About the Role
We’re looking for a hands-on, proactive, and digitally confident Marketing & Operations Support Executive to work closely with the Director and our external marketing agency to help grow and promote BattleKart Gateshead - a unique, immersive electric karting and gaming experience.
This is a varied and impactful role combining marketing, admin, and operations. You’ll help drive local and digital marketing, manage outreach to influencers and businesses, support content creation and campaign execution, and assist in keeping daily activity moving.
You’ll work in close collaboration with our external marketing agency, reporting directly to them on marketing related tasks. You’ll help execute the local elements of their strategies, contribute ideas, and ensure everything runs smoothly on the ground.
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What You’ll Be Doing
- Marketing coordination - support local implementation of campaigns, influencer outreach, UGC campaigns, email marketing, and social scheduling
- Work with our marketing agency - report into the agency for marketing tasks, complete assignments, and support campaign execution
- Sales driven outreach - contact local businesses via telesales approach, groups, schools, influencers, and event organisers to drive bookings and grow brand awareness
- Content direction - help plan and brief content for social, email, and web platforms, working with the agency and creatives
- Admin & follow-up - manage outreach pipelines, respond to leads, and keep local tasks progressing
- Rollout support - assist with new processes, tools, or systems introduced at the site
- Local market insight - bring valuable input based on understanding of the North East audience
- Close collaboration with the Director - provide hands on support in delivering marketing and operational activity
Who We’re Looking For
- Based in or around Newcastle / North East
- Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and reliability
- Digitally capable - quick to learn tools like CRMs, schedulers, and Google Workspace
- A confident communicator - both written and verbal
- Marketing savvy - ideally with experience in campaign coordination, content, or influencer marketing
- Proactive and self motivated - happy to work independently and take initiative
- Bonus: experience in events, entertainment, hospitality, or creative marketing
What You’ll Get
- £13.50–£14.00/hour, with review after 3-6 months
- 25 hours per week, flexibly scheduled
- Hybrid working - mostly remote, with regular in-person time at BattleKart Gateshead
- A role at the heart of a fast paced, exciting entertainment business
- Direct input into the growth of an innovative and engaging brand
- Opportunity to grow and shape the role as the business evolves
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: £13.50-£14.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Work from home
Experience:
- Marketing: 2 years (required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Gateshead NE11 9DJ