Strategy Director

PeopleScout RPO; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Bristol is seeking a Strategy Director to shape and implement marketing strategies for the Armed Forces Recruitment Service. The ideal candidate will have a robust background in multi-channel marketing, effective stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to lead high-performance teams. This role offers competitive benefits including 27 days of holiday, health benefits, and opportunities for professional development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

27 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Health cash plan and life assurance

Hybrid working pattern

Individual development plans

Eco-friendly benefits like cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in developing long-term complex, multi-channel marketing strategies.
• Strong understanding of B2C & B2B marketing.
• Experience running brand and targeted campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Identify growth opportunities and deliver on marketing strategy.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders in the Armed Forces.
• Lead team development and performance management.

Skills

Marketing strategy development

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis for performance tracking

Team building and leadership

Multi-channel marketing expertise

Education

Degree level or equivalent qualification

Job description

Job Title : Strategy Director

Hours : Full Time

You're reading this ad, so you're ready to outthink. To take your skills, knowledge and experience beyond what you thought possible. And TMP268 is the place to do it.

TMP268 is a creatively strategic marketing agency, home to the Armed Forces Recruitment Service. Protecting the nation begins here.

And what does that mean for you? It means new challenges to rise to. Being encouraged and empowered to outthink at every opportunity. It means creating industry-first solutions, harnessing emerging tech, and realising AI's potential to create human connection. It means feeling valued for everything you bring. And work you can be proud to call your own, whatever your role.

The role

Bring sharp critical thinking skills and commercial astuteness to fully realising our AFRS contract. Work closely with the Strategy Director to identify growth opportunities and deliver on the long-term success of the ARFS marketing strategy. This will include focusing on brand, campaigns, customer experience, CRM, social and digital.

You’ll build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders with the Armed Forces and across the wider Serco consortium. You’ll inspire confidence and ensure that all hands are on board for us to deliver effective, world‑class work. Within your own team, you’ll set a benchmark for what great looks like, and create a culture for strategists to thrive in. Also, you’ll partner with data, creative and account teams to turn strategy into distinctive, impactful work.

As a leader, you’ll engage in 1‑2‑1s, encourage development, stay on top of performance issues, and create an environment where all feel able to thrive.

Who we're looking for

An experienced marketer, you’ve built long‑term complex, multi‑channel marketing strategies, across both brand and recruitment. You’ve turned consumer insight into actionable strategy, developed effective brand and targeted campaign activations. This has given you a strong understanding of marketing strategy, media and the role of channel. This is paired with a deep knowledge of B2C & B2B marketing strategies both above and below the line. Plus, you’re comfortable pulling data to track performance.

A confident networker, you can sell complex strategic marketing solutions with gravitas, across stakeholder levels. You’re excellently organised with a structured approach.

As team building is key, you’ll bring experience in inspiring confidence and creating a high‑performance culture.

It would be desirable if you have experience of wider TA and employer brand solutions. As well as driving digital, social and technology enabled solutions.

We’d like you to be educated to degree level or to have an equivalent qualification.

What's in it for me?

You're set to gain so much from being part of our team, including :

• Time off to rest or conquer items on the bucket list with 27 days' holiday (+ 8 bank holidays) and a holiday purchase benefit where you can buy up to an additional 5 days.
• Great company paid benefits including our health cash plan, life assurance, company pension and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
• A hybrid working pattern plus other great flexible benefits such as a TechScheme, free mortgage advice and more.
• Individual development plans with customised learning solutions, including clear career pathways designed to support individual growth and career advancement.
• Excellent health benefits – get cash back on your everyday healthcare costs with our flexible dental and cash plan benefits or grab some great discounts at your local gym.
• Opportunities to give back and care for our environment with eco‑friendly benefits like our cycle to work scheme.

About us

Based in Bristol, TMP268 is a creatively strategic marketing agency full of curious, connected and clever problem solvers. Our focus is helping brands to grow.

As part of a Serco‑led consortium – the Armed Forces Recruitment Service – we also hold the contract to deliver all marketing for British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force recruitment.

TMP268 is part of PeopleScout, one of the leading Recruitment Process Outsourcing providers worldwide and part of the TrueBlue Inc Group.

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We are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourage applications from persons regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity