Opportunities to work with eskimosoup

eskimosoup are recruiting to help us deliver on a range of exciting marketing campaigns. Specifically, we are looking to appoint for the following positions:

Social Media Marketer A charismatic communicator with a keen interest in social media and marketing. Flexible working hours. Pay rate dependent upon experience and ability.

Events Team Leader An enthusiastic customer facing team player capable of working independently, making decisions and managing a small team of colleagues. Flexible working hours. Pay rate dependent upon experience and ability.

Direct Marketing Coordinator A well organised and driven candidate with the strong written and verbal communications skills required to develop and deliver marketing campaign work. Flexible working hours. Pay rate dependent upon experience and ability.

To express your interest in these roles, please email John Gilbert and provide a summary of why you feel you would be an awesome addition to the eskimosoup team by 12pm on Friday 18th May.

We hope to hear from you :-)

eskimosoup Grows International Business

Hull-based marketing team eskimosoup has restructured to support their continued business growth of e-learning services amongst an overseas client base.

Based in Hull city centre, eskimosoup has seen year-on-year growth in turnover since their merger with two other companies in 2008. The company’s client base includes e-commerce businesses and retail operations, whilst approximately half of their business comes from NHS trusts across the north of England.

In addition to providing core marketing, design and web development services, the team has over the past three years developed an online health and safety training and management system named Safeon. Safeon’s asbestos awareness training and their “world first” confined space training packages are being used by blue chip clients in the Middle East and at sites across Europe. In a move to help the company maximise this opportunity for significant growth, former managing director of eskimosoup Chris Middleton has taken strategic lead of Safeon with a view to maximising its global potential.

To ensure that eskimosoup can continue to grow whilst maintaining quality; John Gilbert has become eskimosoup’s Managing Director, whilst former marketing manager, Rich Quelch has been promoted to Account Director.

Chris Middleton, speaking about his change in role said: “After a lot of hard work and determination we are now at a point where our online learning platform is being adopted by some of the largest companies in Europe with sites around the world. To pursue this exciting opportunity it is essential that Safeon becomes a company in its own right with a dedicated leadership team.”

“In order to look after the clients and employees of eskimosoup that got us to this point in the first place; John, Rich and the team are ideally placed to focus on how we can continue to provide the very best of service to the very best of clients.”

eskimosoup are relocating to larger offices in June and will in the same month be using their communications sponsorship of Humber Business Week as a platform to launch their next generation of mobile application products.


Links:
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Safeon

And we're back in the room...

...or rooms. The rooms of the eskimosoup building. :)

We hope that you had a lovely Christmas filled with chocolate scoffing, DVD watching and fun with friends and family. Perhaps even a bit of karaoke? Whatever floats your boat!

Happy New Year to all of our readers and we'll see you again VERY soon with news, updates, shout outs, Brand and Team Spotlights and all sorts of other shenanigans.

In the meantime, why not follow our tweets?

All the best for 2012,

The Souper Team

eskimosoup is:

A Hull Marketing Agency

A Hull Web Design Agency

A Hull Graphic Design Agency

What an eventful year!

31st December 2011... seriously? But surely it's still 1994, with lads acting like idiots to 'Cotton Eye Joe' whilst the girls show off their more stylish (but badly coordinated) dance moves to 'Saturday Night'.

    

Hmm... come to think of it, the last 12 months have seen eskimosoup deliver some amazing campaigns with a very modern, innovative, 2011 feel to them. Oh, and we've been tweeting like crazy. So yeah, it looks like we're just being a bit nostalgic because the year is at an end, bless our festive socks.

   

So, with nostalgia in mind, we've decided to each look back at our favourite bits of 2011. Ohhhhh, there are some beauties!

    
   

"Getting to go on the roofs of both City Hall and Holy Trinity Church as part of Hull BID's Christmas in Hull campaign. It was amazing seeing our city from those vantage points. Even getting wedged in the church's bell tower didn't dampen my spirits!"

Rich Sutherland, Account Manager and Copywriter

    

"Jumping off the 150-foot beast that is Goliath at Aerial Extreme. What a rush!"

