Marketing Manager

Marketing Manager - Trade Exhibitions & Live Events
London (Hybrid)
£50,000-£60,000 DOE


Want full ownership of marketing for a portfolio of established trade shows - and the autonomy to actually run with it? We're recruiting a Marketing Manager for the UK arm of one of the world's largest global exhibition organisers. It's a brand-new, standalone role with real scope to shape how the events are taken to market.

The opportunity

You'll take end-to-end ownership of marketing across a portfolio of two well-known exhibitions - from strategy and planning right through to building the campaigns and pressing send yourself. The UK team is small, close-knit and ambitious, backed by the strength and stability of a major global brand, so you'll get genuine influence without the corporate bureaucracy.

Important: this is a hands-on role. You'll own the strategy and do the doing - it isn't a brief-and-delegate position.
What you'll be doing

• Owning the marketing strategy and plans for two exhibition portfolios
• Driving visitor numbers, exhibitor leads and audience quality against clear targets
• Building and sending email campaigns yourself (e.g. Mailchimp), plus light HTML
• Running the full marketing mix: email, social, SEO/PPC, content, partnerships, PR and direct mail
• Creating content and campaign messaging that engages the community 365 days a year
• Building relationships with exhibitors, partners, media and key industry figures
• Managing budgets, tracking performance and reporting results to senior leadership
• Supporting onsite delivery and the visitor experience at live events

What we're looking for

• A genuinely experienced marketer - ideally from exhibitions, events or publishing
• Equally comfortable setting the strategy and rolling your sleeves up to execute it
• Exceptionally organised and methodical, able to juggle multiple deadlines at once
• Strong across email, content, copywriting, digital and the wider marketing mix
• Confident with email platforms, CMS/CRM, Canva, Google Analytics and social channels
• A natural relationship-builder who's proactive, detail-focused and calm under pressure
• Happy working autonomously within a small, collaborative team

The package

Salary £50,000-£60,000 depending on experience
Location London office (Southwark) - hybrid
Working pattern Monday & Friday from home, Tuesday-Thursday in the office (fixed days)
Holiday 25 days, rising to 28 with service
Benefits BUPA healthcare, pension, life insurance (4× salary), critical illness cover, on-site parking, cycle-to-work scheme

Interested?
Apply with your CV for a confidential conversation, or get in touch with the team at Disrupt Talent. We'll tell you more about the business and the portfolio once we connect.