Here at Go Inspire we have an opportunity for a Senior Software Developer reporting directly to the Head of Development, to join our team based in Leicester. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary.

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:         

As a Senior Software Developer, you will work collaboratively with other developers, data scientists, and marketing analysts, to create and maintain high-performance systems at large scale. You will use the right tool for the job (which might be the latest and greatest tech), and will take responsibility for delivering high quality software on time and to spec.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Building and maintaining SQL database systems capable of operating at scale.
• Developing and maintaining .NET software, for external customers and internal users.
• Mentoring less-senior members of the team.
• Improving our development practices and working processes.

What we are looking for:

• Confidence building and querying databases with Microsoft T-SQL.
• Confidence developing software in C#/.NET, for Windows or the web.
• Understanding of source control, automated builds and deployment, unit testing, and other modern development techniques.
• 5+ years’ professional software development experience.

Any of the following would be a bonus, but are not essential – you should still apply if you do not have these:

• Further database-related experience e.g. SSIS, SSRS, database projects, data warehouses, etc.
• Experience of setting up and owning Dev Ops systems and practices.
• Experience working in a team with technical and non-technical colleagues.
• Experience of talking directly to stakeholders (including end users) to ascertain their needs and understand what needs to be developed.
• Confidence developing websites with React and JavaScript frameworks.

Among other things, we can offer you:

• Flexible working hours.
• Potential to work from home for part of the week.
• 26 days’ holiday (plus bank holidays).
• The chance to make a difference!

Contracted Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Hours of work: Monday to Friday 9:00am – 5:30pm. Flexibility will be required to meet business needs.

If you think you are the right candidate then apply today – don’t miss out, send your CV and covering letter to Recruitment@Goinspire.co.uk we’d love to hear from you!

Go Inspire Eclipse are one of the UK’s leading sheet fed, web and web inline printers we offer competitive prices across a wide range of printed products for public, private and third-sector clients, specialising in medium to high-volume, often complex jobs that demand intelligent solutions and meticulous attention to detail.

At our Kettering site we are looking for an experienced Estimator with a proven record to produce estimates for clients using the Technique MIS system ensuring that the best practice and most cost-effective way is used to ensure our price is as competitive in the marketplace as possible.

You will work as part of this key team by producing estimates for the 5 and 6 colour web presses, including inline and our pair of 10 colour cutstar presses, one with Kodak inkjet personalisation prosper capability.

The Estimating Team regularly liaise with clients and suppliers and ensure that best practice methods are used when pricing to guarantee our continued competitiveness, offering cost effective alternative products to clients where necessary.

Skills required for Estimator role:

• A professional appreciation of most print production processes & techniques
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Ability to prioritise workloads & multitask
• Keen attention to detail
• Comfortable working to tight deadlines
• An experienced attitude and manner with the ability to build relationships with customers as well as internal and group sales representatives
• To be able to thrive in stressful pressured situations
• A team player

If you believe you are the right candidate to join our Estimating Team then please send your CV, along with your salary expectations, to Kettering.HR@goinspire.co.uk  – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Go Inspire Eclipse are one of the UK’s leading sheet fed, web and web inline printers we offer competitive prices across a wide range of printed products for public, private and third-sector clients, specialising in medium to high-volume, often complex jobs that demand intelligent solutions and meticulous attention to detail.

Here at Go Inspire Eclipse we have an opportunity for a Pre-press operator to join our team based in Kettering.  You will join us on a full time, permanent basis (working on a constant day shift 8.30am -5pm) and in return, you will receive a competitive salary. 

As a Pre-press Operator at Go Inspire Eclipse, you will utilise all aspects of our Pre-press systems which include Agfa Apogee Workflow, Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Press-Tune. In conjunction with the Prepress software, you will have access to Technique our Management Information System software. Using Apogee Workflow, you will pre-flight, Colour Manage and Impose files ready for their next process.  Following on from the workflow you will produce various proof types, Improofs, Contract Proofs and Finishing Guides from our Epson, Hewlett Packard, and Ricoh proofing solutions.

