Marketing Director (FTC)

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning integrated PR & Marketing agency is seeking a Head of Marketing for a fixed-term maternity cover contract. This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a senior leadership role within a fast-paced, ambitious agency environment. You’ll lead a talented marketing team, providing strategic counsel to senior clients while driving growth through innovative marketing strategies. With a focus on collaboration and professional development, this role offers the chance to shape the future of the Marketing Practice and influence agency culture. Enjoy flexible and hybrid working arrangements, along with a supportive and creative culture that values your contributions.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Early finish on Fridays

Collaborative culture

Professional development support

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in various marketing disciplines.
• Strong agency background and comfortable with fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and nurture a high-performing marketing team.
• Drive agency growth through new business leadership.

Skills

Strategic Marketing Leadership

Client Relationship Management

Team Leadership

Commercial Acumen

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Job description

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An award-winning, integrated PR & Marketing agency, known for its collaborative, creative culture and strong focus on professional development, is looking for a Head of Marketing to join them on a fixed-term maternity cover contract (July 2024 – May 2025).

This is a fantastic opportunity to step into a senior leadership role within a fast-paced, ambitious agency environment. You’ll be supported by a talented marketing team, with access to a wider group of strategists, designers, and creatives – and play a pivotal role in shaping the Marketing Practice's future and the agency’s wider culture.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading and nurturing a high-performing Marketing Practice team of five.
• Providing strategic marketing counsel directly to senior client stakeholders (CMO and SVP Marketing level).
• Driving agency growth through strong new business leadership, supporting proposal and pitch development to help maintain a high win rate.
• Shaping marketing strategy across content marketing programmes, owned channels, and digital campaigns (content creation itself is handled by other teams).
• Collaborating closely with creative and strategic teams to deliver integrated marketing campaigns.
• Overseeing commercial aspects of the Practice including pipeline management and supporting shadow P&L ownership.
• Playing an active role in the agency’s Senior Leadership Team, helping to influence agency-wide initiatives and culture.

Who we’re looking for:

• A senior marketing professional with 10+ years’ experience across multiple marketing disciplines.
• A strong agency background is essential — you will be fully comfortable with the fast-paced nature of agency life, client pitching, campaign delivery, and growing existing client relationships.
• Confident in leading teams and empowering high-performing individuals.
• Commercially savvy, with an instinct for spotting growth opportunities with both new and existing clients.
• Skilled at working cross-functionally with creatives, strategists, and content teams to deliver outstanding work.
• Experience working with technology brands is highly desirable.

What’s on offer:

• A salary of £80,000–£85,000.
• Flexible working: open to candidates wanting a 4-day or 5-day working week — if you bring deeper seniority and experience, you can work 4 days at the full advertised salary.
• Hybrid working: office days typically Tuesday to Thursday, with remote working the rest of the week.
• Early 3pm finish on Fridays.
• A collaborative, ambitious culture where creativity is valued and professional development is supported.

Start date: July 2024 (with a possible handover in June).

How to Apply

We aim to respond to as many applicants as possible. However, if you haven’t heard from us within seven days, unfortunately, your application has not been successful on this occasion.