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£80k-£120k
Typical base salary
12 wks
Replacement guarantee
Strategy plus delivery
They set direction and can still make it happen. Ask what they built, not just planned.
Commercial focus
The best Directors tie marketing to revenue. Probe how they've driven pipeline or growth.
Team leadership
They lead a marketing team. Look for someone who develops talent and raises the bar.
How to run the hire
1. Agree the mandate
Decide what the Director must deliver - growth, brand, demand - and the measures.
2. Match the stage
Target people who've marketed at your size and model, since B2B and B2C differ hugely.
3. Source through networks
Senior marketers come from introductions and headhunting, not adverts.
4. Use a strategy exercise
Have the shortlist present a marketing plan for your business.
5. Reference results
Confirm they drove commercial outcomes and led a team well.
Fees typically run 20-25% of first-year salary, capped and agreed upfront.
Nothing is due until your hire starts, and for the most senior briefs we can discuss a retained approach.
Around 8-14 weeks.
Scope clarity is the biggest driver - the more precisely you define the remit and the measures, the faster the search.
A Marketing Director owns the marketing strategy and the team that delivers it - brand, demand generation, digital, communications and budget.
They sit on the leadership team and are accountable for how marketing drives the business.
A Marketing Director is usually board-level and strategy-owning. A Head of Marketing tends to be more hands-on, often reporting into a Director.
Titles blur, so we confirm the real remit before searching.
Try: Tell me about a strategy you set and the commercial result.
How do you tie marketing to revenue?
How have you built a marketing team? and What would you do first in our business?
Yes, both.
The disciplines differ, so we match the candidate's background to your model rather than sending generic senior marketers.
Tell us about your role and a specialist marketing recruiter will call you. No fee until your hire starts.
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