Program and Partnerships Manager (Marketing)

As our Program and Partnerships Manager, you’ll play a vital role in leading engagement with our community, and driving awareness of KEF’s brand & marketing programs and content initiatives. You’ll be responsible for building and maintaining an intimate relationship with our community of fans and collaborators through not only day-to-day community management but also contributing to on-going content strategy for our channels.

The ideal candidate will have solid hands-on experience in community engagement and driving online dialogue with an interest in music, arts and culture, and gaming. Exposure to event planning and client relationship management is preferred but not required.

Key responsibilities:

Program Management

• Strategise, implement and maintain Global Program initiatives in the Europe region and ensure alignment to Global Marketing objectives and calendar, including but not limited to product launches and brand initiatives.
• Lead on the execution of Global programs that take place in KEF Music Gallery London and other locations in Europe.
• Work with the Global Analytics team to set up and track KPIs for Global and Europe programs.
• Work closely with the Europe Regional Marketing team to curate a Program strategy for KEF Music Gallery London, ensuring this follows the Global Program Strategy and Framework.
• Be the key contact between Global and Europe marketing teams for KEF Music Gallery programs, helping to coordinate and project manage both online and offline elements of the campaigns
• Lead on agency, artist and legal relationship management on a Global and local (Europe) level
• Support Europe marketing teams with the communication plan for local programs
• Guide Europe marketing teams on curating the Europe Program Strategy and Calendar
• At times, support the Global Program initiatives in KEF Music Gallery London if required

Partnerships Management

• Help bring in new leads for holistic partnership initiatives that encompass online and offline campaigns for KEF owned touchpoints (kef.com, myKEF and KEF Music Gallery London)
• Guide regional sales and marketing teams in bringing in partnership leads according to the global partnership scoring scale
• Guide the regional European marketing teams in drafting campaign briefs for partnership initiatives that include both online and offline customer journeys
• Review and guide regional marketing teams’ campaign briefs to ensure alignment with global program and partnership framework

Education & Experience

• Strong community building and partnership management experience
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, effective stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience with digital and in-person event planning is a plus
• Experience working in an international / regional context is a plus
• Enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Proactive, highly self-motivated, and organised
• Fluent in English, proficiency in other European languages is a bonus (French, German, Spanish, Dutch)
• Passionate about music, entertainment and gadgets
• Training in audio products, acoustics, and brand knowledge is expected
• Experience working with project management tools such as asana, monday.com is a plus

For more company details, please visit our website at https://uk.kef.com/.

We offer attractive remuneration package and long-term career development opportunities to the right candidate. Please send your full resume with current and expected salary by clicking "Apply".

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