Who we are

We are William Reed.

We are a global media group delivering exceptional content through events, digital, data & insight.

From agribusiness, ingredients and food processing, to retail, hospitality & fine dining – we provide the inspiration, insight and connections to power our customers’ success.

We have offices in Gatwick, Brighton and London, UK; Montpellier, France; Singapore and Chicago, US. In line with the Company’s current Agile Working Policy, the successful candidate would be eligible to work from our Brighton office.

Position: Full time – permanent

Location: Brighton

Reporting to and working closely with Senior Digital Marketing Manager, the Digital Marketing Executive will support the digital transformation of Rethink Events, focusing on execution, monitoring, and operational support.

Rethink Events produces world-leading summits focused on innovation, investment, and sustainability in agriculture, food, water, and energy. Its conferences bring together senior executives, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers to accelerate technology adoption and address global challenges.

This is an exciting opportunity to build your digital marketing career at the heart of a commercially focused digital marketing function, working across a variety of campaigns and collaborating with internal teams to bring them to life.

What you'll be doing:

Analytics, Tracking & Digital Delivery

• Monitoring web analytics dashboards and proactively flagging anomalies or tracking issues
• Analysing campaign performance data and track ROI
• Ensuring consistent and accurate use of UTM parameters across all marketing campaigns

Marketing Cloud Account Engagement (MCAE / Pardot) & Lead Generation

• Sourcing and validating qualified data to support lead generation initiatives
• Building and testing MCAE forms in line with WR standards and compliance requirements
• Supporting landing page creation using approved templates and best practices
• Ensuring accurate tracking and reporting across MCAE and Salesforce

PPC Campaign Support

• Monitoring PPC campaign performance and key metrics
• Assisting with campaign execution and preparing post-campaign performance reports

In-house Promotion

• Coordinating online marketing campaigns across news websites to promote physical events (e.g., banners, newsletters)
• Creating and sending email campaigns via Adobe Campaign
• Managing in-house ad bookings and providing guidance on asset requirements

What you'll need:

• Strong experience in digital marketing, ideally within B2B events
• Imaginative marketer with a proven talent for crafting fresh, engaging content that captivates and converts
• Proficiency in web analytics, Excel, MCAE (Pardot), Email Marketing (Adobe Campaign or similar), data acquisition, and PPC
• Excellent execution capabilities, including project management, data analysis, and effective communication, both written and verbal
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated and proactive with fantastic teamwork and collaboration skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Experience with online content management systems (CMS)
• Proficient IT skills including MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc)

Company Benefits and Initiatives Include:

• 25 days annual leave in addition to bank holidays - increasing by one additional day after 6 years, up to a maximum of 30 days.
• An additional day of leave for you to take on a cultural celebration day or on your birthday if you like. A day for you! At William Reed, we call this our “MeDay”.
• A volunteer day to take for supporting a chosen charity and giving back to the community.
• Opportunity for hybrid working
• Contributory Pension
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Group Income Protection
• Enhanced family-friendly leave pay entitlements
• Wellbeing benefits, including: A health care cash plan, Employee assistance programme, Virtual GP service and Access to health & wellbeing resources and tools.
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme

Why work for us

We provide a supportive work environment and are committed to maintaining a healthy work/life balance for all of our employees. Working for William Reed means that you will be joining a stable organisation that is committed to developing its employees and brands.

We warmly welcome and encourage applications from talented individuals of all backgrounds and characteristics.

If you need any support in accessing this opportunity, please do not hesitate to discuss this with us.