Chris Middleton, Managing Director

 

"Dressing up as a huge cigarette in front of 20,000 match-goers at the KC Stadium! (It was to promote No Smoking Day by the way.)"

Steph Collinson, Client Care

   

"In the year of 2011, Manticore was born from the embers of eskimodules, a platform for the rapid development of web-based deliverance."

Carl Butcher, Web Developer and Systems Administrator

   
"Watching the upcoming 1884 Dock Street Kitchen take shape each week whilst photographing its amazing developments."
Phill Wilson, Technical Support 
  

"Something I've been wanting to do for ages is learn Sage, and now I am!"

Rachel Galtrey, Client Care

  

"The highlight for me was becoming the Director of Hull Comedy Festival and then performing stand-up as my new persona Albert. Two words: character building."

Rich Quelch, Marketing and Events Manager

  

"Watching Rich Quelch stand on a stage and do an awesome job of making a massive tool of himself but making me laugh and cry in the process."

Shane Cane, Graphic Designer

    
"Sneaking our new baby, Noah, into the Piccalilly clothing catalogue. We went to The Yorkshire Dales for him to star in his first modelling photo shoot!" 
Phill Postill, Creative Director      
  

"I've had a very productive year of creating websites. It's between 15-20, maybe more, for 2011 alone - a personal record!"

Adam Poskitt, Web Developer

   

"This year I have mostly been (for those who remember 'The Fast Show') developing websites using HTML 5 and Sassy CSS files. In a nutshell, HTML 5 is cleaner, faster and easier to maintain and Sass makes CSS fun again!"
Hannah Griggs, Creative Director
     
"Fully launching our Health and Safety training package, safeon.co.uk, after a loooooong 2 years of development."
George Griggs, Technical Director
     
"My favourite thing is that I finally have a team that's willing and able to do all of the crazy and memorable things on my behalf!"
John Gilbert, Marketing Director
   
"Creating the OneFineDay website, which was then featured on Something for the Weekend. That, and doing an impression of an airplane using two chairs."

Nick Bolt, Lead Developer and all-round good egg 

     

Steph as Cyril the Cig

Rich Q as Albert

Nick as The Supersonic ThunderBolt

 

HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE! :)

It's the most wonderful time of the year!

Christmas Day is almost upon us, which means that our work on Hull BID's amazing Christmas in Hull campaign for 2011 will soon come to an end. 

   

Everyone at eskimosoup has loved every minute of this project. It's allowed us to meet some wonderful people, plan and take part in lots of exciting events and activity, and use possibly the most breathtaking feat of architecture in the city, Holy Trinity Church, for a couple of festive fun days.

 

We've smiled at the sight of our Dickensian characters roaming the streets, with Scrooge pretending he didn't like Lush cosmetics before unashamedly sniffing the bath bombs. We've bitten our nails as our Santa abseiled down City Hall at the Christmas Lights Switch-on, arriving safely at the bottom to chat to Viking FM. We've sung along to our City Centre version of Band Aid, which saw staff from a variety of businesses come together to belt out a few lines. And, perhaps most incredible of all, we've met The Chuckle Brothers. "To you. To me." (Sorry, it had to be said. Hehe!)

 

The eskimosoup office closes at 1pm on Friday 23rd  December (so that we can go eat festive grub and play some games in The New Clarence) and reopens on Tuesday 3rd January 2012. But don't worry, there's a blog post automatically scheduled to upload on New Year's Eve, which looks back at a few of our favourite things from the last 12 months (such as doing a 150-foot jump, having a go at stand-up comedy, and dressing up as a walking cigarette at a penalty shoot).

 

In the meantime, Merry Christmas to you all! Make sure to squeeze in a fair few mince pies and wash them down with a sherry or two. ;)

  

The Souper Team

Getting up to Funny Business

Members of the business community are swapping the meetings for the microphone at the first ever Comedy Souper Bowl.

