Brand & Campaigns Manager

Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableMid LevelFull time

Posted 4 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own and deliver integrated marketing campaigns and partnerships to grow awareness, engagement, visitation and income, using audience insight and performance data to optimise across multiple teams while balancing long-term brand building with short-term commercial goals.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • developing and delivering integrated marketing campaigns, audience growth initiatives and strategic partnerships that grow awareness, engagement, visitation and income.
  • translate objectives into impactful marketing activity that delivers measurable results.
  • use audience insight, market trends and performance data to identify opportunities, shape campaign direction and continually optimise performance.
  • balance long-term brand building with short-term commercial priorities, making informed decisions in a fast-paced environment.
  • bring together colleagues from creative, digital, CRM, PR, guest experience and beyond to deliver integrated campaigns that support shared objectives.
  • lead key tourism and destination marketing partnerships, identifying opportunities to extend our reach, strengthen visibility and attract new audiences.
  • manage multiple priorities while maintaining high standards and attention to detail.
  • support and develop a small team, creating clarity, accountability and confidence while fostering a positive, collaborative and high-performing culture.
  • deliver results through teamwork, continuous improvement and shared success.

Requirements

  • Proven experience in a brand, marketing or campaign management role within a customer-facing organisation.
  • Strong experience planning, delivering and optimising integrated marketing campaigns.
  • Demonstratable success in driving audience growth, engagement, visitation, customer acquisition or commercial performance through marketing activity.
  • Strong understanding of brand management, audience development and campaign planning.
  • Experience using audience insight, market trends and performance data to inform decisions and improve campaign effectiveness.
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across teams and functions.
  • Strong communication and influencing skills, able to bring people together behind shared objectives.
  • Experience managing multiple campaigns and priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong planning, project management and organisational skills.
  • Ability to balance long-term brand-building activity with short-term commercial goals.

Preferred

  • Experience working within visitor attractions, tourism, leisure, hospitality, retail or charity sectors.
  • Experience leading destination marketing initiatives.
  • Experience developing and managing tourism, brand or audience-growth partnerships.
  • Knowledge of the visitor economy landscape and audience acquisition opportunities.
  • Experience managing external agencies and marketing budgets.
  • Broad understanding of multiple marketing disciplines, including content, CRM, digital marketing, paid media, PR and customer experience.
  • Experience measuring marketing ROI and applying test and learn approaches to campaign optimisation.
  • Passion for conservation, nature, wildlife or purpose-led organisations.
  • Experience working within complex organisations with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

Benefits

  • 40 hours
  • Hybrid working – opportunity to work from home up to 2 days a week
  • 33 days annual leave plus the option to buy or sell up to 5 days
  • Staff pass so you can visit the zoo during your time off, plus multiple complimentary tickets for your friends and family
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Healthcare plan and employee assistance programme
  • Discounted gym membership
  • Discounts on cinema tickets, restaurants, high street shops and more via Perks
  • Pension scheme with generous employer contributions up to 9%
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Chester Zoo

3.4 Glassdoor

Chester Zoo is a major wildlife charity that’s working to prevent extinction all around the world. We are the most popular conservation zoo in the UK and home to more than 30,000 animals, from more than 550 different species.

Founded in 1931
Chester, England, GBR
774 employees (39 in marketing)
58% recommend to a friend
100% CEO approval

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
12 (2% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Funding

Last Raise
Debt Financing, 3 years ago

Funding History

  • Apr 2023
    Debt Financing

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
537.3K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$401
Traffic Source Mix
Search
53%
Direct
24.8%
Referral
8.2%
Social
1.3%
Paid
8.1%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~779
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Brand & Campaigns Manager

Chester Zoo · Chester, Cheshire West and Chester, UK · Hybrid