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Head of Digital

Brighton Permanent £60,000 - £65,000 per year View Job Description
The Head of Digital will lead a digital team to deliver integrated campaigns using the right channels to expand reach, improve engagement, and drive response. Ensure industry-leading use of digital through innovation and best-practice planning and execution.
  • Newly created role - Head of Digital - amazing collaborative business!
  • Hybrid working - Brighton & Hove based x 3 days a week

About Our Client

If you're looking for a phenomenal business that genuinely values their staff - then this company is for you! They are an events business, with offices in Brighton offering hybrid working.

Job Description

As the Head of Digital you will have the following responsibilities:

  • Lead and develop a close-knit team
  • Build a unified digital practice integrating all current and future channels.
  • Define a clear digital strategy outlining channel purpose, usage, and relevance for each audience at every engagement stage.
  • Guide and manage channel owners to stay ahead of trends and deliver best-in-class digital experiences.
  • Partner with IT to enable platforms for activation and performance tracking across websites, social, email, and apps.
  • Lead SEO strategy to optimize for evolving trends, including zero-click engagement and AI-driven search.
  • Establish briefing and planning processes for consistent, collaborative campaign delivery.
  • Develop a performance framework to capture, analyze, and report data across all channels for actionable insights.

The Successful Applicant

The successful Head of Digital will have the following:

  • Proven experience leading and developing high-performing cross-channel digital teams
  • Strong people management skills with the ability to coach, mentor and inspire
  • Low ego, collaborative leadership style that fosters trust and psychological safety
  • Strong grasp of SEO, including emerging trends like zero-click engagement and AI-driven search
  • Ability to create and implement best practice planning and execution frameworks
  • Highly data-savvy with experience in building and managing performance frameworks
  • Experience of creating internal briefing and planning processes to align teams and ensure consistent campaign delivery
  • Passion for innovation and staying ahead of digital trends and, based on strong data evidence, identify relevance and potential purpose within the wider channel mix.

What's on Offer

The successful candidate will receive:

  • £60,000 - £65,000 DOE
  • Bonus scheme
  • The chance to join an awesome business with great benefits
  • Hybrid working - Based Brighton & Hove x 3 days per week, with 2 from home.
Contact
Kim Funnell
Quote job ref
JN-112025-6889911
Phone number
+44 193 226 4118

Job summary

Job function
Marketing & Agency
Subsector
Digital, Online & Social Media
Sector
Media & Agency
Location
Brighton
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Kim Funnell
Consultant phone
+44 193 226 4118
Job reference
JN-112025-6889911