Marketing and Events Manager

💥 Marketing & Events Manager 💥 🥤 Challenger Drinks Brand / FMCG 📍 London / Hybrid 💸 Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 🚀 Ignite are delighted to be partnering with an exciting challenger drinks brand that's doing things a little differently! With a bold brand identity and a big focus on showing up in the real world, this is a business that loves doing things differently, thinking outside the box and bringing creative ideas to life. From events and festivals to brand partnerships, sampling and activations, they're all about getting their product into people's hands and creating experiences that get people talking! They're now looking for a Marketing & Events Manager to take ownership of the brand's real-world presence. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who loves being out and about, building relationships and making things happen - someone who's just as happy coming up with a creative activation as they are jumping in a van, organising stock and getting stuck in on the day! You'll be joining a close-knit team at an exciting stage of growth, with plenty of autonomy to run projects end to end, build new partnerships and bring your own ideas to the table. If you're proactive, full of energy and love seeing your ideas come to life, this could be a great next move! What you'll be doing: ⭐️ Own the events calendar from concept and planning through to on-the-day delivery ⭐️ Plan and deliver brand activations, pop-ups, festivals, trade shows and other exciting events ⭐️ Build relationships with brand partners, venues, suppliers and event organisers to bring new opportunities to life ⭐️ Take ownership of sampling across events, retail and partner locations, managing stock, logistics and staffing ⭐️ Recruit, brief and manage event staff and brand ambassadors, making sure everything runs smoothly on the ground ⭐️ Get creative with partnership ideas, activations and ways to get the brand in front of new audiences ⭐️ Manage event budgets, suppliers, timelines and logistics, keeping everything on track from start to finish ⭐️ Work closely with the wider marketing team to bring campaigns to life, coordinate creative assets and support partnership content ⭐️ Measure the impact of events and activations, from audience engagement and samples distributed to new partnerships and brand awareness ⭐️ Be the first point of contact for incoming marketing, event and partnership enquiries, bringing the brand's personality to every interaction What skills do you need to have to be considered? ⭐️ Experience in events, brand activations, experiential marketing or partnerships, ideally within FMCG, food & drink, hospitality or a consumer brand ⭐️ A proven track record of planning and delivering events end to end, including hands-on execution on the day ⭐️ Experience managing suppliers, venues, budgets, logistics and event staff ⭐️ Confidence building relationships with external partners and spotting opportunities to get a brand involved in exciting events and collaborations ⭐️ A proactive, can-do attitude and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get stuck into whatever needs doing ⭐️ Someone who's organised, resourceful and comfortable juggling multiple projects in a fast-paced environment ⭐️ A positive, personable communicator who can confidently represent the brand and build relationships with all kinds of people ⭐️ A creative mindset, with the confidence to suggest new ideas, think outside the box and make things happen ⭐️ Happy to work some evenings and weekends around the events calendar, with time off in lieu ⭐️ A full UK driving licence is essential, as you'll be transporting stock and travelling to events ⭐️ The right to work in the UK In return for everything you can bring, you'll get 🚀: ⭐️ The opportunity to join an ambitious challenger drinks brand with a fun, creative and energetic team ⭐️ Real ownership of the brand's events, sampling and partnership activity, with the autonomy to run projects from start to finish ⭐️ The freedom to bring fresh ideas to the table and turn creative concepts into real-world experiences ⭐️ The chance to work across a varied mix of events, partnerships, activations and wider marketing projects ⭐️ A close-knit team where everyone gets stuck in, works towards the same goal and celebrates the wins together ⭐️ A brand that isn't afraid to do things differently, try something unexpected and shake things up! ⭐️ A hybrid working set-up, with regular team days in London and plenty of time out and about bringing the brand to life What happens next? 🎬 Now: Apply today with your CV, which will be reviewed by our Ignite team. Next stages: An initial online interview with the Head of Sales & Marketing, followed by a second interview with the Head of Sales & Marketing and a co-founder. The final stage will be an in-person meeting with the senior team, potentially including a short task. 🤝 People are at the heart of everything we do. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process that means people can be their best authentic self. ❤️