Marketing Delivery Manager - FTC 12M

Rail Delivery Group; London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the rail industry seeks a Marketing Delivery Manager to coordinate and enhance their annual marketing activities. This role involves managing multiple initiatives while working closely with internal teams and external agencies to achieve strategic objectives. Competitive benefits include generous annual leave and substantial reductions on rail travel.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

75% reduction on UK rail travel

Interest free season ticket loan

Contributory defined benefit pension scheme

Flexible working

30 weeks full pay for maternity leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Personal Development Days

Qualifications

• Proven track record of managing marketing delivery.
• Experience in budgeting and cost control.
• Strong skills in stakeholder mapping and engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and scheduling of marketing initiatives.
• Define and manage scope across workstreams.
• Align with internal teams and agencies on deliverables.

Skills

Delivery planning

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Excellent communication

Tools

Asana

JIRA

Job description

Closing Date for Applications

2nd July 2025

Salary Range

£42,796 - £57,042

What is the purpose of this job?

National Marketing Strategy is a key rail industry initiative to drive incremental revenue. RDG has been tasked with delivery of the strategy under three key marketing programmes, alongside the other network wide marketing activities that are delivered by RDG for industry. We’re looking for a Marketing Delivery Manager to coordinate the planning and delivery of the annual marketing activities across National Marketing, Railcards and other industry wide propositions.

What experience, skills and knowledge do I need?

Essential

• Demonstrable experience managing delivery of marketing activity across a multiple workstreams and propositions
• Strong skills in delivery planning, risk management, scope control, and reporting
• Proven track record working with marketing agencies and third party agencies
• Experience creating reports with a clear understanding of the audience and developing appropriate content to meet the reporting requirements
• Stakeholder mapping to understand their perspectives, influence and potential impact
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Budget management and cost control experience

Desirable

• Experience with project scheduling tools and techniques (time and resource)
• Experience with project management tools (e.g., Asana, JIRA)
• Demonstrable experience of delivering marketing and/or commercial projects in the rail industry environment

What can I expect to do in this job?

1. Lead the planning and scheduling of tasks across all marketing initiatives into a comprehensive marketing delivery programme
2. Help define and manage the scope of each workstream, including risks, changes and dependencies, so that all activities are aligned to and directly support the achievement of the strategic objectives
3. Work closely with internal terms and agencies to align on deliverables and resourcing requirements to maintain pace and quality and hold leads accountable to deadlines
4. Recognise and plan for interdependencies between workstreams, as well as ensuring no overlap on outputs
5. Prepare detailed delivery plans with key team leads for FY26 and beyond

• 30 days annual leave
• 75% reduction on UK rail travel (for work and leisure) - more below
• Reduced international rail travel
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Contributory defined benefit pension scheme
• Give As You Earn scheme
• Subsidised private medical care
• Healthcare cash plan scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme scheme
• Flexible working
• 30 weeks full pay for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (subject to eligibility)
• Personal Development Days
• Employees may sell up to a maximum of five days’ leave. Employees can buy up to a maximum of five days’ leave. These figures will be pro rata for part-time employees