Performance Marketing Manager - (12 Month FTC)

London, UK (Hybrid)

£38K/yr – £45K/yrMid LevelFull time

Posted 12 days ago

Job Summary

Own and optimise ongoing acquisition activity for Railcards and National Rail 2FOR1 offers, leading the media agency across Paid Search, Paid Social, Display and Affiliate channels to maximise ROI and drive KPI-led growth.

  • Define and execute media plans from briefing to delivery
  • Analyse campaign and site data to identify opportunities and provide clear recommendations
  • Own performance marketing budgets and partner with internal teams to improve results

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Oversee always-on acquisition activity for Railcards and National Rail 2FOR1 offers, ensuring campaigns maximise return on investment and contribute to business growth.
  • Act as the day-to-day lead for our media agency, ensuring campaigns are delivered effectively across Paid Search, Paid Social, Display and Affiliate channels, with a focus on continuous optimisation and delivering measurable results.
  • Analyse campaign and website performance data, identifying trends, opportunities and actionable insights to improve future activity.
  • Produce performance reporting using agency data and internal analytics tools, translating complex information into clear recommendations for stakeholders.
  • Own performance marketing budgets and results, working closely with agency partners and internal teams to drive continual improvement and deliver against agreed KPIs.
  • Work with agencies to define media plans from briefing to delivery, providing direction on tactical optimisations.
  • Stakeholder management: communicate effectively and frequently with multiple stakeholders, including media agencies, marketing teams internally and externally and suppliers.
  • Measure, monitor and report marketing results and impact with insightful key learnings.
  • GA4 experience is advantageous but not essential.
  • Strong understanding of metrics CPA, conversion rate, ROAS, CTR and revenue contribution, with the ability to assess channel performance and recommend improvements.

Requirements

  • Self-motivated with proven experience of media agency management and a working knowledge and understanding of Paid Search, Paid Social, Display and Affiliate Marketing.
  • It is essential you can demonstrate experience or competence of developing, implementing and evaluating performance marketing plans, delivering to agreed objectives.
  • Work with agencies to define media plans from briefing to delivery, providing direction on tactical optimisations.
  • Stakeholder management: communicate effectively and frequently with multiple stakeholders, including media agencies, marketing teams internally and externally and suppliers.
  • Measure, monitor and report marketing results and impact with insightful key learnings.
  • Experience of Google Analytics (GA4) or other digital analytics platforms would be advantageous but is not essential.
  • Strong understanding of performance marketing metrics including CPA, conversion rate, ROAS, CTR and revenue contribution, with the ability to assess channel performance and recommend improvements.

Benefits

  • 75% discount on rail travel (for work and leisure), plus international rail discounts
  • 30 Days annual leave (plus buy/sell options and additional leave for key life events)
  • Two Personal Development Days are granted to employees annually
  • Interest-free Season Ticket Loan for commuting costs
  • Enhanced family leave – 30 weeks full pay for maternity, adoption, surrogacy, and shared parental leave
  • Pension scheme – up to 8.64% employer contribution
  • Subsidised Private Medical Insurance (Vitality PPP) and Health Cash Plan (Healthshield)
  • Access to our flexible benefits portal - a central hub for accessing retail discounts, shopping, dining, travel, and entertainment perks
  • Flexible working arrangements available
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Rail Delivery Group

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We partner with Britain’s train operators to put customers at the heart of everything we do, delivering essential services and dedicated experts who keep the nation’s railway running efficiently.

Founded in 1993
London, England, GBR
433 employees (45 in marketing)
1% recommend to a friend
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64.5K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
55.8%
Direct
29.8%
Referral
12.8%
Social
0.7%
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0.7%

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Performance Marketing Manager - (12 Month FTC)

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