Marketing Director
Brighton & Hove | Hybrid (3 days in office) | Up to £110k DOE
Our client is hiring a Marketing Director to lead a talented, multi-disciplined team across brand, flagship event/show campaigns, partnerships, content, creative and digital activation.
After a year of change, this is a pivotal opportunity for an experienced, low-ego leader to embed smart ways of working, strengthen capability, and deliver integrated, insight-led marketing that supports clear commercial and growth goals.
What you’ll be doing:
* Set the marketing vision: goals, strategy, priorities and performance metrics
* Shape positioning and brand proposition and ensure a consistent voice across audiences year-round
* Lead integrated planning across brand, shows/events and partnerships to create a single view of audience engagement
* Build operational excellence: clear workflows, prioritisation, transparency and measurable impact
* Partner with Sales and operational leaders to position the organisation as an industry leader
* Drive insight: capture audience intelligence, translate data into decisions, and optimise performance
Oversee delivery across:
* Show/event marketing (acquisition + retention across exhibitors, buyers/visitors, speakers, press)
* Brand campaigns (consistent, high-quality execution)
* Partnership marketing (campaigns with strategic partners to extend reach)
* Content strategy (editorial, long/short form, distribution-led)
* Creative (on-brand multimedia output and on-site experience)
* Digital activation (web, social, email, apps, automation, innovation)
What we’re looking for:
* Proven experience leading a multi-discipline marketing function
* Strong commercial, analytical mindset, able to turn insight into priorities and results
* A calm, emotionally intelligent leader who builds trust, develops people and creates psychological safety
* Confident embedding new ways of working - steady improvement over constant reinvention
* Collaborative and diplomatic, able to influence across teams and with external partners
* Creative but data-led: balances intuition with measurement and optimisation
* Excellent communicator who simplifies complexity and adapts to different audiences
Why this role:
* Lead a skilled team with broad capability and real scope to shape direction
* High visibility across the business, with influence on strategy and growth
If you’re ready to lead a modern marketing function with clarity, kindness and impact, please apply now.