Marketing & Communications Recruitment

We support charities, education and purpose-led organisations to recruit marketing and communications leaders who build reputation, strengthen engagement and help organisations achieve their mission.

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Marketing & communications leadership

Reputation is built across hundreds of decisions, from how an organisation responds to difficult questions to how it launches a new campaign or explains its impact. Every piece of communication, every supporter interaction and every public statement contributes to how people perceive an organisation, making marketing and communications leadership central to long-term success.

Organisations are reaching more audiences through more channels than ever before, while expectations around transparency, authenticity and responsiveness continue to grow. Executive marketing and communications roles increasingly bring together brand, communications, digital, engagement, campaigns and public affairs, asking leaders to connect specialist teams around a clear organisational narrative rather than simply oversee individual functions.

The most effective marketing and communications leaders combine creativity with sound judgement, advising executive teams on reputation, stakeholder relationships and organisational messaging while knowing when to respond to change and when consistency remains important.

Trusted by organisations across the sector

Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM)

Our work in marketing & communications recruitment

Marketing and communications teams are structured in very different ways. Brand, digital, communications, engagement and public affairs often sit within the same leadership remit, while many senior leaders have built careers across several of those disciplines.

Our briefing conversations explore how those responsibilities come together to shape the brief by clarifying where specialist expertise is needed, where broader leadership adds more value, and how the role fits within the wider executive team. We then assess candidates on the responsibilities they've led, the audiences they've influenced, and the decisions they've made.

Every search combines targeted research with long-standing relationships across charities, education and purpose-led organisations. We introduce opportunities thoughtfully, giving candidates the context they need to decide whether a role genuinely fits their experience, ambitions and leadership style while representing your organisation professionally throughout the process.

How we recruit marketing & communications leaders

We recruit across executive leadership, specialist marketing and communications disciplines and board appointments, reflecting the breadth of modern marketing functions and the different skills organisations need to build reputation, engage audiences and achieve long-term objectives.

Our specialist areas include:

Brand & Marketing
Communications
Corporate Communications
External Affairs
Public Affairs
Digital Marketing
Content & Editorial
Media Relations
Campaigns & Engagement
Internal Communications
Research & Insight
Creative & Design

Leadership Recruitment

Senior marketing and communications appointments contribute to organisational strategy, advise executive teams, lead multidisciplinary functions and help organisations build lasting relationships with supporters, members, partners, students and the wider public. Every search reflects the responsibilities, audiences and leadership expectations that make each appointment unique.

We regularly recruit

Chief Marketing Officers
Chief Communications Officers
Directors of Marketing
Directors of Communications
Directors of External Affairs
Heads of Marketing
Heads of Communications
Marketing and Communications Managers

Interim Leadership

Periods of organisational change often place greater demands on marketing and communications teams, whether responding to reputational issues, delivering major campaigns, leading rebrands or maintaining momentum during leadership transitions. We recruit experienced interim leaders who can provide stability, reassure teams and deliver against immediate priorities while longer-term plans take shape.

We regularly recruit

Interim Director of Marketing
Interim Director of Communications
Interim Head of Marketing
Interim Head of Communications
Interim Campaigns Lead
Interim Digital Lead

Board Recruitment

Boards increasingly value experience in marketing and communications because stakeholder confidence and public trust influence almost every aspect of organisational performance. We recruit trustees, committee members and non-executive directors who bring expertise across communications, digital, brand, campaigns, public affairs and audience engagement, helping boards ask informed questions and provide constructive challenge.

We regularly recruit

Marketing Trustees
Communications Trustees
Brand & Digital Trustees
Public Affairs Trustees
Non-Executive Directors
Committee Members

Selected track record

Leadership appointments

Organisation	Role
Ambitious about Autism	Head of External Affairs
Bar Standards Board	Director of Communications & Public Engagement
Barts Charity	Head of Marketing & Communications
Campaign Against Living Miserably	Marketing Director
Carers First	Head of Communications; Interim Head of Communications
King's College Hospital Charity	Director of Fundraising & Communications; Head of Communications
NHS Charities Together	Director of External Affairs & Communications; Head of Marketing & Brand; Head of Media
Nottingham College	Director of Marketing & Engagement
The King's Trust	Director of Communications
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine	Director of Engagement & External Affairs

Board appointments

Organisation	Role
Campaign Bootcamp	Trustees (Communications, Fundraising & Training)
DACS	Non-Executive Director (Communications)
Dalcroze UK	Trustees
Lifebox	Board Members
Mental Health Matters	Trustee (Marketing & Communications)
Myeloma UK	Trustee (Fundraising & Marketing)
Northumbria Students' Union	External Trustee (Marketing)
Royal Medical Benevolent Fund	Marketing & Communications Trustee
STAMMA	Chair
The Children's Trust	Trustee (Digital Marketing)

Meet the team

Matthew Skaife

Principal Consultant | Fundraising

Katie Booth

Senior Consultant (Research & Delivery) | Fundraising

Josh Larkin

Senior Consultant | Charities

Simon Callaghan

Partner

Laura Iliff

Principal Consultant | Fundraising

Emily Birch

Principal Consultant | Fundraising

Matthew Skaife

Principal Consultant | Fundraising

Katie Booth

Senior Consultant (Research & Delivery) | Fundraising

Josh Larkin

Senior Consultant | Charities

Simon Callaghan

Partner

Laura Iliff

Principal Consultant | Fundraising

Emily Birch

Principal Consultant | Fundraising

Current jobs

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Interim Head of Marketing and CommunicationsNaomi and Jack's HospiceHybrid / Winchester (3 days per week in SO21 3JE) View role

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Whether you're appointing your first marketing leader, expanding your communications team or recruiting at executive level, we'd be pleased to discuss what your organisation needs.

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