Head of Club Social & Events

London, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 6 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own and scale social wellness experiences across the club estate, turning attendance into belonging through curated programming and partnerships.

  • Own social programming calendar and signature experiences, with multi-site delivery and local flexibility.
  • Strengthen lounge and café activation and create pathways from attendance to participation to belonging.
  • Partner with brands, creators and communities to broaden reach and measure impact against defined KPIs.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Own and deliver the UK social wellness proposition across the club estate
  • Define how social connection shows up before, during and after workouts
  • Create a culturally relevant calendar of social programming across clubs
  • Develop signature Virgin Active social experiences members choose to attend
  • Design scalable programming formats with flexibility for local delivery
  • Strengthen activation of lounges, cafés and social spaces within clubs
  • Create pathways that help members move from attendance to participation to belonging
  • Build partnerships with brands, creators and communities that enhance member experience
  • Introduce inspiration from hospitality, culture and wellness sectors
  • Define KPIs to measure participation, engagement and programme impact

Requirements

  • Significant senior experience within hospitality, lifestyle, community, brand experience or culture-led consumer businesses
  • Proven track record creating experiences people genuinely want to be part of
  • Experience building new concepts, propositions or functions from the ground up
  • Strong cultural awareness and instinct for what feels relevant and differentiated
  • Experience delivering scalable initiatives across multi-site environments
  • Strong partnership development capability across brands, creators and communities
  • Commercial mindset with the ability to connect experience to measurable outcomes
  • Confidence influencing senior stakeholders across multiple teams

Preferred

  • Experience creating experiences people genuinely want to be part of

Benefits

  • 25 days (excluding bank holidays) annual leave, plus a Celebration Day – and we want you take them
  • Access to Scottish Widows Pension with us matching contributions up 5%
  • Discretionary annual bonus
  • Complimentary Virgin Active membership for you and a buddy. You can also get free membership for your children too, ability to take advantage of our Club V.
  • Private Dental and Healthcare Insurance – your physical health is important, and we want you to have the access to healthcare should you require it.
  • Life Assurance 4x your salary – which we hope you will not need.
  • We want you to love Virgin Active like we do, so you get discounts across Virgin active – everything from guest passes to 50% off PT sessions.
  • You will join Virgin Family - where not only can you communicate with your colleagues across Virgin Group, but also many discounts (including Virgin Atlantic, Virgin Holidays and Virgin Media/O2)
  • Maintaining a healthy diet while at work can be hard, so we offer all our team members 20% off food and drink at our KAUAI branches located in clubs.
  • Managing finances can be difficult, so we offer access to Salary Finance. They can support you with loans and savings plans, as well as help you become a personal finance expert.
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Virgin Active is a globally recognised exercise brand with over 230 clubs in 8 countries and more than 1.2 million members. As part of the Virgin Group founded by Sir Richard Branson, Virgin Active disrupted the UK fitness industry in 1999 by creating large health clubs offering an unprecedented number of world-class health and fitness products and services all under one roof. We now operate 38 clubs in the UK with an unparalleled collection of iconic locations in London and around the UK. A global industry leader for two decades, Virgin Active UK continues to innovate by developing a more personalised gym, multi-boutique experience and purpose to inspire people to live an active life.We’re always on the hunt for unique individuals with bucket loads of talent. If you’ve got what it takes or want to share an idea you think could be great, we’re all ears.

Founded in 1999
London, England, GBR
7.7K employees (160 in marketing)
58% recommend to a friend
1% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
270.6K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$448
Traffic Source Mix
Search
56.6%
Direct
26.3%
Referral
7.6%
Social
3.5%
Paid
4.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~7.7K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
160 (2% of company)
Median Career Experience
9 years
Median Tenure
3.8 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Total Funding
$116.6M
Last Raise
$116.6M
Private Equity, 4 years ago

Funding History

  • Mar 2022
    Private Equity • $116.6M

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