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Reporting to: Lisa Eldridge, Creative Director \n Location: London \n Type: Full-time, permanent \n \n The opportunity \n \n Lisa Eldridge is one of the most respected names in beauty - a make-up artist, educator and creative force who has built a global community through decades of artistry and authentic storytelling. As the brand enters its next phase of growth, we are looking for an exceptional Head of Social to help bring that vision to life at scale, and to keep it feeling completely current every single day. \n \n This is a rare and specific role. Lisa is the creative director and the face of the brand - her voice, her aesthetic and her point of view are what the audience comes for. The Head of Social Content is not here to bring their own creative vision; they are here to understand Lisa’s vision deeply and execute it with consistency, pace and craft - across quarterly campaigns and this morning’s Instagram/TikTok in equal measure. The best person for this role will take enormous pride in that distinction. \n \n This role combines strategic ownership of the full content ecosystem with hands-on, up-to-the-minute fluency in social and digital culture. You will work in close daily partnership with Lisa, translating her direction into briefs, production plans and content output across four distinct pillars - and, unlike a purely strategic leadership role, you will also personally shape, create and post the day-to-day social content yourself. \n \n The content ecosystem you will own \n \n The Lisa Eldridge content world is structured around four pillars, each operating at a different cadence. You will hold strategic responsibility for all four - and personally direct the day-to-day execution of the two fastest-moving ones. \n \n House of Eldridge Long-from \n \n The editorial soul of the brand. Long-form YouTube content, podcast series, tutorials, interviews and the wider cultural world that informs Lisa’s vision. Story-led, not product-led. You will translate Lisa’s editorial direction into a quarterly content calendar and ensure each piece is produced to the standard she has set. \n \n House of Eldridge Social \n \n Channel-native content that translates the Lisa Eldridge world into Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Reddit, Redbook and emerging platforms. You will personally write the weekly brief, create or commission platform-specific edits, manage community engagement and spot trends worth participating in - in line with Lisa’s overall creative intent, and always feeling genuine rather than manufactured. \n \n Brand-related Content \n \n Product-led storytelling at its most elevated. Lisa-led tutorials, campaign imagery, e-commerce photography and visual merchandising content. You will manage the brief-to-delivery process, working closely with Lisa on creative direction at every stage. \n \n What you will do \n \n Strategy & leadership \n \n\n • Work in close daily partnership with Lisa, taking direction clearly and translating it into executable plans across all four content pillars\n, • Own the monthly and quarterly content planning process, bringing drafts to Lisa for review and refining them based on her feedback before production begins\n, • Lead the weekly alignment meeting and monthly planning cycle, keeping the wider team informed and on track\n, • Brief and manage the Production Manager on shoot schedules, crew, post-production pipelines and asset delivery\n, • Flag decisions that require Lisa’s input early - this role defaults to bringing her in rather than assuming\n, • Ensure content created for one pillar is adapted thoughtfully across others, maximising the value of every shoot and production day\n, • Maintain the quality and consistency of the brand’s output, holding it to Lisa’s standards across every pillar and every platform\n\n \n Social & digital execution \n \n\n • Personally write and deliver the weekly organic social brief, covering daily output across all platforms, broken down by channel\n, • Create or commission platform-specific edits - TikTok cuts, Reels, carousels, stories - adapted from long-form content or originated for social\n, • Track trends across Instagram, TikTok and emerging platforms in real time, and act on relevant opportunities within hours, not weeks\n, • Partner with the Customer Service team to understand community engagement and identify conversation-worthy moments\n, • Participate in reactive and cultural moments in a way that feels on-brand and never opportunistic\n\n \n Content planning & collaboration \n \n\n • Identify moments where long-form House of Eldridge or Brand Content can be repurposed for social or paid, maximising the value of every shoot\n, • Feed weekly performance insights from organic and paid social back into the monthly and quarterly planning process\n, • Work with the Production Manager to ensure social edits are scheduled into the production pipeline alongside longer-lead content\n\n \n Who you are \n \n You have a genuine love of beauty, culture and storytelling - and a deep respect for what Lisa has built. You are not looking to put your own stamp on the brand; you are energised by