.

In first instance please contact: Eddie Lambley at Linney Print, email elambley@linney.com

Sales Executive

Are you a successful and strongly motivated Print Sales professional and feel restricted by your current company’s facilities? If so, this may be the perfect career opportunity for you.

Whilst the key focus of your role will be to provide quality sales for Quadrant, where we operate two 5 colour B2 presses along with high quality pre-press and finishing, you will also have the opportunity to utilise the full range of services provided by the Linney Group of whom we are part.

These include Linney Design offering full Graphical and New Media Design Facilities, Linney Print with comprehensive Digital Pre-press and 6 x B1 presses (including 2 x 8 colour machines) in addition to a full range of finishing equipment, and Linney Direct with Customer Response centre, Direct mail, Fulfulment, Mail Order Processing and Digital Print Operations.

So if you want to apply your sales skills in a company that can give your customers a complete solution, send your CV stating current remuneration package to:- John Carter – Sales Director