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Job Description We are looking for a Digital/Website Executive to join our Digital team, based at our Milton Keynes HQ. You will play a key role in the day-to-day management, performance, and optimisation of our websites, covering over 80 brands.You will work closely with the wider marketing team and the IT Solutions & Development teams to ensure content accuracy, platform stability, and an exceptional customer experience.This is a full time role where we currently allow a working arrangement with 3 days per week in our Milton Keynes office, with occasional travel to our London office (approximately 2-3 per month - travel reimbursed). Key Responsibilities: Manage daily website content updates, approvals, and publishing across multiple brand sites Ensure content accuracy, brand consistency, and high-quality user experience across all websites Work closely with IT Solutions & Development teams to implement technical changes, troubleshoot issues, and support platform enhancements Support testing, QA, and user acceptance testing (UAT) for website functionality and template updates Collaborate with SEO, analytics, and marketing teams to implement tagging, tracking, and optimisation strategies Monitor website performance and user journeys, flagging issues and opportunities for improvement Assist with content migration and platform preparation transition Conduct regular website audits across brands Support accessibility testing and compliance Maintain content style guides (brand families) and documentation Monitor and report broken links and technical issues Experience and Skills Required: Experience managing CMS-driven websites, ideally in a multi-brand environment Comfortable liaising with IT and technical teams Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders Accessibility awareness Basic UX principles and understanding of user journeys SEO tools (Google Search Console, Semrush) Heatmapping tools (Clarity) A/B Testing Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. CF00800

Job Description We are looking for a talented Junior Graphic Designer with animation skills who has an eagle eye for detail and thrives in a fast-paced environment. In this role, you'll collaborate with our team of creatives to conceptualise, design, and deliver engaging visual content across both print and digital platforms. From brochures and social media campaigns to animated assets and video edits, this is a varied role that blends traditional design with motion and multimedia.We're looking for a forward-thinking, enthusiastic multitasker who is excited to grow their skills in both graphic design and animation within a supportive and friendly in-house team. Key Responsibilities will include: Create high-quality visuals for print and digital materials, including brochures, flyers, social media graphics, presentations, and website assets. Design and animate engaging motion graphics and short-form video content for online platforms, campaigns, and internal communications. Maintain and enhance our brand identities, ensuring all creative work is consistent and on-brand. Use Adobe Creative Suite (and other relevant tools) to produce both static and animated content. Develop and design email marketing templates, digital banners, and campaign visuals. Support video editing, animations, and multimedia production for marketing initiatives. Contribute creative ideas for campaigns, storytelling, and audience engagement. Work closely with the marketing team to bring concepts to life across channels. Assist in the planning and execution of digital and print marketing campaigns. Support the studio team on day-to-day design needs while contributing fresh ideas and perspectives. The ideal candidate will have: Degree in Graphic Design or a related field (or equivalent experience). Minimum 2 years work experience Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign); After Effects, Premiere Pro and ideally Figma Strong creative skills with a keen eye for layout, typography, and visual storytelling. Demonstrable interest in motion design/animation. Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and work collaboratively. Excellent communication and organisational skills. A portfolio showcasing both graphic design and animation/motion work. Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.CF00799

Job Description We are seeking an experienced Data Delivery Manager to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes. This is a middle management role responsible for the creation and evolution of data delivery roadmaps and the subsequent end to end delivery of agreed change initiatives across cross functional technology teams through all delivery phases to meet the business needs.We offer a hybrid working arrangement with 1 day per week in our Milton Keynes office. Key Responsibilities: Take ownership and drive forward the end to end delivery of technology data change initiatives across cross functional technology delivery teams, inclusive of 3rd party partners, through all delivery phases. In collaboration with key product stakeholders, develop and maintain a Data delivery roadmap, to deliver the vision and strategic priorities. Identify and secure resources needed to support our delivery teams, identify and remove blockers to delivery, and work with peers, engineers, ops and change people, to launch the products, platforms and features that we need. Ensure that a balanced portfolio of change is pursued by the team, and that they have time dedicated for maintenance, operational tasks, efforts to address technical risk, learning, as well as feature delivery. Manage 3rd party development deliveries ensuring key milestones are communicated and ensuring excellent working relationships are maintained. Manage and oversee externally developed data roadmaps to agreed schedules, priorities and estimates provided ensuring priorities are understood by all parties. Own and ensure the delivery change governance framework is followed for all changes and made visible to all stakeholders. Coordinate regular service reviews, updates on in-flight projects and ensure the roadmaps are aligned and understood. Champion a learning and continuous improvement culture, driving improvements to how the teams work, methods they use, tools they employ and principles and practices that they adopt. Experience and Skills Required: Data Architecture Understanding - Knowledge of Data Platforms, data modelling, ingestion processes, and preparation techniques in Microsoft Fabric. Data Governance & Compliance - Familiarity with policies around data quality, security and regulatory compliance. Analytics & Reporting - Ability to oversee data visualisations, dashboards and actionable insights for stakeholders. Preferably educated to graduate level in a Technology or software related engineering degree and 5 years' experience in delivering change in agile software engineering environments. Background in delivery technology in customer facing industries. Understanding of and experience with delivering in SAFe and agile frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban. Experience of delivering change using tools such as Jira. Connells Group is the leading UK estate agency and property services group, with over 80 different brands and 1,200 branches UK-wide. Alongside a significant high street estate agency presence, it has a strong financial services business operation, offering all services to support sales, purchases, lettings, mortgages, building surveys & valuations, conveyancing, auctions and more.Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.CF00776

