Marketing Manager

Southampton, City of Southampton, UK (On-site)

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Posted 3 days ago

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Job Summary

You will own the regional marketing strategy and end-to-end campaigns to drive leads, sales support, and ROI, coordinating with Sales, Construction, and Group Marketing while managing budgets, performance reporting, and agency relationships.

  • Lead launches, community engagement, and events
  • Develop and mentor Marketing Executives and collaborate with external agencies

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deliver the regional marketing strategy in line with business objectives, sales forecasts, and development launches.
  • Plan, manage, and execute multi-channel marketing campaigns across digital, print, PR, events, and social media.
  • Manage marketing budgets, ensuring expenditure is controlled and delivers strong return on investment.
  • Monitor campaign performance, lead generation, conversion rates, and marketing effectiveness through regular reporting and analysis.
  • Oversee the creation and delivery of marketing materials including brochures, signage, digital assets, advertisements, and show home collateral.
  • Manage website content, online listings, landing pages, and digital advertising to maximise performance and lead generation.
  • Work closely with Sales, Construction, Technical, and Group Marketing teams to ensure marketing activity supports business priorities.
  • Manage relationships with creative, PR, and media agencies, ensuring campaigns are delivered on time, within budget, and to a high standard.
  • Lead the planning and delivery of development launches, community engagement initiatives, and marketing events.
  • Support and develop Marketing Executives, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in a Marketing Manager or senior marketing position within housebuilding, property, real estate, or a similar sector.
  • A strong track record of delivering successful marketing strategies and measurable lead generation campaigns.
  • Excellent understanding of digital marketing, campaign management, analytics, and marketing performance reporting.
  • Strong commercial awareness with experience managing budgets and evaluating return on investment.
  • Excellent project management skills with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities simultaneously.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with confidence working alongside senior leaders and external agencies.
  • Experience managing or mentoring team members.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, CRM platforms, and marketing analytics tools.
  • Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite or Canva would be advantageous.
  • Full UK Driving Licence and willingness to travel across the Southern Counties region as required.

Preferred

  • Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite or Canva would be advantageous.

Benefits

  • Up to 55k per annum depending on experience
  • 33 days' holiday (inclusive of bank holidays, pro rata)
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Health Hero digital GP and Health Assured Wisdom App
  • 3x salary life assurance (option to increase to 4x)
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Employer-matched pension up to 5%
  • Flexible benefits including shopping vouchers, airport parking, and reduced gym memberships
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Dandara

Dandara has been creating and building beautiful award-winning homes for over 30 years, by combining innovative design with the highest standards of quality. The company is dedicated to working with local communities to ensure the homes enhance and complement local surroundings, and that they are designed in such a way that customers will love living in them for years to come.With Dandara, customers receive an exceptional level of service all the way through their buying and moving journey and it’s part of the reason why Dandara is one of the UK’s most respected private housebuilders.Its people are collaborative, forward thinking and committed, they do what they do so customers can find the perfect new home, in the perfect location.At Dandara we believe that our people are our business, and we offer excellent opportunities across a wide variety of professions and trades. We encourage innovation, team spirit, personal development and are always seeking to welcome new talent to join our ever expanding operational network dandara.co.uk/careers

Founded in 1988
Braddan, Isle of Man
787 employees (77 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
52.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$825
Traffic Source Mix
Search
49.2%
Direct
16.1%
Referral
5.4%
Social
12.7%
Paid
13.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~787

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
26 (3% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1