Marketing Executive
Job ID 11852 Date posted 18/11/2025 Date closes 02/12/2025 City SOUTHAMPTON State HAMPSHIRE Country United Kingdom Job Type Full TimeJob Description
Role Overview
This role is a varied position that supports a wide breadth of marketing functions in the promotion and growth of Holland America Line within the UK & Irish markets. You will work closely with and take direction from the senior marketing manager in overseeing the day-to-day responsibilities of the online & offline consumer & trade marketing activities and events
Supporting the wider sales, marketing and commercial teams in executing the UK strategy, in order to achieve the sourcing targets and growth objectives.
This pivotal role will involve:
- Support with the planning and activation of a 360-marketing plan (digital and print), with paid media partners and ensure that the GTM activation is achieved for each campaign.
- Complete creative briefs, provide brand content and promotional information, review and proof media placements within the agreed plan.
- Collaborate with the US creative team and/or UK freelance designer to brief and deliver UK & Ireland market print and digital collateral.
- Plan, brief and execute direct marketing campaigns for the Holland America UK database, to deliver commercial objectives.
- Communicate all consumer led marketing activity to the wider team and contact centre on a regular basis.
This role is positioned at CUK10 level within our organisation and is available on a full-time, permanent basis. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.
What You'll Bring
Your unique background and skills are what will make you stand out. We're looking for:
- Strong project management skills.
- Experience of writing creative briefs and go-to-market activation.
- Asana experiences desirable.
- Experience of planning, building and deploying Email campaigns.
- HTML experience desirable.
About You: The Ideal Candidate
You are more than just your CV. You're someone who brings:
- Competent in planning and prioritising workload.
- Well-organised and able to meet strict deadlines.
- Ability to plan and execute marketing campaigns independently.
- Can proactively manage multiple priorities to deliver real impact.
- Creative and imaginative copy writing
Application Guidance
Diversity is our strength, and we encourage applications from those with varied experiences, whether you meet every listed requirement or not. If you’re passionate about our guests and looking for an opportunity to grow, we’d love to hear from you.
Why Join Us?
Working with us means more than just a role in guest experience. It’s about being part of a team that values well-being and personal growth.
Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague.
CUK-employee-experience-guide-July-2025.pdf
Here’s what we offer:
- Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
- Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
- Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
- Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
- Extensive learning and development opportunities
- Employee-led networks
- Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
- Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
- In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
- Life Assurance
- Parental and adoption leave
- Employee Shares Plan
- Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
- Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
- Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
- Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
- A friendly welcome with help settling in
Due to the popularity of our roles and our commitment to finding the best talent, we might close applications earlier than advertised. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to become part of a team dedicated to creating unforgettable holiday happiness. Apply today to start your journey with us.
Recruitment Journey
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