Marketing Lead

Role Overview

We are looking for a commercially minded, hands-on Marketing Lead to join our marketing team.

This is a senior role for someone who can review our current marketing activity, help to develop a clear and effective strategy, and work with the wider business to deliver measurable growth.

You will be comfortable working across a range of different business units – setting daily direction for the marketing team whilst also supporting delivery alongside our Digital and Content Manager.

About Us

Langford Vets is a group of customer-focused veterinary services providing a range of first opinion and specialist capabilities and outstanding care. Our group includes Langford Veterinary Practice, the Small Animal Referral Hospital, Stables Equine Practice, Farm Animal Practice, and Diagnostic Laboratories. As a subsidiary of the University of Bristol, we provide the clinical teaching platform for the Veterinary School.

We also support career-long learning through the Langford Academy, which provides CPD, advanced training, and career development opportunities for veterinary professionals.

About the Role

With three key audiences – pet and animal owners, referring veterinary practices, and veterinary professionals through the Langford Academy – this role is responsible for delivering a clear marketing strategy and growth in new clients, referrals, and revenue.

You will be expected to both lead and contribute to delivery, working closely with our Digital and Content Manager. Strong content creation skills, with videography and editing experience is essential.

This is an exciting opportunity to grow a new aspect of Langford Vets as we further develop our role in post graduate education.

This role reports into the CEO and Langford Academy Lead, and is a full time role expected to be largely working on site.

Key Responsibilities

Langford Academy

• Support the Langford Academy Lead to develop and grow the Langford Academy programme and profile
• Promote CPD events, training opportunities, and educational content to veterinary professionals
• Help deliver events, campaigns, and initiatives that strengthen engagement with the wider profession

Client Growth (B2C) working alongside our different business units

• Increase new client acquisition and appointment bookings across our practices
• Develop campaigns and communications to improve customer loyalty, retention, and repeat bookings
• Optimise digital channels and the overall customer journey to drive bookings and long-term growth

Hands-On Delivery

• Work closely with the Digital and Content Manager on day-to-day delivery of marketing activity
• Creation of video content, including filming and editing

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in a senior marketing role with hands-on responsibility
• Strong content creation skills, with videography and editing experience essential
• Strong commercial focus with a track record of delivering growth in leads, revenue and customer engagement
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to work across a multi-service organisation
• Experience in healthcare, veterinary, education, or professional services sectors would be advantageous

Benefits and wellbeing

Our people are at the heart of what we do and as your employer we want to ensure we offer flexibility, support and staff development, where possible, through:

Time off

• 5 weeks holiday per year (plus bank holidays)
• Additional holiday entitlement for Long Service

Wellbeing

• On site Mental Wellbeing Champions
• EDI committee
• Employee Forum – to ensure all employees voices can be heard
• Menopause Café
• Wellbeing talks and events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Family friendly policies, including enhanced maternity and paternity pay (after 2 years’ service)

Health

• Simply Health Cash plan membership
• Free annual flu vaccination
• Free Specsavers eye test voucher

General

• Free onsite parking
• U2 bus service link to Bristol
• Annual CPD allowance
• Employee discount
• Generous pension scheme – we match up to 8% pension contributions

How to apply

If this role sounds like the right fit for you, don’t delay, click ‘Apply’ and begin your career with Langford Vets.

Closing date: Thursday 14th May

Interview date: Tuesday 19th May

Langford Vets is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.