Brand Manager

This is a hands-on role at the heart of Virgin, supporting how our brand shows up across the UK and EMEA. You’ll work closely with Virgin companies and senior stakeholders to protect, strengthen and grow the Virgin brand — balancing creativity with commercial reality, and strategy with practical delivery. If you’re living and breathing brand and marketing day-to-day, and know how to make great ideas land, this role is for you.

Our Virgin Family

Join the Virgin Group – a diverse collective driving change, enhancing customer experience, and having a blast. We're daring, disrupting industries from finance to space, united as part of the Virgin Family.

Virgin Management, the heart of Virgin, nurtures the brand globally. Our diverse, 180-strong team in London and New York, supports every facet of the Virgin family, including Virgin Unite, our entrepreneurial foundation, and Virgin Start-Up, empowering UK entrepreneurs. Working in synergy with various Virgin entities globally, our interests are as diverse as travel, health, music, media, finance, and space. Our unique work culture and commitments to purpose & sustainability unite us.

We’re a huge brand, but not a huge team, which means we take a hands-on approach while thinking strategically. Everyone rolls up their sleeves to get things done, making it an exciting and collaborative place to work.

Tell me more

• Support the development and execution of brand strategy across the UK and EMEA, ensuring the Virgin brand is applied consistently, creatively and commercially.
• Act as a trusted brand partner to a portfolio of Virgin companies, working closely with in-house brand and marketing teams to guide brand decisions, via proactive account management.
• Bring brand strategy to life — shaping brand activity and partnerships that work in the real world, within budgets and operational constraints.
• Build strong, credible relationships with senior stakeholders, influencing with confidence while remaining collaborative and approachable.
• Identify opportunities to grow brand value, reduce brand risk and unlock commercial impact through smarter brand and marketing choices.
• Identify opportunities for Virgin companies to collaborate on projects or share insights to drive greater value to the Virgin Masterbrand and individual Virgin companies’ objectives.

What you’ll need

• Hands-on experience working in a brand and marketing role, with practical experience delivering brand and marketing activity.
• A commercial understanding, with the ability to balance brand advisory with business realities.
• Confidence working with senior stakeholders and building trusted, long-term relationships.
• Excellent communication skills — able to explain brand thinking clearly, simply and persuasively.
• A genuine appreciation of the Virgin brand and culture; experience within Virgin is a big plus, but not essential.

The extra details

Role type: Permanent

Location: London hub (2 days per week) & your home space

Salary: £54,000 - £65,000 plus bonus - We're putting our salaries out there for everyone to see - no smoke and mirrors, just honest numbers. We'll offer a salary that matches your skills, always aiming for room to grow.

Working hours: Full time

Benefits: Buckle up for an adventure with Virgin! Our benefits package isn't just a list – it's your ticket to an extraordinary career and life. Think unlimited leave for your globe-trotting dreams, a “Screw it, let’s do it” pot to enjoy being you, and a learning budget to fuel your curiosity. We’ve got your back with top-notch health care, family support that goes the extra mile, a generous pension with up to 10% employer contribution, life insurance, and the option to go electric through our EV scheme. From flexible volunteering to investing in your future, we’re not just offering a job – we’re inviting you to join a community that celebrates your whole self.

Closing date: 11 February 2026

Some of the attributes that define a Virgin person just can’t be quantified in words. We pride ourselves on welcoming people from all walks of life, with all sorts of skill sets. Most recently, we successfully campaigned to add ‘Dyslexic Thinking’ as a skill on LinkedIn. We truly value passion for Purpose and Sustainability, welcoming creative thinkers and innovators. Any uniqueness is a strength and will be considered an asset to our workforce. If there is something you would like us to consider, to tailor the hiring process to the way you work best, please don’t hesitate to let us know.

Ready to turn your career into the ultimate adventure? Virgin's got the map, the compass, and the crew. Your great adventure awaits!