Legacies Marketing Executive

27,000 – 28,500 plus benefits

Reports to: Marketing Manager

Directorate: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Location: Stratford, London Office-based with high flexibility (1-2 days per week in the office)

Closing date: 12th April 2026 23:55

This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. Please let us know if there is anything about the recruitment process that you would like to discuss, in particular if there are any changes or adjustments that would make it easier for you to apply. Please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 020 3469 8400 as soon as possible.

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

Recruitment process: Competency based interview

Interview date: Week commencing 20th April

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. Thats why we were looking for someone talented, someone who shares our vision, someone like you.

We are looking for a Legacies Marketing Executive to join us and support the development and delivery of proposition specific campaigns.

What will I be doing?

Supporting the Legacies Proposition Marketing team on the delivery of marketing outputs and coordinating the development and approval processes.

Supporting the content and creative production process, working with agencies, freelancers and the internal Creative Team to develop compelling creative across a range of channels.

Managing end-to-end Legacies campaign delivery across channels including paid social, email and direct mail.

Providing operational support for Legacies campaign set-up and management across all channels, including auditing campaign elements prior to launch.

Overseeing key Legacies marketing processes including monitoring inbound line calls and supporting finance processes such as raising POs.

Working with UX experts to deliver pre-launch test and learn initiatives, sharing findings with stakeholders and optimising activity and assets based on results.

Conducting in-campaign and post-campaign analysis across all channels, evaluating against KPIs and preparing regular reports for the Marketing Manager.

What are we looking for?

Experience of successfully delivering multi-channel campaigns, from planning through to execution and analysis.

Understanding of end-to-end supporter journeys and the role of different channels in fully integrated campaigns.

Experience of developing campaign assets for use across channels.

Data-driven with an understanding of UX principles and experience of interpreting results and recommending opportunities for optimisation.

Ability to prioritise, manage conflicting deadlines, work well under pressure and manage multiple tasks to deadline.

Proven success of good stakeholder management, with the ability to build strong working relationships and collaborate effectively.

Passionate marketer with an interest in external trends and developments.

High level of IT literacy, including good working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism

Human : Act to have a positive impact on people

Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively

Were looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

If youre interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience wed still love to hear from you.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.

You can explore our benefits by visiting our careers web page .

How do I apply?

We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we wont be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively.

For more information on this career opportunity please visit our website or contact us at recruitment@cancer.org.uk .

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Our vision is to create a charity where everyone feels like they belong, benefits from and participates in, the work we do. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and cultures, in particular those from ethnic minority backgrounds who are currently under-represented.

We want to see every candidate performing at their best throughout the job application process, interview process and whilst at work. We therefore ask you to inform us of any concerns you have or any adjustments you might need to enable this to happen. Please contact recruitment@cancer.org.uk or 0 20 3469 8400 as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18, so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.