Senior Marketing Executive (12-Month Maternity Cover)

Responsibilities

• Lead the Marketing Department on a day-to-day basis.
• Provide clear direction, priorities and deadlines to members of the marketing team.
• Delegate effectively while maintaining accountability for delivery.
• Support, coach and develop existing members of the marketing team.
• Oversee performance, workload and priorities across the department.
• Identify skills gaps and development opportunities.
• Ensure the department operates proactively rather than reactively.
• Maintain continuity of marketing activity throughout the maternity cover period.
• Work confidently with Directors, senior management and departmental/divisional managers to collaborate and challenge where appropriate.
• Translate business objectives into clear and achievable marketing activity.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading and developing a marketing team.
• Experience across all marketing functions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience developing and delivering marketing campaigns.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.
• Strong organisational and project management skills.
• Commercial awareness and understanding of how marketing supports business growth.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and departmental teams.
• Ability to provide constructive challenge and influence decision-making.
• Proactive, positive and solutions-focused approach.

Preferred

• Desirable Experience
• · Experience within manufacturing, engineering, agriculture, construction, industrial or equestrian sectors.
• · Experience working across multiple brands, divisions or product categories.
• · Experience with photography, video production and editing.
• · Experience managing exhibitions and trade shows.
• · Experience with CRM and marketing automation platforms.
• · Experience using Google Analytics, Search Console and other digital reporting tools.
• · Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud or similar design software.
• · Experience using AI tools to improve marketing productivity and content creation.
• · Experience with AI optimisation.

Benefits

• * Company Pension (5% Employer Contribution)
• * Health Cash Plan
• * Full Sick Pay
• * Death in Service Benefit
• * 32 Days Holiday + Loyalty Days
• * Cycle to Work Scheme
• * Company Laptop
• * Free On-Site Parking, Showers & Cycle Storage
• Pay: From £34,000.00 per year
• Benefits: * Company pension * Cycle to work scheme * Employee discount * Gym membership * Health & wellbeing programme * Life insurance * On-site parking * Sick pay