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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 Digital team shares our ethos, and we encourage the team to participate in charity / community projects, which are supported by the agency. And we’re in the process of becoming a certified B Corp.
Anyone can make a website. We’re making a difference.
Our benefits:
- We're trialling a 4 Day Week for the whole team from 1 June
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays)
- Hybrid working*
- Flexible working hours
- Time off in lieu
- Paid overtime
- Buy/sell holiday
- Health cash plan
- Time off for community projects
- Pension scheme
- Personal training budget
IE Digital is proud to be accredited by the Living Wage Foundation, for voluntarily paying a higher rate of base pay.
*Hybrid working
We're currently trialling hybrid working. We're all working together in our beautiful new studio in Birmingham on Mondays (or Tuesday if it's a Bank Holiday). And for the rest of the week, our team has the flexibility to work from home or from the studio based on individual preferences, the nature of roles and training requirements, and the needs of your team and the wider business.
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.
We're based in the heart of Birmingham, in the historic Jewellery Quarter – just a few minutes walk from the City Centre. In 2022, we opened our purpose-built studio in the Kettleworks development, which formerly manufactured world-famous Swan Kettles.
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.


