Location
Hybrid, Reading

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£45,000 - £50,000 per annum, depending on experience

About the Role
13-18 Months Fixed Term Contract. Are you an experienced Brand Manager ready to join the business at a time when our brand image has never been more critical? This important role supports the Senior Brand and Marketing Manager in planning, developing, and improving brand strategy to ensure all marketing communications and activities resonate with our audience and elevate our brand presence. You will need a keen eye for detail and be a vocal brand advocate, with a knack for engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders. As a brand guardian, you will communicate our vision and strategy with clarity and enthusiasm, inspiring both internal teams and external partners. You will also monitor our brand's performance and identify opportunities for improvement through insights and research. Your creativity will fuel a continuous pipeline of innovative ideas for brand development, grounded in thorough market analysis and data-driven insights. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring our marketing communications meet all legal, regulatory, and company standards, safeguarding our brand's integrity.

Key Responsibilities
- Work with the Research team and external agencies to conduct brand and market research activities.
- Translate research into insights to support the creation of compelling campaign briefs.
- Manage brand guidelines, assets, identity, and policies to ensure all content is visually and verbally consistent and engaging across all Thames Water sites and customer-facing channels.
- Create relevant and engaging communication assets and tools to enable colleagues to deliver effective communications.
- Plan, organise and produce brand photoshoots.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external agencies to develop engaging and on-brand communications across various customer touchpoints.

About Thames Water
We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, serving more than 16 million customers daily. Our mission is to build a better future for our customers, communities, people, and the planet. We offer meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and excellent benefits. Join us to make a daily difference while helping protect the world’s water for future generations.

Benefits
- 26 days holiday per year, increasing to 30 with length of service (plus bank holidays)
- Generous pension scheme through AON
- Access to health and wellbeing benefits including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work scheme, shopping vouchers, and life assurance
- Performance-related pay linked to company targets
- Inclusive and supportive working environment with adjustments available during recruitment and employment

Experience
Substantial experience in brand management and insights is essential.

About you
- Creative flair with a strong visual sense.
- Strong attention to detail and reliability to complete work to quality and timescales.
- A vocal brand advocate, passionate about the brand and determined to deliver the most effective results.
- Excellent at engaging with a wide variety of stakeholders.
- A self-starter who can proactively make connections and get involved.
- Organised, resilient, and adaptable.
- Able to take an idea and make it into reality, advising and working with colleagues to give ideas an identity.

Qualifications
Not explicitly stated, but relevant qualifications in marketing, brand management, or related fields would be advantageous.