Events Marketing Manager

About us

You’ve probably heard of Autotrader, but do you know what we’re all about?  

We’re the UK’s leading automotive marketplace, a heritage brand, and a tech darling of the stock market. We bring together vehicle buyers and sellers to give them real choices. Cars may be what we're best known for but we’re also the place for pretty much everything else on wheels, from e-bikes to caravans. 

In the automotive world, change is a constant, that’s why we take our job of untangling the complex car-buying journey very seriously. 
 
At our core, we’re all about people. We go our own way while embracing diversity and celebrating our differences. We dedicate ourselves to the idea that we work better together.Autotrader is a beautiful, surprising and vibrant place to work. We might not be for everyone, but we could be perfect for you.

About the role  

We’re looking for a Marketing Events Manager to join our Customer Marketing team at Autotrader. 

In this role, you’ll be responsible for developing and delivering our customer-facing events strategy, evolving our current approach to include a broader mix of in-person and digital experiences. You’ll ensure our events engage the right audiences across the automotive industry, reflect our commercial priorities, and help articulate the value Autotrader brings to its partners. 

You’ll lead the end-to-end process, from setting a clear purpose and identifying target audiences, to shaping content, managing logistics, and delivering engaging communications before, during and after each event. You’ll work closely with the Customer Marketing and PR teams to align our event activity with wider brand and commercial strategies, and with other event stakeholders across the business to ensure we deliver relevant, impactful events that support our shared goals. 

Working with our Insights and Research teams, you’ll help develop ambitious, engaging content tailored to each audience, and will shape cross-channel digital content to complement our in-person experiences and broaden their reach. You’ll also partner with our creative team to ensure all event materials and presentations are on-brand and compelling. 

You’ll manage pre-event communications, on-the-day engagement, and post-event follow-ups, working with the Customer Marketing team to amplify reach across relevant marketing channels. You’ll also support the Partnerships team in coordinating Autotrader’s presence at industry events, ensuring our people are well-briefed and set up for success. 

In addition, you’ll work closely with the PR team to identify external events where Autotrader should have a presence, whether through speaking opportunities, partnerships or sponsorships.  

This role is based in Manchester, with regular travel to London (and sometimes other locations) required to support events and collaborate with teams based there. 

 What we’re looking for 

• Proven experience planning, delivering, and evaluating both in-person and digital B2B events, with confidence managing the full event lifecycle from strategy to post-event follow-up 
• Strong organisational and project management skills with excellent attention to detail, able to coordinate stakeholders and multiple activities simultaneously 
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including marketing, PR, partnerships, creative, data, product, and customer-facing teams 
• Ability to shape and deliver event-related content and messaging, including presentations, customer communications, and multi-channel campaigns (email, social, PR) 
• Skilled in translating event content into engaging collateral across different formats 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey ideas clearly and persuasively 
• Creative problem-solver with a proactive approach and the ability to work independently 

Desirable 

• Experience designing inclusive events that cater to a range of audiences 
• Familiarity with CRM, CMS, and social media platforms for event promotion and tracking 
• Experience of working in the automotive industry 

Benefits 

We’re offering a salary of £42,500 - £60,000 dependent on skills and experience, plus an additional 10% of your salary awarded to you in shares each year. These awarded shares will become yours in yearly instalments over the next three years, and you can choose to either sell them or keep them as shares.  

You'll have 28 days holiday per year, and that's in addition to bank holidays and half day closures on Christmas and New Year's Eve.

That’s not all. You'll be enrolled in our pension scheme, where our standard contributions are 7% and employee contributions are 5%. We also have comprehensive private medical cover, enhanced family leave provisions, a car salary sacrifice scheme, share-save options, and much more. 

We always want to give you the support you need and help prioritise your wellbeing, that’s why we provide access to 24/7 online GP and dentist, as well as specialist support for assisted fertility, gender dysphoria, menopause, period care plans and lots more.  

On top of all that, our hybrid model, Connected Working, combines the best of both worlds – office and home working. You’ll have two fixed weekly office days for team collaboration and one more of your choice to suit your work-life balance.  

Additionally, we have our remote-first periods at set times during summer and winter. During these periods, you can work remotely anywhere in the UK and from certain locations abroad.

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