Jason Burns / jasonburns.co.uk
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UK Distributed teams, national service brands and remote-first organisations

AI Workflow Consultant
across the UK.

AI workflow support for repeated work that should not depend on manual copying, checking and chasing. For UK teams, the value is in making the work specific: where the data comes from, who reviews it and what the first useful version should do.

United Kingdom  region Remote-first  across the UK On-site  workshop sprints
// UK context

Nationwide projects need consistency across teams, systems and regions. The aim is a way of working that does not depend on one person remembering every step. Wellingborough based, remote first, travelling only when on-site work actually moves things forward.

// local proof

What this looks like in the UK.

Work I have anchored here

Mixed UK client base spanning home improvement, specialist trades, insurance, e-commerce and professional services. Documented programmatic SEO, technical migration and AI workflow work from 2015 onwards through SEO Moves.

Local market read

Most national clients are remote first by default. Work runs on async documentation, weekly active-sprint calls and quarterly review days. Travel reserved for migration kickoffs and workshops where in-person changes the outcome.

How I work here

Async by default. Weekly video during active sprints, fortnightly otherwise. On-site only where it materially changes the outcome.

Where I sit vs other options

The national consultancy market splits between large agencies and single-discipline specialists. Both have a place. My slot is senior individual-contributor time without the agency cost layer.

// 01 - the offer

What you are buying.

I help design narrow, useful automations around real processes such as invoicing, reporting, briefs and content QA.

Jason Burns working in an office What You Are Buying
What You Are Buying

A first workflow that removes repeated manual work.

The first version should be narrow and useful: invoice triage, reporting notes, content QA, lead routing or briefing. The point is fewer repeated checks, not a fragile automation nobody trusts.

Process map Automation route Human checks Version one
// 02 - diagnosis

Why the UK teams call.

The patterns I see most before the work starts. If two of these sound familiar, the first review call is usually worth the time.

01

Manual work repeats

People copy, check, chase and reformat the same information every week because the workflow was never mapped.

02

Automation starts too big

The first version tries to replace a process instead of improving one narrow, annoying step.

03

Handoffs are fragile

Work breaks when information moves between inboxes, spreadsheets, CRMs, finance tools and people.

04

Checks are unclear

The team needs to know what AI can draft, what a person must approve and where errors are likely.

// 03 - how the work runs

Phases that end in something usable.

I help find the repeated work that is worth systemising first, then design a narrow workflow around it.

That can mean invoice handling, report preparation, content QA, briefing, lead routing or internal admin.

The goal is useful automation with clear human checkpoints, not a fragile demo that only works once.

// 01 - trace

Follow the manual work

Inputs, handoffs, tools, checks, delays and the places where people repeat themselves.

// 02 - choose

Pick the first automation

A narrow step such as invoice triage, reporting notes, content QA or lead handling.

// 03 - prototype

Build the workflow model

Draft logic, approvals, exceptions and human review points before deeper integration.

// 04 - handover

Leave an operating guide

What runs automatically, what gets checked and how the team improves version two.

// 04 - proof

Past project profiles.

Two examples of the shape this work takes. Real engagements, anonymised. Not every project looks like these, but the discipline is the same.

Desk with workflow notes, calculator and screen
Example project profile

Automated invoice triage with human approval

Invoices arrived by email, then someone copied details into finance software and chased missing information. The first version extracted fields, flagged gaps and routed exceptions for review.

Inbox rules Field extraction Exception list Approval step

// outcome The manual work becomes a controlled queue instead of a daily chase.

Consultant working at a laptop in an office
Example project profile

Weekly reporting notes without manual reformatting

The same notes were being copied between tools every week. The project created a narrow reporting workflow that gathered changes, drafted commentary and left final judgement with the team.

Input map Draft notes Review rules Report handover

// outcome Reporting becomes faster without removing the person who understands the work.

// 05 - shape check

Where this works, and what you leave with.

// where this works

Use cases

  1. 01 Map manual admin
  2. 02 Design human-in-the-loop automation
  3. 03 Reduce repeated checks and chasing
  4. 04 Works well when several people or regions need to follow the same method.
// what you leave with

Outcomes

  • Manual process map
  • Automation route
  • Human review points
  • First-version workflow
// 06 - questions

UK AI Workflow Consultant FAQ.

Do you work with UK teams remotely?
Yes. Most work can run remotely. If a workshop would help, the first step is still a short call to understand the problem and decide whether a session is worth the time.
What does a AI workflow consulting project usually start with?
It usually starts with one narrow problem: a slow process, a technical blocker, a content system that has become messy or an AI idea that needs turning into a controlled workflow.
How quickly can you find the first useful project?
In most cases, the first useful route is visible after a review call and a small sample of the existing process, crawl, content, report or workflow.
// ready when you are

Find the first useful project for your UK-wide team.

Book a review call. We will look at the work, the risk and the first sensible step before agreeing anything.

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