the challenge of understanding someone else’s creative vision and delivering it at its best, across every timeframe from a quarterly campaign to this afternoon’s TikTok. You are organised, communicative and calm at the strategic level, and fast, self-directed and platform-fluent at the executional level - and you genuinely enjoy operating in both modes. \n \n Essential \n \n\n • Experience in a content, editorial or creative production leadership role - ideally within beauty, fashion, luxury or a closely adjacent world\n, • A demonstrable track record of building and executing content strategy across multiple channels simultaneously, working closely with a creative lead or founder\n, • Genuine, current fluency in social platforms yourself - proven experience designing and managing content across YouTube/Instagram/TikTok, with a portfolio of platform-native work you personally made or directed, not brand content that was simply posted there\n, • Deep understanding of both long-form editorial content and short-form social formats - and what makes each work\n, • Confident, current video editing skills - you can cut a Reel or TikTok yourself, quickly and to a high standard\n, • Experience briefing and managing production teams, photographers, directors and editors\n, • Exceptional written and verbal communication - you can take creative direction and translate it into a clear brief, and you can personally write captions, hooks and scripts that are sharp, warm and on-brand\n, • Calm, organised and reliable at the strategic level; fast and self-directed at the executional level - Lisa and the team can depend on you in both modes without needing to be chased\n, • A genuine appreciation for the Lisa Eldridge world: artistry, education, authenticity and restraint\n\n \n Highly desirable \n \n\n • Experience working directly with a founder or creative director as the named face of a brand, in a role that required close creative collaboration rather than independent authority\n, • Hands-on experience adapting organic content for paid media - cutdowns, hook variations and short-form performance creative\n, • Experience operating across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, Redbook and other emerging platforms with a nuanced understanding of each\n, • Experience using analytics tools to interpret performance data and translate it into actionable creative decisions\n, • An eye for visual quality - you notice when something looks slightly off and you care enough to fix it\n\n

Investment Banking Associate - Consumer M&A, London \n Corporate Finance - Mergers and Acquisitions \n \n Investment Banking Associate - Consumer M&A Advisory (Elite US Independent Advisory Firm). Based in London. \n \n Our client is a global US independent advisory firm - widely regarded as one of the top platforms globally - and is looking to hire an Associate into its Consumer M&A team in London. \n \n The Opportunity \n \n The Consumer group in London was established as a focused, senior-led team covering large cap European corporates across food and beverage, beauty and personal care, and consumer healthcare. The team has built deep, long-standing relationships with some of the most prominent consumer businesses in Europe, advising on landmark transactions across the sector. \n \n The firm is currently investing heavily in its European platform, having expanded its presence across several major markets over the past 12–18 months through strategic hires and new office openings. This growth has significantly widened the team's opportunity set, and the Consumer group is now scaling to match — with a recent senior hire from a leading European advisory firm adding further depth and firepower at the top of the team. \n \n As an Associate, you will be working directly alongside senior bankers on live deal execution and client engagement, with exposure to a mix of large cap corporate mandates and an increasing volume of sponsor-backed and mid-cap work. The team is lean and high-performing, meaning the responsibility and client exposure on offer is exceptional for this level. \n \n Requirements \n \n\n • 3–5 years of investment banking experience at a bulge bracket, elite boutique, or strong independent advisory firm\n, • Demonstrable M&A transaction experience, ideally with some exposure to the consumer sector - though strong generalists with a genuine interest in the space will also be considered\n, • Excellent financial modelling, valuation, and analytical skills\n, • Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to contribute meaningfully to client-facing materials and interactions\n, • Ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliver high-quality output under pressure\n, • A collaborative, low-ego approach - the team operates with a flat structure and values people who are both technically sharp and easy to work with\n\n \n Why This Role \n \n This is a rare opportunity to join a top-tier platform at a genuine inflection point. The combination of an elite brand, a rapidly expanding European footprint, and a Consumer team that is actively scaling makes this one of the most compelling Associate-level opportunities in the London market right now.

