Trainee Manager

Brightline East; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training programme

Daily coaching

Clear progression

High-performance culture

Leadership development

Own team responsibility

Earnings growth

Job summary

Brightline East in Nottingham offers a structured 6-12 month Trainee Manager programme designed to take you from entry-level to full management responsibility. You will learn to lead people, manage performance, run campaigns and deliver results for national brands.

As you advance, you’ll gain hands-on experience, daily coaching, and a clear progression pathway. Earnings potential grows with performance, and you’ll have opportunities to run your own team and campaigns.

Qualifications

• No prior management experience required; training provided.
• Strong work ethic and willingness to learn.
• Confident communicating with people.
• Ambition to progress quickly.
• Positive, coachable attitude.
• Resilience and problem-solving ability.
• Genuine interest in leadership and personal development.
• Experience in sales, customer service, hospitality, retail, sports, or people-focused environments is a plus but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Learn and master Brightline East's face-to-face promotions model.
• Support daily team operations and campaign delivery.
• Coach and develop new team members.
• Lead teams as you progress through training.
• Manage performance targets and KPIs.
• Contribute to strategy, planning, and brand representation.
• Build strong relationships with customers and clients.
• Take on increasing responsibility as you move through each training phase.

Skills

Work ethic

Communication

Ambition

Coachability

Resilience

Leadership interest

Job description

Trainee Manager (Full-Time, On-Site)

Brightline East - Nottingham (Immediate Start)

£30,000-£65,000 Year 1 (Training)

£90,000-£135,000 Year 2 (Fully Trained)

About Brightline East

Brightline East is one of the UK's fastest-growing face-to-face promotions marketing agencies. We specialise in creating campaigns for the UK's market leading brands whilst developing teams from the ground up, turning raw potential into confident, capable leaders who can run teams, manage campaigns, and drive commercial results.

Our culture is built on authenticity, ambition, and personal development. If you're hungry to grow, excited by responsibility, and ready to build a career with unlimited earning potential, this is the place to do it.

About the Role

As a Trainee Manager, you'll begin a structured 6-12 month development programme designed to take you from entry-level to full management responsibility. You'll learn how to lead people, manage performance, run sales campaigns, and deliver results for national brands.

This is a hands-on, fast-paced role where you'll be trained directly by experienced managers and industry leaders. You'll be involved in day-to-day operations, team coaching, campaign execution, and strategic planning as you progress through each stage of the programme.

Once fully trained, you'll step into a management role with full autonomy, earning potential, and choice on strategic marketing options. This will include determining marketing locations, clients and marketing approaches for the teams you'll be managing.

What You'll Be Doing

• Learn and master Brightline East's face-to-face promotions model
• Support daily team operations and campaign delivery
• Coach and develop new team members
• Lead teams as you progress through training
• Manage performance targets and KPIs
• Contribute to strategy, planning, and brand representation
• Build strong relationships with customers and clients
• Take on increasing responsibility as you move through each training phase

What We're Looking For

You don't need management experience as we train that.

We're looking for people with:

• A strong work ethic and willingness to learn
• Confidence communicating with people
• Ambition to progress quickly
• A positive, coachable attitude
• Resilience and problem-solving ability
• A genuine interest in leadership and personal development

If you've worked in sales, customer service, hospitality, retail, sports, or any people-focused environment, you'll thrive here but it's not essential.

Earnings & Progression Year 1 (Training): £30,000-£65,000

You will have the opportunity to work on a self-employment basis.

Progression is performance-based, not time-based. This means motivated individuals can move faster.

Year 2 (Fully Trained): £90,000-£135,000

Once trained, managers will have a £90,000 salary with performance bonuses up to £135,000 and above for top performers.

What You'll Get in Return (Benefits)

• Full 6-12 month management training programme
• Daily coaching from experienced leaders
• Clear progression pathway
• High-performance culture with strong support
• Leadership development, communication training, and personal growth
• Opportunities to run your own team or campaign
• A role where your results directly impact your earnings

Why Brightline East

Brightline East is built for people who want more than a job, individuals who want a career you can own. Every manager in our organisation started as emerging talent without years of experience, learning the foundations of sales, promotions and brand experience before stepping into management.

We're excited by developing Early-career professionals. Your growth is the priority here. You'll get structured training, daily coaching, real responsibility and hands-on experience from people who've already walked the path you're about to start.

There's no hierarchy, no waiting your turn, no "years of experience required". Progression is based entirely on performance. If you're hungry, coachable and willing to put the work in, you move fast.

Our Nottingham HQ is a high-energy environment full of ambitious people who want to build something bigger for themselves. You'll work Monday to Friday, surrounded by people who push each other, celebrate wins and genuinely enjoy what they do.

We invest heavily in your development - industry events, national conferences, leadership workshops and company galas give you the chance to learn, network and get recognised for your achievements. This is where future entrepreneurs are built.

Brightline East isn't just a place to start your career.

It's a place to launch it.

Location & Hours

• On-site in Nottingham
• Full-time, Monday to Friday
• Optional weekend opportunities for accelerated progression