Digital Manager

Location
Manchester

Company
Marketing Manchester

Contract type
Permanent/ Full\- time

Salary
Up to £33,000 per annum

Closing Date21/06/2026

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The Growth Company’s (GC) Marketing Manchester team have an exciting new opportunity for a Digital Manager who will play a key part in developing and delivering a content and social media strategy to fulfil Marketing Manchester’s goal of promoting Greater Manchester to a global audience as an outstanding place to visit, invest, meet and study. The successful applicant will be responsible for managing a team of content creators to source and develop high\-quality content across a range of formats, to utilise across all digital channels in order to maintain Marketing Manchester’s position as a cutting\-edge organisation.

Marketing Manchester is the agency that promotes Greater Manchester nationally and internationally as a place to visit, invest, meet and study. Our work is an essential component to successfully raise the profile of the city\-region as the gateway to the North and improve global perceptions and city ranking. Marketing Manchester also delivers the promotion for Greater Manchester’s priority sectors including the creative industries, low carbon, advanced manufacturing, and digital and tech, as well as supporting Invest Manchester, Greater Manchester’s inward investment agency.

To understand more about Marketing Manchester, please visit: www.marketingmanchester.com

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for creating and sourcing high\-quality content to utilise across all digital channels, including written, video, photography, and more, to maintain Marketing Manchester’s position as a cutting\-edge DMO.


• Research, deliver, optimise, and report on national and international digital campaigns across both leisure and business audiences in order to promote Manchester as a great place to visit, meet, invest, and study.


• Delivery of digital elements of Marketing Manchester’s partner activity across tourism, hospitality and leisure, business tourism, and other stakeholders and partners, across all digital channels including website, video, email, and social media.


• Managing content on various websites including, but not limited to, landing pages, business listings, events and more.


• Liaise with key stakeholders and partners to identify shared goals and collaborations to embed Marketing Manchester activity in future planning


• Supporting Marketing Manchester’s affiliate marketing strategy to identify opportunities and meet set commercial KPIs.


• Developing rich written content and implementing SEO strategies to ensure that content performs well and meets agreed objectives.


• Ensuring that all partner activity is accurately and efficiently logged in Marketing Manchester’s CRM, and the quality of data is maintained.


• Ensure that Marketing Manchester’s digital presence is exploited to its full potential to maximise revenue generation and to meet KPIs.


• Identify opportunities to harness technology, digital opportunities and trends in consumer interaction with digital platforms to implement across the organisation and deliver increased performance.


• Develop and implement the strategy for Marketing Manchester’s digital platforms to maximise use and engagement.


• Maximise online conversion through effective customer journeys and stakeholder engagement.


• Represent Marketing Manchester in appropriate networks and forums and raise the profile of digital activities being undertaken by Marketing Manchester.

About You:

• A confident communicator who can engage effectively with a range of stakeholders and partners.


• Strategic mindset and able to develop and deliver long\-term content plans.


• Proactive and innovative, with the ability to identify digital opportunities and drive improvements.


• Commercially aware with a focus on achieving KPIs and delivering measurable results.


• Organised and detail\-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities.


• Comfortable working collaboratively and influencing others to support shared goals.


• Adaptable and forward\-thinking with a strong interest in digital trends and developments.

Skills Required:

• Ability to create engaging written, image, and video content.


• Successfully manage digital channels and marketing campaigns.


• Ability to assess company requirements and implement suitable digital marketing technologies to meet company objectives within budget.


• Ability to manage people.


• Understanding of how to use digital channels to effectively communicate with audiences.

We are currently unable to provide sponsorship for work permits or visas. Therefore, we can only consider candidates who already have the legal right to work in the UK.

Artificial intelligence can assist you during the application process, but every example and statement you include must be honest, accurate, and based on your own real experiences. If plagiarism is detected, meaning you present someone else’s ideas or experiences, or AI‑generated content, as your own, your application may be withdrawn, and internal applicants could face disciplinary action.

At GC, safeguarding the welfare of all individuals including vulnerable adults and young people is a top priority, and we expect all staff to uphold this standard. All appointments follow Safer Recruitment Procedures, including a DBS check carried out by Due Diligence Limited (DDC Ltd), at no cost to the successful candidate.

Please note: It is a legal offence to apply for a role involving regulated activity if you are on the Barred List.

We are committed to increasing workforce diversity and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who meet the essential criteria and either have a disability or are from a diverse ethnic community.

If this applies to you, you can request consideration under this scheme during the application process. Your request will be shared only with the Hiring Manager and Internal Recruitment Team.

We also aim to make our recruitment process inclusive and accessible. If you need reasonable adjustments or have any general enquiries at any stage or the recruitment process, please contact careers@growthco.uk or call us on 0161 237 4447\.

Examples include:

• Meeting the hiring manager or touring the venue in advance.


• Extra time for tasks.


• Interview questions shared beforehand.


• Accessibility software or equipment for assessments.

We’re proud to support the Ban the Box campaign, which helps people with convictions access job opportunities. As part of this, we’ve removed questions about convictions from the initial application stage.

GC is committed to fostering a culture of flexibility and agile working. Many roles will increasingly support full agile arrangements. If you require more permanent flexibility, we encourage you to discuss this during your interview so your request can be considered early in the process.

All GC colleagues will work in line with the Health and Safety at work act and the GC Health and Safety Policy.

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