Job Description Are you an experienced Business Analyst ready to make an impact? Join our Group Technology team at Connells Group as a Business Analyst, where you'll work closely with engineers and business stakeholders to understand day-to-day processes, analyse operational needs, and translate requirements into clear Business Requirement Specifications or User Stories. The CPE team is responsible for maintaining and supporting key business systems, as well as managing incidents through ServiceNow, coordinating regular software releases, and addressing technical debt. We offer a hybrid working arrangement, with two days per week in our Milton Keynes office. Key responsibilities: Elicit and capture business requirements Produce clear, concise business requirements documents and user stories Proactively work with senior business managers to understand their business processes and needs Foster a culture of creating excellent working relationships with staff at all levels Work closely with Lead Engineers and Architects to ensure that requirements are addressed within technical specifications Translate current state (legacy) processes and system behaviours into target state designs aligned to the Connells X platform (Azure) Continually communicate to clients on project progression and clarification of requirements Provide application support as required Receive and collate all feedback and change requests from the business Represent the Business Analysis team at business meetings including making presentations Support the project management of changes into the production environment Document application and data flows, including key integrations, data transformations and dependencies Use strong SQL and database analysis skills to understand existing data structures, perform data profiling and support migration planning Provide application support as required, including investigation of issues using SQL and system logs where appropriate Mapping and documenting interfaces between legacy and new systems Experience & Skills Required: Essential Strong analytical skills, with the ability to understand complex systems and data flows Strong SQL and understanding of DB and Cloud services Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels Experience working in Agile/Scrum Desirable BSC Diploma in Business Analysis (ISEB) Proficient in using Diagramming tools (Visio/Draw.io/Miro) Experience in migrating to Cloud platforms (Azure) Awareness of CI/CD pipelines, git based workflows and concepts such as Infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform) Experience migrating legacy applications or data to modern platforms or cloud environments Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.CF00794

Job Description We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes. In this role, you will help develop, support and enhance business systems and applications using .NET technologies and SQL Server.We offer a hybrid working arrangement with one or two days per week in our Milton Keynes office. Key Responsibilities: Be up to date regarding best practices in software development and deployment Implement best practice coding in relation to development coding standards Use operational data to improve the stability and performance of the applications Maintain documentation and release notes Have awareness of application security considerations Identify dependencies across the organization and work with teams to resolve them before they become an issue, and install preventative measures to mitigate repeat occurrences Effectively handle risk, change, and uncertainty across the organization Work alone or alongside other Software Engineers on projects where necessary Create secure and high performing n-tier applications utilising best practices in the development of database applications using SQL Contribute to improve the overall processes and methodologies followed by the wider team Design and develop commercial/enterprise web applications Ensure application performance, quality, and responsiveness Work with all teams to recommend solutions that are in accordance with accepted testing frameworks Experience and Skills Required: Modern web application development architectures and frameworks such as React JS Web applications experience using C#, ASP.NET, MVC Excellent skills in SQL Server Experience with Scrum/Agile methodologies and working in that environment Knowledge of Webforms Familiarity with REST API and Soap Services Developing and maintaining multiple connected software solutions Skilled in software testing methodologies including TDD Ability to select and use the most appropriate tools, technologies, and languages for the job Team-oriented, with a willingness to work as part of a collaborative environment Strong knowledge of object-oriented design and development skills Highly Desirable: Experience with Terraform and Azure Experience with concurrent programming techniques, parallelism, and threading Experience working with distributed systems and microservice architectures Experience with high-scalability projects involving cloud-based infrastructure design and implementation Microsoft certified status Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.CF00745

