Job post summary
Date posted:
October 16, 2025
Pay:
£30, £32,000.00 per year
Job description:
Part-time Digital Marketing Manager (3 days per week)
Location: Office-based in Ripley, Surrey (GU23 6AZ) — free on-site parking
Eligibility: Please apply only if you live within a ~25-minute drive of the office
About Vanilla Circus
We're an organic search agency established in 2007. Most of our clients are dental practices, and we help them grow with well-researched content and ethical SEO that performs in Google and emerging AI platforms. We're currently a team of two and are hiring our third colleague to join us in the office. It's a calm, friendly, dog-loving workplace.
The role
You'll be our hands-on marketer across content, on-site SEO and social. Expect a mix of writing, publishing and light design, plus plenty of autonomy and direct collaboration with the founders.
What you'll do
* Write clear, well-researched articles and web copy across varied topics
* Upload and format content on client and internal websites (primarily WordPress)
* Create and lay out pages, source/add images and ensure on-page SEO best practice
* Repurpose content for social channels and schedule posts for clients
* Own Vanilla Circus's social media presence and keep it fresh and engaging
Must-haves
* Degree (or equivalent experience)
* Confident, fluent writer with an eye for detail
* ~2 years' experience in marketing or digital content
* Hands-on experience with social media for organisations
* Some experience working with websites/CMS
* Enjoy reading and researching new topics
* Comfortable around dogs in the office
* Able to commute to Ripley within ~25 minutes
Helpful to have (nice-to-haves, not deal-breakers)
* Familiarity with SEO tools (e.g., Google Analytics/GA4, Google Search Console, Ahrefs/SEMrush)
* WordPress skills and basic HTML/CSS; light image editing (Photoshop or Canva)
* Understanding of performance marketing and conversion optimisation principles
* Any exposure to JavaScript or SQL is a bonus, not a requirement
Hours & progression
This is a part-time role (three days per week). Hours are flexible, and there's potential to grow into a full-time position for the right person.
How we hire
All shortlisted candidates complete a short article-writing exercise. After that, we'll have a friendly chat in the office so you can meet us (and the office dog).
How to apply
Please email your CV and a short writing samples or links to recent work. If you have a portfolio or LinkedIn/GitHub/Behance, feel free to include it.
Equal Opportunities
We're committed to building an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and life experiences. If you need any adjustments during the process, let us know.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent, Graduate
Benefits:
* Flexitime
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Work Location: In person