Recruitment specialists in editorial and
content creation – digital and print
Honest, knowledgeable and friendly recruitment
to grow your career or your business
Recruitment specialists in editorial and
content creation – digital and print
Honest, knowledgeable and friendly recruitment
to grow your career or your business
Penny Lawson founded Folio in 2005 after 13 years in publishing. In her previous career she worked as a chief sub and deputy editor on some of the UK’s best-known consumer and client magazines, so she knows the industry first-hand.
She has matched hundreds of candidates to exciting opportunities, whether that be within digital, social, content marketing, consumer, b2b, communications or PR. The fact that many of these candidates are now clients is testament to Folio’s success.
Folio prides itself on its honest, friendly approach and the business is built on integrity and reliability. Excellent recruitment isn’t about plugging gaps – it’s sharing the dream, giving intelligent advice and supporting you throughout the journey.
Folio specialises in jobs in content creation. From editorial assistant to editorial director, or social media exec to senior strategist, we can help find the right role for you.
To start, please send us your CV with a cover letter outlining the type of role you are looking for and salary expectations. We review every application and you will always hear back. If we think we can help, we’d like to meet to talk in more detail about your career moves and aspirations.
We get to know the people we work with – and that is what makes Folio special.
Please send your CV with a cover letter to hello@foliorecruitment.co.uk
“Penny is the friendliest face in recruitment, adding a personal touch that goes beyond the day-to-day normality of sharing CVs and portfolios, and chasing up work opportunities. She’s also efficient, with a great memory and network of contacts, placing people in the right roles for freelance and putting them forward for full-time vacancies. Penny maintains close communication when something’s come up, so you aren’t left wondering whatever happened to that mooted possibility (which some recruiters seem to do all too often!). It’s a pleasure to be on Penny’s books.” Stuart, Copywriter
“The difference between Penny and other recruiters is that she genuinely cares about you as an individual. Right from the outset, Penny took the time to get to know me and my likes and dislikes, and within weeks had placed me with a host of long-standing clients. Her connections are second to none, but it is her caring and personable approach that sets her apart from all other recruiters I’ve worked with. I’ve had nothing but a positive experience and can thoroughly recommend Folio!” Matt, Editor
“Penny really listened to what I wanted and only matched me with the roles and companies that would suit me best. Throughout I felt incredibly supported, at ease about big career decisions and altogether more confident about my future. Within two weeks I was offered the job I was looking for. I can’t thank Penny enough for all her help!” Emily, Content Exec
“I approached Penny after six months of searching for employment with no success. Her experience, expertise and guidance were exactly what I needed and she restored confidence in my abilities. She helped me refocus on what it was that I wanted to achieve. Within days, Penny had secured an interview for me and it was only a matter of weeks before I was offered a full-time position. Thanks to her, I am now in a job that I absolutely love.” Justine, Sub-editor
Deciding whether to go freelance can be very daunting – sole trader versus limited company, what expenses are tax deductible, should you be VAT registered, etc. And when you are successfully working freelance, the chances are you’ll need advice from time to time.
These practical guides offer help on how to set up, expenses, personal indemnity insurance, self-assessment and a host of other important issues.
Folio is a niche, specialist agency focussing on content creation. We work with content marketing agencies, ad agencies, global news publishers, consumer brands, PR agencies, social and video specialists, independent publishers and any business in need of engaging content.
Penny spent 13 years in publishing, so genuinely gets what you need. She loves combining the worlds of publishing and recruitment and has one simple aim – to truly match the needs of both clients and candidates.
Most of our clients come to us by referral (thank you) and they keep coming back. We interview all candidates and set tests, when relevant, to assess writing, editing, subbing, SEO, social, digital and IT skills. We only put forward people we believe are a strong fit and we will never clog your inbox with CVs.
To speak to one of the team call 020 3417 4060 or email hello@foliorecruitment.co.uk
“Folio’s editorial expertise and professionalism have been invaluable. Other recruitment agencies left us disappointed with their level of service, but Folio understood our needs completely and helped us find the right people for numerous roles, both temporary and permanent.” Barry, Director
“Penny hunts down the candidates other agencies don’t and doesn’t just rely on incoming CVs. She has placed several outstanding candidates with me over the years, both permanent, fixed contract and freelance, a number of which are still in place after many years.” Chris, Editor
“Folio has been an invaluable help to me, providing excellent, technically skilled, friendly and reliable sub-editors who meet the exact requirements of our demanding production desk. Folio provides such subs promptly and often at very short notice (due to the unforeseeable events of a busy publishing outfit), significantly easing the pressure at the most challenging times.” Stuart, Production Editor
“Penny delivers. She has never wasted my time by putting people forward who are not suitable. Everyone she sends my way has been more than capable of doing the job at hand. On the whole, freelancers I get through Penny come back to work with us job after job as her standard is incredibly high.” Zoe, Head of Content
This senior role is at an award-winning agency in London, managing digital content for a professional body in the finance/accountancy sector.
Joining a collaborative, supportive team, you will be responsible for delivering the marketing strategy and planing for web, email, marketing and organic social on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
The role involves supporting the production process across ongoing and campaign content, working with the online editor and staff writer to ensure that text, image and video content is approved for execution, completed, sub edited, given final approved and published according to schedule, and to agreed standards for house editing style and brand imagery guidelines.
You will also be responsible for implementing a consistent and regular approach to analytics data for the CMS, emails and social media, gathering these insights into a dashboard, and making evidence-based recommendations to optimise content and production.
This role will work on the digital transformation of services for our existing and new clients. It will look at the delivery of digital campaigns in new spaces including paid and organic social, SEO, PPC, and influencer marketing.
Day-to-day responsibilities
Experience
About you
This exciting opportunity is at a content marketing agency in London, working for a well-known membership organisation in the building/construction/sustainability space.
The digital editor will proactively manage the online production process to ensure all website and social media content is digitally optimised, published on time and error-free. The digital editor will take the lead on the posting and distribution of content, working with other team members and the client to manage use of the CMS, email platform and social media assets. They will also contribute creative ideas and excel at subbing copy.
This member of the team is also responsible for implementing a consistent and regular approach to analytics data for the CMS and emails, gathering these insights into a dashboard and making evidence-based recommendations to further improve the quality, reach and relevance of the content.
Creative input
Digital editorial production
Quality control
Experience
Client liaison
Are you a self-motivated finance editor, looking for a challenging, varied and important role? Our client is the UK sister company of a leading independent financial planning firm in Switzerland. The Swiss company is in process of partnering up with a UK IFA and it needs a talented content editor to grow the UK business with marketing activities.
The media team in Switzerland has been creating compelling content for 25+ years. The successful candidate will have the benefit of using this knowledge, content and experience to roll out first-class editorial for the UK market. The key is to create content that highlights financial matters in a simple, easily digestible manner.
The role
The profile
The opportunity
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone passionate about social media and travel! Working for an award-winning agency in London, you will be responsible for managing all the social for a well-known travel brand.
Experience needed:
This is a freelance booking to start mid April for at least one month, likely much longer.