Cancer Research UK
Integrated Marketing Lead
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Integrated Marketing Lead
£62,000 - £67,000 plus benefits
Reports to: Head of Brand & Marketing Planning
Directorate: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement
Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract
Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
Location: Stratford, London
Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)
Closing date: 19th July 2026
This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk as soon as possible.
Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
Recruitment process: Two stage interview process
Interview date: TBC
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer. We’re looking for an experienced and commercially minded Integrated Marketing Senior Manager/Lead to join Cancer Research UK’s Marketing, Fundraising and Engagement team. In this pivotal role, you’ll act as the senior interface with our media and creative agency partners, ensuring delivery that is on scope, on budget and to the high standards our brand demands.
Working at the heart of a fast-paced, collaborative environment, you’ll play a key role in shaping how we deliver campaigns that inspire action and drive impact. Every day will bring new challenges, from managing complex agency relationships to optimising performance across media and creative output. You’ll be surrounded by people who are as dedicated to beating cancer as you are, and together, you’ll help ensure every pound spent delivers maximum impact for our cause.
What will I be doing?
- Owning the relationship with our media and creative agency partners, ensuring work is delivered to scope, cost and quality expectations
- Managing annual scopes of work, challenging scope creep and maintaining clear accountability for what sits within agreed delivery
- Overseeing media and creative spend, maintaining a single source of truth and reconciling costs against approved scope
- Leading on agency performance, ensuring output meets agreed briefs, timelines and CRUK quality standards
- Acting as the senior operational contact for agency stakeholders, resolving issues and managing delivery risk across campaigns
- Building and embedding strong commercial governance, including cost tracking, audits and contract management frameworks
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What are we looking for?
- Significant experience managing media and creative agencies within complex organisations, either client-side or agency-side
- Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing multi-million-pound budgets, scopes of work and cost frameworks
- Deep understanding of media planning, buying and creative production processes, including associated cost drivers
- Excellent analytical and numerical skills, with advanced Excel capability to track spend and analyse variance
- Ability to build and manage senior stakeholder relationships, influencing across internal teams and external partners
- Proven experience setting up and improving processes, combining strategic thinking with operational delivery
Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.
Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination
Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism
Human: Act to have a positive impact on people
Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively
We’re looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.
What will I gain?
We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.
You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won’t be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.
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For more information on this career opportunity please visit our website or contact us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk.
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There’s a place for everyone at Cancer Research UK.
Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented, and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to beat cancer sooner.
If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we’d still love to hear from you. We don’t expect everyone to meet all of the criteria listed. We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen by emailing us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk.
Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.
As the world’s largest independent cancer research charity, we conduct research into the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Our aim is to see 3 in 4 people survive cancer by 2034 and our staff are integral to achieving that ambition. Cancer Research UK offers you excellent prospects to expand your career as well as the ability to make a real difference to the lives of others.
We're always looking for sharp, brave, and collaborative people to join Cancer Research UK and continue to make it a great place to work.
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