Marketing Manager

An exciting opportunity to join us as the Marketing Manager for Farncombe is here! Set on our idyllic Cotswolds hillside, our guests experience a truly memorable escape to the countryside, enjoying our award winning hotels, Dormy House, The Fish and Foxhill Manor, as well as our iconic House Spa and Hillside Hangouts. 

Marketing is one of the most creative industries there is, calling for a constant stream of new ideas and innovative ways of telling a story. As the Marketing Manager, you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategic marketing initiatives to drive brand awareness, increase revenue, and enhance customer engagement for the Estate. You will lead the team of executives and have responsibility for the entire marketing function.

Experience and Skills required: 

• 2+ years' experience in a similar role
• Proven experience planning and executing 360 digital marketing campaigns to increase brand awareness and engage guests through the sales funnel to generate revenue
• Has experience in developing and managing Brand Partnerships for increased brand awareness  
• Creative and innovative thinker to develop ideas and campaigns to build the brand 
• Confident project manager who can oversee multiple campaigns running alongside one another 
• Experience in design platforms such as Adobe Creative Suite, Canva etc 
• Experience in designing coordinating and producing campaign materials for both offline an online channel 
• Has developed and created assets/content for Social Media campaigns and has a full understanding of managing a social media strategy  
• Have great copywriting for both website, digital adverts and guest facing collateral skills and understanding how to adopt brand tone of voice 
• Strong verbal communication skills for articulating ideas to colleagues and clients 
• Excellent written communication skills for producing high quality content  
• Networking and analytical skills 
• Knowledge of existing and emerging social media platforms 

The role is office based, and is a full time contract of 40 hours per week (9am - 5.30pm including a 1/2 hour break). You'll also be required to provide social media monitoring outside of these hours on a rota basis, shared with the team. 

In return, we offer an excellent salary of up to £40,000 per year, plus service charge (around £2,000-£2,500 per year). Our friendly and welcoming head office is located centrally on our beautiful estate, where you can enjoy a well stocked kitchen for drinks and snacks, car parking and a relaxing communal space. 

We also offer a raft of excellent benefits including:

• 30 days holiday per year (rising to 35 after 5 years)
• A celebration birthday lunch in one of the hotels, on us!
• Access to onsite mental health first aiders, and an employee assistance programme from Hospitality Action
• Free access to wellbeing resources - online exercise classes, mindfulness tools and nutritious recipes
• Hundreds of High Street discounts and a cash back card via Hospitality Rewards
• Estate discounts on dining, stays, wine, spa products and more
• Be rewarded with £1000 to spend how you wish in our employee recognition programme
• Up to £1000 when you successfully refer a friend to work with us
• An optional, low cost healthcare cash plan
• Free, in-person financial planning advice
• A commitment to your ongoing learning and development, bespoke to you! 

Due to our rural location, you will require your own transport (WR12 7LJ). If this sounds like your ideal next move, and you would like to discuss this role or any other opportunities on our estate, please do get in touch with your cover letter and CV. We look forward to hearing from you. 

We are members of the Hoteliers Charter, and are committed to providing a workplace built on respect, fairness, equality, diversity and opportunity, and to putting wellness and career development at the heart of what we do.