Expert Insights

Building a standout employer brand and scaling a cybersecurity team in the heart of Devon.

The challenge

Based in rural Devon, Expert Insights is a fast growing cybersecurity company with a global client base, but finding specialist talent locally wasn’t easy.

They needed to attract ambitious, skilled professionals in sales and marketing who could drive the next stage of growth. Beyond experience, they wanted people who were curious, collaborative, and driven to thrive in their fast-paced, high performing team.

Our recruiter, Ashley, met with CEO & Founder Craig MacAlpine to understand not just the roles, but the culture, ambitions, and soft skills that define success at Expert Insights.

Added value
Talent solutions

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Media

As Expert Insights continued to grow, the next step was to showcase their culture and attract even more top talent.

Through Konker Media, we built an employer brand content plan designed to show life at at Expert Insights.

The goal

To help potential candidates see themselves as part of the journey.

We produced

A high impact hero film – “Who are Expert Insights?”
Five team stories, each highlighting different career paths and personalities across sales, marketing, data, and editorial.
Culture photography, capturing collaboration, fun, and life in the Devon HQ.

Together, these assets positioned Expert Insights as a leading employer in cybersecurity, showing that world class careers can happen anywhere, not just in big cities.

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Recruitment

Armed with a deep understanding of the business, Ashley identified and attracted professionals who matched both the technical needs and the company’s values.

The result?

A key sales hire who has since progressed to Director level.
The marketing team expanded, adding creative and strategic talent to support continued growth.
Seamless collaboration with Craig and the team to ensure each hire added long term value.

A brief overview of the timeline where we filled the Graduate Marketing Specialist position:

4 CVs submitted within 4 days of the role being live
4 interviews arranged within a week
Offer accepted within 16 days of the initial brief

The Impact

With Konker and Konker Media’s support, Expert Insights has:

Strengthened their employer brand across social media and their careers page
Attracted higher quality applicants aligned with their culture
Filled key roles that directly contributed to growth
Continued to build their reputation as a standout tech employer globally

The feedback that counts

Konker have been a trusted recruitment partner for us, helping us to hire several key sales and marketing team members. They’re fast, efficient, and easy to work with. Ashley has taken the time to understand our business and culture, which means the candidates they put forward are always well aligned with what we’re looking for.

Craig MacAlpine, CEO & Founder, Expert Insights

The Konker Media team were great to work with. They came well prepared, made everyone feel at ease in front of the camera, and captured authentic moments that perfectly represent our brand and team culture. Communication throughout the editing process was excellent. Really pleased with the results.