Part of Hull Comedy Festival, brave individuals will each have a five-minute set in which to make their peers laugh, guffaw and chuckle. Funds raised will go to the Smile Foundation, supporting the Hull Memory Clinic, Hornsea Inshore Rescue and Sunshine House in 2011.

The full line-up includes some of Hull and East Yorkshire’s well-known business figures:

• Graham Jenkinson, Managing Director of Jenko Designs
• Graham Boanas, Managing Director of West 1
• Sam Whitaker, General Manager of Hull Esteem Consortium
• Gary Major, New Media Manager at H&H Agency
• Paul Hazel, Director of the Hypnotherapy Clinic
• Rob Penrose, Managing Partner of Andrew Jackson
• Steve Marsden, Managing Director of the Gargleblasters
• Rich Quelch, Marketing Manager of eskimosoup
• Colin Hart, Financial Controller of KMS Facilities Group

Rob Penrose, managing partner at Hull law firm Andrew Jackson, said:

"I am very keen to help the Smile Foundation in its work in supporting local Hull and East Riding charities. I am absolutely hopeless at telling jokes,and always forget the punch line. Doing something like this is completely outside my comfort zone, but it gives me a great opportunity to share my hopeless joke-telling abilities with many others. Why should I suffer in silence?"

Organiser John Gilbert, Marketing Director of eskimosoup, added:

“I think that the frightening reality is starting to set in now for some of the contestants. The thing is that they can only succeed; we are all going to raise money for a great cause and everyone wants to see these guys do well. Hopefully this will become an annual event and maybe next year we’ll get some ladies entering!”

The live final takes place from 7.30pm until 11pm on Friday 11^th November at Brantingham Park, Elloughton. Anyone is welcome to attend and show their support. Entry is free, though the Smile Foundation will be collecting donations on the night.

Spotlight on eskimosoup's Marketing Director

John Gilbert has an impressive background in marketing and he’s ready to tell us all about it. Working on campaigns for various clients, from the NHS to small businesses, he’s one of our original team members. eskimosoup reporter Rich “I’ve only been here three months” Sutherland caught up with John to find out what his role involves.

RS: John, you’re the Marketing Director of eskimosoup. Can you tell us something about your employment history?

JG: I never really had a proper job.

RS: Short and sweet.

JG: What I mean is I took a quite conventional route to get where I am today but it was more immediate. I studied my GCSEs, then A-levels and a degree, and after that I went straight into working for an engineering firm, looking after their marketing activity.

RS: That sounds like an employment history.

JG: Well that’s true, but it was a very brief history compared to most. After my degree I did an NVQ Level 4 in Project Management, a Masters in Marketing and had become a Chartered Marketer by the age of 23.

RS: Impressive.

JG: Cheers. To be honest I did a load of study and work to try to find what I enjoyed doing. Fortunately I found that I loved marketing and events and I knew I wanted them to be a big part of my life.

RS: So what happened then? How come you left the engineering firm?

JG: I’d been doing a lot of networking in the local area and decided it was time to use my skills for a variety of projects and clients. I knew people and how to help them grow their business, so it was the logical progression.

RS: And what do you do here now, at eskimosoup?

JG: Well, as the Marketing Director of a marketing company, you need to really know your marketing. But it’s not just the skills you acquire during education or even the knowledge you accumulate through experience, it’s important to keep on top of trends and the way businesses work, what people need and how they want it delivering, progressions in social media and printing methods, and of course, the ever-changing way people do business. Keeping myself up-to-date with these factors, I work on our own marketing and business development as well as NHS campaigns and events, all while making sure the eskimosoup team is happy in its work.

RS: Difficult question as you’ve been working in your role for many years, but what would you say has been your favourite project?

JG: I’d absolutely love, and wish I had time, to set up a list of all the projects we’ve worked on, at the very least for nostalgic reasons. I’m really enjoying the current throat cancer awareness campaign, Throat wrecked? Get it checked! It has such clear goals, a healthy budget and will really make a difference to the wellbeing of the local community. It’s also going very well, which helps!

RS: Any others that spring to mind?

