Regional Marketing Executive

Community spirit. Ceaseless ambition. Passion that just keeps growing.

REGIONAL MARKETING EXECUTIVE

Salary: £27,000 - £28,500 per annum plus benefits

Reports to: Regional Marketing Manager

Grade: P1

Department: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Location: Stratford, London. High-flex, 1 -2 days in the office per week

Employment type: 12 month fixed-term contract

Working hours: 35 hours per week

Closing date: Sunday 08th March 2026, 23:55

If you require a reasonable adjustment, please contact as soon as possible.

How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.

Recruitment process: 1 Stage Competency Interview.

Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone innovative and ambitious, someone like you.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Regional Marketing Executive. You'll support the Regional Marketing Manager in activating marketing delivery plans at a regional level. You'll also help deliver best in class above-the-line regional marketing campaigns that are aligned to national activity maximising local marketing opportunities.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to work on campaigns for some of our most well-known products such as Big Hike, Shine Night Walk and our flagship event series Race for Life. These events support our fundraising and give you a chance to make a real impact in beating cancer.

What will I be doing?

• Supporting the translation of marketing delivery plans and budgets into regional cross-channel integrated briefs
• Supporting the Regional Marketing Manager on the delivery of brief outputs, coordinating the brief response, development and approval process
• Working with agencies, freelancers and internal Creative Team to tailor national creative to meet regional audience needs
• Supporting the regional marketing campaign set-up and management process across above-the-line channels, auditing campaign elements prior to launch
• Working in collaboration with Marketing Delivery teams to ensure regional campaigns are integrated with wider marketing programmes and spot opportunities to align activity that delivers improved supporter experiences
• Conducting in-campaign and post-campaign analysis, preparing regular reports and supporting the implementation of optimisation initiatives to improve live campaign activity.

What skills are we looking for?

• Understanding of end-to-end supporter or customer journeys and the role of different channels in fully integrated campaigns
• Experience of developing campaign assets for use across channels
• Ability to prioritise, manage conflicting deadlines, work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks to deadline
• Proven success of good stakeholder management, with the ability to build strong working relationships and collaborate effectively
• Passionate data driven marketer with an interest in regional marketing trends, developments and media planning
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism

Human: Act to have a positive impact on people

Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively

We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.

You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page.

Additional information

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