Careers at Redseven.
We are a growing, successful tour operator based in the heart of the busy, funky and vibrant North Laine area of the cosmopolitan city of Brighton. Situated on the south east coast of the county of East Sussex, Brighton is an hour’s train journey from central London and boasts some of the best shopping, nightlife and restaurants outside of the capital.
Our head office in Kensington Street is close to Brighton’s main train station (about 10 minutes walk). We are also close to a number of car parks, for those who choose to drive. Most of our team choose to use local transport to get to/from work – some even cycle to the office!
Kensington Street is flanked by Kensington Gardens – a colourful, cobbled, pedestrianised street - where there is a huge array of bohemian clothes, gift, shoe and furniture shops, a brilliant choice of coffee shops, cafes, restaurants and bars! Our office is a mere 10 minute walk from Churchill Square in the centre of the city. We feel really lucky to be working in such a superb location – we have everything that we need close to our offices and it’s great to be in such a buzzing area.
Our office is also about 15 minutes walk from the sea-front, where there is a selection of trendy bars, nightclubs and eateries. Nearby are also the Komedia, Theatre Royal, the Dome Theatre and the Brighton Centre where there is always a good selection of the very latest shows, hip & trendy acts and performers whatever the time of year.
Ian Lucas - Our MD
“My aspiration to make a difference, to achieve life goals, to inject some fun, excitement and glamour to peoples’ lives whilst avoiding petty back-biting, dull tasks and office politics within a hierarchical and boring organisation, was a main feature of creating Redseven.
By not compromising my beliefs and principles and never giving in, a truly exciting business has evolved.
Listening to customers and suppliers, creating a service, image and product with wild innovation and attention to detail enabled the business to grow. By focussing on exceptional delivery and by ensuring our cool work was fun we have flourished.
We are proud of our past achievements, however we are fundamentally forward focussed and forward thinking. Redseven is a journey with no limit.
Our business is to win – to motivate customers, employees and suppliers, to communicate positively and consistently, to inspire people and competition, and to lead the way.
Our business is all about people – our strategy is to attract, develop and retain immense people to do immense things for a vast amount of customers.
Our future success will be built upon all of us constantly living and breathing our culture to ensure that the spirit and force of Redseven grows from strength to strength.
We always aim high and never ever compromise.
We care about our people
Redseven began life in 1997 and was founded by Ian Lucas, owner and Managing Director. The company has very successful divisions within the group which include: Redseven Corporate, Redseven Golf, Party Christmas, Hen & Stag Weekends, Gifts & Experiences, Bargain Travel Bureau, Retail Travel within Brighton City College and Honeymoon programmes.
With ambitious and challenging plans for the future, we believe that our people play a vital part in achieving fantastic results for Redseven and for themselves. Redseven is very proud of the team of people who work for the company – they are committed, energetic and tenacious, not to mention having a great sense of fun! We fully believe that our team have the ability to continuously improve and we offer them the chance to participate in training and development opportunities throughout their career. We really want people to succeed, to be high achievers and to enjoy being an integral part of our team during an exciting period in our company.
So committed are we to developing our team to achieve personal growth, that we have a dedicated Learning & Development Consultant and a training room. New people have a full induction programme to learn about all about our business and their job role, and then the learning continues...we provide coaching, on the job training, external & in-house training courses, funded studying, quizzes and educational visits. Every Friday we all get together to learn about what is happening in other areas of the business – this might be about a new product, or a new destination that has been introduced, or about changes that are being made in the organisation. We know how important it is to keep everybody up to date with what is going on in their workplace and we encourage our people to ask questions, come up with great ideas and to participate as much as they can in making Redseven the best we possibly can be!
As a result of our growth, we have been able to create new positions and recruit more people to join our team. Over the next few years, we will be doing more of the same – we believe in promoting from within wherever possible and we have talent management plans in place to ensure that we help those who wish to progress to do just that!
Redseven offers all employees a stakeholder pension scheme, 28 days annual leave (inc bank holidays), childcare vouchers, subsidised gym membership, Christmas party, free tea & coffee, educational visits, annual employee awards ceremony, discounted rail travel, training and career development and discounted industry travel. We have a smart, casual dress code and our team enjoys `dress-up’ days – when everyone wears their finest! We are a very sociable team and people regularly organise events outside of the workplace so that we can all get together.
What’s it like to work at Redseven?
Our head office is modern, bright and airy. We are one of the few employers in the area who have a first floor balcony where we can sit out during the summer months to have our lunch al-fresco in the glorious sunshine – we can also watch the people meandering through Kensington Gardens – we regularly see celebs taking a stroll!
Our head office is open from 09:00 to 20:00 hours on a daily basis during the week and from 09:00 to 17:00 on a Saturday. Our sales and customer service teams work on a rota basis to cover these hours – they love the flexibility that this gives them, as they can have a lie-in during the week and start at 11:00am on some days...perfect if they’re having a night out!
In 2007 we achieved our 10 year anniversary...our MD closed the office, took every employee to Benidorm for the day so that we could really enjoy ourselves and celebrate this fantastic achievement! We had a day and a night in resort, so we made the most of every minute we were there – beach barbecue, swimming, beach games and sunbathing in the day and a sumptuous meal with band before hitting some of Benidorm’s nightlife! The photographs show what a fabulous time everybody had...we’re all looking forward to the 20 year anniversary...!
Joining our winning team
A full list of our current job vacancies is available and we also welcome speculative enquiries from people who are looking to join an organisation where they can really make a difference! So if you have high energy levels, a `can do’ attitude, great communication skills, possess tenacity and enthusiasm, creativity and you are seeking your next challenge – please contact us. Whatever your background – you may be a school, college or university leaver or you may have gained good work experience elsewhere – you may be just what we are looking for and we believe we are a great company to work for – so, together we may just make a winning combination! Please send a copy of your current CV with a covering letter by post to:
HR Department,
Redseven,
Kensington Studios
Kensington Street,
Brighton,
East Sussex
BN1 4AJ
