Tangerine is an ambitious, independent agency with a strong track record of delivering work that makes a genuine difference for clients. As demand for our expertise grows, we’re investing further in how we attract, engage and win the right opportunities.
We’re looking for a commercially minded Marketing & New Business Manager to drive forward our approach to new business, lead generation, brand visibility and reputation building. This role will play a pivotal part in a team strengthening our market presence, opening new doors, and accelerating sustainable growth with brands we genuinely want to work with.
It’s a hands‑on role, blending strategic thinking with delivery. You’ll push our growth approach forward while actively building internal and external relationships. You’ll work with a wider team in the agency supporting lead generation initiatives, driving PR and visibility and helping set the standard for new business and growth best practice across the agency.
As Growth Lead you’ll sit at the heart of the agency, working closely with our Executive Board and senior leaders across Consumer, B2B and Corporate. Your role is to co-ordinate our marketing and new business workstreams to ensure everything we do to grow the business – marketing, comms, PR, events, pitches and partnerships – is aligned, intentional and commercially focused.
Your remit spans four core pillars:
- Brand and Reputation building
- New Business support
- Events, Networking & Partnerships
What You’ll Do
- Co-ordinate and plan campaigns that build a strong pipeline of high‑quality opportunities
- Work with the senior team to track and engage priority sectors and brands aligned with Tangerine’s ambitions
- Deliver events, roundtables and activations that generate interest and demand (with the support of a wider team)
Brand Elevation & Reputation
- Oversee content planner including earned, owned and paid content, working with the team to execute
- Ownership of our website, email, digital channels and content scheduling (with the support of a wider team)
- Help co-ordinate our approach to awards and industry recognition
New Business Support
- Pitch and credentials co-ordination and support
- Ensure a consistent, high‑quality approach across all opportunities
- Support the team to continuously refine approach based on learning, insight and results.
Networking & Partnerships
- Build Tangerine’s presence across relevant networks, events and industry platforms.
- Support development of relationships with partners, intermediaries and industry bodies.
- Represent Tangerine confidently in market‑facing environments
- Stay informed on industry trends, competitor activity and emerging opportunities
What You’ll Bring
- Proactive and agile mindset
- Ability to influence stakeholders across the business
- A confident communicator and relationship builder
- Commercially minded, data‑literate and outcome driven
- Passionate about brand, reputation, storytelling and influence
- Energised by ambition, accountability and making things happen
You don’t need to tick every box – but you do need the appetite to make a difference to this vital part of Tangerine’s growth story.
About Us
We’re Tangerine – a team of 100+ content creators, digital planners, strategists, designers, creatives and consultants who help brands solve problems, think differently and truly connect with people.
Our vision is simple: To be the specialist communications agency top brands want to work with — and the place the most talented people want to work for.
Culture sits at the heart of how we do that. We’re passionate about delivering meaningful, standout work and we empower our people to think freely, push creativity and continually test, learn and grow. That means clients get the results they want — and our people get to show just how talented they are.
And as the first majority employee‑owned agency in the UK, everyone at Tangerine has a real say in how our business is run. We invest in wellbeing, learning and internal initiatives that help people thrive — and it’s one of the reasons people choose to stay and build their careers with us.
What We Offer
- Healthy annual training budget via our Homegrown development programme
- Generous holiday scheme, including your birthday off
- Quarterly wellbeing day
- Quarterly late start/early finish
- Flexible public holidays
- Health Insurance
- Charity, wellbeing and social events
- Interest‑free loans
- Contributory pension up to 5%
- Enhanced dependents/maternity/paternity/sick pay
- 1:1 coaching and mentoring
Open to all
We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace were everyone can thrive and help enhance the way we work through their unique perspectives and experiences.
Marketing and New Business Manager in Manchester employer: Tangerine
At Tangerine, we pride ourselves on being a majority employee-owned agency that values creativity and collaboration. Our vibrant work culture fosters personal and professional growth, offering a range of benefits including a healthy training budget, generous leave policies, and a commitment to employee wellbeing. Join us in a role where your contributions directly impact our people and the success of our clients, all while enjoying the flexibility of hybrid working in a supportive environment.
