Category Marketing Lead — Launch & Campaigns

Inspired Thinking Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off that works for you

Flexibility & lifestyle

Family & life milestones

Financial perks

Growth & recognition

Community & wellbeing

Job summary

Inspired Thinking Group in London is hiring a hands-on marketing coordinator to work with the M&S Food trading teams, turning product plans into joined-up campaigns across channels and ensuring briefs, artwork and approvals move smoothly.

You will coordinate timelines, write clear briefs, manage content and artwork approvals through final sign-off, and support launches and seasonal activity with cross‑team collaboration and strong organisation.

Responsibilities

• Support the Category Marketing Manager to build and deliver customer relevant plans that bring M&S Food products, launches and seasonal moments to life.
• Build strong relationships with trading teams, buyers and product developers. Keep close to what is launching, what matters commercially and where the category is heading, so marketing plans reflect the real priorities.
• Keep the day to day detail on track: maintain plans and trackers, organise meetings and actions, manage timelines, gather information and chase inputs and approvals with confidence.
• Write clear artwork and campaign briefs, ensuring the product story, customer message, price and promotional details are accurate. Coordinate feedback and manage content and artwork approvals through to final sign off.
• Brief the right marketing channels, including in store, social, CRM, PR and advertising as relevant, and help ensure the same proposition is communicated consistently wherever customers see it.
• Work with Category Marketing, Propositions, Own Brand, Events and other teams to support joined up launches and seasonal activity, following trade planning processes and deadlines.
• Check creative and content carefully before it goes live, flagging issues early and helping resolve them quickly with the right teams.
• Management of food samples for content and working with the creative team on photography briefs.
• Support launch reviews by bringing together results, feedback and practical learnings that can improve the next campaign.

Job description

Inspired Thinking Group in London is hiring a hands-on marketing coordinator to work with the M&S Food trading teams, turning product plans into joined-up campaigns across channels and ensuring briefs, artwork and approvals move smoothly.

You will coordinate timelines, write clear briefs, manage content and artwork approvals through final sign-off, and support launches and seasonal activity with cross‑team collaboration and strong organisation.