Skills

CRM Social Media Content Creation Community Management Marketing Recruitment

Job Specifications

Senior Marketing Manager

Food challenger brand

London (1/2 days a week)

£60k - £70k + Bonus (dependent upon experience)

Here at Ignite, we’re absolutely buzzing to be working with a super exciting Food challenger brand. The business has created a range of amazing products which has brought fresh, new and modern ideas to an established product category.

They’re looking to hire a Senior Marketing Manager to define and deliver the Marketing strategy. This is a VERY hands-on role, whilst you will have agency support and a decent budget (£500k for the year), you will not have a team underneath you initially.

What skills do you need to have to be considered?

You need to have at least 5 years Marketing experience within an FMCG environment, ideally for a challenger Food/Drink brand.

Strong experience across Trade, Shopper and Brand Marketing is extremely important.

Strong social media, community management, influencer marketing, CRM and Content Creation experience would be beneficial, though not essential.

Experience working with marketing agencies and freelancers is important

You need to have worked for a brand which trades in Grocery Retail, unfortunately candidates without this experience won’t be suitable.

You need to be comfortable operating as a 1 person marketing team to begin with, without a team underneath you.

In return for everything you can bring, the business can offer you :

Competitive basic salary (£60k - £70k, depending upon experience)

Health & wellbeing allowance

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Hybrid/Remote working policy (1/2 days a week in Central London)

Pension

What happens next?

Now: Apply today with your CV which will be reviewed by our Ignite team.

First Stage: Teams call with the hiring manager

Second Stage: Face to face interview in the office

People are at the heart of everything we do. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process that means people can be their best authentic self.

We would love to reply to all applications, regrettably we are unable to do so due to the high volumes we receive, so if you do not hear back within 14 days unfortunately on this role it won’t be progressing. It is possible that the position could be in the process of closing, so chalk it up to bad timing. But, have no fear! There will be more opportunities. Follow us at Ignite so you don’t miss them.

About the Company

Ignite | Connecting Challenger Brands with Ambitious People At Ignite, we do recruitment differently. We connect high-growth challenger brands with exceptional people. We partner with businesses and individuals who think big, move fast and make things happen. Launched 2 years ago as MKJ Ignite, we began with a clear mission: to power the growth of the UK’s most exciting, forward-thinking brands by matching them with ambitious people who share their energy and vision. In January 2026, we evolved into Ignite - a sharper, bold... Know more