Head of Digital Marketing (12-Month FTC)
Salary up to £75,000 base
Location: London/Hybrid (3 days in office)
Start Date: Ideally September / early October
A global brand in the building materials and design space is seeking an experienced Head of Digital Marketing to join on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is a maternity cover that plays a critical role in overseeing the redesign of the company website, supporting a newly hired team, and leading the overall digital marketing function.
What You'll Do
* Lead the digital marketing function globally, overseeing strategy execution across SEO, paid media, social, email and web.
* Manage and mentor an in‑house team comprising a Performance Marketing Manager and a Social Media Specialist.
* Own and deliver a complete website overhaul, from internal stakeholder buy‑in and budgeting to defining user journeys and collaborating with agencies across UX, content, CRO and design.
* Guide SEO strategy in partnership with an agency, ensuring technical health, keyword visibility and content optimisation with input from R&D and product teams.
* Support paid media strategy, reviewing performance marketing campaigns and global KPIs across search, social and display.
* Oversee social media direction, with a focus on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook, ensuring the brand is consistent, creative and premium.
* Coordinate email marketing efforts with an agency, evolving the strategy to serve a more global audience and align with CRM and lead‑gen goals.
* Support occasional visual content creation, including CGIs and brand assets, ensuring all content reflects a high‑end, sustainable positioning.
What We’re Looking For
* 8+ years of experience in digital marketing, including 5+ years in a leadership role.
* Strong track record of managing global digital strategies and teams.
* Experience leading website projects from concept through to launch.
* Strategic thinker with hands‑on capability, comfortable pitching ideas and managing stakeholders at all levels.
* Confident working with agencies across SEO, email, creative and development.
* Knowledge of customer journey mapping, CRO and digital experience best practices.
* Familiarity with content and portal platforms is beneficial.
* A background in B2B or product‑based industries is desirable, but not essential.
Contact
Michael Riddick
Head of Digital Marketing (12‑Month FTC)
michael@cranberrypanda.co.uk
Equal Opportunities Employer – we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
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