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The opportunity A rare chance to join a growing integrated agency and take ownership of its marketing function. Reporting to the Managing Director, you'll lead strategy, drive commercial growth and play a key role in shaping the next chapter of the business The role As Head of Marketing, you'll lead a small team of digital specialists, own key client relationships and oversee multi-channel marketing strategies. This is a great role with real autonomy, while still staying hands-on enough to support delivery and provide expert guidance when needed. This would suit someone ready for the next step in their career or someone just looking for a fresh challenge. Key areas of focus • Lead a small marketing team, • Own strategic relationships across key client accounts, • Drive client growth, retention and commercial performance, • Lead and support new business pitches, • Oversee integrated SEO, PPC, content and social strategies, • Use data and insight to shape recommendations and improve performance, • Work closely with design and development teams to deliver outstanding client outcomes, • Help shape the future growth and direction of the marketing function About you • Broad digital marketing experience across channels such as SEO, PPC, content and social, • Agency experience and confidence managing multiple clients and stakeholders, • Leadership experience, either through direct people management or mentoring, • Commercially minded with strong presentation and client-facing skills, • Comfortable balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution, • Ambitious, driven and excited by the opportunity to help scale a growing business You will need to be able to commute to the office in County Durham.

We are seeking an experienced Head of Design to lead the vision, strategy and evolution of Haleon's Design function within the Commercial Digital Services Value Pool. Operating across a complex global environment, you will define the future of design at Haleon, establish a Design Centre of Excellenc

We are seeking an experienced Head of Design to lead the vision, strategy and evolution of Haleon's Design function within the Commercial Digital Services Value Pool. Operating across a complex global environment, you will define the future of design at Haleon, establish a Design Centre of Excellenc

We are seeking an experienced Head of Design to lead the vision, strategy and evolution of Haleon's Design function within the Commercial Digital Services Value Pool. Operating across a complex global environment, you will define the future of design at Haleon, establish a Design Centre of Excellenc

Haleon is seeking an experienced Head of Design to shape and scale its enterprise design function within the Commercial Digital Services portfolio. The role leads vision, strategy, and a Center of Excellence to ensure experience-led thinking drives business value across a complex global environment.

Haleon, a world-class consumer health company, is seeking a Head of Design to lead vision and strategy for its Design function within Commercial Digital Services. This senior role will shape enterprise design capabilities, define governance, and partner with Commercial, Marketing & Digital & Technol

As Head of UX you will define design standards, scale the design system across multiple product lines, and raise Kraken UX to a household name. You will lead a global team of designers and researchers, foster critique culture, and partner with Product and Engineering to shape strategy.

As VP Design, you will own and lead the design function across both Product Design (user experience, interface, service design) and Brand / Marketing Design (visual identity, campaign creative, brand experience). You’ll partner closely with the CEO, VP Marketing and Heads of Product, helping shape

Head of Learning Design & Development (Interim). Head of Learning Design & Development. This is an excellent opportunity to join a respected organisation at an exciting stage of its digital learning journey, contributing to the delivery of innovative, high-quality learning experiences while leading

The Head of Design will lead a multi-disciplinary team delivering high-impact integrated campaigns operating across all our UK based brands. The Head of Design will bring:. Expert knowledge of design principles, including typography, motion, and digital execution.

You will work at the intersection of trading, technology, and innovation, collaborating with world-class quant traders, sales professionals, and technologists to build solutions that redefine the client experience. Morgan's Digital Markets team offers you a unique opportunity to shape the future of

You will lead from within the Product Data Science function, ensuring consistent, high-quality design, execution, and interpretation of experiments. TripAdvisor LLC in London is seeking a Senior Data Science Manager (Experimentation) to own the health, velocity, and governance of our experimentation

Mode Executive, London-based, seeks an exceptional Design Director to lead the Design Studio and shape luxury ready-to-wear collections from concept through production. You will mentor a high-performing design team, refine studio workflows, and maintain the brand’s distinctive luxury identity whil

You will grow multidisciplinary teams across service design, user research, content design and product design in a collaborative, supportive environment. SPARCK, part of CGI, seeks a Director of Service Design & Experience Consulting to lead complex transformation programmes and shape strategic clie

We're looking for a Director of Product Design to lead design across the Runna app and set the craft bar for one of the most loved products in running, especially as AI becomes a larger competitive threat and bigger part of the experience. You'll own the design vision and strategy, elevate quality a

AKQA in London seeks a Group Design Director to define the future of digital craft across brand and product experiences. This 6- to 9-month rolling fixed-term contract is offered on a hybrid basis, demanding a strong track record in creative leadership.

Across mobile, web, PC, and console, Scopely creates, develops, publishes, and live‑operates one of the most diversified and award‑winning portfolios in the games industry — bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play. Scopely is a leading video game and glo

AKQA, part of WPP, invites a Group Design Director to shape the future of digital craft across brand and product experiences. This six-to-nine month rolling contract blends hands-on craft with strategic leadership, mentoring a multidisciplinary group, and driving modern workflows, motion design, and

You will oversee product security capabilities with engineering leaders and business units, driving adoption and continuous improvement of NIQ’s security posture throughout the lifecycle of products and applications. The role leads security strategy, governance, and delivery of secure-by-design in

Plume Design is seeking a Sales Director to lead client relationships in the EMEA region, prospect via email/phone/partners, and close complex software deals. You will hand off to deployment teams after closure and report to the SVP of Sales for EMEA. Ideal candidates have 5–8+ years in full-cycle

