Head of Digital

HEAD OF DIGITAL

• £60,000–£70,000 OTE, DOE
• Hybrid working, 2 days working from home
• Senior leadership opportunity with full ownership of the digital function
• Real autonomy to shape digital strategy, build the team, drive commercial performance and influence future growth

About The Client

We’re working with a fast growing, full service media agency that’s making a real impact through bold ideas, smart strategy and insight-led marketing.

The agency partners with ambitious brands across media planning and buying, content creation, digital marketing and performance strategy, helping them cut through the noise, connect with the right audiences and deliver measurable results.

Following continued growth, they’re now looking for a Head of Digital to lead the next phase of their digital offering. This is a senior opportunity to take full ownership of the function, shape the strategy, build a high-performing team and play a key role in the wider leadership team.

The Benefits

• Competitive salary of £60,000–£70,000 OTE, DOE
• Hybrid working, 2 days working from home
• Birthday day off
• Company pension
• Regular team away days and social events
• On-site parking

The Head of Digital Role

As Head of Digital, you’ll take full ownership of the digital function, reporting directly into the Senior Leadership Team.

You’ll set and lead digital strategy across all key disciplines, own commercial performance, build and develop a high-performing team, and act as a senior voice across client relationships and new business.

This is a hands on leadership role. You’ll be close enough to the work to spot a weak brief, challenge a flawed forecast and improve delivery standards, while also being senior enough to lead board-level conversations with confidence.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and Leadership

• Set the digital strategy and translate it into a practical working plan the team can execute against
• Own team structure, culture and performance, making clear decisions on where the function needs to evolve
• Represent digital at leadership level and raise standards across tools, processes and ways of working
• Drive adoption of new approaches that improve client outcomes and commercial performance

Client and Commercial

• Turn client objectives into clear digital strategies with a route to measurable outcomes
• Hold senior client relationships directly, including challenging conversations around performance and numbers
• Own forecasting, utilisation and profitability across the function
• Maintain visibility of margin by account, not just topline revenue
• Lead on new business activity, from pitch strategy through to proposals and presentations

Team Development

• Lead, develop and retain digital specialists across paid media, SEO and analytics
• Build clear career paths with meaningful progression criteria
• Work closely with creative, e-commerce and client services teams to ensure digital operates as part of a joined-up agency model
• Create a high-performance culture without compromising standards or team retention

Delivery and Performance

• Set the standard for planning, activation and reporting across digital channels
• Identify quality and consistency issues before they reach the client
• Improve tools, processes and workflows where they add value
• Remove or refine processes that are no longer supporting delivery or commercial goals

Head of Digital Essential Skills

• Senior leadership experience within digital marketing
• Experience owning a forecast, Pandamp;L or commercial performance, not just managing a team
• Strong working knowledge of paid media and SEO
• Enough understanding of analytics and e-commerce to challenge specialists credibly
• Proven track record of building, developing and retaining digital teams
• Multi-sector B2C experience
• Strong commercial awareness, including the ability to read a Pandamp;L, defend margin and make the case for investment
• Confident communicator across senior clients, internal leadership and new business pitches
• Experience managing distributed or hybrid teams while maintaining high standards

Nice To Have

• Agency background
• Exposure to e-commerce and analytics disciplines

To Be Considered

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via [email removed].

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By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit, subject to required skills, your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

Key Skills

Digital Strategy, Digital Marketing, Paid Media, SEO, PPC, Analytics, E-commerce, Performance Marketing, Forecasting, Pandamp;L, Commercial Strategy, Team Leadership, Client Strategy, New Business, Media Agency, Campaign Management, Reporting, Digital Transformation