About The Role
Are you a marketing and communications professional with a passion for sport, community engagement, and impactful content creation?
Swim England is the national governing body for swimming, para swimming, diving, water polo, and artistic swimming. We are on a mission to make aquatic activity accessible to everyone, from toddlers learning to float to elite athletes chasing gold.
We are entering an exciting new chapter with plans to grow engagement across our digital platforms and increase interaction with our core membership audiences. As our Marketing Manager, you will play a pivotal role in leading proactive marketing and communications campaigns that drive engagement, retention, and growth among our membership and sport audiences.
This is your opportunity to shape the voice of Swim England’s sports, lead a talented team, and deliver campaigns that make a real difference to our members and the wider aquatic community.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Oversee internal and external communications, ensuring consistency and impact.
* Manage media relations, including sensitive and reactive communications.
* Develop content strategies and optimise key digital customer journeys.
* Lead end-to-end campaign delivery across multiple channels (social, paid, media, email, content).
* Develop and implement marketing and communications strategies that support our One Swim England strategy.
* Build strong relationships across the Sport Directorate and with Swim England members.
* Manage budgets, agencies, and campaign performance.
About You
You don’t need to be able to swim to work with us, but a passion for the role that sport and physical activity can play in society would be advantageous! In your application and covering letter, please demonstrate your experience in the key areas of responsibility and how you meet the essential criteria listed below:
Essential
* Proven experience delivering successful, multi-channel marketing campaigns.
* Strong project management skills and ability to juggle multiple priorities.
* Excellent copywriting and storytelling abilities.
* Experience managing agencies and media relations.
* Data-savvy with a track record of using insights to drive performance.
* A collaborative, proactive, and flexible approach to work.
* Experience leading and developing teams.
* Comfortable working across the full marketing mix.
* Willingness to travel and work occasional evenings/weekends for events.
Desirable
* Experience in not-for-profit or membership-based organisations.
* Knowledge of swimming or the sport/leisure sector.
Ready to take the plunge into something exciting?
Apply now and help us champion a healthier, more active nation through swimming.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
This role is based at Sport Park, Loughborough University, with an expectation of at least 3 days per week on-site.
If you believe you have the skills and attributes for this position, we would love to hear from you. Please include in your application how you meet the brief, why you are the right candidate, and share your interests and activities outside of work.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 29th June 2025 (midnight).
First stage interviews will be held on Friday 4th July or Thursday 10th July.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact us to connect with the relevant person.
Please note, we cannot offer visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK or the appropriate visa if non-UK/EU.
Swim England is committed to inclusion, equalities, and safeguarding. We encourage applications from disabled people and candidates from ethnically diverse backgrounds, with options for guaranteed interviews under our pilot scheme.
We will make reasonable adjustments for accessibility. For alternative formats or application methods, please contact us.
All appointments are made on merit, following a fair process, in line with the Equality Act 2010.
No agencies, please.
About Us
Our Purpose and Vision
As the recognized national governing body for swimming, artistic swimming, diving, and water polo in England, Swim England helps people learn to swim, enjoy water safely, and compete at all levels.
Our Vision: Great experiences in water. For all. For Life.
Our Mission: To lead and serve an aquatics community for safe, enjoyable, and successful experiences.
We are committed to creating a diverse workforce and promoting equality and safeguarding in all our activities.
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