Role Description
The Marketing, Website & Creative Growth Manager will lead marketing activity across the business and drive growth across both B2B and B2C audiences. The role covers:
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Marketing campaigns
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Social media
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Partnerships
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Website and e-commerce marketing
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Customer marketing
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Brand and product launches
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The Rewards Programme and Steak Club
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Identifying new opportunities to grow the wider business
This is a proactive role focused on identifying opportunities, developing ideas, and taking ownership from concept through execution to results.
Qualifications
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Experience in a marketing role within a similar industry, including Consumer Goods, Food & Beverage, Hospitality, Consumer Lifestyle Brands or Food.
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Experience working within a more intimate company or brand environment.
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Strong understanding of B2B and B2C marketing.
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Proven ability to generate creative ideas and turn them into successful campaigns.
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Strong understanding of social media and content marketing.
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Experience managing social media channels and developing content strategies.
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Experience planning and delivering campaigns from concept through execution.
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Experience with email marketing and CRM.
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Understanding of website management, e-commerce and customer journeys.
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Good understanding of digital marketing, SEO and customer acquisition.
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Strong commercial awareness and understanding of how marketing drives sales.
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Strong written communication and copywriting skills.
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Comfortable using data and analytics to measure performance.
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Ability to manage multiple campaigns and projects simultaneously.
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Highly creative, innovative and ideas-led.
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Proactive and commercially minded.
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Curious, confident and hands-on.
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Organised and adaptable.
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A strong communicator.
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Collaborative and results-focused.
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Able to think independently, identify opportunities and turn ideas into action.
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Comfortable working across Sales, Customer Service, Operations, Website/E-commerce, Branding and with external agencies, creatives and partners.
Requirements
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Shopify experience.
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Experience with Google, Meta or other paid advertising platforms.
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Experience developing brand partnerships.
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Influencer or creator marketing experience.
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Photography, video or basic design skills.
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Experience working with agencies, freelancers or external creative partners.
Benefits
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Remote work opportunity.
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Competitive salary of R26,000 per month.
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Flexible working hours (08:30β16:30 UK time).
Key Responsibilities
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Develop and manage the overall B2B and B2C marketing calendar.
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Plan and deliver major commercial campaigns including Black Friday, Christmas, Easter, Summer and BBQ, Fatherβs Day, new product and brand launches, award announcements and seasonal promotions.
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Develop engaging campaigns between major calendar moments to maintain customer engagement throughout the year.
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Identify new reasons to communicate with customers beyond traditional promotional activity.
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Develop campaigns around products, suppliers, farming partners, customer behaviour, trends, events and wider business opportunities.
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Identify and test new marketing channels, campaign concepts and customer communication approaches.
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Own campaigns from initial idea through execution and analysis.
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Build a consistent pipeline of new marketing ideas and opportunities.
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Generate fresh, creative and commercially relevant marketing ideas.
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Challenge existing approaches and identify opportunities to do things differently.
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Look outside the food and meat industry for ideas that could work for the brand and its customers.
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Develop campaigns, competitions, activations, promotions, partnerships and customer experiences.
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Identify new ways to make products, brands and services more interesting and engaging.
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Turn products, stock, customer insights and business opportunities into marketing ideas.
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Bring ideas proactively to meetings rather than waiting for briefs.
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Test new ideas and learn from performance.
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Take ownership from concept through campaign, execution and results.
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Take responsibility for the day-to-day management and growth of social media channels.
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Develop and manage the social media strategy and content calendar.
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Create engaging and commercially relevant content.
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Develop Reels, videos, photography, Stories, competitions, product features, recipes and behind-the-scenes content.
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Identify and utilise relevant social trends and opportunities.
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Work with chefs, creators, influencers, customers, suppliers and partners to create content.
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Showcase products, producers, farming partners, brands, awards and the company story.
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Develop ways to grow social following, engagement and reach.
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Align social media with campaigns, product launches, partnerships and sales activity.
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Monitor social performance and continually improve the content strategy.
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Ensure content remains fresh, relevant and consistent with the brand.
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Manage the ongoing marketing and commercial development of the website alongside the wider website/e-commerce function.
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Ensure the website supports campaigns, promotions, launches and commercial priorities.
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Develop and coordinate campaign landing pages and website content.
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Ensure new products, brands and promotions are effectively presented online.
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Identify opportunities to improve the customer journey and conversion.
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Develop ways to increase online sales and customer engagement.
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Develop ideas to promote and grow Steak Club and the Rewards Programme through the website.
