B2B Marketing & Communications Manager

ABOUT DC THOMSONAt DC Thomson we are a business with a purpose—to make a positive impact on the communities we serve.

Deeply rooted in our communities, we are investing in data, technology and talent to unlock a new level of understanding about what really matters to our customers. This is how we are shaping the future of media.

We’ve changed the way we work to create a flexible, collaborative, learning-led culture that draws on expertise from across the organisation to create award-winning content and cultural moments that engage audiences to be part of our communities.

ABOUT BEANO BRAINBeano Brain is DC Thomson’s kids and family insight consultancy. Powered by Rebel Thinking, we challenge the brief, question assumptions and flip perspectives to deliver original, thought-provoking market research and strategic consulting – to help brands cement their places in kids’ lives and family homes.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Title:

B2B Marketing and Communications Manager

Department:

Marketing

Reports to:

Head of Marketing

Direct Reports:

N/A, Individual Contributor

Location:

London

Ways of Working:

Hybrid

How you’ll play a part:Reporting directly to the Head of Marketing for Beano Studios, the B2B Marketing and Communications Manager will set and deliver the annual strategic marketing plan for our B2B services, with a focus on our insight agency, Beano Brain. Taking the lead in telling our B2B stories across channels, the B2B Marketing and Communications Manager will work closely with our commercial teams to drive awareness and consideration of our B2B services to deliver new business and deepen relationships and engagement with our client roster.

What you’ll deliver:

Use customer insight, data and analysis to develop a clear commercial marketing strategy accelerating growth

Lead our PR and thought leadership marketing efforts to drive brand awareness of our B2B services and agencies, whilst strengthening their parent brands

Oversee PR and marketing budgets and optimise spend in line with commercial goals

Alongside the commercial teams, identify and define key target markets and develop bespoke content to drive new business leads

Influence the development of new products or enhancements for our B2B agencies and services and own marketing strategies to take these to market in a creative and impactful way

Create and implement metrics designed to demonstrate and measure the value and impact that the B2B marketing strategy and plans have on commercial growth

What you’ll bring:

Significant experience as a marcomms professional with a proven track record of marketing B2B services

Experience in influencing leaders cross-functionally across product and commercial to deliver material business results

Demonstrable experience of shaping and developing thought leadership and PR strategies

A creative thinker who constantly brings new ideas to the table

A confident and experienced communicator, verbally, visually and in writing

Proficiency in HubSpot and experience leveraging CRM and marketing automation to support commercial success

A proactive, entrepreneurial approach, able to own projects from start to finish independently

Adept at building productive cross-functional relationships and establishing strong connections both internally and externally

To apply for this role, please follow our online application process and submit a CV and cover letter.

The following is retained as plain text paragraphs without emphasis to avoid formatting; but we should convert? We can: "This is a full-time..." We''ll convert to a paragraph:This is a full-time, permanent position, working 35 hours per week. We offer a blend of home and office working. Your contractual office base will be the DC Thomson London Office. We offer a generous package including 34 days holiday, health cash plan, gym discount, excellent pension, a competitive salary, and many more staff discounts and benefits.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and encourage applications from everyone and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or any other protected characteristics.

If you have any issues with your application, please email recruitment@dcthomson.co.uk

For further information, please visit dcthomson.co.uk/vacancies

Closing date for applications: Friday, 19th September 2025 at 16:00hrs

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