Events & Marketing Manager

Job Title: Part-time Events & Marketing Manager

Company: Cube Communications (UK) Limited

Hours: Part Time – 3 days a week, with some flexibility with around event days and very occasionally evening/weekend work. There is some flexibility and a balance to be found between your preferred times and the company’s requirements.

Location: A minimum of 2 days (Wed & Thurs) in our Wimbledon office – occasional nationwide travel for events/training  

Start Date: ASAP

About CUBE Communications

With a host of awards to our name including The Drinks Business PR Agency 2025 and some of the world’s best known wine brands and wine regions in our roster, we are the UK’s leading drinks specialist PR & Events agency. Clients include Tesco, Gallo, Vins de Provence, Bordeaux Wines, MDCV UK, Brown Family Wine Group and DO Ribera del Duero. 

We are a small, perfectly formed team of 10. Our office is situated in a quiet mews development in central Wimbledon. We operate a hybrid work model, with three set days in the office each week for full time members of staff, and a minimum of two for this role. 

Role Outline

Working alongside our PR team, our busy Events & Marketing team delivers a wide range of initiatives for our client base. The role is diverse; it’s a mixture of promotional activities, B2B and B2C marketing, as well as events and logistics for experiential road shows, pop-ups and consumer events, plus educational training programmes from briefings, sommelier dinners, virtual masterclasses and wine tastings. 

The Events & Marketing Manager will focus predominantly on the following accounts – Tesco, Bordeaux Wines, Vins de Provence, Yellow Tail and Ribera del Duero. It will be hands on, covering everything from sourcing samples, liaising with suppliers and clients, producing reports, organising promotions, managing online and virtual events, and most importantly forging strong, enduring relationships with key members of the UK drinks trade. 

The role would suit an Events or Marketing professional looking for a part-time role to fit around their own busy life. A minimum of 3 years’ experience within the drinks industry, events or B2B/B2C marketing is essential. The candidate should be highly motivated, enthusiastic with strong organisational skills and be happy to work proactively and independently.

Key Responsibilities

• To assist and support the Events and Marketing Director with implementation & management of client event programmes

• To provide support to the wider team, assisting on other clients or activities where required
• To carry out administration associated with our wine and spirits related events, such as guest lists, sample requests, entering competitions, researching merchandise and venues
• Liaising with suppliers and contractors – getting quotes, placing orders, booking staffing and requesting stock counts
• General account management duties including preparing activity briefs, design decks and evaluations, and managing activity budgets
• Preparing client status reports and attending client meetings
• Setting up and coordinating suppliers at pop-up bars and festivals – next year we will be running a wine bar at Big Feastival and smaller drinks masterclasses at The Waitrose Festival, Virgin Wines, Laithwaites Wine Festivals, London Wine Fair etc.
• Running on-trade and off-trade promotions with national supermarkets, wine merchants and restaurant chains
• Assisting on new business development including brainstorms and pitches

Essential Skills & Experience

• 3-5 years’ events or marketing experience (physical and virtual), ideally within an agency, or with previous experience within food/drink/hospitality
• Demonstrated time planning & management – ability to prioritise deadlines and work effectively to timelines
• Ability to handle a number of projects simultaneously
• Excellent organisational skills and very keen eye for detail
• Exceptional command of English with a high level of interpersonal, written & verbal communication skills (French speaking a bonus).
• Good computer skills – especially Powerpoint and Excel
• Self-motivated, dynamic and proactive – happy taking ownership of their own projects
• Ability to remain calm under pressure with a logical, level-headed and hands-on approach to problem solving
• Creativity and flair for design, branding and event décor

Desirable Skills & Experience (not essential)

• Educated to University degree level
• Wine knowledge (ie a WSET qualification)
• Knowledge of InDesign/Photoshop/Adobe Acrobat 
• Driving license and access to a car

Renumeration

• Salary of c £30,000 pa commensurate with experience (based on 3 days per week ie £50k pro rata)
• Various other perks which can be shared at request

Apply

To apply please submit your CV, your salary expectations and a brief covering letter stating why you’d be a great member of our team to [email protected]