JG: We’ve had some cracking results this year; working on Biz Week was amazing and the recent St Stephen's Student Lock-in was even better than we expected. That said, I have to say I’m fairly proud that I managed to shoehorn a Zombie Walk into a public health campaign.

RS: And you said that you get to work with a lot of different clients?

JG: Absolutely. We’re actually really lucky at eskimosoup; we look after campaigns for so many interesting organisations with really passionate staff. When I started out I did business with anyone really, but now we can be more selective and only choose to work with someone when we know there’ll be a good working relationship, which will allow us to deliver first-class results. It makes sense really but it can take a while to achieve this level of business, and it’s very rewarding when you get there.

RS: I think I’d be doing you a great injustice if I didn’t mention the Hull Comedy Festival, which you founded.

JG: I did indeed. Five years ago. I really loved building it from scratch and seeing how far I could take it. It’s progressed to the next level now, running for a full month and attracting international acts like Tim Minchin. I passed on the torch to Rich Quelch this year, who’s now wearing the Festival Director’s (clown) shoes, and it’s great to see someone take to it so enthusiastically. People still see me as ‘the Comedy Festival Bloke’ but there were always loads of contributors who made it work; I was the one in the middle of it receiving pats on the back… and the occasional slap on the wrist!

RS: It’s clear that you have a lot on your plate in your work life. How does your personal life compare?

JG: I have two sons, a three-year-old and a five-year-old, which any parent will understand is both extremely good fun and very demanding. From cooking meals and cleaning the kitchen to playing tig and trying to explain the concept of time travel; there’s never a dull moment!

RS: And you’re a sportsman too?

JG: I’m enthusiastic, if not talented, for football, squash, keeping active, doing my back in, it’s all go!

RS: Cheers, John, you’ve been a great interviewee.

JG: No worries, my pleasure. But make sure you don’t use a photo of me with anything weird going on in the background.

 Next week’s Team Spotlight will be on Shane Cane, eskimosoup’s Graphic Designer who walks and talks in flash animated frames.

eskimosoup is:

A Hull Marketing Agency

A Hull Web Design Agency

A Hull Graphic Design Agency

Spotlight on eskimosoup's Marketing Assistant

eskimosoup offers many services: from graphic design and website construction to social media and exciting campaigns, we use the tools best suited to what you need. Our office works as four teams, one of these being the Marketing Team. This is made up of four fellas and one dedicated girl called Becky Duncan, our Marketing Assistant.

Sneaky eskimosoup reporter Rich Sutherland, who sometimes steals Becky’s Post-it notes when she isn’t looking, caught up with her to see what her role involves.

RS: Becky, can you tell us how you got to be where you are today? (Not in that specific chair, I mean at eskimosoup.)

BD: I left school and went to sixth form for a month, then I studied hairdressing for six months, worked full-time for six months, went to college to study Creative and Media, left college, started an apprenticeship with Hull Business Training Centre and got employed by eskimosoup in March 2010. I qualified in both Level 2 and 3 in Business Admin while here and once completed was employed as the Marketing Assistant.

RS: Sounds like it’s been a busy few years. So what are you working on at the moment?

BD: Right now I’m organising the St Stephen’s Student Lock-in on Tuesday 4th October, which is a big event exclusively for students in the area with loads of special offers, competitions and entertainment. There’ll be all kinds of fantastic things like a Capital FM DJ, a Red Bull stand, stilt walkers and even an RC racecar track!

RS: Those lucky students! You’ll be telling me there’s a free beans on toast promotion next!

BD: Yep.

RS: Awww…

BD: I’m also working on the Hull BID Dine Week, which takes place from 21^st until 30^th October, NHS Leeds Let’s Change, Hugh Rice Jewellers and other St Stephen’s promotions, so it’s really varied.

RS: It’s probably hard to choose but do you have an all-time favourite project?

BD: I don’t have a favourite as there have been parts of many projects that I’ve really enjoyed, but I have worked at a lot of fun and interesting events, particularly for St Stephen’s and the Hull Comedy Festival. I’m really excited about the Student Lock-in and can’t wait to see how it turns out.

