About us
At Audley Travel, we turn careers into adventures. We're dedicated to creating unique travel experiences for our clients and fostering a dynamic, rewarding environment for our team.
Join Audley and become part of a supportive community that prioritises your development. Our inclusive culture, along with competitive salaries and benefits, supports your well-being and growth.
If your passion is travel and you’re looking for a career that excites and inspires, Audley Travel is the perfect place for you. Join us to create unforgettable journeys together. Find out more here
The role
As an the Brand Manager you’ll will lead the planning and execution of brand campaigns across UK and US markets, oversee global PR strategy, and drive the evolution of our brand identity. This role combines creativity, commercial acumen, and strong stakeholder management to ensure our brand resonates internally and externally while delivering measurable impact.
The salary for this role is Circa £50,000.
Key responsibilities:
* Own the end-to-end delivery of brand campaigns across UK and US markets, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives.
* Liaise with external partners (creative agency, media buying agency) to brief, review, and approve campaign assets.
* Work closely on the media plan, making informed decisions to optimise channel mix, timing, and spend for maximum impact.
* Ensure timely delivery of assets to media channels in line with the media plan.
* Collaborate with internal teams (Client Communications, Acquisition, Analytics) to amplify and measure campaigns across all channels.
* Manage campaign budgets effectively, ensuring all activities deliver maximum ROI and stay within financial plans.
* Track campaign performance against KPIs (enquiries, engagement, brand awareness).
* Partner with third-party research agencies to assess brand health and awareness metrics.
* Maintain rigorous quality control and brand consistency across all campaign touchpoints.
* Lead the development and execution of our global PR strategy, working closely with our PR consultant.
* Secure consistent, high-quality coverage across luxury, travel, and lifestyle media outlets.
* Act as liaison between internal teams (especially Product) and PR partners to streamline processes and approvals.
* Oversee press releases, interviews, and crisis communication plans.
* Collaborate on PR-driven events, sponsorships, and activations to amplify brand visibility.
* Define and maintain clear brand positioning and architecture to ensure consistency and differentiation.
* Lead brand refresh or rebrand projects, including stakeholder engagement and change management.
* Monitor brand equity and perception through research and analytics, using insights to guide strategic decisions.
* Conduct market research and competitor analysis to identify trends and opportunities for growth.
What we’re looking for
We are seeking an experienced Brand Manager with a strong background in both brand strategy and public relations. The ideal candidate will demonstrate exceptional stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across diverse teams. You will bring proven expertise in developing and executing brand campaigns that drive engagement and deliver measurable results.
Additionally,
* Proven experience in brand management, ideally within travel, luxury, or lifestyle sectors.
* Strong track record in campaign delivery, with ability to manage complex projects and ensure timely execution.
* Expertise in campaign measurement, including interpreting data, tracking KPIs, and presenting actionable insights. Experience managing campaign budgets effectively, ensuring ROI and financial accountability.
* Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
* Experience managing external agencies and internal cross-functional teams.
* Knowledge of PR strategy and media relations.
* Highly organised, detail-oriented, and proactive.
* Passionate about brand building and creative excellence.
Why Audley
We are committed to our employees’ quality of life and value the importance of flexibility by offering hybrid working where you can split your time between one of our wonderful offices and remotely from home or elsewhere in the UK. We ask that employees are office-based for a minimum of 3 days per week.
There’s more:
* Discretionary annual bonus plan
* Private Medical Insurance and access to Healthshield health cash plan - money back for costs associated with everyday healthcare (including optical, dental, medical, prescriptions, physio), and access to medical and wellbeing resources such as a GP service, employee assistance programme and counselling
* Holiday - 25 days rising to 30 days with length of service
* A day off for your birthday
* A day off for volunteering to support a charity, local support group or community work of your choice
* Enhanced family leave
* Enhanced pension scheme
* Life insurance
* Discounted Audley trips (for you and your friends & family) and exclusive access to staff travel discount websites
* Wellhub – a wellbeing platform that gives you unlimited, discounted access to top gyms, studios, and wellbeing apps
* Benefits Platform – a reward scheme that gives you discounts and cashback with hundreds of retailers
If you’re interested in this opportunity, we’d love to hear from you. Click apply and start your journey with us at Audley Travel!
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