peopleforge

Marketing & Communications Manager

About the Role


Full Job Description

Marketing & Communications Manager 

Malvern 

£45,000-£50,000 + Performance Bonus + 32 Days Holiday + Electric Car Scheme + Company Pension + Cycle to Work Scheme + Career Development 

Are you a Marketing Manager, Marketing & Communications Manager or Brand Manager with experience within food & beverage, brewing or agriculture, looking to take ownership of an established heritage brand while driving its continued growth across the UK and international markets? 

On offer is the opportunity to join a long-established and growing international business with a rich heritage and an excellent reputation within its industry. You'll have significant influence over how the company communicates its brand, combining more than a century of heritage with fresh ideas to engage customers, strengthen its market position and support expansion across the UK and Europe.  

In this role, you'll develop and deliver the company's integrated marketing and communications strategy across brand, PR, digital, email, content and industry engagement. You'll focus on maintaining a strong position within the established UK market while supporting lead generation and increased market access across Europe, working closely with customers, international partners and the wider commercial team. 

This role would suit an experienced marketer who understands how to develop and protect an established brand while continuing to innovate. You'll ideally have experience within food & beverage, brewing, drinks or agriculture and be comfortable combining strategic responsibility with hands-on campaign delivery across multiple channels. 

Responsibilities

The Role

  • Develop and deliver integrated marketing and communications campaigns.
  • Manage brand positioning, messaging and visual identity.
  • Drive UK engagement and European lead generation.
  • Oversee PR, digital, email, social and website activity.
  • Manage media, agency and international partner relationships.
  • Support industry events and international marketing activity.
Requirements

The Person

  • Strong marketing, brand or communications experience.
  • Food & beverage experience highly advantageous.
  • Experience delivering multi-channel marketing campaigns.
  • Strong brand management and communications skills.
  • International marketing exposure advantageous.
  • Commutable to Malvern.
Benefits

Performance Bonus

EoY Bonus.

Holiday

32 Days.

Company Car

Electric Car Scheme

Cycle 2 Work Sch

After year 1.

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We specialise, rather than generalise.

Most recruiters spread themselves thin. We focus on SMEs and the roles that drive them forward, from technical to sales, so we know exactly what great looks like in fast-moving businesses.

We're relationship-led, not transactional.

We take the time to understand what a business needs and what a candidate wants - not just what's on the brief. The right match takes more than a keyword search.

We care about outcomes, not volume.

For SMEs, every hire matters. Our success isn't about volume, it's about making the right hire that delivers real impact. That means being selective, honest, and focused on long-term fit from the start.

FAQs

We support SME businesses across a range of roles, including engineering, technical, sales, and broader commercial positions. Our focus is on making the right match, not filling volume, so we're selective about the roles we take on.

We work with SME businesses building things that matter. No recruiter games, no endless CVs, just a straightforward, quality-first approach focused on finding the right long-term fit.

We start with a real conversation, not just a CV screen. We want to understand what you're looking for, what matters to you, and what a good move actually looks like. From there, we only put you forward for roles where there's a genuine fit.

It varies by role, but we move quickly when there's a strong match. Our focus is on quality, not speed for its own sake, though the two often go together when the brief is clear.

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