Who We Are

xDesign partners with the UK’s most ambitious brands to accelerate their digital product and engineering delivery, with offices in the centres of Edinburgh, Leeds, London and Manchester, with employees based all over the UK. We pride ourselves on working closely and collaboratively with our clients to craft intuitive user experiences and valuable products across a wide range of industries, technologies, and clients.

At xDesign, we believe great digital experiences are built by great people who nurture great relationships. We're truly a people-focused business and continuously work to make xDesign a comfortable, diverse and inclusive place for everyone.

 

About the role and team:

We care about hiring great people so you'll be working with a team that cares. We support each other with challenges, push each other to develop and grow and celebrate success together. We are looking for an experienced communications specialist to join the team on a 12 month fixed term contract, this role sits within our People department and is vital to our internal communication strategy for 2024 and beyond. 

 

What you'll be doing:

• Creating, coordinating, and delivering internal communications and content in line with our company strategy
• Supporting the communication of key business area communication priorities as required.
• Working with the Internal Comms Partner to create and deliver executive leadership communications and visibility plans.
• Working with key partners across the Communications and People team to deliver creative and persuasive story-telling content for use across multiple communications channels.
• Understanding xDesign’s values, key messaging, tone of voice and how to apply this across all content created
• Acting as the internal communications champion for xDesign
• Developing an internal communications calendar to ensure messaging is consistent, engaging, and topical based on the business area
• Drive the use of tools and insight to improve engagement within the business and teams
• Build and foster relationships with stakeholders across the business
• Work closely with senior leaders to provide strong narratives that support business objectives 
• Collaborate with the Executive and Operations teams to support change and transformation initiatives through various communication channels 
• Ensuring all company communications tell a joined-up story, with a consistent look and feel and tone of voice in line with the xDesign brand

 

 

We'd love to talk to you if:

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Experience as an Internal Communications Partner is essential
• Intranet management experience and knowledge of emerging channel trends and technology
• Previous experience of working in an innovative, agile environment
• Strong attention to detail
• Creative copywriting and content writing skills 
• Ability to generate and edit rich media content
• Can communicate effectively and build excellent relationships both internally and externally in order to produce relevant content 
• Experience with managing multiple projects simultaneously
• Event experience, tech sector knowledge - not essential but beneficial

 

 

What we'll offer you:

You'll be joining xDesign at an exciting period of growth for the business, we're already in a strong position as a Digital Development Partner in the UK and you’ll support our strategic initiatives through communications and culture. As our Internal Comms department is just over a year old, you’ll have an amazing opportunity to shape our comms channels and processes. Our Department is small, but mighty! We enjoy influencing culture through our values to care, challenge, and collaborate.

Our benefits include:

• Total 35 days holiday (we have flexible bank holidays)
• Comprehensive private medical insurance
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave
• 1-1 professional financial coaching
• Up to 50% off an electric vehicle
• Pension - matched up to 5%

 

 

About xDesign:

At xDesign, we believe great digital experiences are built by great people who nurture great relationships. We're truly a people-first business and continuously work to make xDesign a comfortable, diverse and inclusive place for everyone.

Our people-focused approach recently earned us the #1 spot on the “UK’s Best Workplaces™ in Tech 2022”, #1 spot on “UK’s Best Workplace for Wellbeing 2023”

We are a remote-first company, so our employees can choose what works best for them. Our offices are based in central Edinburgh, Manchester and Leeds which you can use as much or as little as you wish.

We create and reinforce a culture that rewards employees’ impact, not just activity. We trust our employees to work autonomously and promote ownership across all levels.

 

Next steps:

Our TA team aims to respond to all applications within a reasonable timeframe, regardless of if we are progressing with your application.

1. 30 minute call with Talent Acquisition
2. 45 minute Competency based interview
3. 60 minute Case Study interview
4. 60 minute Values Led interview

 

Our interview process is designed as an opportunity both for our interviewers to learn about your expertise, interests and motivations and for you to gain insights into xDesign, the role and the team. So, throughout the process you’ll meet a few people from our Cloud team as well as other colleagues from different parts of the business to help you get a well-rounded view of the role and life at xDesign.


We believe that representative teams made up of people with different backgrounds, skills, and points of view help us build the best workplace possible, and enable us to create genuinely innovative, broadly useful products.

We are committed to our goal of creating the most inclusive workplace possible. As we strive to build an environment where everyone can thrive and be themselves, we will continue to investigate and challenge biases, while working to identify and remove obstacles to inclusion. If you need additional support or accommodation during the application process, please don’t hesitate to let us know.