Senior Marketing Specialist

Senior Marketing Specialist

Coventry, UK (Hybrid Working)
6 12 Month Fixed Term Contract or Contractor Opportunity
Circa £45,000 FTC or £300 £350 per day contractor rate

Are you a commercially minded B2B marketing professional looking for a high-impact role in a fast-paced technical environment?

We re recruiting for an exciting opportunity with a growing international business operating within the defence, aerospace and vehicle systems sector. This is a newly created Senior Marketing Specialist position offering the chance to shape campaigns, elevate brand presence and support major international business development activity across the UK, US and Canada.

This role would suit an experienced marketing professional with strong campaign management expertise, a data-driven mindset and the confidence to work closely with senior stakeholders in engineering-led environments.

The Opportunity

As Senior Marketing Specialist, you ll lead and deliver integrated B2B marketing campaigns across digital, PR, events, social media and international trade shows. You ll play a key role in driving brand awareness, supporting business-winning activity and introducing AI-enabled marketing techniques to improve campaign performance and ROI.

Working closely with business development, leadership and technical teams, you ll help position the organisation as a market leader across defence, security, military vehicle integration and advanced engineering solutions.

This is a hybrid role based in Coventry, with approximately 2 days onsite per week. Some UK and international travel may be required.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver integrated B2B marketing campaigns across digital, PR, content and events
• Create compelling marketing collateral, capability messaging and technical content
• Support international business development and customer engagement activity
• Drive brand awareness across defence, aerospace, manufacturing and engineering markets
• Manage campaign analytics, reporting, ROI tracking and marketing performance metrics
• Introduce and utilise AI marketing tools to improve targeting, automation and campaign effectiveness
• Support trade shows, exhibitions, demonstrations and stakeholder events
• Collaborate with leadership, sales and technical teams to align marketing with commercial objectives
• Assist with CRM development, lead tracking and customer engagement strategies
• Lead corporate campaigns including CSR, social value and milestone initiatives

What We re Looking For

• Proven experience delivering successful B2B marketing campaigns
• Strong digital marketing, content creation and campaign management skills
• Experience within defence, aerospace, manufacturing, automotive or technical engineering sectors is highly desirable
• Excellent communication, copywriting and stakeholder management abilities
• Commercially aware with strong project management and organisational skills
• Data-driven mindset with experience using analytics and performance reporting tools
• Experience using AI-enabled marketing tools or a strong interest in adopting AI technologies
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, technical and commercially focused environments

Why Apply?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and globally recognised business during an exciting period of growth and transformation. You ll have the autonomy to influence marketing strategy, work on international campaigns and gain exposure to cutting-edge defence and engineering projects.

Benefits (Fixed Term Contract)

• Hybrid working and flexible hours
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Bonus opportunities
• Competitive pension contribution
• Healthcare cash plan
• Life assurance
• Career development opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative culture

Applications are encouraged from candidates with backgrounds in B2B marketing, defence marketing, technical marketing, aerospace marketing, engineering marketing, campaign management, digital marketing and international marketing.

Apply now to be considered for this exciting Senior Marketing Specialist opportunity.

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