Senior Marketing Manager - Brand and Channels

Optionsautism; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Wellbeing support

Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista)

Job summary

OFG Education, part of a growing international education group, seeks a Senior Marketing Manager to own the brand and channels. The role combines brand governance with regional support, ensuring consistent storytelling across schools and sites within a hybrid Manchester framework.

You will lead website, social media and content strategy, collaborate with PR and internal comms, and drive brand adoption in local contexts for strong educational outcomes.

Qualifications

• Brand management across multiple brands and sites.
• Experience developing brand positioning and value propositions.
• Experience with owned channels and content strategy.
• Strong editorial judgement and writing skills.
• Experience collaborating with central and regional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Group brand strategy, positioning, architecture and guidelines.
• Ensure consistent brand application across Group, regional and school brands.
• Lead website, social media, events and content strategy.
• Align activity with PR, Internal Communications and regional teams.

Skills

Brand management

Brand strategy

Digital content strategy

Brand governance

Stakeholder management

Communication

Performance analytics

Job description

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Senior Marketing Manager - Brand and Channels

Group Head Office

• Manchester
• Permanent

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am-5.30pm

At OFG Education we believe increating a better work life balance

Job Title: Senior Marketing Manager, Brand and Channels
Location: Hybrid. Frequent attendance at our Manchester HQ and other sites and schools expected.
Salary: £55,000-£65,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, full time
UK applicants only - no sponsorship available

About the Role

The Senior Marketing Manager, Brand and Channels is our brand expert within the OFG Group. You will be the brand guardian for the OFG Education, own ing OFG's brand guidelines, message house and brand architecture and run ning OFG Education's owned channels . You are also the Group’s brand expert, supporting our regional marketing teams with our school and local brand positioning and proposition , and the go-to person for any brand related question.

OFG Education tells the Group's story to partners, media, government and local authorities, colleagues, prospective acquisitions and the wider education sector. In our international markets it also sits close to our school brands and supports their reputation with families. This role makes sure that story is clear, consistent and well told, and gives the brand and its owned channels a single owner.

Working closely with the Group PR team, Internal Communications and regional marketing and communications colleagues, the role equips regional teams and newly acquired schools to apply the brand confidently in their local context.

About Us

At OFG Education, we believe every student deserves an education designed around who they are. Through high expectations, deep expertise and truly personalised education, we help students realise their potential and prepare for successful futures.

Building on more than 20 years of experience, we are bringing our approach to more students and communities around the world. Across the UK, Iberia and the Gulf, our schools combine the strength, expertise and high standards of an international education group with the individuality of each school and the communities they serve.

Whatever your role, joining OFG Education means contributing to our shared ambition: empowering every student to success through truly personalised education.

We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the sixth year running.

Key Responsibilities

Brand strategy and governance

• Lead Group brand strategy, positioning, architecture and guidelines.
• Ensure consistent brand application across Group, regional and school brands.

Proposition and regional support

• Develop differentiated regional and school propositions.
• Provide brand assets, tools and guidance, including support for newly acquired schools.

Channels and content

• Lead website, social media, events and content strategy.
• Oversee Group editorial planning, publishing and performance.

Stakeholder collaboration

• Align activity with PR, Internal Communications and regional teams.
• Clarify responsibilities, streamline processes and drive brand adoption.

Experience

• Brand management: Managing multiple brands across different sites and markets.
• Brand strategy: Developing positioning and value propositions using consumer insight and competitor analysis.
• Digital and content strategy: Delivering effective owned-channel, social media and content strategies.
• Brand governance: Creating guidelines, messaging and templates to ensure consistency.
• Stakeholder management: Influencing and engaging central and regional teams.
• Communication: Strong writing, editorial judgement and attention to detail.
• Performance management: Balancing priorities and using data to improve results.

Desirable experience:

Brand integration, research and insight, digital asset management, social listening, and working in education or multi-site organisations.

Why Join Us?

We place students and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference.We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
• Your Wellbeing Matters - mental health support and physical health checks
• Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
• Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
• Hundreds of UK and international discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme - Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

OFG Education is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, OFG Education does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales

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