Marketing Manager – Brand Partnerships and Licensing | 6-Month Contract | Global Media | £60–75k FTE
About the company
A well-established global media business operating across multiple markets, with a collaborative team of 6 and active cross-functional work with a US West Coast team. The business is in growth mode, building out new commercial relationships, raising its profile with key partners, and working across some high-profile brand accounts.
The role
A standalone Marketing Manager position at upper mid to lower senior level. This is a build-from-scratch new business role where you’ll shape how the team presents itself to clients and partners, develop pitch materials, and activate brand partnership and licensing initiatives across markets.
Expect roughly 25% strategy and 75% hands-on delivery in a lean team, with plenty of ownership.
What you’ll be doing
- Building and evolving partner-facing marketing materials, including pitch decks, credentials, positioning and case studies
- Supporting new business activity from the ground up, including tailored deck development and partner-facing narratives
- Leading brand partnership marketing initiatives across campaigns, activations and partner moments
- Managing licensing marketing activity end-to-end, from planning and messaging through to launch and reporting
- Creating toolkits, templates and ways of working that make the team faster and more consistent across markets
- Collaborating cross-functionally across internal teams and US West Coast counterparts
- Coordinating marketing execution across multiple projects, stakeholders and timelines
What they’re looking for
- Solid brand partnerships or integrated marketing experience, ideally with licensing exposure
- Home Entertainment experience is required
- Strong understanding of IP (intellectual property) and how to market IP-led brands, franchises or content portfolios
- Comfortable owning strategic thinking and hands-on delivery independently in a standalone role
- Experience building compelling pitch and presentation materials for new business and partner audiences
- Strong stakeholder management across complex, international teams
- Contract-ready and able to hit the ground running in a lean team
The details
- 6-month contract
- £60–75k FTE equivalent (depending on experience)
- Hybrid: Tues, Wed, Thurs onsite, London
- Cross-team collaboration with US West Coast stakeholders
Note
We’re expanding the shortlist and reviewing applications on a rolling basis.