Marketing Manager- Levy

Levy; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Wellbeing support

25 days annual leave

Life Assurance

Meals on duty

Discounts and perks

Job summary

Levy Marketing Manager for Stadia, Conference & Events is a hands‑on role shaping and delivering the marketing strategy across 13 stadium venues. You will work with the Head of Marketing, sales teams and agencies to build demand and showcase venues beyond match day.

The role combines strategic planning with practical campaign delivery, including email, content and digital activity, with budget accountability and strong stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• Experience shaping marketing strategy and turning insight into action.
• Hands‑on delivery of integrated campaigns across digital and email.
• Experience briefing and managing creative and digital agencies.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver the Conference & Events marketing strategy across the portfolio.
• Develop annual marketing strategy with budgets, channels and KPIs.
• Plan quarterly campaigns with briefs, channels, timelines and measurements.
• Execute email campaigns, manage audiences and report performance.
• Collaborate with BD managers and sales to align marketing with commercial priorities.

Skills

Marketing strategy

Campaign management

Email marketing

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Content creation

Canva

CRM systems

Tools

Canva

CRM systems

Job description

Marketing Manager - Levy Stadia, Conference & Events | Full-Time / Permanent

Competitive Salary + excellent benefits including healthcare, wellbeing support, 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, life assurance, meals on duty, and more.

We’re looking for a commercially minded and hands‑on Marketing Manager to help shape and deliver the Conference & Events marketing strategy across Levy Stadia’s growing portfolio of 13 iconic stadium venues. Working closely with the Head of Marketing, sales teams, venue teams, clients and agencies, you’ll combine strategic thinking with hands‑on campaign delivery to build demand, generate enquiries and showcase some of the UK’s most incredible venues beyond match day.

Marketing Manager - The Role

• Partner with the Head of Marketing to shape priorities, progress key projects and drive the Conference & Events marketing strategy across the portfolio.
• Develop and maintain the annual Conference & Events marketing strategy, setting clear priorities, audiences, propositions, channels, budgets and measures of success.
• Use forecasts, pace reports, pipeline data and venue performance to identify need periods, demand gaps and growth opportunities, turning insight into targeted marketing activity.
• Collaborate closely with Business Development Managers and sales teams to align marketing activity with commercial priorities and support enquiries and revenue generation.
• Develop integrated quarterly campaign plans with clear objectives, audience insight, campaign briefs, channel plans, timelines and KPIs.
• Take a hands‑on approach to priority campaign delivery, including building, testing and sending email campaigns, managing audiences and reporting on performance.
• Write and edit engaging campaign copy and produce straightforward, on‑brand creative assets using Canva or similar tools.
• Recognise when specialist creative support is required and brief, manage and challenge design and digital agencies to deliver high‑quality work on time and within budget.
• Manage the day‑to‑day performance and development of the Conference & Events website, including content updates, landing pages, user journeys, tracking and optimisation.
• Work closely with digital agencies and client teams to improve website visibility, enquiries and conversion.
• Build strong relationships with client marketing teams, maximising the reach and visibility of their venues beyond match day.
• Line manage and develop the Marketing Executive, setting clear priorities, managing workload, providing coaching and supporting their development.
• Plan and track marketing investment, ensuring spend is focused on activity with a strong commercial case and clear potential return.
• Influence budget holders and stakeholders to invest in ROI‑led marketing activity that supports venue revenue targets.
• Measure and report on enquiries, conversion indicators, pipeline value influenced, campaign performance and return on investment.
• Use campaign and commercial insight to continuously improve future marketing activity.
• Stay close to customer behaviour, competitor activity and Conference & Events trends to identify new opportunities for the portfolio.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong marketing experience, ideally within venues, hospitality, events, travel or another multi‑site business.
• Experience developing marketing strategy and translating it into clear, deliverable campaign plans.
• Strong commercial awareness, with the ability to interpret forecasts, pipeline and performance data and turn insight into action.
• Experience managing senior clients and stakeholders, with the confidence to influence priorities, decisions and budgets.
• Strong integrated campaign experience across digital, email, content, paid media, PR, partnerships and events.
• Hands‑on experience managing an email marketing platform, including campaign build, testing, audience management, sending and performance reporting.
• Confidence producing basic creative assets using Canva or a similar design tool.
• Experience briefing and managing creative and digital agencies.
• Experience managing and developing a direct report, with a genuine interest in supporting and developing others.
• An exceptional communicator and natural storyteller, able to turn strategy, insight and campaign ideas into clear and compelling presentations.
• Confident presenting to clients and senior stakeholders and building trusted relationships.
• Highly organised, commercially focused and comfortable balancing portfolio‑wide priorities with urgent venue requirements.
• A proactive approach with the confidence to challenge, influence and keep activity moving.
• A full driving licence and willingness to travel to venues.

What You’ll Get In Return

• Competitive salary with bonus and full company benefits
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, your birthday off, and a holiday purchase scheme
• Healthcare & wellbeing: Aviva Digicare, Medicash (dental, optical, therapy treatments)
• Mental health support: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Family benefits: Enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave. 2 days’ additional leave after returning from maternity leave, day off for your baby’s first birthday, enhanced family leave
• Perks & discounts: Shopping, entertainment, and travel discounts, 20% off Nuffield Health and 10% off PureGym memberships
• Financial wellbeing: Pension scheme, Life Assurance, preferred rates on salary finance products
• Development opportunities: Professional subscriptions, ongoing training and structured career pathways
• Meals on duty included

Why Join Us?

Levy UK & Ireland is part of Compass Group, the world’s largest catering company, and a vibrant leader in hospitality.

We believe in celebrating individuality and building inclusive teams where everyone feels they belong. Our diverse team fuels creativity, innovation, and excellence.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to join us in creating a supportive, empowering workplace where everyone can thrive.

Together, we create unforgettable experiences – and shape the future of hospitality.

As part of Compass you'll help to feed people, fuel progress and forge connections in around 6,000 venues. Join us to grow your career with the industry leader, and get competitive pay, great perks and unrivalled opportunities for learning and development, at one of the UK's biggest businesses.

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Compass Group UK&I is committed to fostering an environment where every individual can truly be themselves at work and has equal opportunities to advance in their careers. We strive to build a culture that respects and celebrates the unique talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and abilities of all our team members. We want our colleagues to feel valued, empowered to reach their full potential, and to thrive - because diversity is our strength!