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Identify opportunities to increase customer acquisition, repeat purchasing and customer value.
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Use website data and customer behaviour to identify improvements.
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Align website activity with email, social media and wider marketing campaigns.
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Develop marketing initiatives specifically designed to engage B2B customers.
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Work with Sales to identify customer acquisition, retention and growth opportunities.
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Develop campaigns and communications for restaurants, chefs, hospitality businesses and other trade customers.
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Identify ways to introduce products and brands to new B2B audiences.
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Develop marketing that supports Sales in opening new conversations and generating new business opportunities.
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Use marketing to support customer retention and increase customer value.
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Explore new audiences, sectors, channels and commercial opportunities.
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Identify opportunities for B2B and B2C marketing to complement each other.
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Consider how marketing can support different areas of the wider business beyond the consumer website.
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Develop creative ideas to increase Rewards Programme membership.
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Create campaigns encouraging customers to join, engage with and use the programme.
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Communicate programme benefits across the website, email, social media and other customer touchpoints.
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Develop initiatives to increase customer frequency, retention and lifetime value.
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Identify ways to make the Rewards Programme more engaging and valuable.
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Create exclusive offers, experiences, content or benefits.
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Analyse customer behaviour and programme performance to identify growth opportunities.
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Develop and execute a strategy to grow Steak Club membership.
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Develop reasons for customers to join and remain engaged.
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Create Steak Club-specific campaigns, offers, content and experiences.
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Promote Steak Club through email, social media, website and other channels.
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Explore partnerships and collaborations that could introduce Steak Club to new audiences.
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Create exclusive content, competitions, events, offers or experiences for members.
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Identify opportunities to increase engagement and repeat purchasing.
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Track membership growth, engagement and commercial performance.
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Continually develop ideas to strengthen the Steak Club proposition.
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Identify, approach and develop partnerships with chefs, restaurants, hotels, brands, influencers, creators, events, businesses and food and hospitality organisations.
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Identify unusual collaborations that could introduce the business to new audiences.
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Develop mutually beneficial partnership concepts.
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Manage partnership relationships and campaigns from initial idea through delivery.
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Use partnerships to support brand awareness, customer acquisition, Steak Club, Rewards and wider business growth.
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Proactively identify potential partners.
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Source, create and coordinate content across social, email, website and wider marketing activity.
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Develop photography, video, recipes, chef content, product stories and educational content.
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Identify stories within the business and turn them into marketing opportunities.
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Work closely with the Head of Branding to ensure marketing remains creative, consistent and on-brand.
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Tell the stories behind products, producers, farming partners and brands.
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Make product expertise and quality engaging and accessible to customers.
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Repurpose content across different channels.
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Manage regular B2B and B2C email marketing.
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Develop promotional, editorial, product, seasonal and campaign-led emails.
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Support product launches, brand launches, Steak Club and Rewards Programme activity through email.
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Create reactive emails around stock availability, awards, trends and commercial opportunities.
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Segment audiences and tailor communications accordingly.
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Test subject lines, offers, content and messaging.
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Use customer data and behaviour to improve email performance and engagement.
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Work with Operations to understand stock availability, priorities and opportunities.
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React quickly to excess stock, new arrivals, limited availability and promotional opportunities.
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Turn stock situations into creative marketing campaigns rather than relying solely on discounts.
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Identify opportunities based on seasonality, margins, customer demand and product availability.
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React to trends, industry news, awards, events and relevant cultural moments.
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Adapt plans when commercial opportunities change.
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Ensure marketing activity reflects what the business can deliver.
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Monitor performance across email, social media, website and other marketing channels.
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Track customer acquisition, engagement, conversion and revenue.
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Monitor Rewards Programme and Steak Club growth.
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Identify which campaigns, channels and ideas are delivering commercially.
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Use data and customer insight to inform future marketing ideas.
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Report on performance and recommend improvements.
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Balance creative thinking with commercial awareness.
Key Measures of Success
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Growth in B2B and B2C sales generated through marketing.
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Growth in social media reach, engagement and following.
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Successful Black Friday, Christmas and seasonal campaigns.
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Successful new brand and product launches.
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Growth in website sales and customer engagement.
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Growth in the Rewards Programme.
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Growth in Steak Club membership and engagement.
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Increased customer retention and repeat purchasing.
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New and successful partnerships.
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New customer acquisition opportunities.
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Strong email performance.
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Consistent development of new campaigns and ideas.
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Speed and effectiveness of reactive marketing.
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Increased brand awareness and engagement.
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Quality, originality and commercial impact of new marketing ideas.