Future is transforming how people discover, subscribe to, and return to the brands they love. With over a million active subscribers across The Week, The Week Junior, Kiplinger, and 100+ specialist titles, including category-defining magazine brands like Wallpaper*, Country Life, PC Gamer, GamesRadar+, Decanter and many more. Our ambition is simple; build a modern, digital-first subscriptions business that delivers long-term, compounding growth.
This is a senior, commercially accountable leadership role—running two central Growth Squads and leading the business-wide performance marketing strategy across paid channels, CRO, analytics, attribution, and marketing technology.
What you'll be doingReporting to the VP Marketing in this role, you will carry strategic and commercial weight. It comes with responsibility for an eight-figure budget, oversight of campaign performance across US and UK markets, responsibility for launching new channels, and leadership of the system that drives subscriber acquisition and retention at scale.
- Create a commercially accountable growth engine that unifies performance strategy, technology, and team capability into a single, scalable system
- Take a central role in forecasting, budget allocation, and strategic measurement of growth and revenue performance across the subscriptions portfolio
- Enhance creative testing and CRO into competitive advantage
- Bring structure and scale to experimentation across our brands
- Identify and remove blockers, whether that's gaps in measurement, limitations in tooling, or misalignment between acquisition journeys and growth goals
- Experience managing performance marketing strategy in a scaled DTC or subscription business
- Experience managing £5m+ budgets and delivering measurable subscriber growth
- Experience with cohort behaviour, CAC:LTV dynamics, and funnel performance
- Technical fluency in the data, martech, and experimentation stacks—comfortable briefing analysts and navigating attribution debates
This is a Hybrid role from our Bath or London Office, working three days from the office, two from home
… Plus more great perks, which include;
- Uncapped leave, because we trust you to manage your workload and time
- When we hit our targets, enjoy a share of our profits with a bonus
- Refer a friend and get rewarded when they join Future
- Wellbeing support with access to our Colleague Assistant Programmes
- Opportunity to purchase shares in Future, with our Share Incentive Plan
Internal job family level P3
Who are we…We're Future, the global leader in specialist media. With over 3,000 employees working across 200+ media brands, Future is a prime destination for passionate people worldwide looking to consume trusted, expert content that educates and inspires action - both online and off - through our specialist websites, magazines, events, newsletters, podcasts and social spaces.
We've got ambitious plans that further build on our growth momentum and unlock new opportunities – and we're looking for driven people who want to be a part of it!
Our Future, Our Responsibility - Inclusion and Diversity at FutureWe embrace and celebrate diversity, making it part of who we are.
Different perspectives spark ideas, fuel creativity, and push us to innovate. That's why we're building a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive.
When it comes to hiring, we keep it fair and inclusive, welcoming talent from every walk of life. It's not just about what you bring to the table — it's about making sure the table has room for everyone.
Because a diverse team isn't just good for business. It's the Future.
Find out more about Our Future, Our Responsibility on our website.
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