Exciting opportunity at an innovative wellbeing and conference centre.

Are you looking for a lifestyle orientated Sales & Marketing job where you are part of a team that feels like a family; that values authenticity and playfulness; that is based in beautiful countryside; that gives you the creative freedom to help build an audience and connect like minds to create positive change in the world?

West Lexham is the one of the UK’s most innovative retreat centres. Currently we focus on hiring our events rooms and barn/cottage bedrooms for retreats, away days, festival weddings and our treehouses and bell tents for holidays. We have 22 acres with a boating lake, river, swimming pool, tennis court, and both formal and wild gardens. We are run on social enterprise principles, renewable energy, built on upcycled materials with top design as a key USP.

About to start major game changing project, building a large kitchen garden to supply food for our new restaurant/cafe. This new building will also include a library, reception, shop, outside amphitheatre, offices and staff room. We are also putting in a gym, sauna, hot tub and treatment rooms.

We are gearing up to provide educational courses, to become a ‘content and ethos’ based destination. We will curate content such as short courses, yoga & meditation, talks and kids’ activities. Nothing quite like this has yet been done in the UK, so we are looking for a pioneering Sales and Marketing Executive who can give us a voice.

The role

As Sales and Marketing Executive, you will be responsible for:

• The development and delivery of the Sales & Marketing plan to drive occupancy.
• Multi channel and Paid Social Media Marketing.
• Maintaining the website, Paid Search strategy, SEO and updating all third-party listings.
• Collecting & analysing data to underpin strategy with objective insights (Inc. cross channel reporting, budget management and KPIs)
• Building the brand online and with PR, social media and internal & external events.
• Writing blogs, assisting in making videos, and writing newsletters.
• Creating fresh content, using photography and graphic design skills.
• Networking skills on and offline to build the tribe around what we are doing.
• Understanding and appreciation of wellness orientated lifestyle.
• Creating and converting enquiries through keen commercial acumen.
• Filling our own events and courses.

The Person

We are looking for a Sales and Marketing Executive who:

• is someone who gets what we are trying to do, and who wants to promote it.
• is a self-starter, highly efficient and organised.
• is able to work well to tight deadlines under pressure.
• is strong at long term planning and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• has a passion and natural affinity for social media.
• is a good team player, with strong interpersonal skills.
• is a creative person balanced by attention to detail
• is a confident communicator in person and through strong and engaging writing skills.
• has at least a fledgling interest in personal development

Package and benefits

This is a key role within the business and the salary will reflect this. Practical assistance will be provided with relocation should this be required.

If you would like to be considered for this exciting and unique position, then please apply today.