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Oliver James – Multisite Website Builds

Oliver James is a global recruitment specialist, connecting talent with opportunities across multiple sectors and regions. In addition to its core brand, the organisation operates Astral Legal and Avencia Consulting, each serving distinct market needs.

 

Renowned for its expertise in matching the right candidates to the right roles, Oliver James needed a flexible, scalable digital platform that could adapt to the fast-moving demands of the recruitment industry.

Recruitment WordPress Development WordPress Multisite
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Introduction

WordPress Multisite Development for Oliver James

Oliver James required a future-ready digital platform to support its three recruitment brands. Their proprietary CMS limited flexibility and an impending licence expiry added urgency to the project.

 

Partnering with Filter, the internal design team refined their creative vision for WordPress, while our developers delivered a robust, high-performance multisite solution built for speed, scalability and recruitment-specific functionality.

 

Launched on schedule, the new platform avoided downtime and provided each brand with a seamless, engaging candidate experience.

Relationship Length

The new websites launched in July 2025

Focus

WordPress multisite platform to support recruitment operations across multiple brands

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Problem Problem

  • Three recruitment websites built on a restrictive proprietary CMS
  • Limited design flexibility and slow content updates
  • No in-house WordPress expertise to deliver the migration from the proprietary CMS to WordPress

Solution Solution

  • Collaborated with in-house designers to refine and enhance visual designs
  • Built a WordPress Multisite solution for shared components and brand-specific functionality
  • Integrated WP Engine Smart Search AI, WPML and JobRelay to connect with the Broadbean ATS

Result Result

  • Three fast, modern websites with improved search and application processes
  • Greater editorial control and efficiency across brands
  • Seamless migration to WordPress within agreed timeline

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The Challenge

The Oliver James websites (oliverjames.com, astral-legal.com, and avenciaconsulting.com) were held back by a CMS that slowed operations and restricted growth.

The platform limited design flexibility, made routine updates cumbersome, and offered no clear path for future expansion.

With the CMS licence due to expire at the end of July, the business aimed to launch the new platforms before then to avoid extending the existing licence for another year.

Our Approach

Filter was introduced to Oliver James through WP Engine and selected for our expertise in WordPress and multi-brand builds.

Working with their in-house design team, we refined layouts, optimised reusable components and ensured accessibility and scalability. We then developed a WordPress Multisite platform using the Gutenberg Block Editor, giving each brand its own identity on a shared technical foundation.

The build incorporated WP Engine Smart Search AI platform for fast job searches, JobRelay integration with Broadbean ATS to keep applications on-site and WPML for multilingual content on oliverjames.com. A shared block library, automatically styled for each brand, streamlined content creation and ensured visual consistency.

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Results

All three recruitment websites launched within a demanding three-month window, meeting the critical fixed deadline.

The new multisite framework has streamlined maintenance, empowered editorial teams, and delivered a faster, more intuitive job search and application process. The client praised the speed and quality of delivery, with early stakeholder feedback overwhelmingly positive.

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Why This Story Matters

This project highlights our successful collaboration with an in-house client design team, showing how our WordPress specialist delivery team can deliver complex, multi-brand platforms under significant time pressure.

For Oliver James, the new websites are not only modern and user-focused but also structured to grow with the organisation, providing a long-term foundation for recruitment success across diverse markets.

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