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Bread & Jam is the largest community of food and drink founders of the UK and we’re looking for a Marketing Manager to join our team for a 9 month period for maternity leave cover.
Since launching in 2016, Bread & Jam has grown to become the first port of call for anyone starting or scaling a food business. We have a year round programme of workshops, conferences and festivals focused on supporting thousands of ambitious food and drink brands accelerate the growth of their ventures.
What you’ll be doing
* Managing all attendee-facing communications via email
* Managing our customer service inbox and responding to email enquiries from food and drink brands.
* Managing our Eventbrite account - ensuring our event listings are up to date and providing attendee reports as required.
* Managing and moderating our Facebook group with over 14,000 members.
* Managing our website and ensuring event details are up to date.
* Managing the full retail pitching cycle for our events, from application setup to receiving and processing applications (training will be provided).
* Managing the Challenger Fund: a bursary scheme for early stage brands, from setup to selection and informing successful and unsuccessful applicants.
* Liaising with support organisations to encourage brand cohorts to attend our events and agreeing on collaborations and additional services.
* Working closely with our Partnerships Manager to ensure that partner deliverables are actioned and completed on time.
* Writing engaging copy for our weekly newsletters and sending these via Mailchimp.
* Creating and managing segmented email campaigns and marketing funnels
* Producing blog posts showcasing our community brand members and their achievements
* Writing engaging copy for our showguides, highlighting key elements of our content and features
* Working with the team to manage event logistics and operations in the run up to events
* Managing external event staff on event days and ensuring our attendees feel welcomed and looked after.
You’ll thrive in this role if you…
* Are passionate about supporting food and drink brands and understand small businesses
* Enjoy the dynamic world of events and event management, where working flexibly and problem solving on the go is essential.
* Love being organised and ensuring that multiple projects are kept on track at the same time.
* Enjoy working in a multifaceted role where you can use lots of different skills.
* Have experience in a fast paced Marketing role, ideally B2B focused and customer facing within the food and drink sector.
* Have experience using Canva and Mailchimp.
* Are comfortable working with GSuite and Slack to communicate with the team.
* This is hybrid role and you will be expected to work autonomously at home and attend our offices in Hoxton at least two days a week (Tuesdays and Thursdays).
* This is a maternity leave cover role from November 2025 to September 2026.
Perks of the job
* This is a rare opportunity to develop an unrivalled network of thought leaders and disruptive industry icons within the food and drink industry.
* Access to all of our cutting edge, legendary content focused on launching and scaling a challenger brand.
* You’ll be working in a small, close knit team.
* Free gym membership in our offices.
* Free access to social events run by our offices.
* Sampling food and drink products from emerging brands as they hit the UK market.
* We are open to flexible working arrangements in the week, though you must be able to attend our offices twice a week and be able to attend our events from start to finish.
How to apply
* Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, so please apply promptly.
* We will be hosting our first round of interviews on 6th and 7th November at our offices in Shoreditch.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Contract
Job function
Marketing and Sales
Industries
Food & Beverages
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