Marketing Manager

Marketing Manager Hand Picked Hotels

Location: Based at Head office in Sevenoaks, ability to travel to on-site meetings to hotels within the collection as required

Salary: Highly competitive salary, to be discussed during interview

Job Type: Full-time | Maternity Cover | 5 days out of 7

Come and join our Team...

We're looking for a hands-on Marketing Manager to join Hand Picked Hotels on a 12-month maternity cover contract.

What will the role involve?

This role spans two exciting areas:

Central Marketing Communications – delivering seasonal and F&B campaigns, managing branded materials (menus, brochures, templates), working with our Digital Team to keep web content fresh, and ensuring our hotels have the assets they need.

Engagement & Events Marketing – supporting weddings, conferences, and divisional events with targeted campaigns and local activations that drive awareness and bookings.

You'll liaise daily with hotel GMs, Sales & Revenue teams, central functions, and external partners (designers, copywriters, production) to make sure everything lands on time, on brand, and with impact.

Are you Hand Picked?

• We are looking for current Marketing Management experience within hospitality, leisure, or lifestyle brands.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
• Confident working with external suppliers (designers, copywriters, production) to deliver assets.
• Good understanding of digital marketing channels, including email, websites, and social.
• Excellent attention to detail (copy, design, brand standards).
• Ability to build positive working relationships with internal stakeholders (hotel GMs, central functions).

Desirable:

• Experience in events or engagement marketing.
• Knowledge of CMS/web content management.
• Experience in multi-site or luxury brand environments.

Who we are…

Hand Picked Hotels was founded in 2001 by owner and Chairman, Julia Hands MBE, and today still remains a family-owned group which has 21 unique luxury country houses and coastal retreats, each hand picked for their individuality. Architecturally distinctive and quintessentially British, every hotel boasts an extraordinary location from Scotland to the Channel Islands,offering breathtaking views from vast countryside to expansive beaches, to lush woodlands.

Dedicated to creating unique and enchanting stays, curated personalised service runs through the heart of every hotel. Whilst each hotel is individual, each property fulfils the company values of family, individuality, community and care, with a team commitment to aiming higher and delight their guests with magical experiences that offer a true escape from the every day.

What's in it for you?

• A highly competitive salary package.
• An opportunity to be part of an exciting and dynamic team that celebrates Diversity and Inclusion, making lifelong friendships along the way.
• Ongoing investment in your career progression, with access to our In House and external training programmes.
• 28 days holiday per year including bank holidays, increasing to 33 days including bank holidays with length of service, pro rata on length of contract.
• Colleague Assistance Program to support you with whatever life throws at you.
• Company Sickness Scheme Benefit.
• Company pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Online retail discount platform offering thousands of savings with high street retailers and restaurants as well as a health and well-being platform.
• Discounted stays in our hotels and on food, drink, Spa treatments & products.
• Annual loyalty awards (like afternoon teas and overnight stays).
• Introduction bonus for new colleague recommendations.
• Colleague of the Month awards, which leads to our annual awards ceremony.
• Regular team gatherings and appreciation events.

Apply Today

If you're an organised marketing all-rounder with hospitality or lifestyle brand experience – and you love juggling campaigns, content, and stakeholders – we'd love to hear from you.

Hand Picked Hotels is an Equal Opportunities employer. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.