Fractional Marketing Manager

Great State; West of England; On-site; GBP 1,292,000 - 1,661,000; Part time

Job summary

Great State is seeking a marketing manager-level freelancer to support the team during a busy period. This part-time contract, likely 2 days a week, runs from mid-September through to end of November, with review.

You will split your time between writing, content management, creative briefing, and project management, reporting to the Senior Marketing Manager. You will thrive if you have agency-side or B2B marketing experience, strong writing, and are confident with Umbraco and Mailchimp.

Qualifications

• Strong writing skills and ability to adapt tone to briefs.
• Experience managing content across websites with CMS tools.
• Proven project management and ability to prioritise in a fast-moving agency environment.
• Comfortable coordinating with stakeholders and briefing creative teams.

Responsibilities

• Write high-quality website content and supporting copy reflecting our tone of voice.
• Manage and update our CMS (Umbraco) from small edits to larger content builds.
• Build and send emails in Mailchimp.
• Occasionally manage creative briefs through the studio (social assets, one-pagers).
• Project manage your own workload and deliver independently.

Skills

Writing

Content management

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Organization

Adaptability

Tools

Umbraco CMS

Mailchimp

Job description

Great State is looking for a marketing manager-level freelancer to support the team through a busy period.

The role

This is a hands-on, part-time contract role, likely 2 days a week, running from mid-September through to end of November initially, subject to review. You'll split your time between writing, content management, creative briefing, and project management, helping us keep pace without dropping quality. You'll report to the Senior Marketing Manager and sit within the marketing and new business team.

You'll thrive here if you...

What you'll do

• Write high-quality content for the website: pages, articles, and supporting copy that reflects our tone of voice
• Manage and update our CMS (Umbraco), from small edits to larger content builds
• Build and send emails in Mailchimp
• Occasionally manage creative briefs through the studio, covering things like social assets and one-pagers
• Project manage your own workload, prioritising and delivering independently in a fast-moving agency environment

What we're looking for

• Marketing manager level experience, ideally agency-side or B2B
• Strong writing skills, comfortable adapting tone and style to brief
• Confident working in Umbraco and Mailchimp
• Very organised, with a track record of managing your own workload and priorities
• Quick to learn and quick to slot into a new team
• Confident and clear communicator, comfortable approaching stakeholders across the business with requests
• Available to start mid-September for an initial period through to end of November

Practicalities

• Part-time, contract basis, likely 2 days a week
• Mid-September to end of November initially, subject to review
• Remote/hybrid, Bristol-based team

Why Great State?

We're a team that cares about doing great work, continually improving and supporting each other to succeed. You'll work on meaningful digital projects alongside talented people who value curiosity, collaboration and quality.

If you're someone who enjoys turning complexity into clarity and creating momentum, we'd love to hear from you.