Job Description We are looking for a Digital Platforms Executive to join the marketing team at Connells Group, based at our Milton Keynes HQ.This role ensures our branches and internal teams gain maximum value from the property portals we use, while also supporting broader digital initiatives across our websites, platforms, and over 80 brands.A key part of this role is coordinating the smooth running of portal activity, Google indexation work, and digital operations support.This is a full-time role with a hybrid working arrangement: 3 days per week in the Milton Keynes office, with occasional travel to our London office (travel to London will be reimbursed). We are looking for someone who can take responsibility for: Portal Management Monitor portal usage across the business and follow up with branches or teams to maximise adoption and ROI. Work with portal account managers to ensure we gain full value from our partnerships and escalate improvements or opportunities. Maintain accurate reporting on portal usage, performance, and adoption. Assist with updating assets, listings, and information across portals. Support A/B testing of portal listings and evaluate performance where applicable. Monitor competitor portal presence, industry trends, and best practices. Maintain portal asset libraries and ensure brand guidelines are upheld. Digital Product, Website & Indexation Support Support website updates, content changes, and minor troubleshooting in collaboration with digital and IT teams. Work on Google indexation improvements, monitoring and resolving listings visibility issues. Support the management of Yext/Reputation (or equivalent tools) for improving local listings, consistency, and digital presence. Collaborate with marketing, digital, IT, and operations teams to ensure digital platforms are optimised and aligned with business objectives. Produce and maintain training materials, guides, and support documents for portal users. Provide ad-hoc administrative and operational support to ensure smooth day-to-day running of the digital ecosystem. We want to hear from you if you have: Experience in administration, customer support, or digital operations. Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail. Comfortable liaising with multiple teams and stakeholders. Ability to prioritise tasks and manage multiple projects simultaneously. Basic understanding of digital platforms, CMS systems, indexation tools, or online dashboards (desirable). Proactive, adaptable, and willing to support a wide range of digital initiatives. Data literacy - ability to extract, interpret, and report on key metrics (portal performance, indexation, and related insights). Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. CF00793

Job Description We are seeking a Data Platform Engineer to join our Group Technology team in Milton Keynes. You will play a key role in delivering the Connells Group Data Platform, including design, capacity, management and configuration management responsibilities. As a Data Platform Engineer, you will be working in a team of technical specialists on a day-to-day basis, liaising with 3rd party providers developing your core skills and expertise whilst maturing the overall processes and procedures in relation to the service. The role also supports the business objectives and strategy through the delivery of secure, supportable and scalable cloud data platforms. Key Responsibilities: Have expertise around the Data Platform capability Maintain the Data Platform for all Connells users, managing critical downtime and risk of disruption. To undertake root cause analysis and resolution of incidents. To undertake applicable out-of-hours support as required for operational running. Team Roles and Responsibilities Use of Agile methodologies for platform development Deliver Platform as Code Work within the Cloud Platform design pattern to implement technical and financial observability Undertake platform capacity management Support projects where appropriate Undertake proactive monitoring and react to escalations from other IT teams Collaborating with other members of the team. Experience and Skills Required: Essential: Demonstrable experience in similar relevant technical roles Experience of incident resolution, requests, changes and problem-solving activities delivered to agreed SLAs Experience of implementing Cloud Technologies Experience of Microsoft Fabric Experience of managing SQL Server Good team communication, with experiences in sharing and presenting new ideas and approaches with the team Willingness to learn, adopt and advance best-practices, procedures and qualitative standards Can operate in a complex environment under pressure Able to operate both with legacy and current technology Analytically minded and a strong attention to detail Desirable: Experience of GitHub, Git Actions, Terraform, Platform as Code and Zero Trust architectures Experience of advanced tools for operational monitoring Ability to operate and influence at all levels within the organisation Experience of tools for Alerting and Monitoring Cloud Cost Monitoring and reporting STEM degree/ postgraduate qualification Connells Group UK is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Connells Group we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. So, if you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't fit perfectly with every aspect of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities.CF00744