Head of Marketing

Classic Football Company Ltd.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports apparel company in Manchester is seeking a Head of Marketing to oversee and lead their marketing team. You will be responsible for operational marketing and ensuring strategic alignment across functions such as ecommerce and digital marketing. The ideal candidate is a people-first leader with proven experience in managing marketing teams in a fast-paced retail environment and a strong understanding of ecommerce dynamics. This role offers a competitive salary and a vibrant working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Five-a-side football sessions

50% Staff discount

Regular social events

Early finish on Fridays

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing multi-discipline marketing teams.
• Track record of operational marketing leadership in ecommerce.
• Understanding of ecommerce levers and digital performance channels.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and support the marketing team.
• Oversee day-to-day marketing activity execution.
• Monitor performance KPIs and report to CGO.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to support business priorities.

Skills

Team Leadership

Operational Management

Ecommerce Marketing

Digital Marketing

Communication

Education

Experience in an ecommerce context

Proven experience managing marketing teams

Job description

Overview

Classic Football Shirts started in 2006 when university friends Matt Dale and Doug Bierton set out to track down rare football shirts. From those early days in a bedroom full of rails, the company has grown into a thriving business with a talented team, a busy warehouse, and stores in Manchester, London, and the US.

Our passion for football and the stories behind every shirt drives everything we do. At Classic Football Shirts, we work together, stay grounded, and always put our fans at the heart of the business. We share the passion, win together, stay fan-focused, be agile, and stay grounded — values that guide how we operate every day.

To find out more about our story so far please follow this link: https://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/about-us

We welcome all suitably qualified applicants and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our employees. We have a great work ethic and a friendly group of diverse employees who enjoy working here to help carry out our mission.

The Role

The Role: Head of Marketing

Location: On Site, Manchester City Centre, Northern Quarter

Hours: The role is a full-time position, 39 hours per week, 5 days a week, between Monday and Friday.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & People Management

• Lead, coach, and support the marketing team, including specialists across social media, digital, partnerships, ecommerce, content, creative, and video.
• Create a positive, collaborative culture where individuals feel valued, supported, and motivated to deliver their best work.
• Provide clarity of roles, responsibilities, and priorities, ensuring balance across functions and avoiding silos.
• Regular 1:1s and team meetings to drive alignment, resolve challenges, and celebrate success.

Operational Marketing Delivery

Oversee day-to-day execution of marketing activity across all functions:

• Ecommerce & CRM: Email, CMS, product marketing, and customer journey optimisation.
• Digital Performance: Paid social, search, affiliates, programmatic
• Content & Creative: Video, design, photography, social content, and campaigns.
• Partnerships & Gifting: Management of influencer, partnership, and gifting activity.
• Ensure campaigns run smoothly, deadlines are met, and activity aligns with trading calendars, stock, and retail launches.
• Be a hands-on problem solver, ready to step into detail where needed.

Performance & Reporting

• Monitor ecommerce KPIs (traffic, conversion, revenue, ROAS, retention) and digital marketing performance, reporting progress to the CGO.
• Ensure team members are clear on targets and deliverables, with accountability for outcomes.
• Identify operational blockers and remove them to maintain delivery speed and quality.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Ecommerce, Merchandising, Retail, and Operations to ensure marketing supports business priorities.
• Align with Creative and Content to ensure brand consistency across all channels.
• Maintain communication between UK and US retail/marketing activity to support global alignment.

About You

• People-first leader – empathetic, approachable, and committed to keeping the team happy and engaged.
• Operationally strong – highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple channels, campaigns, and priorities at once.
• Hands-on manager – comfortable stepping into the detail, reviewing outputs, and supporting delivery where needed.
• Commercially aware – understands how marketing drives revenue and ROI in both ecommerce and retail.
• Collaborative – able to connect creative, digital, and commercial priorities into one cohesive strategy.
• Calm under pressure – resilient, adaptable, and steady in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Clear communicator – skilled at simplifying priorities, giving feedback, and keeping the team aligned.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in managing multi-discipline marketing teams (digital, creative, ecommerce, partnerships).
• Track record of operational marketing leadership in an ecommerce context.
• Understanding of ecommerce levers and digital performance channels.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume retail or consumer brand (sports, fashion, desirable).
• Previous responsibility for team development, resourcing, and performance management.

What’s in it for you?

If you have an interest in sustainable fashion and sportswear then this is a great opportunity to join our team at Classic Football Shirts who are the market leader in original and authentic football shirts

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Well being: Five-a-side football every week, Fruit delivery, other food on site for breakfast/lunch
• Brand new city centre office in the heart of Manchester
• 50% Staff discount
• Casual dress code
• Regular Social events; Summer Party, Christmas Party, Occasional Football Events
• Friendly and supportive team
• Early finish on a Friday

Application

• Application method: please email CV and Cover Letter to [e-mail]
• Please note: We are not engaging with recruitment agencies for this role, so we kindly ask that agencies do not contact us regarding this vacancy.