Help shape the next chapter of Tonic Health 🚀🚀🚀 \n \n Founded by entrepreneur Sunna van Kampen, Tonic has quickly established itself as one of the UK’s most exciting consumer health brands. With a highly engaged customer base and a strong omnichannel presence across DTC, Amazon and major UK retailers, the business has built real momentum and is now entering its next phase of growth. \n \n This is an exciting and rare opportunity to join an ambitious founder-led business at a pivotal stage in its journey. \n \n Working closely with Sunna and the Board, you’ll become the commercial and operational backbone of the business, translating a powerful brand into sustainable, scalable growth. You’ll provide the leadership that complements Sunna’s vision, helping turn an exceptional brand into an exceptional business while working closely with the Board, investors and wider leadership team as Tonic continues to scale. \n \n The Role \n \n You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day leadership of the business, including: \n\n • Commercial growth across DTC, Amazon and retail\n, • Operations and supply chain\n, • Finance, reporting and business performance\n, • Leadership and development of the senior team\n, • Driving execution, accountability and operational excellence across the business\n\n \n This is a genuine founder partnership. Sunna leads the brand, product and long-term vision, while you’ll lead the commercial, operational and financial side of the business, working together to build the next chapter of Tonic. \n \n About You \n \n We're looking for a builder. Someone who has helped scale a high-growth consumer business and is excited by the opportunity to do it again. \n \n You may already be a Managing Director, CEO or General Manager, or operating just below that level in a broad leadership role. More important than your title is having the breadth of experience to lead a fast-growing founder-led business, with responsibility spanning commercial growth, operations and organisational scale. \n \n Commercially sharp, low ego and highly collaborative, you'll thrive in the pace, ambiguity and excitement of building alongside a founder. You're equally comfortable thinking strategically, rolling up your sleeves when needed, and creating the systems, teams and discipline that enable a business to scale. \n \n We’re particularly interested in people with experience of: \n\n • Scaling high-growth consumer brands\n, • DTC and omnichannel trading\n, • Amazon and/or retail\n, • Full P&L ownership\n, • Building and leading high-performing teams\n\n \n We’re open on sector background. You might come from health and wellness, food and drink, beauty, FMCG or another digitally native consumer brand that has been through a meaningful scaling journey. \n \n If you’re excited by the challenge of helping build one of the UK’s next great consumer health brands, we’d love to hear from you. \n \n JD&Co are managing this search exclusively on behalf of Tonic Health. To find out more about the opportunity, or to recommend someone who could be a great fit, please contact me directly for a confidential conversation: kelly@jdand.co.uk

Digital Designer \n Hybrid | West London | Full-time \n We're a beauty brand with a loyal community and a genuinely exciting rebrand underway — and we're looking for a digital designer who loves bringing creative ideas to life and wants to help shape what comes next. \n You'll have a genuine eye for what stops a scroll, thrive in a fast-moving brand environment, and care about the details as much as the big picture. This is predominantly a digital role, spanning paid, web, app, email and social, with some involvement in packaging, print and OOH. \n What you'll be doing \n\n • Designing multi-channel assets across paid, web, app, email and organic social\n, • Executing campaign and promotional rollouts\n, • Working within our brand world while bringing your own creative instinct to every brief\n, • Supporting on packaging, print and OOH artwork as needed\n, • Video editing, basic animation and photography retouching\n\n What we're looking for \n\n • A strong portfolio showing cross-channel design thinking, not just isolated assets\n, • Confident in Figma and motion or video editing software such as After Effects\n, • Proven experience in digital design, ideally within beauty, lifestyle or e-commerce\n, • On the pulse of design in the beauty space, with a social-first aesthetic and a genuine understanding of beauty brands\n, • Someone who moves fast, asks good questions, and sweats the details\n, • A genuine love for the beauty space and the brands shaping it\n\n Why join us from out Client: You'll work directly with our founders and Marketing & Creative teams, with real visibility across everything we make. This is a rare opportunity to join a brand at a genuinely exciting moment and put your stamp on what comes next.

