Join our team
We’re an experienced and ambitious team, working to improve how education institutions design and create content. Our office is based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the UK, but we’ve hired remote team members in locations such as the Midlands, London, China, and the USA.
Why join Pickle Jar Communications?
If you’re interested in content strategy, making sense of big challenges, or creating outstanding content, there’s a place for you here.
For a small team, we pack a big punch - We’ve worked with some of the world’s leading universities and education institutions. We’re trusted to shape the future direction of major universities and global schools, which gives you a great opportunity to learn new skills and apply them to clients with huge audiences. But we’re also compact enough that you can meet the whole team, and remember our names without carrying an address book around.
We’re versatile, so you get a chance to learn everything - Ever been stuck at a job where you’re doing the same task every day for a year? That won’t happen here. Whether you’re hired as a researcher, strategist or content creator, you’ll be working with many different clients, each with different challenges, cultures, and ambitions. That means you might spend tomorrow learning a new measurement tool, interviewing leading academics or first-year students, preparing for a workshop, planning a year of college content, or travelling abroad to speak at a conference.
We trust you, and we’ll support you - Our clients know you, and work with you. So we trust you to manage your time so that you can do your best work. We’re always talking about what we’re doing, and when you face a challenge, there’ll always be someone in the team that’s ready to lend a hand.
We have dogs - People are great and all that, but sometimes you need the blissful feeling of a loving pet with a wagging tail trotting up to you for strokes, fuss (and to search the bin by your desk for crisp bags and half-eaten sandwiches)
We’re an education-focused agency, but that doesn’t mean we just recruit from schools and universities. Our team has a varied background, from creative agencies to newspaper journalism and retail event management, and even working on social media for a major global airport. And former employees have gone on to exciting roles in major brands, innovative agencies, and dynamic universities.
What we offer
At Pickle Jar Communications, we believe in treating our team right. Every staff member benefits from:
A close-knit office environment (when it opens again)
Support for remote working
28 days of holiday, excluding bank holidays
All the equipment you need to do the job, including phone and laptop/desktop
A generous £1,000 “perks allowance” every year, which you can spend on health insurance, or… (can’t remember the rest)
A development budget, for conferences, courses and other training
Flexible hours (as approved by line manager), for those with childcare and other responsibilities
Two-weeks paid leave over Christmas, which doesn’t count against your holiday time
A company pension
You’ll also be working with an agency with contacts and clients all over the world, so you’ll have the chance to meet new people, discover new ways of thinking and working, and - maybe, someday soon - travelling somewhere new and exciting.
Want to talk about whether there’s a place for you here? Get in touch and we’ll keep you updated about future vacancies.