Senior Marketing Manager

Jobs in Fitness; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobs in Fitness is seeking a Senior Marketing Manager to lead marketing strategy and execution across its UK markets in Central London.

You will drive studio growth through client acquisition, retention, reactivation, partnerships and community, using data to deliver measurable commercial results.

This role balances strategic thinking with hands-on execution, managing budgets and mentoring teams.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in marketing, communications, digital or related field.
• Experience in fitness, wellness or consumer-focused environment.
• Strong commercial and analytical skills with track record of measurable results.
• Experience across acquisition, retention, partnerships and digital marketing.
• Confident managing paid media budgets and using data to drive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Own local marketing and growth plans aligned with business and studio objectives.
• Analyse market and studio performance to identify growth opportunities.
• Develop scalable campaigns and playbooks for established markets.
• Act as strategic marketing partner to studio leadership and central teams.
• Develop multi-channel acquisition strategies across digital, partnerships, events, community and influencers.
• Drive retention and lifetime value initiatives.
• Lead partnerships, events and collaborations to drive brand awareness.
• Manage marketing budgets and present performance insights to leadership.
• Mentor junior field marketing teams.

Skills

Strategy

Data analysis

Acquisition

Retention

Partnerships

Leadership

Budget management

Multi-channel marketing

Lifecycle marketing

Stakeholder management

Job description

A leading premium fitness brand is looking for a Senior Marketing Manager to lead marketing strategy and execution across its established UK markets.

The role will focus on driving studio growth through client acquisition, retention, reactivation, partnerships and community, using data and insight to deliver measurable commercial results.

This is a hands-on, commercially focused role for an experienced marketer who understands how to turn insight into action and can balance strategic thinking with strong execution.

The Basics:

Salary: £55k - £60k (depending on experience)

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week. Some flexible work in the mornings, evenings and weekends may be required to support studio needs.

Location: Central London, 4 days a week in office.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of marketing across a portfolio of established studios, developing local strategies while creating scalable campaigns and best practice for the wider business.

Working closely with Studio Operations and central Marketing team, the Senior Marketing Manager will play a key role in connecting marketing activity with studio performance, client experience and revenue growth.

The Role:

Strategy + Growth

• Own local marketing and growth plans aligned with business and studio objectives.

• Analyse market and studio performance to identify growth opportunities.

• Develop scalable frameworks, campaigns and playbooks for established markets.

• Act as a strategic marketing partner to studio leadership and central teams.

Acquisition, Retention and Reactivation:

• Develop multi-channel acquisition strategies across digital, partnerships, events, community and influencers.

• Drive initiatives that increase client frequency, retention and lifetime value.

• Own lapsed client reactivation strategy, using segmentation, testing and data to improve return rates.

• Localise national and lifecycle campaigns for maximum impact.

Partnerships + Community:

• Build strategic partnerships with relevant local brands, businesses and organisations.

• Lead events, activations and collaborations that drive acquisition and brand awareness.

• Develop repeatable partnership models that can be scaled across markets.

Performance + Leadership:

• Own key marketing KPIs including acquisition, conversion, retention, reactivation and studio utilisation.

• Manage and allocate marketing budgets effectively.

• Present performance insights and recommendations to senior leadership.

• Mentor and support junior field marketing team members and studio teams.

• Work cross-functionally with Operations and Marketing to ensure strong execution.

The Person:

The successful candidate will have 5+ years' experience in marketing, communications, digital or a related field, ideally within fitness, wellness, lifestyle or another consumer-focused environment.

They will bring:

• Strong commercial and analytical skills, with a track record of delivering measurable results.

• Experience across acquisition, retention, partnerships and digital marketing.

• Confidence managing significant paid media budgets and using data to drive decisions.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

• The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on execution.

• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• A collaborative, proactive and results‑driven approach.

• A genuine understanding of the fitness, health and wellness landscape.