Marketing Executive

Marketing Executive (5263) Marketing Executive

The Growth Company’s (GC) Marketing team have an exciting new opportunity for a Marketing Executive to support the Marketing Manager in planning and executing marketing activities, taking ownership of key actions and workstreams. This role involves creating high-quality, industry-aligned marketing content while ensuring best practices. It also requires managing relationships with partners on specific projects and leading communication with internal and external stakeholders to effectively brief, coordinate, and deliver marketing activities on time and within budget.

GM Business Growth Hub (GMBGH) supports businesses across Greater Manchester with expert advice on funding, innovation, people, sales and sustainability. We provide tailored support to meet the needs of each business at every stage of its growth journey.

This is a hybrid role with 1 day per week in our Manchester office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and deliver targeted marketing campaigns to generate leads and raise awareness of GM Business Growth Hub services.
• Manage and optimise digital channels, including the website, social media and email marketing platforms.
• Create engaging content for online and offline campaigns, tailored to a range of business audiences.
• Monitor campaign performance, producing reports and insights to support continuous improvement.
• Support the promotion and delivery of events, working collaboratively with internal teams and external partners.

About You:

• An enthusiastic and proactive marketing professional with experience delivering successful campaigns.
• A confident communicator with excellent copywriting and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines effectively.
• Data-driven and commercially aware, using insights to improve campaign performance and engagement.
• Passionate about business growth and making a positive impact across Greater Manchester.

Skills Required:

• Experience working in a marketing, communications or digital marketing role.
• Knowledge of digital marketing tools, including CMS platforms, email marketing systems, social media scheduling tools and Google Analytics.
• Strong content creation and copywriting skills across a variety of channels.
• Ability to analyse marketing data and produce meaningful performance reports and recommendations.
• Experience supporting marketing campaigns, event promotion and stakeholder engagement activities.

We are currently unable to provide sponsorship for work permits or visas. Therefore, we can only consider candidates who already have the legal right to work in the UK.

Artificial intelligence can assist you during the application process, but every example and statement you include must be honest, accurate, and based on your own real experiences. If plagiarism is detected, meaning you present someone else’s ideas or experiences, or AI‑generated content, as your own, your application may be withdrawn, and internal applicants could face disciplinary action.

At GC, safeguarding the welfare of all individuals including vulnerable adults and young people is a top priority, and we expect all staff to uphold this standard. All appointments follow Safer Recruitment Procedures, including a DBS check carried out by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd), at no cost to the successful candidate.

Please note: It is a legal offence to apply for a role involving regulated activity if you are on the Barred List.

We are committed to increasing workforce diversity and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria and either have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.

If this applies to you, you can request consideration under this scheme during the application process. Your request will be shared only with the Hiring Manager and Internal Recruitment Team.

We also aim to make our recruitment process inclusive and accessible. If you need reasonable adjustments or have any general enquiries at any stage or the recruitment process, please contact careers@growthco.uk or call us on 0161 237 4447.

Examples include:

• Meeting the hiring manager or touring the venue in advance.

• Extra time for tasks.

• Interview questions shared beforehand.

• Accessibility software or equipment for assessments.

We’re proud to support the Ban the Box campaign, which helps people with convictions access job opportunities. As part of this, we’ve removed questions about convictions from the initial application stage.

GC is committed to fostering a culture of flexibility and agile working. Many roles will increasingly support full agile arrangements. If you require more permanent flexibility, we encourage you to discuss this during your interview so your request can be considered early in the process.

All GC colleagues will work in line with the Health and Safety at work act and the GC Health and Safety Policy.