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Full-time Digital & Performance Marketing Executive, The Gym Group
FULL-TIME EXEC JOB · WELLNESS AND FITNESS SERVICES SECTOR · LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM

Full-time Digital & Performance Marketing Executive role at The Gym Group, a leading UK fitness operator. Hands-on paid search and paid social campaign management reporting to Acquisition and Performance Lead; hybrid working (3 days Clapham Junction, 2 remote). Entry-level (1–3 years required experience), not an executive or fractional opportunity.
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Full-time Digital & Performance Marketing Executive — the posting in full
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What the posting asks · quoted from the listing
- Years
1 to 3 years of hands-on performance marketing experience, either in-house or agency-side.
Role: Digital & Performance Marketing Executive
- Location: Hybrid (3 days per week Clapham Junction, 2 days remote)
- Hi, we’re The Gym Group...
We’re one of the UK’s leading fitness businesses. With more than one million members, 265+ gyms and ambitious plans to keep growing, we’re the UK’s second-largest gym operator by membership and the fourth largest in Europe.
Our mission is simple: to break down barriers to fitness for all. We’re large enough to make a meaningful difference, but agile enough for individuals to influence how we grow. Technology, data and new ideas play a central role - and you’ll have the opportunity to take ownership, challenge how things are done and see the impact of your work.
Just as importantly, we’re a people-first business where everyone is encouraged to be themselves. We’ve been named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work and awarded Investors in People Gold, alongside a host of other awards recognising our culture and our people.
About the role...
This is a brilliant opportunity to get hands-on with performance marketing at scale - planning and running paid search and paid social campaigns that directly drive membership growth for one of the UK's biggest gym brands.
You will be part of a collaborative Marketing team, reporting to the Acquisition and Performance Lead, with real ownership of campaign delivery from day one.
What you'll be doing...
Planning, executing, and optimising paid acquisition campaigns across PPC and paid social to drive new member growth.
Monitoring campaign performance daily and making data-led decisions to improve ROI and hit trading targets.
Supporting new gym openings and regional campaigns, ensuring activity is tailored to local market needs.
Working with agency partners and internal teams across Brand, eCommerce, CRM, and Analytics to deliver integrated, effective campaigns.
Tracking and reporting on campaign results, sharing clear insights and recommendations with stakeholders on a regular basis.
Testing new channels and tactics in a structured way and scaling what works.
Contributing to performance dashboards and commercial reporting that inform decisions across the business.
Staying on top of platform developments and evolving best practice in paid search and paid social.
About you...
1 to 3 years of hands-on performance marketing experience, either in-house or agency-side.
Practical, demonstrable experience managing Google Ads campaigns, including setup, optimisation, and reporting.
A solid understanding of paid search principles and how the search landscape is evolving.
Strong analytical skills and confidence working with data in Excel or Google Sheets.
Clear, confident communication skills - you will be presenting performance and ideas to internal and external stakeholders regularly.
Need assistance?
If you have a disability or condition that makes it difficult for you to complete your application online please email your cv to recruitment@thegymgroup.com or alternatively call the TGG Recruitment team on 0203 319 4838 and someone will be more than happy to support you.
We also want to put it out there that we actively encourage applications from a diverse demographic and we are passionate about your culture and value alignment. We want this to be a match that works for you as much as for us!
*Please note that we may close the application window early if we receive high levels of interest. If you're interested in applying please do so asap!
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- 1 to 3 years of hands-on performance marketing experience, either in-house or agency-side.
- Performance marketing
- Paid search
- Paid social
- Google Ads
- Data analysis
- Excel
- Google Sheets
- Campaign optimization
- Reporting
- Stakeholder management
- PPC
- Acquisition marketing
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