Brand marketing manager - FTC 13 months

Colt provides network, voice and data centre services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure.

Why we need this role

We're looking for an experienced Brand Marketing Manager to join us on a 13-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave.

As a key member of our Brand and Content team, you'll help shape how our brand is experienced, understood and remembered by customers, partners and colleagues globally. This is an exciting opportunity to step into an established role at a time of continued growth and transformation, helping us tell a consistent, compelling story while making sure our brand remains distinctive, relevant and impactful across every touchpoint.

Collaboration sits at the heart of this role. You'll work closely with colleagues across marketing, strategy, sales, product and communications, building strong relationships and bringing people together around a shared vision for the brand. You'll act as a trusted advisor, helping teams create work that not only delivers business results but also strengthens the long-term value of the brand.

As the way we create and deliver marketing continues to evolve, you'll also play an important role in embracing new technologies, including artificial intelligence, to improve efficiency, scale brand activity and enhance creativity. From helping teams create on-brand content more effectively to exploring new ways to maintain consistency of tone, messaging and customer experience, you'll use modern tools and approaches to help our brand work smarter while staying true to who we are.
Ultimately, this role is about bringing our brand to life in ways that inspire confidence, create connection and drive meaningful impact, both inside and outside the business.

What you will do

• Contribute to our evolving global brand strategy, ensuring a consistent and compelling brand experience across all channels
• Act as the guardian of the brand, providing guidance and approvals to make sure brand standards are maintained
• Manage and evolve brand guidelines, resources and tools that help teams apply the brand consistently
• Support internal engagement with the brand through training, communications and brand resources
• Plan and deliver integrated marketing campaigns across digital and offline channels
• Work with specialist teams and agency partners to create high-quality, impactful marketing activity
• Support the ongoing development of our brand positioning and messaging framework, aligning to our market offerings
• Work closely with the PR and Social team to ensure a consistent and engaging external presence
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the business, helping align brand activity with wider goals and priorities
• Take ownership of our brand research process from end to end. Use customer insights, research and campaign performance data to inform decisions and improve future activity
• Present recommendations, insights and campaign results to senior stakeholders and wider teams so they can action it
• Identify opportunities to strengthen our brand and improve the effectiveness of our marketing activity
• Manage marketing budgets responsibly and make sure projects are delivered on time and within budget

What we're looking for

Must haves:

• Experience developing and delivering successful brand strategies within a business-to-business environment
• Proven experience leading integrated marketing campaigns across a range of channels
• Strong understanding of brand management, including positioning, messaging and visual identity
• Experience working with creative agencies and managing campaigns from concept through to delivery
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to build credibility across all levels of an organisation
• Confidence using research, customer insights and performance data to guide decision-making
• Experience managing budgets and measuring marketing performance against agreed objectives
• Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills, with the ability to build understanding of the value of brand across the business
• Strong organisation and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Experience working effectively in a complex, international organisation

Might haves:

• Experience working with a global brand
• Experience supporting brand transformation or repositioning programmes
• Knowledge of reputation-building and thought leadership activity
• Experience creating internal brand engagement or training programmes
• Experience managing AI prompts and familiarity with AI agents
• Familiarity with brand tracking and customer research methods
• Experience delivering campaigns across multiple regions or markets

What we offer you:

Looking to make a mark?

At Colt, you’ll make a difference. Because around here, we empower people. We don’t tell you what to do.

Instead, we employ people we trust, who come together across the globe to create intelligent solutions.

Our global teams are full of ambitious, driven people, all working together towards one shared purpose: to put the power of the digital universe in the hands of our customers wherever, whenever and however they want.

We give our people the opportunity to inspire and lead teams, and work on projects that connect people, cities, businesses, and ideas. We want you to help us change the world, for the better.

Diversity and inclusion

• Inclusion and valuing diversity of thought and experience are at the heart of our culture here at Colt. From day one, you’ll be encouraged to be yourself because we believe that’s what helps our people to thrive. We welcome people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, neurodiversity, age, marital status, pregnancy status, or place of birth.

Most recently we have:

• Signed the UN Women Empowerment Principles which guide our Gender Action Plan
• Trained 60 (and growing) Colties to be Mental Health First Aiders
• Please speak with a member of our recruitment team if you require adjustments to our recruitment process to support you. For more information about our Inclusion and Diversity agenda, visit our DEI pages.

Benefits

Our benefits support you through all parts of life, for both physical and mental health.

• Flexible working hours and the option to work from home.
• Extensive induction program with experienced mentors and buddies.
• Opportunities for further development and educational opportunities.
• Global Family Leave Policy.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Internal inclusion & diversity employee networks.

A global network

• When you join Colt you become part of our global network. We are proud of our colleagues and the stories and experience they bring – take a look at ‘Our People’ site including our Empowered Women in Tech.