RS: And what do you get up to when you’re outside the eskimosoup office?

BD: I love live music and have seen a mix of people from The Sex Pistols to Enrique Iglesias to Prince. And I’m going to see Mark Knopfler and Bob Dylan next month!

RS: “Like a rolling st—”

BD: Stop that.

RS: Kay.

BD: I’m also obsessed with shoes! I probably own over 50 pairs. At one point I was buying a new pair each week, and yet I still wear the same pair every day. I’ve calmed down a lot now though. I also like baking and decorating cupcakes.

RS: (See below.)

BD: What?

RS: Nothing, just talking to our readers.

BD: Oh. That’s a bit weird.

RS: Thanks for being this week's Team Spotlight, Becky. I'll let you get back to your Student Lock-in.

BD: No problem... Hey, where have my Post-it notes gone?

Next week’s Team Spotlight will be on John Gilbert, eskimosoup Marketing Director and comedy master.

eskimosoup is:

A Hull Marketing Agency

A Hull Web Design Agency

A Hull Graphic Design Agency

Spotlight on eskimosoup’s Developer

We at eskimosoup don’t shout about our Technical Team as much as we should. They’re an amazing bunch that could have become super villains with master plans to enslave the world, blow up the sun, or even turn the Humber Bridge a shocking pink just for a laugh, but instead they use their powers to create top-notch websites, content management systems and simply breathtaking code.

Adam Poskitt is one such evil geni… er… I mean techie person. As an eskimosoup Developer, he’s worked on projects for numerous clients. Non-technical eskimosoup reporter Rich Sutherland pulled Adam away from his computer screen and some programming language called Ruby (which has nothing to do with the Crown Jewels) on a framework called Rails (Thomas the Tank Engine isn't involved) to learn a bit more about his role.    

RS: Poskitt, you work with computers, websites and code every single day; did you study a relevant course beforehand?

AP: I have no formal education in computer science. When the time came for me to decide whether or not I wanted to further my education, I decided I wanted to do just that. That said, I wanted my work and career to be something that I would be proud to voice (I'm not ashamed to say that I'm an egotist), so I took a different approach.

RS: So if it wasn’t a formal education, what kind of training have you had?

AP: At the time, I thought I wanted something more challenging than working a 9-5. I opted for a career in the Army working in IT as an Engineer or Technician. I trained with the Army for 3 months with this as my focus, but dropped out when my personal life became more than difficult. Even now, I reserve a place in my heart for the military. After leaving, I was unemployed for months, but I started working at eskimosoup on Monday 16^th February 2009 and have loved every minute of it, even the fact that it’s 9-5.

RS: Have you always had a passion for… er… oh, I’ve gone blank. You know, those box things?

AP: Computers?

RS: Bingo.

AP: I've spent most of my life in computers. Whether it was helping out at school, experimenting at home with new software technologies or even selling them when working in retail.

RS: And what exactly do you do here?

AP: Since starting at eskimosoup as a member of the four-person Technical Team, I have developed, or at least been involved with, over one hundred websites. My job title is Developer; I build, maintain and extend sites for our clients. I strive to bring my experience from each of them to new applications that I'm responsible for.

RS: Sooooo… you make internet webpage things work?

AP: Yes, Sutherland, I make internet webpage things work. *sigh*

RS: What’s your current project, then?

AP: I've been working on websites for Vivergo Fuels, A. B. Rooms Locksmiths and the Humber and Yorkshire Coast Cancer Network campaign Throat wrecked? Get it checked!

RS: Blimey. Varied.

AP: Absolutely.

RS: And what’s your all-time favourite project?

AP: The development work on Vivergo Fuels' two websites. One is to promote their business that I mentioned earlier, the other is a partner portal that represents data from XML files that they upload in the form of bar and line graphs, making it easier for their partners to extrapolate data on their facility; this is protected by a secure login system.

           

RS: Blimey.

AP: You’ve already said that.

RS: I thought it was worth mentioning again to be safe. Anyway, what do you get up to when you’re not extrapo-mo-lating the Exxy Mel from the barren lines of the logging system? (Did I get that right?)