Duties as our Pre-press operator will also include:

– Pre-flight customer supplied files prior to importing them into Apogee workflow.

– Troubleshooting issues and correcting Files.

– Carrying out authors corrections to customer supplied files.

– Using imposition software within workflow prepare files in readiness for Improofing/Plating

– Maintaining CTP systems and Plate Processors on a maintenance rota.

– Achieve all quality standards to ISO accreditations standards.

– Ensure that you liaise with the Account Management team about job bag discrepancies and queries

about artwork

– Follow internal checking procedures for all proofs and plates required for next process.

– Maintain our inhouse 6s quality standards

You will be working in an open plan office environment alongside the Commercial Management Team, this will give you the opportunity to interact with fellow staff members regarding the working progress of your jobs, which also helps build a cohesive team supporting all aspects of the pre-printing process.

Our Pre-press Operator will ideally have the following skills and knowledge.

– Using Adobe Creative Suite be proficient with relevant applications.

– Have worked with Agfa Apogee ideally although training will be given.

– Experience of a pre-press background would be essential.

– Knowledge of colour standards.

– Flexible and pro-active approach with the ability to work well within a team and to tight deadlines.

– Have a high level of attention to detail.

– Have a good understanding of impositions

If you think you are the right candidate for our Pre-press Operator role then please send your CV, along with your salary expectations, to Kettering.HR@goinspire.co.uk  – don’t miss out, we’d love to hear from you!

Here at Go Inspire we have an opportunity for a Data Engineer reporting directly to the Head of Development, to join our team based in Leicester. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary.

As a Data Engineer, you will have autonomy to help create a newly formed team. Working within a highly technical function you will be making sure our customers have the right tools and capabilities to democratise data. Managing and maintaining a cutting-edge platform to enable advanced analytics.

Your responsibilities will include:
– Develop, build, test and maintain Data architecture
– Own the analytics platform ensuring best practices and governance is maintained
– Develop data processes
– Identify ways to improve data reliability, efficiency and quality
– Conduct research for industry and business questions
– Deploy sophisticated analytics programmes, machine learning and statistical models

The required skills for this role are:
– Find hidden patterns using data
– Expert Data Analysis and synthesis
– Advanced Data modelling
– ETL
– SSRS/SSIS/SSAS
– Experience of talking directly to stakeholders (including end users) to ascertain their needs and understand what needs to be developed.
– Understanding/exposure to Technologies like; Scala, Apache Spark, Data Warehouse, -Hadoop
– Knowledge of cloud technologies; AWS, Azure, Google
– Programming languages; Python, Java, SQL

The desired skills for this role are:
– 5+ years experience in a similar role
– Computer Science, engineering or applied mathematics degree

In addition to the above, we may require you to carry out any other duties within your reasonable competence.

If you think you are the right candidate then apply today – don’t miss out, send your CV and covering letter to Recruitment@Goinspire.co.uk we’d love to hear from you!

Go Inspire are looking for a proven Business Development Director ideally from a marketing agency or technology background to join us at this exciting stage of our development.

Reporting to the Managing Director, the Business Development Director will be responsible for growing the company’s new business revenues, finding, closing new business opportunities, and promoting the Go Inspire brand.

Our mission is to help our enterprise clients to identify new ways of improving their marketing effectiveness. We do this through analysis & insight of data, consulting & managed services together with the provision of database and marketing technologies. We also help our clients push their customer messages to a range of channels both offline and online (Print, Digital, Social).

The primary markets which we serve includes, Retail (FMCG, Food, Sport, Leisure), Telco and Utilities.

Ideally our candidate will be based in a location within easy reach of our Leicester head-office and travel will form an essential part of this role to meet with existing and new prospects.

The business development director will be supported by the Head of Marketing and a Sales & Marketing executive to drive the new business pipeline growth.

