Job Introduction
Job Title: Marketing Executive
Department: Marketing
Travel Factors: Occasional travel to attend marketing events across the UK and overseas, including visits to our resorts
Reports to: Marketing Manager
Direct Reports: None
Working Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday - Friday
Contract Type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £28k - £32k depending on experience
In a Nutshell:
- Create and deliver engaging multi-channel marketing campaigns, including email, events, partnerships, and sponsorships.
- Support the full marketing process from strategy and briefing through to asset creation and campaign execution.
- Role based at our head office in Brighton Marina (UK), with a hybrid working pattern where weekly office days are required.
About Us:
At Neilson Active Holidays, we do things differently. We’re not just about beautiful beaches or mountain air — we’re here to create good energy. Whether it’s windsurfing in Greece, skiing in the Alps, or relaxing by the pool after a morning yoga session, we create holidays that are as active or laid-back as our guests want them to be.
With over 40 years of experience, we’re proud to be the UK’s leading active holiday company. Our passionate team, both overseas and at our Head Office, plays a vital role in delivering exceptional experiences for thousands of guests each year.
Working at Neilson means being part of a dynamic, energetic team that thrives on teamwork, adventure, and creating memories. If you’re enthusiastic, driven, and love the idea of combining your career with a company that lives and breathes good energy, we’d love to hear from you.
About You:
You are a highly organised and detail-oriented individual who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys juggling multiple tasks at once. Communicating with ease across teams, partners, and agencies, you bring clarity and confidence to every interaction.
With a creative flair and a talent for storytelling, you know how to craft compelling content that resonates. You’re proactive, resourceful, and commercially savvy, with a strong understanding of how to position a brand within the competitive travel industry.
Most importantly, you’re passionate about active, experience-led travel and genuinely excited about sharing and championing the Neilson lifestyle.
Role Overview:
As a Marketing Executive at Neilson, you will play a key role in delivering our marketing strategy across a range of channels.
You will be responsible for writing and producing compelling marketing emails, driving strategic partnerships and sponsorship campaigns, and working closely with PR agencies to strengthen our brand presence. You’ll support our event marketing, from initial briefs through to asset creation. We need this role to deliver high-impact, multi-channel campaigns in a fast-paced travel environment.
What You’ll Be Doing
Email Marketing
- Plan, write, and produce engaging marketing emails and newsletters
- Aligned with campaign goals and brand tone.
- Manage email campaign calendars and performance reporting.
- Collaborate with internal teams and CRM specialists to optimise campaigns for customer engagement and conversion.
Partnership & Sponsorship Marketing
- Support and manage marketing deliverables for brand partnerships and sponsorship agreements.
- Coordinate with partners to align on campaign timelines, content approvals, and co-branded promotions.
Event Marketing
- Take marketing briefs and lead the creation of assets and materials needed for Neilson events and third-party collaborations.
- Assist with planning, logistics, and promotion for events, including brand activations and trade shows.
Team Support & Campaign Execution
- Work closely with the Marketing Manager on campaign execution across email, social, web, print, and partnerships.
- Act as the internal project coordinator for creative deliverables with agencies and internal stakeholders.
- Provide general marketing administration, including raising POs, preparing reports, and managing campaign schedules.
You’ll be great at this if you…
- Have a degree in Marketing, communications or a related field.
- Have 1–2 years of experience in a marketing role with proven capability in email marketing, content creation, and campaign coordination.
- Demonstrated ability to work with external partners and agencies (PR, design, media).
- Proven ability to create compelling marketing content and review creative assets with a critical eye.
- Have strong writing and editing skills, with a flair for storytelling
- Familiarity with CRM/email platforms such as DotDigital, SuiteCRM, or equivalents.
- Basic HTML skills and understanding of CMS platforms (e.g., Drupal).
- Competency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and Mac-based creative tools (Adobe Creative Suite preferred).
- Understanding of marketing automation, segmentation, and reporting.
It’d be a bonus if you…
- Have previous experience in the travel, tourism, or lifestyle sectors.
- Have an understanding of SEO, social media performance metrics, and digital marketing trends.
- Have a knowledge of the active holiday market (skiing, cycling, water sports).
- Familiar with B2C marketing and customer retention strategies.
What's in it for you:
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays. Option to purchase 5 days holiday as extra.
- Auto enrolment into Scottish Widows pension scheme (Employer 4%, employee 5%).
- Life Assurance x 2 salary.
- Additional partner discounts (OOSC, Osprey, Trek, Snow Centre, Temple Spa etc).
- Modern, friendly, casual, upbeat office atmosphere.
- Free on-site gym & shower facilities.
- Free parking within a 10-minute walk from the office.
- Office secure bike storage.
- Great office location in Brighton Marina.
- Highly preferential holiday deals
- Remote working options.
- Office kitchen/bar – Coffee & tea making facilities.
- Office pool table & darts board.
- Team socials and events.
- Daily fruit basket.
- Free drinks fridge & snacks.
- Cycle to work & Tech scheme (salary sacrifice).