WELCOME TO KFC, HOME OF THE REAL ONES. \n \n We sell the world’s best chicken. Seriously. And we’ve done it since 1939, when the idea of crispy, original recipe chicken took Kentucky by storm. Now, we’re proud to serve 1000+ communities across the UK and Ireland, bringing the grit, pride and iconic reputation that we started with, all those years ago. \n \n Across the Restaurant Support Centre (RSC), we come to work to be ourselves, and to make something of ourselves. We want to see our potential go that little bit further, as part of one of the world’s most iconic brands. \n \n What’s the gig? Well, you support our restaurants — and we’ll support you every step of the way. Simple. Our doors are open — and they can take you anywhere. \n All we ask is that you be you. Because that makes us, us. Sound good? \n Great. Let’s find out about that job. \n \n THE TEAM \n \n Our KFC Marketing team is a 50-strong crew of bold thinkers, culture shapers, creative doers and BELIEVERS - from Brand and Digital to Strategy, Food Quality, Innovation, Corporate Comms & Community. We’re here to keep KFC at the heart of culture across the UK & Ireland, blending our iconic roots with fresh, fearless ideas that connect with real people. \n \n We don’t just make ads - we build obsession, fandom, drive growth, and stay one step ahead of what’s next. \n \n ABOUT THE ROLE \n \n The Kwench By KFC Beverage Innovation Lead will create the drinks that make Kwench By KFC famous. This role is 100% dedicated to Kwench - KFC UK & Ireland's beverage business - and owns the innovation pipeline end-to-end: from cultural insight and concept, through formulation and product development, to launch-ready drinks that our restaurant teams can execute brilliantly at scale. \n \n Kwench By KFC is one of KFC's boldest growth bets: building beverages into a second business - a destination, not an add-on - that wins new occasions and takes share from the QSR drinks category. The innovation you create is the beating heart of that ambition. Working within the Kwench By KFC venture squad alongside the Kwench By KFC Venture Lead, you'll turn trends into products, products into buzz, and buzz into sales. \n \n Where we are - and what that means for you \n \n We'll be straight with you: Kwench By KFC is scaling fast and customers love it, but our innovation engine is early-stage. We don't yet have a deep beverage development capability in-house - that's exactly why this role exists. You'll be building the beverage menu vision, pipeline, the supplier relationships and the ways of working largely from scratch, with the backing of an iconic brand and a leadership team that has named beverages a strategic growth engine. \n \n The bar is high. We're not looking for line extensions and safe seasonal syrups. We want bold drinks innovation that gets people talking, filming and queuing - refreshers, functional and low-sugar innovation, premium seasonal drops - drinks with the cultural energy of a streetwear launch and the operational discipline of a QSR at scale. \n \n The profile we're looking for: \n This is a rare hybrid. You're a genuine beverage specialist - a technical product developer who has actually formulated, developed and launched drinks - but you're also a brand thinker with real conceptual creative ability. You're tuned into culture: you know what's blowing up on social before it peaks, and you scan trends from other categories - fashion, beauty, music - to inspire drinks nobody saw coming. \n \n And you're a pragmatist. You know a brilliant drink that can't be made consistently in 1,000+ restaurants isn't a brilliant drink. You'll work hand-in-glove with suppliers, supply chain and operations to make your ideas practical, repeatable and profitable. If you want to invent in a lab and hand it over the wall, this isn't the role. If you want to own it from idea to first sip in a customer's hand - keep reading. \n \n WHAT WILL YOU SPEND YOUR TIME DOING? \n \n Beverage Innovation & Product Development \n \n\n • Own the Kwench innovation pipeline: build and manage a rolling 12-24 month roadmap of new drinks, seasonal drops and platform extensions.\n, • Lead technical product development end-to-end - concepting, formulation, sensory optimisation, nutritional and HFSS compliance, costing and specification.\n, • Develop across the full Kwench architecture: core refreshers, functional and low-sugar options, premium and seasonal innovation.\n, • Run structured testing and learning loops - sensory panels, in-restaurant trials, rapid iteration - so we scale winners fast and kill weak ideas faster.\n\n \n Culture, Trends & Concept Creation \n \n\n • Be the team's eyes and ears on culture: track what's trending on social, in specialty coffee, bubble tea, functional drinks and beyond - and translate it into Kwench-able ideas.\n, • Scan adjacent categories - fashion, beauty, music, gaming - for codes, formats and drops that can inspire disruptive drinks innovation.\n, • Shape drink concepts with genuine brand thinking: names, stories, serves and visual moments designed to be shared, not just consumed.