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Issue 855, Sun 2 August, 2026
Dear Escapees,
Some jobs are made up entirely of things you cannot point at.
Stakeholder alignment. strategic support. value-add. cross-functional something or other. You leave work tired, but if someone asked what you actually did all day, you would need a flipchart and a mild sedative.
Which is why there is something so appealing about work that is visible.
Work you can point at. A programme that runs better because you were there. A product that exists. A service that helped someone. A campaign that changed minds. A team that feels calmer, stronger, saner. Something with edges. Something that would not be quite the same without you.
Not all good work has to be tangible in a literal sense, obviously. But it does help when your effort leaves some kind of trace behind it.
The roles below lean towards that sort of thing. Work with a bit of shape to it. Work that does not disappear the second you shut your laptop.
Happy Escaping,
Team Escape
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Job Title: Director, Global Talent Acquisition
Organisation: GiveDirectly
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Job Title: Website & Communications Manager
Organisation: iniva (Institute of International Visual Arts)
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Job Title: HEAD OF COMMUNITY & COMMS
Organisation: EarthPercent
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Job Title: Head of Corporate Events
Organisation: Sharky + George
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Job Title: Deputy Chief People Officer
Organisation: UK Research and Innovation
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Job Title: Senior Partnerships Manager
Organisation: Gladiator Events Ltd
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Job Title: Head of Communications
Organisation: Tony's Chocolonely
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Job Title: Head of Partnerships
Organisation: Earthshot Prize
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Job Title: Assistant Chef Opportunity on a Traditional Argentine Estancia
Organisation: Estancia Los Potreros
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Job Title: Director of Development & Partnerships
Organisation: Letters to the Earth
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