AP: Close enough. Well, despite my pedantic and specific criteria, I love to read and am an avid gamer. I enjoy writing but have found little time for it in recent years. I also find myself spending an unhealthy amount of time on Twitter.

RS: Oh yeah, I hear you follow some pornographic feed.

AP: Geographic. National Geographic.

RS: Ah.

AP: And NASA.

RS: So you make universally accessible websites at work, and enjoy keeping up to date with the world and the stars in your spare time?

AP: Huh. That was quite eloquently put… for you.

RS: Blimey.

AP: Ugh.   

Next week’s Team Spotlight will be on Becky Duncan, eskimosoup’s Marketing Assistant and shoe lover.

eskimosoup is:

A Hull Marketing Agency

A Hull Web Design Agency

A Hull Graphic Design Agency

Spotlight on eskimosoup's Creative Director

eskimosoup has two Creative Directors. One of them always wears a hat; he’s called Phill Postill. Another owns her own bowling ball; she’s called Hannah Griggs. This week the spotlight is on Hannah, but she left the bowling ball under her desk whilst being interviewed by eskimosoup reporter Rich  "rubbish at bowling" Sutherland.

RS: Hannah, you’re one of eskimosoup’s Directors. Can you tell us how it all started?

HG: Well, I took Graphic Design at GCSE and A-level and studied a degree in Media and IT at university. My husband George, eskimosoup’s Technical Director, was at uni with me. When we graduated we got jobs at the same company (we do everything together).

RS: Awww…

HG: So yeah, me and George worked for a web development company. After a while we realised that we had lots more to offer and decided to set up our own business, which we called T Media. George was the technical guru, developing the websites, and I was the Graphic Designer, but I also learnt HTML and did code here and there as required. That was from 2003; in 2008 we and the brilliant events marketing company Level M merged with eskimosoup to create a “souper” team!

RS: Lovely stuff! So you and Phill are both Creative Directors, how does your role differ from his?

HG: Phill does most of the graphic design that you’ll see in print or online. I still doodle and get to be all inventive but I also deal a lot with the technical side, turning the designs into code. I work closely with Nick, our Lead Developer, and Carl, one of our Web Developers, making sure that the websites work with all screens and browsers. We also have to make sure that they have top-notch accessibility and are in line with any new developments that might have popped up in the web world.

RS: I’m not very technical but for those reading who are, what programming languages do you use?

HG: I use HTML, CSS and Rails. I’m a self-taught coder by accident. It’s satisfying and geeky… and satisfyingly geeky. Hehe!

RS: In your time here you’ll have worked on countless projects, so I realise this next question will be a tough one, but which is your all-time favourite?

HG: It’s definitely Piccalilly, the organic babywear company. I’m baby mad, I love their little clothes and faces, they make me go all gooey! Piccalilly are really nice people and great to work with; they’re down to earth, have good ethics and I really do believe in them. Plus I’m a huge fan of ecommerce as I hate going to shops. I buy absolutely everything online, and if I ever do need to go into a shop, I find the item online first then hand the product code to the sales assistant! I love working with a fantastic online retailer like Piccalilly, it’s the best of both worlds.

RS: So you’re not so much a window shopper as a Windows shopper then. Eh? You having that? Eh?

HG: Ugh.

RS: Sorry… And what are you working on at the minute?

HG: A major focus right now is SafeOn, an online resource for those working in gas detection in confined spaces. Users can study courses, undergo rigorous health and safety training, access interactive videos and even take exams all while at home. It’s an ingenious and extremely valuable service; I’m very excited to be a part of it.

RS: As for outside of work, I hear you own your own bowling ball, although I may have fibbed when I said you keep it under your desk.

HG: Yep, I love bowling. I even won a game against Paul Moor when I was fourteen, and he’s now one of the world’s leading bowlers… although I admit he may have improved since then. I own all of my own equipment actually; I’m really into my sports and fitness. I play badminton, squash and table tennis, go swimming and running, workout, lift weights and I’m a proper gym addict!

