Digital Marketing Manager

Caramel Talent; Belper CP; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK manufacturing brand is seeking a Digital Marketing Manager for a 2-year fixed-term contract. This role involves overseeing a growing team and managing a substantial seven-figure budget. The ideal candidate will have strong digital marketing knowledge, experience driving performance across multiple channels, and the ability to engage with senior stakeholders. The position is hybrid, requiring 3 days in the office in Belper. Associated perks include a performance bonus and subsidized healthcare.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Bonus linked to company performance

Strong pension scheme

Subsidised private healthcare

On-site bistro and coffee bar

Free parking

Family-friendly policies and wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in digital marketing tactics across various channels.
• Ability to manage and mentor a team effectively.
• Experience handling seven-figure budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead a growing digital marketing team in performance delivery.
• Manage a substantial marketing budget, including tracking and ROI assessment.
• Develop and execute the digital marketing plan across multiple channels.
• Engage and report effectively to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Digital marketing knowledge

Team management

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Digital Marketing Manager

2-year FTC (potential permanent)

Hybrid, 3 days per week in the office

Location: Belper, Derbyshire

Salary: up to £48,000 + annual company performance bonus

We are supporting a leading UK manufacturing brand as they recruit a Digital Marketing Manager on a 2-year fixed-term contract. This role sits within a high-performing digital team and will take on day-to-day responsibility for people leadership, digital delivery and managing a substantial multi-million-pound budget.

This is an opportunity for someone confident managing upwards, presenting to senior stakeholders and leading a team through an ongoing digital transformation work.

The Role

You will take ownership of key areas of the digital and broader marketing function, including:

Team Leadership

• Manage and mentor a growing team (currently 3, soon to be 4).
• Provide day-to-day direction, coaching and workload management.
• Support ongoing development and ensure smooth collaboration across the wider digital function.

Digital Marketing Management

• Deliver the digital marketing plan across paid, owned and earned channels.
• Manage digital performance dashboards, reporting on results, ROI and trends.
• Work cross-functionally with internal teams and external agencies.
• Take responsibility for customer review platforms and support performance insights.

Budget Management

• Manage a seven-figure budget.
• Lead forecasting, tracking and ROI assessment across campaigns.
• Work with agency partners and internal teams on spend allocation and optimisation.

Channels & Delivery

• Manage paid activity across Google Ads and Microsoft Ads (strategic direction; hands-on handled by agency and internal exec).
• Oversee organic and paid content delivery across relevant channels.
• Support testing, experimentation and ongoing digital improvements.
• Contribute to creative strategy in collaboration with wider teams.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Work closely with senior leadership, directors and C-suite.
• Confidently represent the digital function, share performance updates and manage expectations.
• Provide clarity on digital strategy and execution.

Who This Would Suit

A marketing professional with strong digital knowledge who can:

• Manage and mentor a team.
• Take ownership of a large marketing budget at seven-figure level.
• Run with an existing strategy and deliver it effectively.
• Work across paid, owned and earned media.
• Operate confidently with senior stakeholders and manage upwards.
• Balance strategic oversight with willingness to support day-to-day work.

The client is not looking for someone highly technical or hands-off strategic.

They need someone operational, steady, people-focused, commercially confident and experienced with high-value budgets.

Paid media specialists will be considered if they have broader digital and organic exposure.

Contract & Benefits

• 2-year FTC, with potential to extend or move into a permanent role.
• Hybrid: 3 days per week on site in Belper.
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays.
• Bonus linked to company performance.
• Strong pension scheme.
• Option for subsidised private healthcare.
• On-site bistro, coffee bar and free parking.
• Family-friendly policies and wellbeing support.