Your will work as a part of a team who are geared to generating both personal and team targets and will be rewarded with a generous OTE commission structure.

Your key skills and experience will include:

– 5 years’ experience in B2B software, service sales within marketing services
– Six-figure deal value sales experience within B2B marketing, technology for marketing arenas
– Ability to generate, manage, maintain sales pipeline
– Previous experience of CRM applications essential e.g Hubspot, SF.Com
– Proven track record of self-start ability to generate opportunities and close deals
– Excellent written and verbal communication skills, presentation creation, proposal writing
– Excellent knowledge of B2B commercial sales practices including development of commercial models containing a mix of service & software components
– Ability to effectively manage time and workflow is critical
– Ability to help and influence the go-to-market strategy for propositions, marketing campaign activity

Your primary objectives will be:
1. Generate & close six figure new prospect pipeline
2. Generate and attend qualified quota of new business meetings per month
3. Achieve new business development growth targets

If you think you are the right candidate then apply today – don’t miss out, send your CV and covering letter to Recruitment@Goinspire.co.uk we’d love to hear from you!

Here at Go Inspire we have an opportunity for a Senior Marketing Analyst reporting directly to the Senior Analytical Team Leader, to join our team based in Leicester. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary.

This is a client facing role, creating valuable actionable insights and marketing campaigns that drive return on investment for the clients, hence they value the input from GI Insights. Leading a small team of Marketing Analysts to achieve this.

Team Leadership & Outputs:
– Provide leadership through training and mentoring Marketing Analysts
– Monitor and manage all analytical work completed by Marketing Analysts. Ensure all analysis and campaign activity is:
– Completed in a timely manner
– In-line with agreed brief’s / timescales and quality standards
– Accurate and subject to a vigorous QC process
– Actionable and strategically focused
– Supported by detailed interpretation which provides strategic guidance
– Take the insight to the “so what” and “how this creates value”
– Goes further than what the client says they want to provide what they need to create value
– Manage Marketing Analysts to ensure they are performing to required standards of quality, speed and accuracy
– Ensure all Marketing Analysts:
– Understand, embrace and follow the GI Insight’s approach to data marketing and client management
– Create and follow client specific operational manuals
– Maintain a level of service which ensures we do not lose a client due to inferior service or Account Management
– Ensure all activity completed by the Marketing Analysts is accurately recorded within GI Insight’s time commitments database on a daily basis
– Take responsibility for all reporting which relates to utilisation levels and general team KPI’s

Client Facing Responsibilities:
– Act as a point of reference for Clients to discuss technical database orientated questions
– Develop and enhance the range and scope of analytical / segmentation techniques and services offered to GI’s clients

Internal Responsibilities:
– Working with the Account Manager / Senior Analytical Team Leader, help schedule resource and prioritise activity to ensure utilisation levels are maximised and project timescales are adhered to
– Track and maintain accuracy and integrity of all data contained within each client database
– You may be required you to carry out other duties within your reasonable competence.
– At certain times, it may be necessary to work outside normal office hours to deliver to agreed deadlines

Prerequisites & Experience:
– 2+ years’ experience in a Database Marketing or Analytics environment (client or service side)
– Good data analysis and interpretation skills
– Strong experience of MS Access or SQL Management Studio

Technical Skills:
– Strong experience of MS Access or SQL Management Studio
– Excellent knowledge of MS Excel – pivots, charts / graphs, use of standard functions (v look up’s etc)
– Knowledge of IBM Modeller or SAS

Managerial Skills:
– Day-to-day team management
– Strong team player; leadership skills; influencing skills

Professional Skills:
– Strong initiative
– Written and presentation skills

In addition to the above, we may require you to carry out any other duties within your reasonable competence.

If you think you are the right candidate then apply today – don’t miss out, send your CV and covering letter to Recruitment@Goinspire.co.uk we’d love to hear from you!