Brand and Marketing Director

Location:

Manchester

Salary: A GBP 90,000 plus package

Our client is an ambitious, experience:led hospitality group operating a portfolio of distinctive venues across the North of England. Each venue has its own identity, loyal following and unique proposition, united by a commitment to creating exceptional guest experiences.

As they continue to grow, they are looking for an experienced Brand and Marketing Director to lead the marketing function, strengthen brands and drive commercial performance across the portfolio.

This is a hands on leadership role responsible for marketing and brand strategy across multiple hospitality concepts. You will lead a growing in house team, drive footfall across key trading sessions, oversee the events calendar and ensure brand standards remain consistently high across every venue. Working closely with the board and senior leadership team, you will also play a key role in new venue launches and the continued growth of the business.

• Lead marketing and brand strategy across a portfolio of distinct hospitality brands
• Manage, develop and grow the in house marketing team
• Drive footfall through campaigns supporting core trading and events
• Maintain high brand standards across all digital and in:venue touchpoints
• Lead marketing for new venue openings from concept to launch
• Manage PR agencies, media partners and external suppliers
• Support reservations and sales with campaigns and marketing collateral
• Ensure marketing systems, processes and reporting are effective and scalable
• Work closely with Operations, Sales and the Board to deliver commercial objectives

• Director level marketing leadership within a multi:site hospitality business
• Experience managing multiple distinct brands under one group
• Proven success building and developing marketing teams
• Strong track record driving both core trading and events marketing
• Experience maintaining brand standards across multiple concepts
• Excellent stakeholder management and leadership skills with a commercially focused approach

This is an opportunity to shape the future of a growing hospitality group, influence strategy at board level, lead exciting new venue launches and make a genuine commercial impact.