AI & Automation Specialist - Outside IR35

AI & Automation Specialist (Contract) £500 per day | Outside IR35 Hybrid - 1-2 days per week in Warwick Initial 3-month contract (scope to extend) We're supporting a client at the early stages of embedding AI and automation into their core delivery processes. This is a hands-on contract role focused on building, validating and scaling AI-driven solutions rather than heavy data engineering. This is not a pure data/SQL role - the focus is on practical application, delivery, and workflow automation. You'll sit across business and technology functions to help shape how AI is used day-to-day, moving from proof of concept into scalable, production-ready solutions. Key areas include: • Validating current AI use cases and identifying more efficient or scalable approaches • Designing and implementing automation across internal processes and workflows • Supporting POC development and helping transition these into live environments • Connecting tools across Microsoft 365, Adobe, and AI platforms into cohesive solutions • Working on dashboards, reporting, and timesheet automation improvements • Exploring and implementing prompting strategies and AI tooling • Supporting experimentation with tools such as Claude and broader AI ecosystems What They're Looking For • Experience applying AI automation in real business workflows • Strong understanding of prompting, AI tools, and integration approaches • Background in process improvement, delivery, or transformation environments • Ability to bridge technical capability with practical business use cases • Comfortable working in ambiguous, evolving environments (POC scale) • Experience across tools such as Microsoft 365, Adobe, APIs, or similar ecosystem • Experience within creative/marketing/digital/brand agencies If you've taken AI from idea to real-world impact, this is the kind of challenge worth exploring. Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.