Event Marketing Manager

Progressive Media Investments; Farringdon; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media company in the UK is looking for an Events Marketing Manager to join its events team. This hands-on role focuses on driving attendance and sponsorship for various events, including conferences and awards. The candidate should have three years of experience in event marketing and strong skills in email marketing, with preferably HubSpot experience. The company offers a hybrid working model, 25 days of holiday, and additional benefits such as a birthday day off and enhanced parental leave.

Benefits

25 days' holiday

Birthday off

Health and well-being day

Volunteering day

Discounted shopping program

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Enhanced company sick pay after probation

Qualifications

• 3 years' experience in event marketing.
• Strong email marketing experience.
• Experience with audience segmentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of marketing plans for events.
• Plan and execute multi-channel campaigns.
• Manage email marketing campaigns using HubSpot.
• Build relationships with media partners.

Skills

Event marketing experience

Email marketing (HubSpot)

Audience segmentation

Database management

Basic WordPress skills

Using Canva for marketing

Strong Excel skills

Project management

Tools

HubSpot

WordPress

Canva

Job description

Progressive Media Investments (PMI) is a global media and publishing group, home to some of the most influential and historic brands in journalism and specialist media, including New Statesman, Press Gazette, Spear’s, World of Fine Wine and more.

We are looking for an Events Marketing Manager to join our events team, working across a diverse portfolio of premium conferences, awards and invitation-only receptions. This is a hands‑on, commercially‑focused role at the heart of a fast‑moving, entrepreneurial media business.

You will work closely with the Senior Events Marketing Manager and wider commercial and editorial teams to lead the marketing delivery for a portfolio of events, driving delegate attendance, award entries, sponsorship value and revenue growth.

Key responsibilities

Deliver high‑performing campaigns

• Lead the delivery of marketing plans for a portfolio of events, with a clear focus on attendance, entries and revenue.
• Plan, execute and optimise multi‑channel campaigns across email, social, web and partnerships.
• Track performance and refine campaigns based on data and insight.
• Stay on top of news and trends across media, politics and business to keep campaigns timely and relevant.

Campaign and channel management

• Build and manage email marketing campaigns using HubSpot.
• Segment and optimise databases to improve targeting and conversion.
• Lead social media promotion, including writing and creating content.
• Update and manage event websites and registration pages (WordPress).
• Work with the commercial team to support the delivery of sponsorship and partnership agreements.
• Build and manage relationships with associations and media partners.
• Provide the delegate sales team with marketing assets and support to drive ticket sales.

Reporting and stakeholder management

• Work cross-functionally with editorial, commercial and events colleagues.
• Provide regular, structured updates on campaign progress and performance.
• Maintain and contribute to the reporting and analytics framework across all channels.
• Track KPIs to demonstrate marketing effectiveness and ROI.

Skills and experience

• Around 3 years’ experience in event marketing, ideally across multiple brands or products.
• Strong email marketing experience (HubSpot or similar).
• Experience with audience segmentation and database management.
• Working knowledge of WordPress, including basic HTML.
• Confident using Canva for marketing and social assets.
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent organisation and project management skills, with the ability to juggle multiple deadlines.
• A proactive, commercial and results‑driven mindset, with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Company benefits

• 25 days' holiday (plus bank holidays)
• Additional days off for your birthday, health and well‑being day and volunteering day
• Subscription to group publications and all other online content
• Access to a discounted shopping program
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Enhanced company sick pay after probation

Note, this role offers hybrid working, working from home one day per week.

Applications meeting the selection criteria will be reviewed as soon as possible.

Progressive Media Investments values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. Please inform the hiring manager if you require any reasonable adjustments so that you can fully participate in the recruitment process.

Please note, candidates must have, or be able to independently obtain, the right to live and work in the United Kingdom as we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.