Graduate Marketing Executive - Sports/Fitness

Position: Marketing Executive - Running/Fitness

Location: Wilmslow - 0ffice based

Salary: £27,000

Employment Type: Full-time, permanent

Our client is looking for a Marketing Executive to support the business on retail and event campaigns. This is a hands-on role combining administration, brand activations, and creative content.

If you’re organised, creative, and passionate about running culture, this role offers the chance to make a real impact on a growing brand and be part of a team that lives and breathes running and fitness.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the planning and execution of marketing campaigns for retail and events.
• Support brand activations in-store, online, and at events.
• Ensure consistent brand voice and presentation across all channels.
• Contribute fresh, creative ideas to help grow brand awareness and community engagement
• Social Media & Digital
• Support the management of social media channels with a 7-day presence.
• Help plan, create, and schedule engaging content.
• Stay on top of trends and contribute ideas to keep the brand relevant and inspiring.
• Assist in community engagement.
• Support website updates, e-commerce campaigns, and email marketing.
• Monitor performance and help compile reports to inform future activity.
• Provide day-to-day admin support.
• Assist in the management of campaign calendars, trackers, and content schedules.
• Liaise with suppliers, ambassadors/influencers, and partners to coordinate marketing activity.
• Assist with presentations, reporting, and collateral creation.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Ideally you will have a passion for running, fitness, or active lifestyle culture.
• Confident on social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Strava, YouTube, LinkedIn).
• Strong copywriting skills with the ability to adapt tone for retail and events.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Flexible to cover evenings and weekends for events

Desirable:

• Graduate Business/Marketing Degree
• Ideally 1–2 years’ experience in a marketing, communications, or social media role.
• Experience in retail or e-commerce marketing.
• Basic design skills (Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar)
• Knowledge of email marketing platforms and CMS tools.
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret campaign performance.

Please apply here with your CV. This role is being advertised by Step Ahead Recruitment on behalf of a client. All information has been provided by our client and is accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of advertising.

Step Ahead Recruitment is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in all recruitment practices. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and work to ensure that every candidate is assessed purely on merit and ability.