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Marketing & Operations Manager – Spider is advertising on behalf of a fast-growing photography business who are looking for an experienced, driven, and creative leader to join them as their Marketing & Operations Manager in Braintree, Essex.

As their Marketing & Operations Manager you will be fully office- based on a full-time permanent basis.

Why them?

They are a growing provider of photography education worldwide, offering expert-led online courses, video tutorials, critiques & challenges across all expertise levels. Since 2002 they've been training people to take beautiful photographs.

Fantastic company benefits include:

Competitive Salary: On offer is a competitive basis salary of £45,000 - £55,000 per annum depending on experience
On-Target Earnings (OTE): Opportunity to earn up to £65,000 per annum through performance-based bonuses
Holiday: 25 days plus Bank Holidays
Pension
Employee extras such as: Leadership-level role influence and scope, clear OTE structure on top of competitive base salary, collaborative, creative work environment in a supportive culture and a bright, modern office

About the role:

This is a rareMarketing & Operations Manageropportunity to take on a dual-role position that will see you become second-in-command, working closely with the Founder to scale and innovate across all areas of the business. Within 12 months, you will have help the business to increased sales by 15%+, improved operational efficiency through scalable systems, successfully launched at least 2 major initiatives or campaigns and contribute directly to a measurable increase in company revenue. You’ll be working Monday to Friday from their Braintree based office.

What You’ll Do:

Marketing Leadership:

Develop and own multi-channel strategies (email, social, content, PPC, partnerships).
Design, launch, and optimise paid campaigns across Meta, Google, and other platforms.
Manage lead generation, conversion pipelines, and campaign analysis.
Steer content planning and brand messaging to build engagement and generate sales.
Lead, manage and work collaboratively with the marketing assistant, videographers as well as the company founder.

Operational Leadership:

Oversee daily operations and process improvement.
Implement scalable systems to support growth.
Coordinate projects — online course delivery, launches, events.
Lead and inspire internal staff, freelancers, and external collaborators.

About you:

As their Marketing & Operations Manager, you’ll bring a proven track record of delivering measurable results in senior-level marketing roles, plus operational leadership experience in a small-to-medium business or creative brand. 5+ years in senior-level marketing and leadership is essential, in a creative or education brand is preferred but not essential.

Expert knowledge in Meta, Google and other online advertisement channels.
Proven success in building and scaling Ad campaigns to hit KPI and ROAS targets.
Proven success in creating and managing social media campaigns for maximum engagement.
Proven success in creating email campaigns and automations.
Substantial experience analysing sales, traffic, social, email and other marketing data to gain strategic insights and implement improvements across all these channels.
Experienced in website development and SEO ranking strategies.
Commercially driven — motivated by hitting ambitious growth targets.
Bonus: a passion for photography, education, or creative industries.

If you have the relevant skills and experience for this Marketing & Operations Manager role and would like to be considered, please apply by forwarding an up-to-date CV and cover letter as one document as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.

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