Marketing Lead

A specialist B2B research and insight agency is seeking a Marketing Lead to take ownership of its marketing function and drive the next phase of commercial growth. Known for producing high-quality thought leadership and research‑led content for clients across professional services and beyond, the business has built strong brand foundations and is now looking for a marketing leader to sharpen its strategy, expand its reach, and increase pipeline contribution. Reporting directly to the CEO, this is an exciting, high‑visibility role with genuine scope to shape how a growing agency positions itself and engages its market. The successful candidate will balance strategic leadership with hands‑on delivery, working across brand, content, demand generation, and digital channels.

Role

• Own and lead the overall marketing strategy, aligned with business growth objectives and commercial priorities
• Set direction across brand, demand generation, content, and digital channels, ensuring coherence and measurable impact
• Manage and develop a small in‑house team, alongside external agencies and specialist partners
• Act as a strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team, contributing to go‑to‑market planning and business development
• Own and evolve the brand identity, positioning, and messaging, ensuring consistency across all channels and touchpoints
• Lead a content and thought leadership programme, overseeing the production of reports, whitepapers, blogs, and multi‑channel campaigns that translate market insight into compelling narratives
• Drive lead generation and pipeline growth through integrated campaigns spanning SEO, email marketing, paid media, and LinkedIn
• Own marketing's contribution to revenue, including pipeline generation, lead quality, and funnel accountability through to conversion
• Oversee website performance and user experience, working with agency partners to develop organic growth as a core acquisition channel
• Track, analyse, and report on marketing performance and ROI, including pipeline impact and revenue attribution
• Plan and execute events, webinars, sponsorships, and speaking opportunities to support brand visibility and pipeline development
• Identify and monitor growth opportunities through market insight, customer feedback, competitor analysis, and CRM data

Requirements

• Proven experience in a senior B2B marketing role, ideally within professional services, agency, or research‑led environments
• Strong understanding of brand building, content marketing, and demand generation, with the ability to operate across all three simultaneously
• Commercially minded, with a demonstrable track record of connecting marketing activity to business strategy, pipeline, and revenue
• Confident working closely with senior stakeholders, including C‑suite, and able to influence without formal authority
• Experience managing teams, agencies, and budgets, with the ability to get the best from internal and external resource
• Hands‑on and pragmatic, comfortable executing as well as setting strategy
• Strong writing, editing, and storytelling skills, with a high standard of quality and attention to detail
• Familiarity with SEO, performance marketing, and digital channels, including working effectively with specialist agency partners
• Experience with CRM platforms and marketing analytics, with the ability to track and report on performance against commercial objectives

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