[Hiring] Marketing Planning & Production Manager @Lookers

Role Description

We are looking for a Marketing Planning & Production Manager to join Lookers! Reporting directly to the Head of Marketing Operations, this is a pivotal new role that will help shape how our marketing team plans, produces, and delivers work across the business. This is a rare opportunity to join at the beginning of an exciting transformation.

• Lead and run the team's planning cadence, including quarterly, monthly, and weekly planning cycles, ensuring priorities, capacity, and deadlines are visible and aligned.
• Translate marketing strategy into clear priorities, actionable plans, and defined workstreams.
• Manage production across creative and content teams, ensuring work is delivered on time, to a high standard, and in line with business objectives.
• Track progress, identify risks, remove blockers, and maintain momentum across multiple projects.
• Oversee workflow management, resource planning, and team capacity.
• Establish and continuously improve processes, tools, and reporting that create efficiency and consistency from brief through to delivery.
• Own our relationship with key workflow and asset management platforms, evolving the tech and integration into the wider Marketing team.
• Partner with stakeholders across marketing and the wider business to manage demand, align expectations, and balance competing priorities.
• Produce regular reporting on output, performance, planning, and resourcing for the Head of Marketing Operations and Marketing Leadership Team.
• Act as deputy for the Head of Marketing Operations when required.

Qualifications

• Proven experience within marketing operations, planning, project management, production management, or a similar planning-focused role.
• A strong track record of managing end-to-end delivery across creative and content workstreams.
• Experience leading planning processes and providing clear direction to teams.
• Excellent organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong project management capabilities with exceptional attention to detail.
• The ability to influence, collaborate, and build relationships at all levels.
• Confidence working within a growing and evolving function, helping to shape new ways of working.

Benefits

• Competitive salaries with structured pay scales and progression as you grow within the business.
• Generous annual leave that increases with your length of service.
• Enhanced family leave, including 6 months’ full pay for maternity and adoption leave, and 2 weeks’ full pay for paternity leave.
• Access to Techscheme for discounted technology purchases with flexible payments.
• Eyecare vouchers to help cover vision care needs.
• Smart Health – 24/7 access to GP services to support your mental and physical wellbeing.
• Dental insurance for everyday dental care and unexpected treatments.
• Optional critical illness cover for peace of mind during life's most challenging moments.
• MyView PayNow – access a portion of your pay as you earn, with features to stream, save, and track your money through a user-friendly app.
• Free will writing services to help plan for the future.
• Flexible life assurance options and partner life assurance for added protection.
• Discounted gym memberships to support an active lifestyle.
• Travel insurance to help you explore with confidence.
• Access to home and technology vouchers.
• bYond card and a wide range of exclusive retail and lifestyle discounts.