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Careers
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Our story
IE began life in 1994, founded by our MD Ollie Leggett.
As a former teacher, design lecturer, and charity trustee, Ollie had a passion for helping Charity, Health and Education clients to connect with their audiences and gain access to the industry’s best creatives – something that, back then, was all-too-commonly only possible for ‘big business’.
Originally founded as a brand consultancy, in 2002, IE bought a digital agency, after recognising that digital platforms were becoming one of the most important expressions of brand – and we were fed up of seeing our work butchered by techies.
So the two companies merged and became the agency we are today: A team of around 20 consultants, researchers, developers and creatives based in the historic Jewellery Quarter in Birmingham. And we still remain true to our original vision – putting technology to good use for values driven, not-for-profit clients.
Whether it’s working with Government Digital Services to develop the future of digital apps in the healthcare market, helping charities to recruit volunteers and donors, or helping universities to attract and engage students – we’re helping not-for-profits to engage with their audiences – increasing their impact and reach through user research and discovery, UX design, user testing, CMS websites, mobile apps, CRM integrations, and bespoke web applications.
That’s why we’re the digital agency for Charity, Health & Education.
Our team
Call us big headed, but we’re pretty confident we’ve got the best people in the industry.
Because IE Digital is only as good as its people. Our studio is full of some of the industry’s best digital consultants, UX / UI designers, web developers, project managers, and creatives – all under one roof.
Careers
IE's people are our most important asset.
We believe in investing in the next generation of consultants, designers and developers. That’s why we created the IE Academy – a recruitment programme for newly graduated developers.
Each and every member of the IE team shares our ethos, and we encourage the team to participate in charity / community projects, which are supported by the agency.
Anyone can make a website. We’re making a difference.
Our benefits:
- 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
- Flexible working hours
- Time off in lieu
- Paid overtime
- Buy/sell holiday
- Health cash plan
- Time off for community projects
- Pension scheme
- 4 week sabbatical (after 5 years service)
- Personal training budget
- Fun days (from kayaking to BBQs, ice-skating to tobogganing!)
- Ping pong table
- Unlimited book buying budget
IE Digital is proud to be accredited by the Living Wage Foundation, for voluntarily paying a higher rate of base pay.
Location
IE Digital is proud to be a Birmingham agency, but that doesn’t mean we only work in and around the UK’s second city.
With so many UK charities choosing London as their headquarters, it’s no surprise that over 50% of our clients are based in the capital, and IE consultants are in London at least 2-3 times per week on average.
And with UK universities being an area of specialism, we also work across the whole country, with clients as far apart as the Universities of Aberdeen and Southampton’. We’ve also worked with a number of clients in the Republic of Ireland, including University College Dublin.
Our central location offers the perfect opportunity for us to hop on the motorway or jump on the train regardless of your location. Current travel time by train to London is just over an hour – so we can often be with you faster than London agencies can travel across the city: offering you the convenience of a local agency, without their day rates.


