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Marketing Executive - Cycling

Destination Sport Experiences - Sportive Breaks
This is a hybrid role based in our Manchester office with flexibility for homeworking, so you must live within a commutable distance.

Welcome to Destination Sport Experiences, where our dedicated team supports athletes and spectators in the best cycling, running, and triathlon events across the world - www.destinationsportexperiences.com

As part of Destination Sport Experiences, Sportive Breaks offer the biggest selection of European Gran Fondo and Cyclo-Sportive events. From the 5 Monuments (Milan Sanremo, Lombardia, Roubaix, LBL and Flanders) to the Big Six (Marmotte, UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, GF Stelvio, Etape du Tour, Nove Colli and Mallorca 312) and many more.

Due to an exciting year of growth, we are now looking for a Marketing Executive - Cycling to work alongside our existing marketing team, implementing campaigns and supporting with a variety of marketing activities, specifically for our Sportive Breaks brand.

This is a varied, hands on role and on a typical day you will:

• Work with our marketing & product team and external agencies to develop effective communication with our customers
• Gather and create content for our various channels
• Manage & maintain our social media channels. Reporting on campaign success and helping to improve our following and engagement
• Develop and deliver effective email marketing campaigns, and manage our customers marketing database
• Have responsibility for all paid advertising via an agency
• Prepare Race Expo, outdoor and non-digital marketing activity
• Be involved in partnership activity and sponsorships from a marketing perspective
• Ensure our website is optimised from a marketing perspective
• Work with the Product team regarding content for the website, ensuring it is communicated across our channels
• Liasise closely with our PR agency
• Work alongside the Head of Marketing with vertical channels and publishing houses

To be successful within this role, our ideal candidate will:

• Be a creative marketer who can support our team and deliver successful marketing campaigns
• Have the ability to design and create content for email marketing campaigns, newsletters to prospecting campaigns
• Possess the desire to develop your skills and analyse and report return on investment for specific campaigns and activity
• Have the ability to work to deadlines and meet your teams’ and internal stakeholder expectations
• Work in alignment with the marketing team and business objectives to support all areas of growth strategy
• Possess content/copywriting skills across a number of channels including print, online and social media with the ability to edit and proof-read
• Have a genuine interest and understanding of the latest technology and techniques within marketing communications
• Have a keen interest in cycling
• Have knowledge of Wordpress, Canva, Google Analytics, Instiller, Campaigner or an email system similar

If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for then please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you!