Marketing & Communication Manager in Manchester

Role Summary

As Brand & Communications Manager, you will play a central role in bringing K3\’s brand vision to life across its portfolio of 17+ specialist businesses. Working closely with the new Group Head of Brand, Comms & PR, you\’ll be instrumental in rolling out harmonised visual identities, coordinating brand activity across business units, and supporting stakeholder alignment during a period of significant transformation.

This role is perfect for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, multi-brand environment—balancing creative execution, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional coordination. You will act as a key contact for divisional MDs and marketing leads, ensuring brand assets are adopted consistently, comms plans are aligned, and brand integrity is upheld across all touchpoints.

Key Responsibilities:

Brand Rollout & Coordination

• Support the implementation of a harmonised brand architecture across the Group
• Coordinate the rollout of visual identity guidelines across all 17 brands—ensuring consistent adoption across websites, campaigns, sales materials, and presentations
• Act as a brand ambassador and point of contact for divisional MDs and marketers, guiding them through brand change processes
• Maintain and update central brand toolkits, including templates, image libraries, and asset trackers

Communications Support

• Collaborate on the development of internal and external messaging that aligns with the Group brand narrative
• Draft or edit communications related to brand rollout, internal engagement, and leadership updates
• Assist in the planning and delivery of internal campaigns to embed the K3 brand story among colleagues and leadership teams
• Partner with divisional marketing leads to ensure consistency in tone, messaging, and positioning

Content & Campaign Delivery

• Coordinate and contribute to the creation of brand-aligned content—case studies, leadership bios, social media copy, and branded assets
• Work with agencies or in-house designers to brief, review, and roll out creative assets
• Monitor visual and narrative alignment across digital channels, campaigns, and marketing materials

Project Management & Stakeholder Engagement

• Maintain a clear rollout plan with timelines, owners, and milestones for each brand\’s identity refresh
• Track adoption progress across the brands and report back to marketing heads, supporting continuous improvement and accountability
• Support preparation for brand reviews with senior leaders and divisional heads
• Work collaboratively with the central marketing team to deliver campaigns that reinforce brand cohesion

Profile & Experience:

Essential

• Proven experience in a brand, marketing, or communications role—ideally in a multi-brand or decentralised, B2B business
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with the ability to build trust and influence across all levels
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to brand consistency
• Highly organised with experience managing multiple projects or workstreams concurrently
• Proficiency with brand assets, visual identity, and campaign materials

Desirable

• Exposure to brand transition or integration projects
• Experience in B2B, professional services, or private equity-backed businesses
• Familiarity with tools such as Canva, Adobe Creative Cloud, or brand asset management platforms

Success in 12–18 Months

• Visual identity rollout completed across all 17 brands, with high levels of local adoption
• Stakeholders across MD and marketing levels actively using central brand templates and messaging
• Increased brand consistency observed across digital, print, sales collateral, and internal assets
• Brand & Comms seen as an accessible, enabling function—not just compliance or control
• Brand storytelling feels joined-up across business units, regions, and routes to market