Our partnership with Bella+Duke began in early 2024, supporting the business through a period of rapid digital growth and team expansion. Since then, we’ve placed several pivotal roles across marketing, product, growth, CRM and design.
Most recently, we supported Bella+ Duke with the hire of their Digital Designer, a critical role for strengthening their fast-scaling digital brand presence. Our specialist recruiters transformed the search, finding top talent within just three weeks.
Bella+Duke is one of the UK’s leading natural pet nutrition brands, known for their mission-driven approach to pet wellbeing. As the business scaled its ecommerce and digital marketing capability, the need for high-quality in-house creative became increasingly important.
As the business had struggled to identify talent directly, they decided to partner with our specialist design recruiters on this hire. Thanks to our pre-existing success with the company, they knew they could rely on us to deliver.
Being headquartered in Scotland presented a unique challenge. Bella+Duke needed talent with the right blend of digital, brand and ecommerce design expertise. However, the local talent market leaned more towards traditional, offline or integrated design backgrounds. While remote working was possible, candidates needed to be able to travel to the office once a month.
It was clear the initial job advert and positioning weren’t resonating with the market. The brief needed re-framing, and the search required specialist, hands-on support. After several weeks of limited traction, they approached Yasmin Vachet to get the process back on track.
Yasmin quickly got to work, supporting with:
Alongside the operational delivery, Yasmin ensured the process worked around the hiring manager’s busy schedule. With the Head of Brand Experience and Creative balancing pressures from all directions, it was important to remove friction, reduce unnecessary calls, and handle as much of the admin, screening and diary management as possible.
Yasmin's advisory input around salary expectations, offer positioning and market realities ensured the right candidate was secured quickly and confidently.
The successful candidate joins Bella+Duke in December, becoming part of a design team strengthened significantly by recent 3Search hires. The client is thrilled. With stronger creative capability in place, the team is positioned to move faster, elevate storytelling, and deliver more effective campaigns across channels.
I was recommended to speak with Yasmin at 3Search by colleagues who’d faced similar challenges hiring directly for FTC roles. Our own search wasn’t bringing in the calibre we needed, but within three weeks Yasmin had delivered a shortlist we were genuinely spoilt for choice from. What stood out was how quickly she understood our needs. She refined the brief, set realistic expectations around budget, and unlocked talent we simply wouldn’t have reached ourselves. Her knowledge of design tools, how she assessed portfolios, and her hands-on, advisory approach made the whole process smoother and far more effective. We are delighted with our new hire and look forward to working with the team at 3Search in the future.
Candidate Thought Count: 1
Yasmin was absolutely amazing throughout the entire recruitment process. She was incredibly helpful, supportive, and genuinely cared about finding the right fit for me. Even while on holiday she ensured everything continued smoothly. Thanks to her help, I’ve now landed my dream job with the pay I deserve. She was quick to respond, insightful, and made the whole experience stress-free. I couldn’t recommend her enough!Digital Designer
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