Director – Integrated Digital & Social Lead
About the Role
Our client a leading Integrated comms consultancy, is seeking an ambitious and strategic SVP/ Director to lead their Digital & Social & Creative practice in the UK. This is a senior, client-facing leadership role focused on driving bold, integrated digital strategies and campaigns across a diverse B2B and B2C client portfolio and beyond.
You will be at the forefront of shaping and expanding their digital offering in the UK & EMEA — partnering with clients across Consumer Brands, Technology, Corporate, Healthcare, and other emerging sectors. The ideal candidate combines commercial acumen with creative thinking, team leadership, and platform expertise.
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About the Agency
Our client is a global, independent communications agency dedicated to helping brands matter more. With a strong international presence and integrated capabilities across strategy, PR, digital, and creative, They deliver impact for clients ranging from high-growth disruptors to global enterprise leaders.
In EMEA, they are entering a new chapter of growth — and this role is key to building a market-leading digital practice in London and beyond.
Key Responsibilities
🔹 Strategic Leadership
· Act as the senior strategic lead across all digital, social, and creative workstreams
· Guide clients in developing impactful digital/Social media strategies that align with business objectives
· Lead integrated campaign planning across paid, owned, and earned digital channels
· Partner with C-level clients and stakeholders to deliver digital transformation and thought leadership
🔹 Business Growth
· Lead new business development in digital/social/creative – from pitch to proposal to win
· Identify and grow organic opportunities within existing client relationships
· Help shape the agency’s digital value proposition across key B2B industries
🔹 Team & Operational Management
· Lead, mentor and inspire a cross-functional team of strategists, creatives, content specialists, and analysts
· Oversee programme delivery and quality across multiple accounts
· Manage budgets, resourcing, and freelancer planning
· Lead internal workshops, WIP meetings, and executive-level reviews
Skills & Experience Required
· 10+ years in digital/Social Comms /marketing, with senior leadership in an earned / integrated agency setting
· Deep expertise in developing and running integrated B2C and B2B Integrated Digital Comms campaigns
· Sector Agnostic experience
· Experience across the full marketing mix: strategy, brand, content & social (organic and paid), Influencer management performance.
Proven Paid Media experience and SEO is highly desirable
· Proven ability to lead teams, grow accounts, and drive commercial performance
· Confident communicator and presenter, especially with C-suite stakeholders
Tools & Platforms
Experience with the following is preferred:
· Google Suite: GA4, Google Ads
· Social Platforms & Tools: LinkedIn Campaign Manager, Hootsuite, Sprout
· SEO & Analytics: SEMrush, SE Ranking
· Marketing Automation: HubSpot, Salesforce, Adobe/Marketo
Channels
· Must-have: LinkedIn, X (Twitter), YouTube
· Bonus: Meta, TikTok, WeChat
· 💷 £90,000 – £115,000 salary + benefits
· 🧭 Play a pivotal role in building a high-growth digital business in EMEA
· 🌍 Work with top-tier B2B clients across complex, regulated, and high-impact sectors
· 🤝 Collaborate with global teams and access best-in-class resources
· 🚀 Join a forward-thinking, supportive culture that values innovation and autonomy