Job Description

The Company

SpeedyBooker is a travel technology business located in the centre of beautiful Bury St Edmunds, with exciting plans for the future. We own and operate specialist leisure websites focusing on accommodation but also including activities. They include BeachHuts [dot com] , BritainsFinest, FishPal, Monasteries [dot com] and UniversityRooms. Our booking engine, internally developed over ten years, also powers third party websites. We are building a property management system (PMS) to provide our properties with additional tools. Our vision is for SpeedyBooker to be the world's leading collection of niche leisure booking websites that are no.1 in their markets, powered by our platform and TurboPMS. Turnover grew over 15% in 2024 to reach a new record of 13.8m, and we are on track for over 20% growth in 2025. We have an exciting opportunity ahead

Responsibilities and Duties

This is an exciting opportunity to play a rewarding, varied, and hands-on role in a high calibre team.

You will be responsible for identifying and exploiting growth opportunities in both supply and demand across our websites. This will involve:

Monitoring occupancy levels for all brands across all geographies. Working with our in-house supply/sales team to ensure we recruit and optimise the right vendors in the right locations to satisfy customer demand. Driving customer demand in those areas where we have availability with performance marketing.
Performance Marketing

You will be directly responsible for refining and extending our existing performance marketing activities, including paid search/social, meta-search (e.g. Google Hotel Ads and Trivago) partnerships, SEO and email.
UX

Identifying areas to improve the user experience. Working with developers to draw up specifications. A/B testing the results, and refining accordingly.
Data Analytics

You will use GA4, Google/Meta Ad Managers to assess the success of our marketing activities. You will use SQL & Make for internal data, experience would be an advantage but is not a necessity, both can be learned.
Team management

Manage our small marketing team of employees and consultants.
Reporting

You will lead monthly meetings where the team will be updated on recent marketing progress and initiatives, and brainstorm new ideas. Your team will be responsible for delivering a suite of weekly and monthly reports. You will report to the Chief Commercial Officer.

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

Experience scaling a B2C ecommerce business, with direct (hands-on) responsibilities for Paid search Paid social SEO Customer retention initiatives, e.g. email/CRM UX Experience with a two-sided marketplace or B2B marketing would be a bonus. Proficient in GA4 and Excel; Comfortable working with data; Highly organised and driven.

Benefits

Opportunity to join an established profitable ecommerce/software business with exciting growth plans for the future. Above industry average salary plus 15% on target bonus plus pension contributions. Long-term bonus scheme gives employees a share of growth in the value of the company. Employee benefits and rewards scheme. Free car parking. Bright office on Cornhill in the centre of Bury St Edmunds: dog friendly, ping pong, table football, darts, as much coffee and tea as you can drink! Relocation allowance if you move to Bury to St Edmunds. Generous holiday allowance that rises to 28 days over time, plus bank holidays. Paid for training. Company events & social time. Free wellbeing and fitness resources. Support the environment: we donate over 20,000 every year to environmental causes, including a donation from every booking to the World Land Trust. You will be joining a twenty+ strong team of fun and hard-working sales people, account managers, and software developers with a high performance culture.
To apply: please email applications@speedybooker.com with your CV and a short covering letter. We look forward to hearing from you!

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to 60,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

Bonus scheme Performance bonus
Benefits:

Company events Company pension Employee discount Free parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday No weekends
Education:

A-Level or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:

Paid Search/Social: 2 years (required) Customer acquisition/retention: 2 years (required) UX: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person