Runna, based in London, seeks a Director of Product Design to lead the design of the Runna app and set the craft bar across surfaces. You will shape the design vision, grow the design team, and elevate system-wide quality as Runna scales and deepens its Strava integration. You will guide a cross-fun

Pioneer Modern Workflows: Champion and implement modern design technologies and workflows — including motion design, spatial interfaces, rapid prototyping, and AI-assisted design tools. Navigate Embedded Dynamics: Collaborate within a joint, cross-functional team of both AKQA and client-side desig

Extensive knowledge of industry theories and practices. Demonstrates expertise in managing AI and Digital Design strategies within HR, focusing on AI architecture, governance, and vendor management while enhancing AI literacy across the organization. Manage and drive the innovation strategy for AI a

DEPT® is seeking a Design Director to lead our AI & Tech platform projects from London and beyond. You will guide a multidisciplinary team, sign off on creative work, and ensure brand consistency across campaigns in a fast‑moving, global context. You will manage resource planning, mentor designer

You will ensure aligned exam design across programs and represent the CFA Institute in various collaborations. The role emphasizes autonomy, initiative, and a strong understanding of the finance sector.

FD Capital Recruitment partners with a founder-led design and procurement business to appoint a Finance Director.

Motion Graphic Design Company in London seeks a visionary Creative Director to lead our award-winning motion graphics studio. In this senior leadership role, you will shape the creative direction of the agency, mentor animators, and drive innovative projects for global clients.

Broadwick Studio seeks a Design Director to lead design across retail and brand experience work, guiding senior designers and 3D teams to deliver narrative journeys with exceptional quality. You will cultivate a rigorous design standard, mentor the team, and maintain a high bar for spatial planning,

You will partner with Managing Principal, Office Principals, and project managers to ensure high-quality delivery and alignment with HDR values and employee-owned culture.

You will partner with the CISO and senior engineering leaders to embed security as an intrinsic property of software and drive strategy across core platform primitives.

Proactive, independent, and highly motivated with a positive attitude 5-8+ years of full-cycle, consultative sales experience, ideally selling software or cloud-based solutions to the mid-market. If you are an energetic, self-managed professional with experience managing complex sales processes and

Standard Life is seeking a Head of Cloud Platform to lead cloud architecture across the estate, focusing on AWS and secure-by-design engineering. You will drive cloud governance, architecture standards, and implementation of best practices across CI/CD, IaC and observability while embedding security

The Trade Desk is seeking a Director of Design Technology to lead the technical design practice within our global UX Design organization. You will bridge design and engineering with a rare mix of craft, engineering rigor, and AI expertise, reporting to the VP of UX Design and partnering with Product

Pioneer Modern Workflows:Champion and implement modern design technologies and workflows - including motion design, spatial interfaces, rapid prototyping, and AI-assisted design tools. At AKQA (part of WPP), we believe in the imaginative application of art and science to create ideas, products, and

We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the wo

They are serious about sustainability, with a Head of Sustainability having an important voice in the small leadership team. Environmental responsibility is a genuine competitive differentiator and an important part of where the company is heading, and is winning them significant market share. The b

As Director of Design Technology, you will shape the future of how our UX team works, influence the direction of our platform, and build a design technology practice that sets the standard for the industry. Build and maintain an AI tooling roadmap that keeps the design team ahead of the curve on LLM

Bring strong knowledge of materials, FF&E, finishes, lighting and emerging design trends to support innovative and commercially relevant design solutions. Knowledge of materials, FF&E, finishes, lighting, construction methodologies and contemporary design trends. They are seeking an accomplished Dir

Deep knowledge of motion graphics software and techniques. Stay ahead of industry trends and introduce innovative techniques. Our motion graphics jobs come with perks designed for creative professionals:.

Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers. This is a highly influential role at the intersection of design, engineering, construction, and operations-o

As a Director, Service Design & Experience Consulting, you'll lead complex transformation programmes, shape strategic client relationships and grow high-performing multidisciplinary teams across service design, user research, content design and product design. We are committed to inclusivity, buildi

Be the face and voice of design at Dept®, to raise the profile of the team. As a Design Director and lead on the client, you’ll be responsible for reviewing and signing off work, upholding brand and business standards, and ensuring creative excellence across all campaigns and projects. You will w

Pioneer Modern Workflows: Champion and implement modern design technologies and workflows — including motion design, spatial interfaces, rapid prototyping, and AI-assisted design tools. A Master of Craft: A visionary creative leader with a relentless, uncompromising commitment to digital design cr

The Design Director will lead the Design Studio while collaborating across Product Development, Atelier, Production, Merchandising and Commercial teams to deliver exceptional collections from concept through to production. Lead the creative development of collections across multiple product categori

Wise is seeking a Design Director for High Volume to lead designers, content designers and researchers across cross‑functional teams. You will own the vision and strategy for design across High Volume, driving the removal of friction and enabling scalable, premium service for complex, large‑volu

You will own the design direction across growth, progression, and economies, working with designers, PMs, analysts, and engineers to deliver compelling monthly content. You will mentor designers, shape long-term systems health, and translate KPI targets into design decisions. Scopely is seeking a Ga

You will collaborate across AECOM’s UK network and support strategic growth, work-winning, project delivery, client engagement, and uphold the highest standards of design. AECOM are seeking a Technical Director to coordinate and lead the delivery of complex, multidisciplinary projects in the Nucle

Digital Realty seeks an experienced Design Director to lead the technical delivery of large-scale data center projects across its portfolio. You will be the single authority for design, driving technical excellence, standardization, and innovation while ensuring projects are delivered safely, on tim