Brand Manager

  • W Talent
  • City, Leeds
  • Feb 05, 2026
Contractor Marketing

Job Description

Brand Manager (Fixed-Term Contract - Maternity Cover)

Hybrid UK-based FTC

A purpose-led consumer brand is looking to appoint an experienced Brand Manager on a fixed-term maternity cover to lead brand marketing activity across all channels.

Reporting into the senior marketing team, this role will take ownership of delivering brand strategy through integrated campaigns, retail and wholesale marketing, events and activations - ensuring brand consistency and impact at every customer touchpoint.

This is a hands-on, commercially focused role, suited to someone who enjoys balancing creativity with rigour and thrives in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.



The role

  • Deliver brand strategy across DTC, wholesale and traditional marketing channels

  • Lead integrated brand campaigns to drive awareness, engagement and trial

  • Plan and execute brand-led events, activations and partnerships

  • Act as brand guardian across PR, digital, retail, events and physical assets

  • Lead retail and wholesale marketing activity with major UK partners

  • Work closely with internal digital, commercial and subject-matter teams

  • Manage creative, media and PR agencies and external freelancers

  • Own brand budgets, ensuring spend is well justified and commercially effective

  • Track performance and use insight to optimise future activity



About you

  • Proven experience as a Brand Manager or Senior Brand Manager within a consumer brand

  • Strong omni-channel marketing experience, including retail and wholesale

  • Confident working with major UK retail partners and multiple stakeholders

  • Commercially minded with experience managing sizeable budgets

  • Highly organised, detail-oriented and comfortable managing multiple projects

  • Passionate about brand, storytelling and delivering work to a high standard

Desirable: Experience in high-growth SMEs or women's lifestyle, beauty or wellness brands.



Why consider this role?

  • High-profile brand role with genuine ownership and visibility

  • Opportunity to work on meaningful, purpose-driven marketing

  • Hybrid working and competitive package

For a confidential conversation or further details, please get in touch.