Location: Colchester, Essex
Salary: Competitive Base Salary + Equity / Share Options + Performance Incentives
Zest Optical are partnered with an ambitious new optical brand preparing to launch its first location in Colchester in September 2026.
This is a genuinely rare opportunity for an Optometrist who wants more than simply employment.
The business has been created around a fresh vision for modern community optics, combining accessibility, warmth and customer connection with ambitious long-term growth plans. The aim is to build a nationally recognised brand that feels different to the traditional optical experience, creating environments where patients feel supported, understood and genuinely looked after.
Crucially, the business is backed by a team of experienced Founders with a successful track record of scaling industry-based and franchise-led operations, bringing both commercial expertise and long-term support to future business partners.
The Opportunity
Partnership opportunities within optics can often feel inaccessible or financially overwhelming.
This opportunity has been intentionally designed differently.
The business is open to a variety of partnership structures depending on the individual, including:
Traditional capital investment
Performance-based share accrual
Salary sacrifice in exchange for equity
Flexible phased ownership models
Long-term incentive structuresThe goal is to create genuine alignment between the success of the individual and the success of the wider business.
Importantly, this is not an unsupported startup environment.
Partners will benefit from:
A strong employed salary
Operational and commercial support
Established leadership guidance
Brand infrastructure
Long-term strategic growth plansFor the right Optometrist, this represents an opportunity to help shape a business from the very beginning, whilst building meaningful long-term commercial reward.
The Role
Lead the clinical and customer experience within the Colchester store
Help shape the culture, standards and future direction of the business
Build strong community relationships and long-term patient loyalty
Contribute towards the wider growth journey of the brand
Work closely alongside the Founders and leadership team on future development plansThe Person
GOC registered Optometrist
Entrepreneurial mindset with strong people skills
Passion for community optics and customer experience
Interested in long-term growth and business involvement
Excited by the opportunity to build something from the beginningSalary & Benefits
Competitive and secure base salary
Lucrative bonus and incentive opportunities
Flexible routes into partnership and equity
Professional fees covered
Significant long-term growth potential
Opportunity to influence a brand at launch stage
Backing of experienced Founders with national scaling ambitionsOpportunities like this rarely come to market within optics.
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Salary description
£50000.00 - £70000.00 per year