Marketing Lead – Automotive
We're looking for a Marketing Lead who enjoys shaping thoughtful, engaging marketing strategies and seeing ideas make a real impact. In this unique role, you'll lead how we approach automotive marketing; bringing fresh thinking, strong storytelling, and a customer‑first mindset to a sector that's constantly evolving. You'll work closely with teams across the business, combining insight, creativity, and collaboration to help our automotive proposition grow and thrive.
Responsibilities
* Shape and guide our automotive marketing strategy, ensuring it feels relevant, engaging, and future‑focused.
* Own and manage multi‑channel marketing campaigns – taking ideas from concept through to delivery.
* Turn market insight, customer understanding, and industry trends into clear, creative marketing ideas.
* Be a trusted automotive marketing voice across the business, sharing knowledge and inspiring collaboration.
* Build strong, positive relationships with internal teams and external partners, including vehicle manufacturers.
* Identify opportunities to grow awareness, engagement, and impact across our automotive audience.
* Use data, performance metrics, and feedback to understand what's working and where we can do even better.
Application Process
* An initial telephone screening call with a Talent Acquisition Partner.
* First interview with the hiring manager, usually via Teams.
* Second/Final interview, in‑person at our office (a role‑specific task may be presented).
* Personalised feedback following your interview – because everyone deserves that.
* An opportunity to give us your honest feedback in a short survey on all of the above.
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All applicants must have Right to Work in the UK.
Qualifications
* A general marketer with experience in planning and executing multi‑channel campaigns – including email, digital, print and events.
* A creative yet commercially aware mindset, able to balance storytelling with results.
* A natural collaborator who enjoys bringing people together around a shared vision.
* Confidence working across multiple stakeholders and projects at the same time.
* Strong communication skills, with the ability to express ideas clearly, thoughtfully, and engagingly.
* Curious, adaptable, and open to learning in a fast‑moving environment.
* Experience within the Automotive industry would be an advantage, but not essential.
About Thatcham Research
At the cutting edge of automotive research in the UK, Thatcham Research has a unique role in shaping the design of new vehicles and influencing ever higher standards of safety, security and repair. With an on‑site Crash Laboratory, Repair Technology Centre and Training Academy, our research expertise is driving some of the very latest automotive developments in technology, materials and standards in this fast‑moving and highly technical industry. Our Gamston facility is one of the UK's leading sites for active safety, trialling and assessing the latest crash avoidance and driver assistance technologies.
Values
As an organisation that believes a strong set of Values are key to our organisational success and a sense of belonging for all colleagues, we ask that you understand, represent and apply our Values of Fearless, Inquisitive, Resourceful, Supportive and Trusted and demonstrate these Values throughout the recruitment process.
Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace which values diversity and embraces each individual's authentic self. We are proud to champion a culture where colleagues freely share their diverse perspectives, recognising that these contribute to our innovative spirit. Our journey of growth and understanding is continuous as we actively invest in diversity training, workshops and partnerships to ensure positive change. Beyond our partnerships with the Automotive 30% Club and Women in Data (WiD), we collaborate with various organisations to advance equity not only in gender but also across ethnicity, age, disability, social mobility, LGBTQ+ identities, experiences, and thinking.
Benefits
* 10% non‑contributory pension.
* 29 days holiday (inclusive of Christmas shutdown) + public holidays.
* Group Life Assurance (equal to 4× basic salary).
* Group Income Protection (after 6 months' service).
* Salary Sacrifice schemes (cycle to work, home & tech scheme).
* Enhanced and competitive parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender or family structure.
* Moneyhealth's Financial Coaching & Wellbeing Platform.
* Health Cash Plan (cash‑back on eligible medical treatments).
* Benenden Health Care (opt‑in benefit).
* Reward & Recognition Programme.
* Discounted gym membership.
* Sports & Social club.
* Payroll charitable giving.
* Subsidised on‑site restaurant.
* Free on‑site parking.
Salary & Working Hours
Salary – Circa £49,800, dependent on skills & experience. 6‑month Fixed Term Contract. Hybrid.
Our standard working hours are 8:30 – 16:30 Monday‑Thursday, early finish on Friday 8:30 – 15:45. Talk to us about flexible working if this doesn’t quite suit you – we take work‑life balance seriously!
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