Marketing Executive (Leisure & Seasonal)
We're a thriving team passionate about working together to deliver excellence, all in a natural forest environment.
Welcome to Center Parcs – the number one choice for short break holidays, employing a team of over 10,000 across Forest House (our Head Office) and six separate villages located in the UK and Ireland.
MARKETING EXECUTIVE (LEISURE & SEASONAL) | Circa £29,400 per annum
Hybrid role with 2 days office based, home-working and occasional travel to our villages based in the UK and Ireland
We're looking for a creative and commercially minded Marketing Executive to join our Leisure & Seasonal team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering engaging, multi-channel marketing activity that enhances the guest experience and supports our brand and commercial objectives.
Focusing on leisure and seasonal campaigns, you'll bring our villages to life through impactful activations, compelling content and coordinated communications across the guest journey – from pre-arrival engagement through to on-village experiences.
What you'll be doing
- Supporting the planning and delivery of leisure and seasonal marketing campaigns
- Owning the activation and rollout of marketing collateral across leisure and seasonal suites
- Helping to enhance the guest journey through effective multi-channel communications (digital, on-village and pre-arrival)
- Contributing to content creation and campaign execution across CRM, social, digital and PR channels
- Collaborating closely with internal teams including CRM, Social Media, Digital and PR to ensure joined-up delivery
- Partnering with Commercial, Operations and Village teams to align activity with guest needs and operational priorities
- Ensuring all marketing activity is aligned to brand standards and delivers against commercial objectives
HOURS OF WORK
You will be contracted to work 150 hours per 4-week period (37.5 hours per week). Normal working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. However, dynamic working is available whereby the earliest start time is 7am and the latest finish time is 7pm.
Please note, this role will be hybrid with 2 days office based, home-working and occasional travel to our villages based in the UK and Ireland.
ABOUT YOU
Essential requirements:
- Full UK driving licence
- Strong project management, organisational and influencing skills
- Proven copywriting and proofreading ability
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Confident working across multiple projects and meeting tight deadlines
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Degree-level qualification (or equivalent experience)
- Experience in marketing, ideally within a brand or campaign-focused environment
- Experience managing marketing campaigns including CRM, digital, PR and social media
- Passionate about delivering brand excellence
- A keen creative eye and high attention to detail
- Collaborative and proactive approach to cross-team working
- Strong sense of accountability and ownership
- Positive, can-do attitude with a desire to continuously improve
Desirable requirements:
- Experience in marketing for the leisure and hospitality industry
- Experience in managing design and print process for a range of marketing collateral
ABOUT THE BENEFITS
Center Parcs is a fantastic place to work, and the benefits are as impressive as they are unique. Here are just a few:
- Colleague Bonus Scheme
- Pension Scheme with Life Assurance
- Colleague Recognition and Reward Scheme – offering a choice of Center Parcs and High Street vouchers
- Free use of our leisure facilities
- Discounted Center Parcs breaks
- 20% discount in our restaurant and retail outlets
- Access to Perks at Work Portal - offering a wide range of retail and leisure discounts
- An Employee Assistance Program - providing support on financial, health and legal matters
- Excellent opportunities for career development and progression with the opportunity to gain externally recognised qualifications
If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application.
Closing date: 12th June 2026
Interviews to be held: Week commencing 15th June 2026 #INPLOIv2
Please note this vacancy may close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. Early submission of your application is therefore encouraged.
At Center Parcs, everyone's welcome.
We recognise that we're all at our best when we're being ourselves. We are committed to building a culture that champions diversity, equity and inclusion, where everyone is treated fairly and with respect. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want them to feel valued for their individuality, thrive in our business and share a sense of belonging. We place a lot of value on recruiting based on behaviours rather than prioritising qualifications or experience.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, please let us know if you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process.