Marketing Manager - Brand in Bedford

At Hybrid Air Vehicles, we are driven by a single purpose: to Rethink the Skies. We connect the unconnected and offer sustainable solutions to the challenges facing the modern world. Joining our team means contributing to an innovative, values-driven organisation while learning, growing, and helping shape the future of aviation.

The opportunity: The Marketing Manager – Brand role is an opportunity to join a small, agile team and contribute to marketing Airlander – a new type of aircraft that rethinks the skies. You will help shape and embed HAV’s refreshed brand identity across the organisation and external channels. The role will support the delivery of a brand refresh, act as brand guardian, and lead multi‑channel campaigns while contributing to other key projects such as a new website. This is a hands‑on role suited to someone who enjoys combining strategy and delivery in an innovative, fast‑paced environment.

What you will be doing:

• Use your marketing expertise to drive brand impact, lead campaigns, and bring our refreshed identity to life.
• Shape the future of the Airlander and HAV brand, bringing one of the most innovative aerospace stories to life.
• Lead the rollout of a major brand refresh, acting as brand guardian across all channels.
• Plan and deliver global brand campaigns that raise awareness of a pioneering sustainable aviation company.
• Create compelling content, translating complex aerospace ideas into engaging stories and materials.
• Support the launch of a new corporate website and contribute to high‑impact marketing projects in a small, agile team.

Your skills and experience (Essential):

• Proven marketing experience in complex B2B sectors, ideally with brand refresh or rebrand projects.
• Hands‑on campaign delivery, including multi‑channel marketing, website launches or management, and managing agencies.
• Strategic and creative thinking, linking brand activity to business goals and simplifying complex concepts.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management, confident influencing across teams and senior leadership.
• Experienced in working closely and collaboratively with sales teams.
• Organised, delivery‑focused, and collaborative, managing multiple projects while ensuring brand consistency.
• Clearly passionate about marketing, actively keep up‑to‑date with trends and the changing marketing landscape.

About you: You will have proven marketing experience in a complex B2B environment, ideally in technology, aerospace, aviation, engineering, or clean tech. You’ll have worked on brand refresh, or rebrand, or brand management projects, embedding guidelines across an organisation and acting as a brand guardian. You are comfortable coordinating stakeholders at different levels, managing multiple projects, and working with external creative and digital agencies. Would be well suited to Marketing Manager or a Senior Marketing Executive looking for the next step in their career.

We welcome applications from those looking for flexible working hours or a condensed week, and we would consider applicants looking for a part‑time role.

Benefits - What’s in it for you? As a values‑driven, people‑focused team, we provide a competitive salary informed by leading industry benchmarks, complemented by a thoughtfully designed benefits package that prioritises employee wellbeing and work‑life balance. Our people receive a generous holiday allowance and work shorter Fridays. With hybrid working and flexibility choices available, you will be able to manage your schedule in a way that supports both personal and professional needs. Our Pension and Life Assurance schemes support financial security. We also provide mental, emotional and physical wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, a leading private medical Insurance scheme and a health cash plan.

Equal opportunities: We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive. We believe we have a role to play in building not only sustainable aircraft, but a sustainable talent environment that enables us to deliver positive impact at scale. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know – we’ll do our best to support you.