Brand & Growth Manager (Marketing & Content

Brand & Growth Manager (Marketing & Content)

Location: Manchester City Centre

Salary: £40,000 per annum

Reports to: Founder & Managing Director

Help us build one of the UK's most exciting hospitality brands.

Most marketing jobs ask you to manage social media.

Here we want you to help build a brand.

Portfolio is home to the UK's first Champagne boutique, an intimate bar and one of Manchester's most exciting new restaurants, showcasing over 350 grower Champagnes from some of the region's most inspiring producers alongside a tasting menu restaurant recently launched by acclaimed chef Julian Pizer.

But we're only just getting started.

Our ambition is to become one of the UK's most admired hospitality brands and a globally recognised name within the world of Champagne.

To help us get there, we're looking for an exceptional Brand & Growth Manager.

You'll work directly with our Directors to grow the business through outstanding storytelling, exceptional content and commercially focused marketing. From increasing restaurant reservations and building wholesale relationships to filming in Champagne and launching new campaigns, you'll play a key role in shaping the future of Portfolio.

You will become one of the key people responsible for growing Portfolio Hospitality Group.

To build the Portfolio brand while delivering measurable commercial growth across the business.

You’ll generate demand for our restaurant, bar, events, retail offering, wholesale distribution and online store by creating compelling stories, exceptional content and impactful marketing campaigns.

Ultimately, your role is simple:

Bring more people through our doors and make Portfolio impossible to ignore.

Become the guardian of the Portfolio brand.

Ensure every touchpoint reflects our positioning, from photography and design to language, campaigns and guest communications.

Develop and deliver campaigns that increase:

• Restaurant reservations
• Bar footfall
• Events and tastings
• Gift voucher sales
• Wholesale accounts
• Retail sales
• Online store revenue
• Curated trip experiences

Always thinking commercially and measuring results.

Plan, create and publish premium content including:

• Guest experiences
• Food and beverage photography
• Interviews and features

Every piece of content should inspire people to experience Portfolio.

Manage and develop our communication channels, including:

• Google Business Profile

Maintain a consistent brand voice across every platform.

Develop relationships with:

• Hospitality publications
• Luxury lifestyle media
• Concierge teams
• Local businesses
• Brand partners

Generate meaningful exposure and long-term collaborations.

Manage and optimise:

• Website performance

Focus on measurable return on investment.

Analyse campaign performance and business results.

Present regular reports to the leadership team with recommendations for continual improvement.

Attend weekly leadership meetings and contribute commercially to business strategy.

We're looking for someone who combines creativity with commercial thinking.

Someone who enjoys building brands as much as delivering measurable business growth.

You may currently work within:

• Premium hospitality
• Luxury retail
• Creative or marketing agencies

You’ll ideally have experience in:

• Marketing strategy
• Brand development
• Photography and videography
• PR and partnerships
• CRM and email marketing
• Campaign analytics

You’ll be:

• Commercially minded
• Highly creative
• Exceptionally organised
• Curious and proactive
• Detail obsessed
• Confident working independently
• Passionate about hospitality
• Comfortable balancing strategy with execution

You’ll be measured on the growth of:

• Restaurant bookings
• Event attendance
• Retail sales
• Gift voucher sales
• Brand awareness

• Work travel to Champagne Region
• The opportunity to help shape an ambitious brand
• Creative freedom and genuine ownership
• Direct access to the Founder and director team
• Continuous learning and professional development
• A supportive, ambitious and high-performing environment
• Staff discounts and hospitality benefits
• The opportunity to grow into a senior leadership position as the business expands

We're looking for somebody who wants to build something remarkable with us.