Fly UK is recruiting and staff updates

We would like to announce some changes within the Fly UK Staff Team that have taken place over the previous few weeks, as well as some opportunities that now exist to join our team and support Fly UK and its community.

Firstly, we bid goodbye to Matt Crick, who has stepped down from his Head of HR & Support Services role. Matt has been an integral part of the VA staff team as well as along term member, helping many members and supporting the community as a whole for a long time. Matt's silent work in the background, in addition to his public-facing work had been vital to the success of the VA, and we wish him well as he seeks to offload some commitments in his virtual world and enjoy simming as a member once again. Matt continues to be present in our community platforms, and I'm sure he will continue to help members as and when able. I'd like to personally thank Matt for his years of dedication in an often thankless role.

New Opportunities

Community Manager(s)
We are looking for Community managers to support members across all Fly UK community platforms by helping and guiding on Fly UK membership questions, enquiries and topics. An ideal candidate should have in-depth knowledge of Fly UK and be active in the community to be able to support member issues and be active across all our communication streams.

A high level of general sim knowledge to be able to support members in non-Fly UK-specific matters is advantageous.

Role responsibilities include:

• Managing and supporting member questions across Forums, Discord, Staff email, and contact forms.
• Monitoring non-member questions across social media platforms, Website contact forms
• Moderation of Forums and Discord channels
• Supporting new members in joining and getting started with Fly UK.
• Supporting other VA Support services roles where required, including but not limited to HR, Marketing and other member experience improvement projects.

Social Media and Content Manager

We are looking to expand our reach and our PR team. The role will work alongside our current Media & PR manager and focus on providing brand exposure across external social platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, etc. The role is also responsible for finding other avenues to promot fly UK to the sim community.

Experience in managing social media channels, routine posts, and content is advantageous. Skills in creating images and video content would also be ideal, but not essential.

Role responsibilities include:

• Generating ideas and producing regular posts and content for the Fly UK social media platform.
• Grow Fly UK's media presence and brand promotion.
• Assisting the PR/Media team to identify new ideas and opportunities to find engagements with members and the public.
• Work with the Staff team to identify content opportunities and support the promotion of all aspects of the VA.
• Monitor and respond to content comments and interactions.

Fleet Painter - X-Plane
We are recruiting for the role of X-Plane fleet painter. Fly UK prides itself on high-quality fleet liveries for its members' use, so this position is key to maintaining our corporate image and quality on the XP platform.

Evidence of past high-quality livery work will be essential, as well as an accurate eye for detail. The ideal candidate will be someone committed to the XP platforms with access to and/or the will to invest in new fleet products as they come to the platform.  

Experience in other platforms will be advantageous, but X-Plane is the specific requirement, as well as a commitment to future X-Plane versions.

To apply for any of these roles, please complete the application form here 

As always, a massive thank you to the Fly UK staff, both past and present, for their contributions to the Fly UK Community.