Head of Growth Marketing

Head of Growth Marketing (London / Manchester - Hybrid)

DEPT® is a Growth Invention company built to help the world’s most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing, our 4,000+ specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media, Experience, Commerce, CRM, and Technology & Data.

Job Purpose

As Head of Growth Marketing you are the senior strategic lead and media figurehead for one of our most complex and high‑profile accounts. You own the media agenda for the client and act as the primary point of contact for growth strategy, including paid, owned and earned media, content, product and cross‑disciplinary collaboration. You balance long‑term strategic direction with hands‑on leadership in execution, ensuring ambition translates into impact. You connect media, content, creative, influencer and performance disciplines into a cohesive full‑funnel approach that challenges competitors and drives tangible business outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Act as the senior media lead and content figurehead for the client, owning the growth narrative and strategic direction.
• Steer the overall growth strategy agenda, ensuring consistency, quality, and ambition across brand and performance activities.
• Serve as the primary senior point of contact for growth and media strategy toward the client's senior stakeholders.
• Be the voice of authority on the methods to drive growth for clients, navigating client business challenges and numbers to path to growth. Own business casing and forecasts.
• Navigate a complex client environment with sensitivity, authority, and confidence.
• Present clear, compelling, and persuasive strategies to senior client management, translating complexity into actionable direction.
• Balance long‑term strategic vision with day‑to‑day urgency.
• Take hands‑on leadership of large, high‑impact campaigns (e.g. International brand moments, sponsorships, World Cup‑scale activations).
• Ensure strategies are executable, prioritised correctly, and delivered with pace and quality.
• Act as the link between disciplines, connecting media, creative, influencer, content, brand and performance teams.
• Challenge teams and clients to push beyond conventional media thinking.
• Proactively spot opportunities to expand scope of work into broader strategic territories.
• Contribute to new business opportunities, organic growth and competitive positioning.
• Help shape DEPT®'s media propositions, best practices and strategic thought leadership.

What You Bring

• Senior media strategist/media director‑level professional with extensive agency experience.
• Proven track record leading large, complex, and demanding corporate accounts.
• Strong understanding of operating within multi‑stakeholder organisations.
• Full‑funnel media expertise across digital and traditional media (digital TV, influencer, creative, brand & performance).
• Ability to bridge brand and performance, strategy and execution.
• Knowledge of crafts beyond media and capability to brief and guide a team of data, creative or tech experts.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with strong organisational sensitivity.
• Persuasive, energetic, and inspiring communicator.
• Confident presenter to senior client leadership, simplifying complex strategies.
• Strong process insight and prioritisation skills.
• Ability to distinguish between theoretical strategy and immediate action.
• Comfortable getting hands‑on and leading from the front when needed.
• Natural connector who brings together people, disciplines, and ideas.
• Located and available to start working from our London or Manchester offices.

What We Offer

• Flexible, hybrid working policy (2 days from the office, depending on location).
• Excellent salary based on experience and equal pay policies.
• Pension, free private healthcare, mental health support and company sick pay scheme.
• 26 days paid holiday plus UK Bank Holidays.
• Refreshments provided in the office all week, and drinks at 4pm on Thursdays.
• Support with season ticket loan and cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Enhanced family‑friendly policies to support new parents.
• Social and cultural events with opportunities to connect with colleagues.
• Inspirational talks, guest speakers and events.
• Learning and development with continuous opportunities to learn and advance.
• Buddy programme to support you through your first weeks at DEPT®.
• Reputation for doing good: Certified B Corp and multiple industry awards.
• Awesome clients ranging from local to global.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively recruit, develop, nurture and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds. We encourage you to discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

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