Marketing Design Manager - Maternity Cover

Medirest Signature; London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospitality service provider is seeking a Marketing Design Manager for a 12-month maternity cover contract. The role involves providing creative direction, managing design projects, and leading collaborative teams to deliver effective marketing communications. A strong design background and project management skills are essential. Candidates should have a degree in design and an outstanding portfolio showcasing their work. Flexible work options are available.

Benefits

Personal Development and Training opportunities

Life assurance scheme

Pension scheme

Holiday allowance

Private medical eligibility

Wellbeing initiatives

Volunteering days

Recognition schemes and awards

Qualifications

• Manage and deliver focused creative briefs for marketing communications.
• Strong understanding of the hospitality industry required.
• Outstanding portfolio demonstrating impactful designs.

Responsibilities

• Provide creative direction for SME, Brand and Marketing.
• Lead and manage creative design work.
• Manage annual design schedule and budgeting.
• Conduct research to support content production.

Skills

Degree or diploma in design

Ability to manage and deliver focused creative briefs

Copywriting and editing skills

Experience in nurturing talent and building teams

Effective time and project management skills

Outstanding portfolio

Strong understanding of the hospitality industry

Confident presenter and communicator

Deep understanding of brand and consumer connection

Business-minded approach

Education

Degree or diploma in design

Job description

We are CH&CO, a collection of specialist businesses and market-leading brands.

We want our people to love what they do and have fun. We celebrate diversity, and our inclusive culture encourages everyone to bring their whole self to work every day. Working at CH&CO gives our teams the opportunity to work across all of our brands, experiencing the variety of our business and the services we deliver. We are currently recruiting for a Marketing Design Manager to work with us on a 12-month maternity cover contract.

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum depending on experience

Location: Flexibility to work from home, travel to London Head Office - 1-2 times a week

Working Pattern: 40 hours per week - Monday - Friday

Key Responsibilities:

Overall purpose of job:

• Providing creative direction for SME, Brand and Marketing across CH&CO Group. Championing projects that are strategically astute, creatively sensitive and culturally aware with an emphasis on driving results and supporting best practice, brand strategy and greatest ROI for CH&CO Group House of Brands.
• A go-to for creative problem solving, managing cross-agency innovative solutions to projects such as bids, brand, consumer-facing marketing, interiors, etc.
• Budgeting and financial processes, account management for third-party relationships, delivery of presentations, focusing on economies of scale across CH&CO brand projects.
• Supporting key areas including Marketing, People, L&D, Comms, Tech, Procurement, Sustainability, CH&CO Charity and Sponsors, CH&CO Marketing Portal, etc.

Key Responsibilities

• Creative leadership and relationship management: Lead and manage creative design work for the business, fostering a creative environment. Inspire and collaborate with internal designers and external agencies, maintaining relationships and pushing boundaries.
• Thought leadership: Conceptualise, moodboard, script, design, and deliver presentations that reflect our brand values. Possess deep technical knowledge of the complete design process from concept to delivery.
• Forecasting, planning, scheduling and budgeting: Manage the annual design schedule, prioritising tasks, ensuring high standards within time and budget constraints. Support Sales, Marketing, and SMEs.
• Research, manage and deliver: Conduct strong research to support content production. Be creative and forward-thinking, articulating ideas clearly and translating requirements into briefs for designers.
• Relationships: Act as a key contact for brand and graphic design for internal customers and clients.
• Communication: Ensure effective processes are in place for delivering high-quality work from design to delivery.
• Creative and technically astute: Stay ahead of trends and innovate to future-proof our creativity.
• Brand guardian: Develop and maintain compelling visual guidelines across platforms, adapting tone for different channels.
• Competitor and industry awareness: Keep updated on trends in foodservice and design, reflecting findings in creative work.

Skills

• Degree or diploma in design (preferable).
• Ability to manage and deliver focused creative briefs for compelling marketing communications.
• Copywriting and editing skills, with awareness of customer needs.
• Experience in nurturing talent and building cooperative teams.
• Effective time and project management skills, capable of juggling multiple projects.
• Outstanding portfolio demonstrating creative, impactful designs.
• Strong understanding of the hospitality industry with an integrated design background.
• Confident presenter and communicator, able to give and receive constructive feedback.
• Deep understanding of brand and consumer connection.
• Business-minded approach, aligning projects with overall strategy and goals.

What's in it for you?

Working with CH&CO offers many benefits:

• Personal Development and Training opportunities
• Life assurance scheme
• Pension scheme
• Holiday allowance
• Private medical eligibility
• Eye care
• Wellbeing initiatives including Employee Assistance Programme and salary finance
• Family support
• Regular social events and leadership communication
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Volunteering days
• Professional subscriptions
• Recognition schemes and awards
• Long service awards
• Discount vouchers