Marketing Manager - Lifestyle

Company Description

At Frasers Group we’re rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we’re serving our consumers with the world’s best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we’re elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME.

Why join us?

Our vision–  we are building the worlds most admired and compelling brand ecosystem

Our purpose – we are elevating the lives of the many with access to the world’s best brands and experiences

At Frasers Group, we fear less and do more. Our people are forward thinkers who are driven to operate outside of their comfort zone to change the future of retail, embracing challenges along the way. The potential to elevate your career is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles:

• Think without limits - Think fast, think fearlessly, and take the team with you
• Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the results
• Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet

Are you ready to join the Fearless?

Job Description

Sports Direct is a leading international retailer of sports and fitness footwear, clothing, and equipment. A brand driven by purpose; our mission is to use the powers of sport to champion the legend in everybody. Whatever your sport, whatever your style, and whatever your ambition, we offer the quality and choice to make everyone feel like a winner. Whether it’s football, running, training, boxing, walking, dance, cycling or swimming, we aim to serve, support, and inspire with products that bring out the best in everyone. 

The past 5 years have been monumental for Sports Direct, from the elevation of our creative work and retail offering, to launching extensive purpose led campaigns and we are now looking for a passionate, creative and commercial Marketing Manager to join us. Your role will consist of:

• Working in collaboration with the Group Head of Marketing across all of the marketing strategies and activities focussing on the Sports Direct Lifestyle offering each season, driving brand and commercial growth across Sports Direct. 
• Managing the planning and delivery of the 360 marketing campaigns from ideation to building integrated launch plans with corresponding budgets, KPI's and deadlines. 
• Building outstanding relationships and collaborate with the internal teams, including- PR, social, media, digital marketing, ecomm, email and retail to deliver campaigns across Sports Direct owned channels. 
• Being the gatekeeper to Lifestyle seasonal calendar, campaign plans and launches, ensuring they are communicated through the business and delivered by each department. 
• Communicating, aligning and briefing relevant stakeholders on seasonal kick-offs, launches and commercial priorities 
• Attending seasonal sell-in meetings with our commercial team + brand partners to align on priorities + product buys for the seasons ahead. 
• Working with internal teams and partner agencies to produce post campaign wrap-up presentations for the business + all brand partners that have invested in the campaign. 
• Building collaborative relationships with the Lifestyle marketing counterpart in each of our key brands as well as their wider team. Ensure they are fully bought into our seasonal calendar and marketing strategies/activities. 
• Understanding brand partner budgets, opportunities and commercial needs and how we can take support and partner on. 

Qualifications

• Full understanding and proven track record of delivering outstanding integrated marketing campaigns 
• Strong knowledge of marketing channels and project management skills 
• Excellent planning and management skills 
• Advanced communicator 
• Passion for Sport & lifestyle/fashion is preferred but not required 
• Keynote/ Powerpoint 
• Prior experience of working in fashion, sport, lifestyle or retail 
• 3+ years marketing experience 
• Enjoys working in a highly collaborative 'best idea wins' environment to execute whilst also juggling multiple priorities

Additional Information

Along with your benefits package we also offer a wide range of perks for our colleagues:

Reward, Recognition and Opportunities

Frasers Champion- Our employees are at the heart of our business and we ensure individuals are recognised every single month for their hard work. Frasers Champion is a peer nominated scheme where 8 winners will receive double their pay for a month where they have thought without limits, owned it or been relevant.

Fearless 1000 – By October 2025, we want our share price to hit £10. If that happens for 30 or more consecutive trading days, all colleagues across the business will receive a bonus! The top 1000 performers in the company will receive unprecedented bonuses, worth from £50,000 to £1million! Senior leaders across the business nominate these performers twice a year for embodying our core values and delivering exceptional performance*.

*subject to terms and conditions

Frasers Festival – An event like no other! Frasers Festival is our celebration for Head Office and Retail Staff across the UK and Europe – hosting a MEGA brand village, guest speakers from the world's biggest brands, evening entertainment, the ultimate Frasers Fearless Fitness Challenge and much more.

CEO Sessions – Once a quarter we offer 20 employees the opportunity to attend our “CEO Sessions” ran by our CEO and leadership team. Employees have the chance to connect, network and submit questions around specific topics such as our Sports or Luxury business.

Retail Reconnect – In order to build the planets most admired and compelling brand ecosystem, all employees must understand our business, product and customers. Each financial year, Head Office employees will gain insights by spending two days in one of our stores or the Warehouse. The goal is to learn how the work you do impacts our teams on the frontline, and to bring ideas back to the office which will improve how we work.

Employee Welfare

Frasers Fit – Our Everlast Gyms Team are on a mission to make our workforce the best, and fittest on the planet! We run free gym classes for employees as well as discounted memberships to our clubs. Frasers Fit is our wellbeing programme which aims to support and improve colleagues Physical, Financial & Mental wellbeing. The app is accessible for every employee and includes training, nutrition and lifestyle advice- all completely free.

Retail Trust – We know that its not just about physical health, mental wellness is equally important which is why all of our employees get free access and support from the Retail Trust charity. This includes a 24 hour wellbeing helpline, wellness hub, counselling and financial/legal support.

What’s next?

• Our Recruitment Team will be reviewing applications and all candidates will receive a response, whether you are successful or unsuccessful. Shortlisted applicants may be asked to confirm a few key details before being booked in for a first stage interview with the Recruiter- this will be behaviourally focussed and centred around how you align with our Culture and Values. If successful we anticipate two further interview stages with the Hiring Manager/wider team which will be more technically focussed and could include a presentation/task so we can see your skills in action.