Brand Marketing Executive; Partnerships & PR

At Clarion, our people are at the absolute heart of what we do.  We’re proud that our core values of PASSION, CARE, IMAGINATION, and TRUST define the way we carry out our work across all of our teams.

If you share our values and want to be a part of a successful, dynamic, and creative global business then we want to hear from you.

The Opportunity:

The Clarion Defence & Security Portfolio hosts market-leading events across the EMEA, and APAC, ranging from Confexes to large-scale exhibitions. As we expand into new geographies and platforms over the next 24 months, we are seeking a Brand Marketing Executive to join our Brand Marketing team.

You will manage the day-to-day media partnerships and PR operations across the portfolio. In this role, you will implement a structured approach to our media landscape. You will use press and partner relationships to drive top-of-funnel brand awareness, maximise commercial value, and introduce our products to new target segments.

Key Responsibilities:

Partnerships Relationship Management:
Act as the day-to-day contact for media partners, managing the relationship lifecycle including negotiations, onboarding, and execution of deliverables.

Strategic Alignment:
Support the event strategy by ensuring onboarded partners align with the goals, vision, and target audience of each event.

Inventory and Administration:
Define and manage the partnership inventory for each show. Oversee contract creation, track deliverables, and manage administrative tasks including raising and processing invoices.

Asset and Activation Coordination:
Coordinate partnership asset creation and activation plan to ensure all parties deliver against agreed objectives and KPIs.

Cross-functional collaboration:

coordinate with internal teams for Partner collateral (if applicable) to be delivered to the event in a timely manner, acting as a point of contact between Partners and internal Operations teams.

Value Maximisation:
Work with internal and external stakeholders to maximise partnership value and visibility across marketing channels.

Budget Management & Invoice Processing:
Ensure all partnerships align with each events budget, and that invoices are processed (via Salesforce) in a timely manner.

PR and Brand Operations
· Internal PR Lead:
Act as the point of contact for PR within the Brand team, liaising with PR agencies and rights holders.
· Brand Guardianship:
Review outbound press releases and PR communications to ensure adherence to brand guidelines, messaging, tone of voice, and visual identity.
· Asset Creation & Delivery:
Comfortable working with in-house creative tools (such as Canva) for the creation of bespoke assets and briefing in-house creative designer for bigger creative briefs.
· Asset Distribution:
Ensure PR teams have the correct, up-to-date marketing assets for campaign deliverables.
· Strategic Recommendations:
Collaborate with PR partners to identify and recommend new media partners within event sectors.
· Awareness:
Focus on top-of-funnel strategies, ensuring PR and press activities drive brand awareness and maximise campaign value.

Campaign and Performance Reporting
· Digital Attribution:
Use tools like Google Analytics to report on digital performance and attribute value to partnership and PR activities.
· Media Analysis:
Conduct analysis of Earned Media, Share of Voice (SOV), and market reach using platforms like Meltwater / AgilityPR.
· Performance Tracking:
Track partner performance, providing bi-weekly updates, post-campaign analysis, and recommendations.
· Stakeholder Reporting:
Deliver internal performance reports to key stakeholders, communicating the ROI and impact of brand, partnership, and PR initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills & Behaviours:
· Proven experience in brand…