Senior Brand Executive

Awaze; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hybrid working – with the Aut

Generous discounts on holidays across

Career progression across countries

Job summary

Awaze, the leading vacation rental company behind cottages.com, Hoseasons, Novasol and James Villa, is seeking a Senior Brand Executive. You will turn brand and commercial plans into inspiring, integrated campaigns that connect with customers and drive results across three established brands.

You’ll lead end-to-end campaigns, collaborate with media, CRM, digital and partnerships, manage agencies and budgets, and ensure on-brand execution.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering integrated consumer marketing campaigns.
• Strong project management coordinating multiple stakeholders, channels and deadlines.
• Commercial awareness using campaign insights and performance data to inform decisions.
• Excellent communication, briefing and stakeholder management skills.
• Collaborative, hands-on approach with attention to detail and customer experience.
• Experience managing agencies or production budgets in travel, leisure or hospitality (bonus).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of integrated marketing campaigns from briefing and production through to launch, optimisation and review.
• Collaborate with Media, CRM, Digital, Social, PR, Partnerships and Creative teams to deliver campaigns across channels.
• Turn commercial and seasonal priorities into engaging promotional and trading activity.
• Ensure consistent brand execution across campaigns using brand guidelines and customer insights.
• Manage agency relationships, production timelines, budgets and approvals.
• Monitor campaign performance, share learnings and identify opportunities to improve future activity.

Skills

Integrated campaigns

Project management

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Agency management

Job description

Senior Brand Executive

Are you passionate about bringing brands to life through impactful campaigns and engaging customer experiences? Join our team and help inspire more people to discover their perfect holiday with cottages.com, Hoseasons, Novasol and James Villa.

Your mission

As our Senior Brand Executive, your mission is to turn brand and commercial plans into inspiring, integrated campaigns that connect with customers and drive results. Working across three established holiday brands, you'll bring together teams, channels and creative ideas to deliver high-quality campaigns that are on brand, on time and commercially effective.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of integrated marketing campaigns, from briefing and production through to launch, optimisation and review.
• Collaborate with Media, CRM, Digital, Social, PR, Partnerships and Creative teams to deliver seamless campaigns across channels.
• Bring commercial and seasonal priorities to life through engaging promotional and trading activity, working closely with Trading and Analytics teams.
• Ensure consistent brand execution across campaigns, applying brand guidelines, tone of voice and customer insights.
• Manage agency relationships, production timelines, budgets and approvals to keep projects running smoothly.
• Monitor campaign performance, share learnings and identify opportunities to improve future activity.

Who we’re looking for

You’ll thrive in this role if you're a proactive, organised and creative thinker who enjoys bringing people together to make great things happen. You're comfortable managing multiple priorities, have an eye for detail and know how to balance brand storytelling with commercial impact.

We're looking for someone who brings:

• Experience delivering integrated consumer marketing campaigns, either in-house or agency-side.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders, channels and deadlines.
• Commercial awareness and confidence using campaign insights and performance data to inform decisions.
• Excellent communication, briefing and stakeholder management skills.
• A collaborative, hands-on approach, with strong attention to detail and a passion for delivering great customer experiences.
• Experience managing agencies, production budgets or working within travel, leisure or hospitality would be a bonus but isn't essential.

How you'll make an impact

• Deliver engaging, high-quality campaigns that strengthen our brands and inspire customers to book.
• Turn commercial priorities into effective marketing activity that supports demand and business growth.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships to ensure campaigns run smoothly and deliver against objectives.
• Champion brand consistency while continuously improving campaign processes, execution and performance.

Why you’ll want to work at Awaze

We offer a versatile position in a strong professional and social environment - one you’ll have the opportunity to influence and help shape. You’ll be part of an international company that invests in the future, and join a dynamic, fast-paced department with skilled and committed colleagues who support each other.

We’re a people-first business - and we know that our success starts with our teams. Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll enjoy:

• Generous discounts on holidays across our brands
• Flexible hybrid working – with the autonomy to work how you work best
• Real opportunities to grow, learn and shape your role as well as careers progression vertically or horizontally, cross countries and responsibilities.

About Awaze

Our mission is clear - to create amazing holidays with Europe’s widest choice of holiday homes.

With more than 110,000 properties across Europe, we are the largest managed vacation rentals business in the region. Our ambition is not only to be the biggest, but the best provider of holiday homes in Europe.

As travel continues to evolve, we are focused on what comes next. We will keep strengthening our relationships with guests and homeowners, continuously improving the way we work, and delivering strong performance. By making things simpler and smarter, we are building a business that is ready for what’s next - powered by proud, passionate and inclusive people.

Worth knowing

In this role, you'll work across three of our established holiday brands: cottages.com, Hoseasons and James Villa, collaborating with teams across the business to deliver inspiring customer campaigns.

What’s next?

We’re committed to running an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment, and if you have any specific requirements or adjustments needed for the interview, just let us know when you accept your invitation - we’re happy to accommodate.