\n, • Partner with the Kwench Venture Lead and brand teams to build launches that create buzz and drive customers to KFC specifically for Kwench.\n\n \n Operationalisation & Scale \n \n\n • Work with suppliers and supply chain to source ingredients, develop specifications and secure capacity - building the partner ecosystem Kwench needs.\n, • Partner with restaurant operations to design builds, equipment needs and procedures that are simple, fast and consistently executable across the estate.\n, • Balance creativity with commercial reality: engineer drinks that hit margin targets, minimise complexity and hold quality at volume.\n, • Own product quality post-launch - monitoring execution, gathering feedback and continuously improving the range.\n\n \n \n Squad Collaboration \n \n\n • Work as a core member of the cross-functional Kwench squad - marketing, operations, supply chain, finance and tech - contributing well beyond your technical lane.\n, • Bring insight, energy and a point of view to squad decisions; challenge constructively and commit fast.\n, • Build innovation ways of working that make the whole squad faster and braver, not just your own pipeline.\n\n \n WHAT WE’D LOVE FROM YOU: \n \n EXPERIENCE \n \n Must have: \n\n • Proven beverage product development expertise - this is critical. You have hands-on experience formulating and developing drinks (e.g. cold beverages, refreshers, coffee, tea, functional or soft drinks) and have taken products from concept to commercial launch.\n, • A portfolio of launched drinks innovation you can point to, with evidence of commercial impact and, ideally, cultural buzz.\n, • Strong conceptual and brand-thinking ability - you develop products as ideas and stories, not just recipes.\n, • Demonstrable cultural fluency: you can show how social trends and adjacent categories have inspired your innovation.\n, • Experience working with suppliers, supply chain and operations to operationalise products at scale - ideally in QSR, coffee, food-to-go or FMCG environments.\n, • Highly collaborative working style, with experience thriving in cross-functional squads or matrix teams.\n, • Working knowledge of UK food and drink regulation, including nutrition and HFSS considerations.\n\n \n Desirable to have: \n \n\n • Experience in high-frequency beverage environments - coffee chains, bubble tea, juice or functional drinks brands - where drinks are the destination.\n, • Experience creating social-first or limited-drop product launches that generated organic buzz.\n, • Food science, nutrition or related technical qualification.\n, • Experience innovating within a franchise estate, where execution simplicity is non-negotiable.\n\n \n ABOUT YOU \n \n\n • You're a beverage specialist with a creative soul. You can talk brix levels and flavour systems in the morning and pitch a drink concept with a name, a story and a TikTok moment in the afternoon.\n\n \n\n • You're plugged into culture. You know what Gen Z (oh and Gen Alpha) is drinking, wearing and sharing - and you're already thinking about how a beauty drop or a fashion collab could inspire your next drink.\n\n \n\n • You're a maker, not just a thinker. You love the craft of product development - the iterations, the tastings, the tenth version that finally nails it.\n\n \n\n • You're pragmatic and operationally smart. You take pride in ideas that work in the real world - drinks a 17-year-old team member can make perfectly in 60 seconds during a Saturday rush.\n\n \n\n • You're a brilliant collaborator. You bring people with you - suppliers, operators, marketers - and you treat challenge as fuel, not friction.\n\n \n\n • You probably don't tick every single box. That's fine. What matters most is that you live and breathe drinks, you're excited by the scale of what Kwench can become, and you're ready to build the innovation engine that powers it.\n\n

Regional Head of Retail | £110,000 +Benefits | Relocation The Brief An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and credible senior retail leader to take ownership of a significant retail region across the North West UK and surrounding areas. We are actively open to relocation candidates for this role and welcome applications from experienced retail leaders who may not currently be based in-region but are open to a new opportunity and relocation. You will need to relocate for the role if you are note already living in the North West. This is a pivotal leadership role within a high-performing retail organisation, ideal for someone with a proven track record of delivering multi-site retail performance, commercial growth, and operational excellence at scale. As Regional Head of Retail Sales, you will report directly to the Retail Director and sit on the Sales Leadership Team, playing a key role in shaping regional strategy and contributing significantly to overall business performance. The Role You will lead a large, multi-site retail region, taking full accountability for sales, profit, and operational performance. You will inspire and develop a team of regional managers, ensuring consistent delivery of exceptional customer experience and strong commercial outcomes. