Assistant Marketing Manager

Marks and Spencer; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail brand is seeking an Assistant Marketing Manager to join their Food Marketing Team. The role involves crafting customer-focused campaigns, managing key relationships, and ensuring consistent messaging across all channels. Ideal candidates will have strong campaign management skills, excellent communication abilities, and a creative mindset to thrive in a dynamic environment. This position offers competitive holidays, discounts, and robust wellbeing support.

Benefits

20% colleague discount

Competitive holiday allowance

Discretionary bonus schemes

Strong pension and life assurance

Tailored induction and training

Perks via M&S Choices portal

Market-leading family policies

24/7 wellbeing support

1 paid volunteer day a year

Qualifications

• Ability to create clear, engaging customer-centric marketing briefs.
• Strong planning and organisational skills.
• Campaign and project management expertise.
• Excellent communication and partner management skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the Category Marketing Manager in delivering relevant propositions.
• Handle day-to-day partner relationships.
• Plan authentic, customer-focused campaigns.
• Ensure consistency of messaging for new propositions.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews for recommendations.

Skills

Customer-centric marketing briefs

Planning and organisational skills

Campaign and project management

Communication and partner management

Attention to detail

Job description

Summary

We're reshaping our Food business to broaden its appeal, protecting the magic our customers love while modernising everything else. That means outstanding quality, high sourcing standards, and market-leading innovation remain at our core, while we transform our supply chains, improve our stores, and deliver better value.

All the details

Join Our Food Marketing Team as an Assistant Marketing Manager!

Are you passionate about creating customer-focused campaigns that deliver real commercial impact? We're looking for an Assistant Marketing Manager to help shape compelling category propositions and bring them to life across multiple channels.

In this role, you'll work closely with stakeholders across trading, product development, and marketing to plan and execute campaigns that drive footfall and sales. You'll manage relationships, craft inspiring briefs, and ensure consistent messaging across all touchpoints—from in-store to social and beyond.

If you're highly organised, creative, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this is your chance to make a big impact in one of the UK's most loved brands.

Due to high interest, this role may close earlier than advertised. We reccomened applying as soon as possible.

What You’ll Do

• Support the Category Marketing Manager in delivering customer-relevant propositions and campaigns that drive commercial results
• Handle day-to-day partner relationships and act as the key contact for category marketing
• Plan and deliver authentic, customer-focused campaigns aligned with Food Marketing strategy
• Ensure consistency and accuracy of messaging across all touchpoints for new propositions and product launches
• Conduct post-implementation reviews to collect learnings and provide recommendations for future activities

Who You Are

• Ability to create clear, engaging customer-centric marketing briefs
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Campaign and project management expertise
• Excellent communication and partner management skillsCreative eye with meticulous attention to detail, combined with resilience and adaptability

What's in it for You?

Working at M&S means being part of something bigger - delivering quality, value and service to millions of customers every day. We're inclusive, fast-moving and always evolving, with a strong sense of purpose and a focus on doing the right thing.

• 20% colleague discount for you + 1 household member (after probation)
• Competitive holiday allowance + option to buy more
• Discretionary bonus schemes linked to performance
• Strong pension + life assurance
• Tailored induction + training from day one
• Perks and savings via M&S Choices portal
• Market-leading family policies (parental, adoption, neonatal leave)
• 24/7 wellbeing support (GP access + mental health services)
• 1 paid volunteer day a year

Everyone's Welcome

We are ambitious about the future of retail - disrupting, innovating and leading into a more inspiring digital era. We want diverse, representative teams where everyone can bring their whole selves to work.

If you need support or adjustments during recruitment, let us know in your application. Our team will make sure you have what you need to do your best.