Marketing Manager

Forward Role are working with an interior design business that has spent over 15 years creating innovative spaces, looking after everything from the first idea through to the final delivery.

Marketing & Bid Manager

£40k (potential to go higher dependent on experience )

Manchester

Hybrid working - 3 days onsite & 2 remote

This is a purpose-driven business of 40+ specialists, all focused on using great design to create better outcomes. This is a well-established, close-knit business with a strong reputation for looking after its people. The average tenure is six years, and some of the team have been there since day one. They’re known for beautiful, thoughtful design, and the office reflects it. They like to grow talent from within, backed by training and mentoring, so it’s a really exciting time to join.

They’re now looking for a Marketing & Bid Manager to drive their marketing and support the bid process. You’ll make sure their specialist services stand out in a competitive market, using social, digital and analogue channels to show off their expertise.

You’ll work closely with the Sales & Business Development team to produce engaging, visually dynamic bid proposals, and you’ll manage external partners such as graphic and web designers. It’s a varied, autonomous role for someone who loves bringing a brand to life.

The role:

• Create content and run digital campaigns that showcase the business’s expertise.
• Generate content and manage the social media platforms.
• Support the team in creating analogue collateral and coordinate all marketing-related events.
• Support bid creation and submission, and work with the Sales team to help win new projects.
• Manage the website and work with external consultants and providers, including graphic and web-based designers.

What we’re looking for:

• Proven marketing experience, ideally with exposure to bid or proposal writing.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to plan ahead and coordinate multiple stakeholders.
• Creative flair, with the ability to understand a brand and its values and build them into digital, social and analogue content.
• Impeccable time management and the ability to work to deadlines, both independently and as part of a team.
• Passionate, driven and personable, with the confidence to propose new ideas and thrive in an autonomous environment.

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