Marketing & PR Manager in Milton Keynes

Location: Milton Keynes, UK (with travel required)

About Urban Automotive

Urban Automotive is a globally recognised luxury automotive brand, known for design-led, OEM-level styling packages and world-class craftsmanship. With a growing presence across the UK, Europe, the Middle East and the US, we’re entering an exciting next phase — scaling the brand, expanding our reach, and elevating every touchpoint.

The Role

Reporting to the Global Brand & Marketing Director, the Marketing & PR Manager will play a central role in delivering Urban’s global brand strategy across influencer partnerships, marketing campaigns, social media, PR and live brand experiences. This is a hands‑on leadership role, ideal for someone who can think strategically, execute brilliantly, and manage partners and internal teams to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Influencer & Partnership Programme
  • Own and manage Urban’s influencer and partnership programme end‑to‑end
  • Identify, onboard and nurture relationships with high‑value creators, ambassadors and aligned partners
  • Manage influencer contracts, deliverables, content usage rights and performance reporting
  • Collaborate with the content team to maximise influencer‑led output across platforms
• Social Media (Paid & Organic)
  • Oversee Urban’s paid and organic social presence across all major platforms
  • Work closely with the Social Media Executive and Marketing Executive to plan content calendars, campaign rollouts and reactive content
  • Collaborate with our digital marketing agency on paid social strategy, targeting and performance optimisation
  • Ensure all social output remains aspirational, culturally relevant and commercially effective
• Events & Brand Activations
  • Lead planning and delivery of Urban events and brand activations, including product launches, customer experiences, partner events and industry showcases
  • Partner with PR, influencers and media to maximise exposure and impact around live moments
  • Collaborate with internal teams to ensure events are captured and repurposed for ongoing marketing use
  • Manage budgets, suppliers, timelines and logistics to deliver seamless, on‑brand experiences
• PR & External Agency Management
  • Act as day‑to‑day lead with Urban’s PR agency, ensuring clear briefs, proactive story generation and strong coverage
  • Work closely with our digital marketing agency to align paid activity with wider brand and campaign objectives
  • Manage budgets, deliverables and timelines across all external partners
  • Line manage and develop a small in‑house team including Social Media Executive, Marketing Executive and Content Lead
  • Set clear objectives, provide regular feedback and support ongoing progression
  • Encourage close collaboration between marketing, content, design and the wider business
• Brand & Strategy
  • Work closely with the Global Brand & Marketing Director to elevate Urban’s brand across every touchpoint
  • Contribute to long‑term brand strategy, market expansion and major brand initiatives
  • Support global activity across key markets: UK, Europe, the Middle East and the US

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in a marketing and PR role within a premium, luxury or lifestyle brand
• Strong understanding of influencer marketing, social media strategy, events and integrated campaign delivery
• Confident in managing agencies, suppliers and external partners
• A strong people manager with experience leading and developing a small team
• Highly organised, commercially aware and detail‑focused with strong project management instincts

You’ll Thrive Here If You Are

• Detail‑driven, proactive and solution‑focused
• Passionate about storytelling, aesthetics and premium brand building
• Calm under pressure and comfortable managing multiple priorities
• Naturally connected to luxury, automotive and cultural trends
• Collaborative and energised by fast‑paced, creative environments

Location & Travel

This role is based at our UK HQ in Milton Keynes, with travel required for key events, shoots and brand activations - including annual attendance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Why Join Urban

This is an opportunity to play a key role at a fast‑growing luxury brand with global ambition - working on some of the most exciting aspects of modern brand building: creators, campaigns, culture, events and premium storytelling. In addition to this our team benefits include:

• Salary sacrifice EV company vehicle scheme
• Pension contribution

If you’re ready to help shape the next chapter of Urban Automotive, we’d love to hear from you.