RS: Wow! Are you really competitive?

HG: I am, yeah, and I really enjoy it. But the other reason is because I’m an absolute food junkie! I love eating in and eating out, I watch cookery shows and buy cookbooks, I just love food. If I didn’t do loads of fitness I’d be a real porker!

RS: So to sum up, you’re a Creative Director, a graphic designer, a doodler, a web developer, an e-shopper, a baby lover, a fitness enthusiast and a bowler. Anything else?

HG: I’m a real perfectionist, which is why I enjoy my work so much. Every aspect of the job requires everything to run smoothly, which is just the way I like it. Oh, and I love all things pink!

Next week’s Team Spotlight will be on Adam Poskitt, eskimosoup Developer and avid gamer.

eskimosoup is:

A Hull Marketing Agency

A Hull Web Design Agency

A Hull Graphic Design Agency

Spotlight on Steph Collinson, Client Care

Steph Collinson joined eskimosoup in October 2010. As half of our Client Care department she works closely with every member of the team, as well as clients, suppliers, couriers, maintenance workers and the occasional Gorillagram that knocks at the door.

Relentless eskimosoup reporter Rich Sutherland managed to conduct an interview with Steph in short bursts between incoming phone calls.

RS: Steph—

SC: Hang on, the phone’s ringing. Hello, eskimosoup, Steph speaking. Oh, hi there, how are you? Yeah, not bad thanks. No problem, will do. Okay, bye.

RS: …

SC: You may continue.

RS: Um… So yeah, Steph, tell us about your role at eskimosoup.

SC: I’m doing an apprenticeship with the Hull Business Training Centre and my job here is helping me to learn all kinds of new skills.

RS: And what exactly do you do?

SC: Everything. (Hehe!)

RS: Specifically…?

SC: Still everything. But it includes taking phone calls from clients, administration work, invoices and bills, ordering stationery and equipment, sourcing quotes and supplies, all kinds of things. Oh, and I order a cow load of milk from Tesco every week to keep the caffeine monsters happy!

RS: Good work! I do enjoy a cuppa or five each day. And what part of the job do you enjoy the most?

SC: Well I love getting a good bargain so I do enjoy finding the best price for high quality services, such as printing, event materials and anything else we might need to make a client’s project a huge success. We’ve built up excellent relationships with many local businesses that match and exceed anything you’ll find online, and that’s really satisfying.

RS: So what are you focusing on at the minute?

SC: Rachel, the other half of the Client Care Team, is training me in the accounts system. I plan to do a night course in accountancy in the near future, so it’s really interesting and a huge help.

RS: And in the time you’ve been here, which is coming up to a year, have you done anything particularly strange?

SC: Would dressing up as a massive cigarette and being stood on by a couple of Hull City players count?

RS: Er… yeah.

SC: Well I’ve done that as part of the NHS No Smoking Campaign, which linked in with the national No Smoking Day in March. I was also shown how to do forward rolls in St Stephen’s by Strike, the martial arts duo that was on Britain’s Got Talent in 2008. That was… interesting.

RS: Wow, it’s clear that you do all kinds of things at eskimosoup and your job takes you from the office to different sites for events and promotional activity, but what about in your spare time, what are your interests?

SC: Handbags are a must-have, I get a new one every few weeks, haven’t you noticed?

RS: Uh…

SC: I’m also into shoes, but that’s mainly due to Becky in the Marketing Team, it’s a love we share. I also think I can sing and keep getting told I can’t, but I have the radio on whenever I can and sing along when no one’s around. Plus I’ve recently started camping and fishing with my boyfriend, although he might have gone over the top when he bought a five-man tent and a year’s fishing license.

RS: Blimey, that’s wide-ranging!

SC: Yep, my work life and personal life are both nice and varied.

RS: To finish, can you tell us something that you say all the time?

SC: Two things: At work, “Hello, eskimosoup, Steph speaking.” And when I’m out on the town it’s simply “To the dance floor!”

eskimosoup is:

A Hull Marketing Agency

A Hull Web Design Agency

A Hull Graphic Design Agency