At Hain Celestial we are looking for a Marketing Manager, Communications to lead the brand communications strategy for our Snacks & Meal Prep portfolio - home to some of the UK’s most loved brands, including Hartley’s, Sun-Pat, New Covent Garden, Cully & Sully, and Yorkshire Provender. This is a Hybrid, homebased role with 2-3 days per week in our Central London Office.
In this pivotal role, you’ll devise and deliver the UK communications strategy and annual activation plans, driving awareness, relevance, and action across all consumer touchpoints. You’ll champion creative excellence, lead agency partnerships, and bring breakthrough brand campaigns to life that both inspire consumers and deliver tangible business results.
This is a role for a strategic, original thinker - someone who combines creativity with commercial acumen, thrives on collaboration, and can balance the art of storytelling with the science of marketing effectiveness.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Communications Planning
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Create compelling 18-month strategic communication plans for the Snacks & Meal Prep portfolios.
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Translate insight and data into actionable plans that build brand equity and drive growth.
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Ensure communication strategies are fully aligned with business objectives and marketing goals.
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Champion thought leadership and innovation through pioneering campaigns.
Campaign Development & Activation
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Lead development and execution of brand campaigns across all touchpoints.
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Deliver inspiring consumer communications that drive awareness, engagement, and sales.
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Prioritise communications and resources for maximum ROI and impact.
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Live and breathe the activation plan — ensuring it energises both internal teams and partners.
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Oversee campaign critical paths to ensure timely, on-budget delivery.
Agency Leadership
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Manage strategic partnerships with creative, media, and PR agencies.
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Ensure alignment on KPIs, creative direction, and quality of output.
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Maintain high standards of briefing to attract and retain top creative talent.
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Build strong, collaborative relationships that drive innovation and performance.
Budget Management & Effectiveness
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Oversee a $3–5M communications budget.
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Manage spend efficiently, aiming for non-working media below 20%.
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Implement a test-and-learn approach to continuously improve marketing effectiveness.
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Analyse and share insights on campaign performance and media ROI.
About You
You’re a strategic marketer and communicator who can see both the big picture and the fine details. You combine creative instinct with analytical thinking and thrive in a fast-paced FMCG environment.
You’ll need:
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Strong brand and consumer understanding, ideally in FMCG.
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Experience in developing and leading integrated communication strategies.
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Proven success in managing agencies and driving creative excellence.
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Budget management experience with a focus on ROI and efficiency.
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Strong organisational, project management, and influencing skills.
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Ability to translate complex insights into clear, actionable plans.
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Passion, agility, and a genuine enthusiasm for building brands that make a difference.
What can we offer you?
- Competitive salary / rate of pay
- 25 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holiday
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- A day off work to support our charity partners
- Flexible working options
- Pension
- Medical benefit
- And access to a HUB that offers many discounts from a range of suppliers and retailers
About The Hain Celestial Group
Hain Celestial Group is a leading health and wellness company whose purpose is to inspire healthier living for people, communities and the planet through better-for-you brands. For more than 30 years, our portfolio of beloved brands has intentionally focused on delivering nutrition and well-being that positively impacts today and tomorrow. Headquartered in Hoboken, N.J., Hain Celestial’s products across snacks, baby/kids, beverages, meal preparation, and personal care, are marketed and sold in over 75 countries around the world. Our leading brands include Garden Veggie™ snacks, Terra® chips, Garden of Eatin’® snacks, Earth’s Best® and Ella’s Kitchen® baby and kids foods, Celestial Seasonings® teas, Joya® and Natumi® plant-based beverages, Greek Gods® yogurt, Cully & Sully®, Imagine® and New Covent Garden® soups, Yves® and Linda McCartney’s® (under license) meat-free, and Alba Botanica® natural sun care, among others.
Hain Celestial UK
In the UK, Hain is one of the UK's leading food companies. We create food and drink products with natural goodness at their core. We're the business behind a host of household brands - Hartley's jams and jellies, Sun-Pat peanut butters, New Covent Garden Soup Co., Linda McCartney's meat free food, and Yorkshire Provender to name a few. Nearly half of our business is private label - we create quality freshly prepared fruit and juices, desserts, soups, sweet spreads and meat free products for our retail partners.
Over our sites up and down the UK, we employ circa 1,200 people in roles within Production, Supply Chain, Product Development, Sales and Marketing, and through to our Finance, HR, IT and beyond. Each of our colleagues is vital to our continued success. That's why we target the best talent, and help to develop them through the ranks.
Our Values
Own It – I am empowered and accountable for improving Hain’s business results and impact
Win Together – I collaborate with others to grow, deliver and celebrate success.
Foster Inclusion – I create an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued for their uniqueness.
Be Curious – I explore ideas & insights with a growth mindset.
Our Purpose
To inspire healthier living for people, communities & the planet through better-for-you brands
Our Mission
To build purpose-driven brands that make healthier living more attainable by empowering our people, engaging our partners, and living our lives.
If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you in the right way.
If Hain Celestial sounds like the company you'd like to contribute your energy and enthusiasm towards, and come on an exciting journey with us, then we can't wait to hear from you!