Simpson Recruitment Services

Marketing Lead Lichfield, Staffordshire £40,000 £45,000, dependent on experience Full time, permanent Our client is a trusted provider of innovative, progressive and future proof products, solutions and services to the water sector, established for over 50 years they employ 800 people and turnover approaching €200m and have sites across the UK and Eire. They are currently seeking a Marketing Lead to join their marketing function to be based at one of their subsidiaries in Lichfield WS13. As Marketing Lead, you will create marketing strategy across the business's portfolio of brands, spanning both B2B and B2C / e-commerce audiences, taking a through the line approach across all channels. Alongside running day to day digital, content and campaign activity, you will hold budget responsibility for marketing spend and work closely with Group Marketing to ensure plans, messaging and brand positioning are aligned at a group level. We are looking for a strategic thinker who can ensure marketing effort and spend are focused in the right places, bringing a test and learn approach to continually improve marketing effectiveness and demonstrate return on investment. It is a genuinely varied role, part strategic planning, part hands-on delivery, suited to someone who enjoys both setting direction and getting content and campaigns out of the door, as well as leading and developing the wider marketing team. Key areas of responsibility include: Strategic Marketing, Effectiveness & Group Alignment Team Leadership & Budget Management Digital & Social Media Marketing Materials & Brand Sales Support & Events About You Proven experience in a marketing role covering both digital delivery and strategic planning. Comfortable working at both a hands-on level and a strategic level, and able to move between the two. Well organised, with strong prioritisation and time management skills across multiple projects. Experience of leading or managing a marketing team, with responsibility for a marketing budget. Through the line marketing experience, covering the full range of channels rather than a purely digital focus. Experience across both B2B and B2C / e-commerce marketing would be ideal. A strategic thinker, comfortable taking a test and learn approach to ensure marketing effort is focused where it delivers the greatest impact. What's on Offer Salary of £40,000 £45,000, dependent on experience. Flexible working policy Plenty of training and progression within the wider group. For a confidential conversation about this role, please contact Gary Simpson

Technical Author / Documentation Manager Brierley Hill £45 - 52,000 Are you the person who makes complex things clear? Our client is a global engineering business that designs and manufactures sophisticated products - intricate electromechanical assemblies, precision engineering components, the kind of hardware that genuinely improves people's lives. And they need someone brilliant to make sure the world understands how to use, service, and maintain them. This is a newly energised leadership role at the heart of their global R&D Engineering function. You'll take ownership of everything their customers and service teams rely on such as owner's manuals, spare parts catalogues, service instructions, and product literature and then push the whole operation forward into the digital age. The Role You'll lead a growing team of technical documentation professionals (currently 4, spread across global locations) and set the strategic direction for how they create, manage, and deliver technical content worldwide. That means moving from traditional print models to modern multi-channel delivery: online platforms, interactive tools, dynamic digital formats while keeping everything accurate, compliant, and usable. You'll work shoulder-to-shoulder with R&D, Product Management, Regulatory, and IT, championing structured authoring, CMS adoption, and reusable content approaches that scale. You'll own the documentation KPIs, the vendor and translation partner relationships, and the culture of continuous improvement within your team. What You Bring Experience in technical documentation, technical communication, or product information management Leading a a team you know how to develop people, not just manage them Solid experience documenting complex mechanical or electromechanical engineering assemblies Proven expertise with CMS platforms, structured authoring (DITA/XML), and digital publishing A track record of driving change across global, cross-functional teams Familiarity with CAD-based illustration and spare parts documentation is a real plus Degree in Technical Communication, Engineering, or a related discipline Fluent English; additional languages always welcome Why This Role? Because it's genuinely strategic. You won't be maintaining the status quo you'll be reshaping how a global engineering business communicates with the world. There's a real team to lead, a real transformation to drive, and a business that's ready to invest in doing this properly. If you're ready to own it, we'd love to hear from you - send CV to Gary Simpson. Salary - up to £52k plus extensive benefits