Head of Growth Marketing - Consumer Subscriptions

Future Publishing; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A global specialist media leader is seeking a Head of Growth Marketing in Bath. You will lead performance marketing and manage a team, focusing on subscription growth across key brands. Ideal candidates will have experience in growth marketing, managing budgets, and improving coaching effectiveness through data. This hybrid role offers a salary range of £55,000 - £75,000 and numerous perks including uncapped leave and profit sharing.

Benefits

Uncapped leave

Profit sharing

Employee stock purchase opportunity

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Experience leading Growth Marketing or Performance marketing teams.
• Experience with subscriptions or DTC businesses.
• Experience delivering CAC:LTV improvements and subscription growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead performance marketing across priority brands.
• Manage a small team within the Growth Squad.
• Set the test-and-learn agenda for marketing effectiveness.

Skills

Growth Marketing experience

Performance marketing experience

Subscription knowledge

A/B testing strategy

Large budget management

Job description

Future is a global leader in specialist media, with 250+ iconic brands reaching hundreds of millions worldwide. Audiences turn to us daily for trusted content, insight, and inspiration across news, lifestyle, technology, games, wealth, homes, and more. Our portfolio includes The Week, Kiplinger, PC Gamer, Wallpaper, and woman home.

Subscriptions are a strategic priority, and our flagship brands are critical growth drivers.

What you'll be doing

As Head of Growth Marketing, reporting to the Growth Marketing Director, you'll lead performance marketing across priority brands and lead overall marketing effectiveness. You'll be an important member of Future's Growth Squad, working with brand teams to link data-led insights back into campaigns, creative, and customer journeys. You'll also manage a small team within the Growth Squad.

Your remit spans the full funnel: from leading performance marketing, creative optimisation and channel budget allocation to landing page testing, CRO, email activation, subscriber take-through rates, and retention. You'll establish and scale growth loops that improve marketing efficiency, ensuring data and insight flow back into every part of the campaign cycle.

This is a senior role in the squad structure, setting the test-and-learn agenda, driving CAC:LTV improvements, and ensuring insights translate into scaled execution. You'll help meet FY26 subscription growth targets and raising standards for marketing effectiveness across the portfolio.

Experience that will put you ahead of the curve

• Experience leading Growth Marketing or Performance marketing teams.
• Experience with subscriptions or DTC businesses.
• Experience delivering CAC:LTV improvements and subscription growth.
• Experience with conversion funnels and full-funnel including A/B testing strategy, funnel optimisation and CRO.
• Experience working with brand teams and Senior Managers to raise campaign impact.
• Comfortable managing large budgets and senior stakeholder relationships.
• Experience developing growth-focused teams.
• Commercial mindset with understanding of CAC, LTV, churn, and growth loops.
• Translate data into action with a test-and-learn mindset.

What's in it for you

The expected range for this role is £55,000 - £75,000 (depending on experience)

This is a Hybrid role from our Bath or London Office, working three days from the office, two from home

… Plus more great perks, which include;

• Uncapped leave, because we trust you to manage your workload and time
• When we hit our targets, enjoy a share of our profits with a bonus
• Refer a friend and get rewarded when they join Future
• Wellbeing support with access to our Colleague Assistant Programmes
• Opportunity to purchase shares in Future, with our Share Incentive Plan

Internal job family level P3

Who are we…

We're Future, the global leader in specialist media. With over 3,000 employees working across 200+ media brands, Future is a prime destination for passionate people worldwide looking to consume trusted, expert content that educates and inspires action - both online and off - through our specialist websites, magazines, events, newsletters, podcasts and social spaces.

We've got ambitious plans that further build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities – and we're looking for driven people who want to be a part of it!

Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at Future

We embrace and celebrate diversity, making it part of who we are.

Different perspectives spark ideas, fuel creativity, and push us to innovate. That's why we're building a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.

When it comes to hiring, we keep it fair and inclusive, welcoming talent from every walk of life. It's not just about what you bring to the table — it's about making sure the table has room for everyone.

Because a diverse team isn't just good for business. It's the Future.

Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.

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