Marketing Executive – 50 Best

Overview

The 50 Best brand is the leading authority in global gastronomy, international drinks and premium travel space, showcasing worldwide trends and highlighting great restaurants, bars, hotels and vineyards around the world.

For more than 20 years, 50 Best has provided unrivaled guidance through its lists and events to gourmets, cocktail lovers and discerning travellers, inspiring consumers to discover and explore diverse establishments, cultures and destinations.

Its portfolio includes The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, The World’s 50 Best Bars, The World’s 50 Best Hotels, The World’s 50 Best Vineyards and the 50 Best Discovery platform.

We have offices in Gatwick, Brighton and London, UK; Montpellier France; Singapore and Chicago, US. In line with the Company’s current Agile Working Policy, the successful candidate will work part of the week from our London and Gatwick offices and remotely for the rest of the week.

Position

Marketing Executive – Full time – Permanent

Location: London / Gatwick / Hybrid

The Marketing Executive supports the delivery of multi‑channel marketing campaigns and global event activations across the 50 Best brand, including Restaurants, Bars, Hotels, Vineyards and Discovery.

The role plays a crucial part in coordinating marketing activities, managing creative asset production, supporting vendor relationships, gathering performance insights and ensuring all campaigns are delivered efficiently, accurately and on brand. This is an ideal opportunity for a motivated marketer looking to grow within a world‑leading hospitality organisation.

What you’ll be doing

• Assisting in implementing and tracking event marketing plans
• Managing production, briefing, and reviewing of marketing and social media assets
• Supporting planning and execution of consumer event campaigns
• Contributing to campaign development and managing timelines and deliverables
• Drafting and fact‑checking promotional materials including emails, web pages, and banners
• Preparing briefs and coordinating with external vendors (e.g., video production, promotional materials)
• Collecting and analysing results from marketing activities to produce impact reports and post‑event analyses
• Maintaining marketing records, updating budgets, and managing invoice distribution

What you’ll need

• Strong marketing experience, preferably in global brands or sectors such as luxury, media, hospitality or events
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
• Strong teamwork and collaboration abilities
• Effective time management and multitasking under tight deadlines
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google or Adobe Analytics; Meta Ads Manager essential. Experience with Mailchimp, SurveyMonkey, Monday.com or Zapier beneficial
• Detail‑oriented, responsible, and organised
• A passion for the restaurant, bar, and hotel industry
• Language skills valuable but not essential

Company Benefits and Initiatives Include

• 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays – increasing by one day after 6 years, up to 30 days
• Additional “MeDay” – a day for a cultural celebration or personal birthday
• Volunteer day to support a chosen charity
• Hybrid working opportunity
• Contributory Pension
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Group Income Protection
• Enhanced family‑friendly leave pay entitlements
• Wellbeing benefits: health care cash plan, employee assistance programme, virtual GP service, access to health & wellbeing resources and tools
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme

Why work for us

We provide a supportive work environment and are committed to maintaining a healthy work/life balance for all of our employees. Working for William Reed means that you will be joining a stable organisation that is committed to developing its employees and brands.

We warmly welcome and encourage applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds and characteristics.

If you need any support in accessing this opportunity, please do not hesitate to discuss this with us.

Apply

Submit your CV through the application portal. We look forward to hearing from you.