About The Role
Alphablocks is a growing media and educational brand, predominantly known for its award‑winning shows Alphablocks and Numberblocks. With recent Blocks shows Colourblocks and Wonderblocks added to the roster, and with digital, merchandise and licensing programmes expanding worldwide, we are looking for a Brand & Campaign Manager to drive day‑to‑day delivery of integrated brand campaigns and ensure consistent, high‑quality brand execution across our global preschool education franchises.
This opportunity is being offered on a 1‑year fixed‑term contract (PAYE), and the successful candidate must be based in the UK. We are happy to discuss flexible, hybrid and remote working options for all vacancies.
Day To Day Responsibilities
* Deliver integrated brand and marketing campaigns end‑to‑end, ensuring all activity is executed on time, on budget, to a consistently high standard and in line with strategy.
* Manage day‑to‑day campaign workflows, coordinating timelines, approvals, asset delivery and agency outputs to keep all projects moving smoothly.
* Maintain accurate, up‑to‑date brand information across all internal teams (content, production, broadcast, digital, licensing) to ensure aligned and consistent execution.
* Work closely with Blue Zoo Digital on social approvals, ensuring all content meets brand, editorial and educational standards before release.
* Support Blue Zoo Licensing with day‑to‑day needs, ensuring they have the correct brand assets, information and updates to deliver partner activations effectively.
* Monitor the Alphablocks online shop experience and support D2C activity, ensuring product listings, assets and seasonal updates are delivered accurately and on schedule.
* Recommend seasonal activation ideas based on brand plans, performance insights and partner needs.
* Support on managing and maintaining brand guidelines, toolkits, templates and asset libraries, ensuring teams can easily access the correct materials for execution.
* Review brand materials for consistency, accuracy and alignment with editorial and educational principles, escalating issues where needed.
* Coordinate cross‑functional inputs for campaigns, ensuring all teams deliver their components on time and to brief.
* Capture and organise brand knowledge, building an internal library of brand insights, educational understanding and brand lore to support consistent execution.
* Work with the Managing Editor and animation partner Blue Zoo to source new assets when required, ensuring licensing, brand and marketing teams receive what they need to deliver campaigns.
* Track campaign performance and gather feedback from stakeholders, using insights to refine future executions and improve brand materials.
* Support the creation of brand update decks, reports and internal communications to keep teams aligned on progress and upcoming activity.
* Stay up to date with industry trends, competitor activity and educational developments, sharing relevant insights that inform future brand execution.
About You
We are looking for a professional who brings experience and enthusiasm to the role. This candidate should be:
Must Have
* Strong experience working with licensed children’s brands.
* Commitment to helping children learn.
* Strong experience in developing educational content and an excellent understanding of early years education.
* Self‑starter who can take initiative and work autonomously, while also supporting a dynamic team environment and actively sharing knowledge and insights with the team.
* Flexible and able to adapt to the changing needs of a growing company.
* Organised, proactive and confident with the ability to manage and prioritise a diverse and fast‑paced workload.
* Collaborative and communicative team player, skilled at building positive relationships and engaging effectively with both internal and external stakeholders.
* Proficient in Google Suite, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with impeccable grammar and spelling.
Bonus Points
* Knowledge of the Blocks Universe (Alphablocks, Numberblocks, Colourblocks, Wonderblocks).
* Editorial or content development experience.
* Experience in creating parent/teacher‑facing content.
* Basic design skills e.g. experience in Adobe suite and/or other software applications for creating rough visuals, layouts and mock‑ups.
About Us
Alphablocks Ltd. is the home of BAFTA‑nominated and winning educational and entertainment shows including Alphablocks and Numberblocks. Created in conjunction with our friends at the leading animation studio Blue Zoo, these shows are the top educational shows on CBeebies in the UK and are also shown outside the UK by other broadcasters and platforms, including Netflix.
This company is currently expanding its in‑house team, exploring new and exciting opportunities to support and extend these IPs.
We are looking for creative and enthusiastic team players, keen to be part of a fun and talented team, and who respect each others differences as we seek to support grown‑ups and bring learning to all children in fresh and entertaining ways.
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