Freelance Marketing Contractor
Posted 1 day ago by Empowered Events UK
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The Freelance Marketing Contractor role at Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards involves planning and executing marketing strategies to enhance visibility and audience engagement for a prestigious awards program. The contractor will collaborate closely with the Empowered Events team to drive participation and commercial success across various marketing channels. This position offers flexibility and the potential for ongoing collaboration as the business expands. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in event marketing and a strong understanding of digital marketing strategies.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver marketing campaigns to support awards entries and nominations, ticket and table sales, brand awareness, and partner visibility.
- Manage and optimise digital marketing channels, including email marketing, social media, and website content updates.
- Create and coordinate compelling marketing content, including campaign messaging, promotional assets, and event storytelling.
- Monitor performance and provide insight-driven recommendations to ensure brand consistency across all communications.
- Collaborate with internal teams, external suppliers, and partners as required.
Key Skills:
- Proven experience in marketing for events, awards, B2B, or professional services.
- Strong understanding of digital marketing, email campaigns, and social media.
- Excellent copywriting and communication skills.
- Commercially minded with the ability to align marketing activity to growth objectives.
- Organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities.
- Experience working with senior stakeholders and established brands.
- A fun can-do attitude with a drive to join an events-driven community.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London Area
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards | Empowered Events
About Us
The Lloyds British Business Excellence Awards celebrate outstanding organisations and leaders across the UK, recognising excellence, innovation and impact. The awards are powered by Empowered Events , a fast-growing events business delivering high-profile awards programmes, conferences and experiences. As both the awards and Empowered Events continue to scale, we are seeking a freelance marketing contractor to support our growth, visibility and audience engagement across the year. This is an opportunity to work with a respected national brand at an exciting stage of expansion and play a key role in driving participation, awareness and commercial success.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced freelance marketing contractor who can plan and deliver effective marketing activity across multiple channels, supporting key moments in the awards cycle — including entries, judging, ticket sales, partnerships and event promotion. You will work closely with the Empowered Events team and key stakeholders, operating as a trusted extension of the business rather than an agency supplier. This role is freelance / contract-based , with flexible hours agreed in advance and potential for ongoing collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and deliver marketing campaigns to support: Awards entries and nominations
- Ticket and table sales
- Brand awareness and audience growth
- Partner and sponsor visibility
- Manage and optimise digital marketing channels, including: Email marketing and CRM communications
- Social media planning and content scheduling
- Website content updates and landing pages
- Create and coordinate compelling marketing content, including: Campaign messaging and copy
- Promotional assets and briefs
- Event and awards storytelling
- Monitor performance and provide insight-driven recommendations
- Ensure brand consistency across all communications
- Collaborate with internal teams, external suppliers and partners as required
About You
Proven experience in marketing for events, awards, B2B or professional services
Comfortable working independently in a freelance or contract capacity
Strong understanding of digital marketing, email campaigns and social media
Confident communicator with excellent copywriting skills
Commercially minded, with the ability to align marketing activity to growth objectives
Organised, proactive and able to manage multiple priorities
Experience working with senior stakeholders and established brands
A Fun can-do attitude with a drive to join an events driven community
Contract Details
Freelance / contractor role
Flexible working hours (to be agreed)
Remote working with occasional meetings (virtual or in-person, if required)
Initial contract with potential for extension based on performance and business needs
Why Work With Us
Work with a high-profile national awards programme
Be part of a growing, ambitious events business
Opportunity to shape and influence marketing strategy, not just execution
Flexible, trusted contractor relationship
Long-term potential as the business continues to grow