Marketing & Pr Manager

Forward Role Recruitment; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Bonus

Job summary

Forward Role Recruitment partners with a well-loved hospitality brand in Manchester to hire a Marketing & PR Manager. The role combines campaigns, PR, partnerships and print, with hybrid working and a £45,000 salary plus bonus.

You will lead integrated campaigns across digital, social, PR and in-venue channels, manage a PR agency and influencer relationships, and collaborate with the creative team to boost reach and footfall.

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience in marketing, brand or PR - hospitality, food & drink or lifestyle preferred
• Track record delivering integrated campaigns across paid, owned and earned
• PR agency and media outreach experience
• Strong social media management and content planning skills
• Experience managing print production with designers and suppliers
• Highly organised with sharp project management and attention to detail
• Creative and commercial mindset, comfortable interpreting performance data
• Proactive and happy taking ownership
• Genuine love of food, drink, entertainment and hospitality culture

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated marketing campaigns across digital, social, PR and in-venue channels
• Manage PR agency, media and influencer relationships to secure consistent coverage
• Identify and activate partnerships that build reach and drive footfall
• Own end-to-end print collateral - menus, posters, table talkers, signage
• Manage menu design and production with F&B, ops and creative teams
• Deliver seasonal campaigns, new openings and key trading moments
• Run day-to-day social media planning, scheduling and publishing
• Run day-to-day CRM planning, scheduling and publishing
• Brief and collaborate with in-house creative and content teams
• Support venue teams adapting national campaigns locally
• Track campaign performance, PR coverage and ROI

Skills

Integrated campaigns

PR management

Media relations

Influencer partnerships

Print production

Campaign analytics

Social media planning

CRM planning

Project management

Own end-to-end campaigns

Job description

Marketing & PR Manager
Manchester city centre
Hybrid working
£45,000 + Bonus

Forward Role is working with a well-loved name in the hospitality and entertainment world - a multi-venue brand known for its atmosphere and live entertainment, as they look to bring in a Marketing & PR Manager. This is a business that's grown a serious following through standout campaigns, strong media relationships and brand identity.

Now they need someone to take the reins on marketing and PR, working closely with the wider brand and creative team to shape how the business shows up everywhere from press coverage to in-venue campaigns. It's a broad, hands‑on role for someone who wants to own the full mix - campaigns, PR, partnerships and print.

The role:

• Lead integrated marketing campaigns across digital, social, PR and in-venue channels


• Manage PR agency, media and influencer relationships to secure consistent coverage


• Identify and activate partnerships that build reach and drive footfall


• Own end-to-end print collateral - menus, posters, table talkers, signage


• Manage menu design and production with F&B, ops and creative teams


• Deliver seasonal campaigns, new openings and key trading moments


• Run day-to-day social media planning, scheduling and publishing


• Run day-to-day CRM planning, scheduling and publishing


• Brief and collaborate with in-house creative and content teams


• Support venue teams adapting national campaigns locally


• Track campaign performance, PR coverage and ROI

What you'll bring:

• 4+ years' experience in marketing, brand or PR - hospitality, food & drink or lifestyle preferred


• Track record delivering integrated campaigns across paid, owned and earned


• PR agency and media outreach experience


• Strong social media management and content planning skills


• Experience managing print production with designers and suppliers


• Highly organised with sharp project management and attention to detail


• Creative and commercial mindset, comfortable interpreting performance data


• Proactive and happy taking ownership


• Genuine love of food, drink, entertainment and hospitality culture