Joules Performance Marketing Manager - 12 Months Fixed Term Contract

Job ID Job ID 75139

Team Team Product

Location Location Market Harborough

Job Schedule Job Schedule Full time

Salary Salary competitive

Posting Date Posting Date 02/04/2026

Apply Before Apply Before 16/04/2026

Summary

The Role We are seeking a strategic and data-driven Performance Marketing Manager to oversee our Affiliate, PPC, and Paid Social channels. This role is pivotal in driving customer acquisition, enhancing brand visibility, and maximizing returns across digital platforms for Joules. You will act as the bridge between internal stakeholders (including NEXT and Finance) and our external agencies to ensure a total search and social strategy.

What You’ll Do

Core Strategic Oversight

• Strategic Planning: Collaborate with key stakeholders to define goals, objectives, and action plans, monitoring progress toward strategic milestones.
• Agency Management: Manage agency relationships across all performance channels, overseeing day-to-day account management and ensuring they remain focused on overarching brand goals.
• Business Growth: Suggest improvements to existing business strategies to drive growth and align resource planning with the overall digital strategy.
• Insights & Reporting: Identify issues, develop hypotheses, and communicate data-backed insights and recommendations to key decision-makers.
• Stakeholder Management: Build and nurture strong relationships with internal teams (Creative, Content, PR) and external partners to deliver cohesive campaigns.
• Business Cases: Support the preparation and delivery of strategic business cases and high-level presentation materials.

Channel-Specific Execution

• Affiliate Marketing: Identify and recruit new partners to expand the network; monitor metrics to optimize ROI and ensure seamless integration with PR media channels.
• PPC & Total Search: Implement and optimize campaigns across Google, Bing, and Social; work closely with NEXT to ensure holistic keyword optimization across SEO and PPC.
• Paid Social: Own the strategy for Meta, TikTok, and Pinterest; work with Finance to secure sign-off on new tests and tactics to acquire new audiences.
• Financial Rigor: Manage campaign budgets across all channels, making real-time adjustments to ensure performance goals are met.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven Experience: We are looking for someone with demonstrable experience in a similar role within the Digital Marketing industry, specifically managing multi-channel performance budgets. Ideally within an online retailer.
• Technical Proficiency: You will have a deep understanding of Google Ads, Bing Ads, and social platform ad managers (Meta, TikTok, etc.).
• Proactive Mindset: You will be a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced environment and stays calm under pressure.
• Analytical Thinking: As someone with demonstrated experience in strategic problem-solving you will have the ability to translate complex data into actionable growth strategies.
• Communication Skills: You will have the ability to liaise with and influence a variety of stakeholders as well as establishing credibility with senior leadership.
• Collaborative Spirit: We are looking for an effective team player with a "can-do" attitude who can take direction and deliver tasks with precision.

Sponsorship

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. Joules does not hold a Sponsor Licence and would not, therefore, be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate the right to work without sponsorship.

Please note that we may close the advert early if the required level of applications is received - this role requires an immediate start so apply now to receive early consideration.

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Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays with opportunity to buy/sell
• Private medical insurance
• Health and Wellbeing benefits - Opt in Healthcare cash plan, free digital GP via the Aviva App, Wellhub app access with discounted gym membership, free access to an array of health and wellness apps and much more
• We offer flexible start and finish times and discretionary flexibility to support your needs and help you navigate life's demands as and when your work allows
• 25% staff discount on Joules and NEXT products
• Up to 10% off most NEXT partner Brands & Branded Beauty products
• Up to 25% off Joules partner Brands
• Opt-in clothing allowance
• Access to fantastic discounts at our NEXT staff shop
• Life assurance
• Reward Schemes - From a cycle to work scheme to discounts with nearly 1000 retailers
• Collaborative, progressive and supportive working environment
• Competitive employer pension contributions
• Financial, physical and mental wellbeing support via our Employee Assistance Program
• Dedicated Learning and Development
• The Cafe - Our infamous on-site cafe offering subsidised, healthy, fresh and varied food available from breakfast through to lunch and beyond
• Free on-site Parking & low cost EV charging points

Conditions apply to all benefits. These benefits are discretionary and subject to change.

We aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or long-term condition, feel free to get in touch with us by email headoffice_joulesHR@next.co.uk (please include "Workplace Adjustments" in the subject line), or call us on 0116 284 2486 and leave a voicemail.

What's Next?

Apply

Show us what you can do. Submit your application online and our recruitment team will take a first look at your experience and strengths.

Inform

Let’s talk. We will get in touch for an initial conversation by phone or video to learn more about you and share what the team is looking for.

Review

If you are invited to an interview, you may be asked to present an interview task or portfolio and talk through your experience in a competency based interview. It is also your chance to ask questions and get to know us.

Offer

If it’s the right match, our recruitment team will be in touch with a job offer and next steps. This is where your journey with NEXT begins.

Team Overview

This is where ideas become incredible collections. Designers, Buyers, Merchandisers, and Technologists collaborate to create products our customers love. You'll spot global trends, strategically balance our range plans and meticulously test quality so every season feels fresh, inspiring and exceptional.

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About Joules

Our Working Way

At Joules, we honour our British heritage while creating products and experiences that delight, inspire, and connect with our customers every day. We are committed to bringing freshness and innovation to our collections, delivering style, quality, and joy in every season. We strive to be the leading brand in preppy, heritage ‘time off’ clothing, offering standout outerwear and rainwear, layered autumn and winter essentials, fresh spring and summer styles, and a broad selection across womenswear, menswear, kidswear, and homeware.

At Joules we lead on product, design, print, creative brand strategy and marketing whilst NEXT supports retail, HR, finance, distribution, customer service and returns - offering operational excellence.

Are you ready to take it on?

Challenges. Opportunities. The future. Let’s take it on at NEXT.

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