Senior Events Marketing Manager, Wonderly

Key Relationships

Works closely with the Digital Strategy Director and Commercial, Content and Partnerships teams to build effective working relationships, share knowledge, provide support and contribute to the successful delivery of business objectives.

Skills / Experience / Knowledge / Minimum Criteria

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Knowledge

• Strategic understanding - able to think about the needs from their role in the wider context of the organisation, and develop plans and adjust to multiple external factors.
• Time-management - able to work on multiple and varied projects with internal and external key stakeholders
• Innovative - demonstrates new thinking in strategy and execution
• Excellent communication - to motivate the team, plus work constructively to win-win with internal and external stakeholders
• Quality assurance - experience in quality assurance and brand guardianship overseeing quality outputs

Skills

• Client management - experience working collaboratively with external clients and stakeholders, ideally within an event agency environment
• Knowledge of using design programmes including; Illustrator, InDesign and Canva
• Confident, creative copywriter, who takes a customer centric approach to content writing
• Project management – experience with collaborative project management tools such as Monday.com

Experience

• Experienced marketer, who has successfully managed a team, operating at Marketing Manager level or above.
• Proven track record in delivering successful event marketing strategies, planning multi-channel marketing campaigns, ideally within a B2B events environment.
• Significant experience in a successful marketing team in a matrixed organisation.

About You

• Team player with a collaborative approach and ability to recognise the input of others
• Has a structured approach to problem solving
• Enjoys having autonomy over their role
• Actively seeks to become a ‘master’ in their area of responsibility
• Enjoys the creative side of marketing, from coming up with new and innovative ideas to deliver results, to having a passion for creating strong branding and design assets
• Excellent client and stakeholder management skills - demonstrating adaptability and collaborative approach to delivery
• A strategic thinker with good analytical, numerical and communication skills
• Adept at creating and planning segmented email campaigns with targeted messaging
• Database management skills – experience building/ growing and nurturing a database
• Solid understanding of digital marketing, website optimisation, UX and mobile apps – the implementation and tactical uses of; SEO, PPC, Google Ad words, banner ads and retargeting campaigns, to drive website traffic, engagement and lead generation
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Excellent proof-reading, editing and copy-writing skills: ability to devise and edit engaging content across all platforms and provide constructive feedback and direction
• High degree of computer literacy – with advanced Excel skills and the ability to manipulate and work with data and formulas to assist with reporting
• Ability to report and analyse campaign results, draw business conclusions and provide recommendations
• Demonstrable experience managing budgets
• Experience in an event / exhibition background, ideally from an established organisation or an Association

What Success Looks Like

• Delivery of robust event marketing plans - running regular reports, analysing results and making recommendations to guide direction and delivery of campaigns to achieve revenue and delegate targets
• Foster close working relationships with key client stakeholders ensuring we are exceeding expectations
• Ensuring websites and content are up to date, clear, engaging and optimised
• Tracking and managing the event marketing budgets and ensuring all activity is within budget

Additional Information

Why work with us at Haymarket?

Haymarket Media Group values its people and strives to shape a better future with remarkable content. From paid content and subscription services; to integrated advertising and content marketing packages. We deliver market-leading branded experiences that inspire great decisions. From data and digital information solutions to live events, awards and professional education services.

Our benefits include:

Our Company benefits:

• 25 days holiday per year excluding bank holidays (increasing 1 day per year of service up to 30 days)
• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 3 weeks of the year with our ‘Work from Anywhere’ days
• Flexible working hours (core hours from 10-3) allowing you the flexibility to adapt your work schedule to your personal commitments
• Generous contributory pension scheme
• Health Cash Plans: With our health cash plans, you can access a range of healthcare benefits, including coverage for medical expenses, dental care, optical services, and more
• Disability Confident Employer
• We are a Disability Confident employer and offer guaranteed interviews to all disabled applicants who meet the above minimum criteria.
• To be considered as part of this initiative, please ensure you indicate if you have a disability when applying for the post. If you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to fully participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at recruitment@haymarket.com.

More about Haymarket

Working here means being part of a commitment to shaping a better future. As a proudly Certified B Corp™, we are part of a global movement of businesses acting as a force for good. Haymarket Impact is focused on making a positive difference globally, guided by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and intertwined with an unwavering commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion. This commitment to balancing profit with purpose is deeply embedded in our culture, reflected in our values of Integrity, Respect, Creativity, Innovation, and Expertise.

We invest heavily in our people. From professional development and internal training to mentorship and coaching. Our certified Disability Confident status has fostered an environment where all employees feel supported, valued, and can ask for workplace adjustments without fear of judgment.

Our valuable partnerships for good globally mean colleagues are always up for taking on a new charitable challenge, utilise their volunteering day and go out of their way to support their local communities.

We know how important a healthy work-life balance is too. Our flexible hours and hybrid working model means employees are expected to be in the office at least three days a week and can work remotely for the remaining two. This means we thrive together when we collaborate in person, fostering stronger connections and creativity, but still allowing for flexibility outside of those times.

As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to ensuring all candidates have the same opportunity to succeed, regardless of sex, sexual orientation, marital status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion, age, or disability. In line with our dedication to fairness and transparency, we are also proud to be a We Show