Head of Digital

Page Personnel; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant events company is seeking a Head of Digital to lead a dynamic team and shape digital strategies. This role focuses on driving performance through data-driven insights and optimizing SEO approaches. You will cultivate a collaborative environment, encourage innovation, and enhance digital engagement across various channels. The position offers a competitive salary of £60,000 - £65,000, alongside a bonus scheme and hybrid work flexibility in Brighton & Hove.

Benefits

Bonus scheme

Flexible hybrid working

Great benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing cross-channel digital teams.
• Strong people management skills with the ability to coach, mentor and inspire.
• Low ego, collaborative leadership that fosters trust and psychological safety.
• Strong grasp of SEO, including emerging trends like zero-click engagement.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a close-knit team.
• Build a unified digital practice integrating all current and future channels.
• Define a clear digital strategy outlining channel purpose.
• Guide and manage channel owners to stay ahead of trends.
• Partner with IT for performance tracking across platforms.
• Lead SEO strategy to optimize for evolving trends.
• Establish briefing and planning processes for campaign delivery.
• Develop a performance framework for actionable insights.

Skills

Leading and developing high-performing teams

People management skills

SEO expertise

Data-savvy

Collaborative leadership

Job description

Newly created role - Head of Digital - amazing collaborative business!

Hybrid working - Brighton & Hove based x 3 days a week

About Our Client

If you're looking for a phenomenal business that genuinely values their staff - then this company is for you! They are an events business, with offices in Brighton offering hybrid working.

Job Description

As the Head of Digital you will have the following responsibilities:

• Lead and develop a close-knit team
• Build a unified digital practice integrating all current and future channels.
• Define a clear digital strategy outlining channel purpose, usage, and relevance for each audience at every engagement stage.
• Guide and manage channel owners to stay ahead of trends and deliver best-in-class digital experiences.
• Partner with IT to enable platforms for activation and performance tracking across websites, social, email, and apps.
• Lead SEO strategy to optimize for evolving trends, including zero-click engagement and AI-driven search.
• Establish briefing and planning processes for consistent, collaborative campaign delivery.
• Develop a performance framework to capture, analyze, and report data across all channels for actionable insights.

The Successful Applicant

The successful Head of Digital will have the following:

• Proven experience leading and developing high-performing cross-channel digital teams
• Strong people management skills with the ability to coach, mentor and inspire
• Low ego, collaborative leadership style that fosters trust and psychological safety
• Strong grasp of SEO, including emerging trends like zero-click engagement and AI-driven search
• Ability to create and implement best practice planning and execution frameworks
• Highly data‑savvy with experience in building and managing performance frameworks
• Experience of creating internal briefing and planning processes to align teams and ensure consistent campaign delivery
• Passion for innovation and staying ahead of digital trends and, based on strong data evidence, identify relevance and potential purpose within the wider channel mix.

What's on Offer

• £60,000 - £65,000 DOE
• Bonus scheme
• The chance to join an awesome business with great benefits
• Hybrid working - Based Brighton & Hove x 3 days per week, with 2 from home.