Marketing Manager job description

What does a Marketing Manager do?

Marketing Managers are responsible for the promotion of a business' product or service. They identify your ideal customers before developing and executing campaigns that speak to your target audiences. Part of the marketing department, they focus on brand positioning to generate revenue and meet business goals.

Key responsibilities

The role might differ depending on the business, industry and team structure. However, here is what the average day looks like for these marketers:

• Marketing strategy: Develop a multi-channel strategy, communicating with the product, sales and communications teams to ensure an aligned plan. You will work with the central marketing team and channel specialists to execute the strategy.
• Lead best practice: Set the standards for all activity. This includes copywriting, content creation, brand engagement, lead generation, social media marketing, PR, advertising, events, and email marketing.
• Brand marketing: Build the brand proposition for start-ups and ensure brand growth for established businesses.
• Marketing material creation: Create and distribute marketing and sales collateral internally and externally.
• Event management: Organise relevant and timely market-leading events for the community.
• Proofreading and editing: Sign off materials created by the marketing and communications team, as well as agencies.
• Market research: Conduct ongoing market research to understand the evolving customer needs and competitor landscape. Use this data to identify long-term and short-term campaigns.
• Agency management: Coordinate third-party agencies, ensuring high-quality outputs aligned with marketing strategies.
• Team management: Lead the Marketing Executives in the team and support their professional development.
• Budgeting: Work with the Head of Marketing/Marketing Director to set campaign budgets, tracking and reporting on spending.
• Reporting: Report on success of all channels to senior leadership teams.

Skills and requirements

For the Marketing Manager role, candidates should have the following skills and experiences:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in a marketing role
• Experience, knowledge or passion for the industry
• Excellent project management and leadership skills
• Strong communication and relationship management skills
• A strategic thinker with the ability to translate data into creative and commercial plans
• Creative individual with the ability to quickly find solutions to problems
• A proactive and flexible approach, driven by a commercial and growth mindset
• Experience in creating and executing marketing strategies to drive growth and profits