Abel & Cole | B Corp™
Growth Marketing Lead
Requirements
Proven success in driving growth for DTC or subscription-based businesses with expertise in PPC, SEO, and CRO. Strong commercial acumen with experience managing significant budgets and leading high-performing teams.
Job Description
Role Summary:
We are looking for a strategic and commercially minded Growth Marketing Lead (on a 10-month fixed term basis) to play a pivotal role in the next stage of Abel & Cole's growth. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on finding new opportunities, testing bold ideas, and turning insight into action.
Leading a team of two channel specialists, you'll optimise some of our most important growth levers. We are a team of 25 marketeers with a full inhouse creative team, so you’ll see your work from end to end. You’ll partner with some agencies to help us strategize and execute our above the line plan. From data and insight, concept, execute and deliver, you have full end to end responsibility.
If you love uncovering opportunities, balancing challenging the status quo versus having a tried and tested plan, and seeing your ideas deliver measurable results, this role offers the chance to make a real impact in a purpose-led brand.
Key Responsibilities & Objectives:
- Leading new customer strategy across Direct Mail, Door Drop, PPC, Affiliate Marketing, Referrals, Website Conversion and Outbound Calling.
- Own performance reporting and (£3m) budget management, balancing commercial results with long-term growth opportunities.
- Team leadership and coaching of two channel specialists, helping them deliver their full potential while driving exceptional results.
- Lead a culture of testing, learning and optimisation, building the evidence and confidence needed to deliver ambitious customer acquisition targets.
- Turn data and insight into actionable recommendations, influencing and consulting stakeholders and securing alignment behind growth initiatives.
- A key member of our SEO project team, improving discoverability and helping more customers find Abel & Cole.
- Work closely with our inhouse designers, copywriters, analysts and digital specialists to deliver innovative campaigns and exceptional customer experiences.
Essential Skills and Experience:
- Proven success driving new customer growth within a DTC or subscription-based business.
- Strong expertise across customer acquisition channels, particularly PPC, SEO and conversion rate optimisation.
- Experience partnering with Product and Digital teams to improve website performance and customer journeys.
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, able to bring stakeholders together around a clear plan.
- A collaborative leader who enjoys developing people, challenging thinking and creating high-performing teams.
- Commercially driven, with experience managing significant budgets and confidently reporting on ROI and P&L performance.
What we offer
This is a full-time, temporary 10-month position, working Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week. Our core working hours are 9.00am - 5.30pm, however, we offer flexibility. You will be based in our Putney office but we have a hybrid working environment, with two days in the office required, on site, per week.
- 33 days inclusive of bank holidays (FTE)
- A free box of fruit and veg every week
- Up to 35% discount on A&C products
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Grant on team sports
- Up to £55,000 per annum (FTE), depending on experience
Skills
About Abel & Cole | B Corp™
Abel & Cole is the sustainable online grocer, delivering excellent quality, fresh food to switched on households since 1988. Over the years we’ve developed close, trusting relationships with farmers and makers, whilst helping customers enjoy and understand sustainable, seasonal eating. We minimise food waste and unnecessary packaging – using boxes, not bags, since day one – and promote biodiversity and animal welfare alongside innovative, fair trade and organic farming. Our staff, like our customers and our suppliers, are extremely important to us. We are proud of our company culture, which combines friendliness, supportiveness and humour with outstanding levels of achievement at work. Our commitment to our staff and their development has helped shape the success of our company.