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on commercial ownership, requiring strong analytical capability, people leadership, and the ability to influence across a complex retail structure. Key Responsibilities Commercial & Strategic Leadership Drive regional revenue, profit, and KPI performance through data-led decision making Develop and execute regional trading strategies aligned to business objectives Own full regional P&L accountability, including payroll, productivity, and cost control Identify and deliver opportunities to improve performance through refits, relocations, and optimisations Leadership & People Development Lead, coach, and develop a team of regional managers Build strong succession pipelines and develop high-potential talent Create a high-performance, accountable, customer-focused culture Inspire teams to consistently deliver strong commercial and service results Operational Excellence Ensure consistent execution of operational standards across the region Partner effectively with Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Training, and HR teams Drive continuous improvement across processes, performance, and customer experience About You You will be: A highly experienced senior retail leader (Head of / Regional Director / equivalent) Proven in leading multi-site retail operations and regional leadership teams Strong in commercial analysis, KPI delivery, and P&L ownership Experienced in high street retail, fashion, jewellery, accessories, or beauty A confident and credible people leader with strong coaching capability Entrepreneurial, resilient, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment A strong communicator with the ability to influence at all levels Open to relocation and regional travel where required The Offer Competitive salary of £110,000 + bonus + benefits Generous performance-related bonus scheme Hybrid working model with flexibility Comprehensive benefits including staff discount and wellness support Career development within a globally recognised, award-winning retail business Why This Role? This is a rare opportunity to lead a high-impact retail region, shape commercial strategy, and directly influence the future performance of a major retail business at scale. We welcome applications from experienced retail leaders who are open to relocation for the right opportunity. Regional Head of Retail | £110,000 +Benefits | Relocation BH35676

Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a premium beauty brand portfolio? This is a rare opportunity to join a fast-paced, high-growth luxury beauty business where creativity, innovation, and commercial impact come together. We are looking for a dynamic Brand Manager to shape and elevate brand presence across key retail channels, delivering best-in-class campaigns that inspire customers and drive performance. Client Details Our client is a leading player in the luxury beauty space, partnering with some of the world's most exciting premium brands to bring them to life in the UK market. Working at the heart of the industry, they combine distribution expertise with creative marketing and retail execution, ensuring their brands stand out across top-tier retail environments. Fast-paced, entrepreneurial and brand-led, this is a business where innovation, relationships and commercial impact truly matter. Description In this role, you will bring brands to life within the retail environment and ensure a seamless customer journey across all touchpoints. You will: Lead the development and execution of innovative trade and shopper marketing strategies Create impactful campaigns and activations that reflect the luxury positioning of the brand Analyse market trends, consumer behaviour and competitor activity to unlock growth opportunities Partner cross-functionally with sales, brand and external agencies to ensure flawless execution Manage budgets effectively, delivering strong ROI Monitor and optimise performance through key KPIsProfile We are seeking a commercially driven, creative marketer who thrives in a fast-paced environment. You will bring: Experience within beauty/FMCG, ideally with exposure to luxury brands Strong trade or shopper marketing expertise A deep understanding of consumer behaviour and retail dynamics Exceptional project and stakeholder management skills A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with a passion for excellenceJob Offer What's in it for you? Competitive salary and benefits package Flexible working with a collaborative, supportive culture 4 days in a stunning Surrey office with a premium, inspiring working environment The opportunity to work with a leading luxury beauty portfolio High-impact role with real ownership and visibility across the business This is a brilliant opportunity to combine career progression with a genuinely enjoyable place to work