Head Of Marketing

November 7, 2026

Hybrid

Head

London, United Kingdom

Indeed

Description

A speciality coffee roaster based in London is hiring a Head of Marketing from a premium food, drink or hospitality background. The role involves shaping the company's next stage of growth, managing budgets and a high-performing team, and ensuring brand consistency across wholesale, cafés, online and retail. Working closely with the founder and the Head of Creative, the person will turn vision into a measurable marketing strategy. This is a full-time hybrid position.

Responsibilities

Partner closely with the Head of Creative to make sure every marketing activity reflects the brand consistently
Shape the next stage of growth, building on speciality coffee expertise and credibility to guide where and how we grow
Provide strategic leadership for marketing, defining priorities, managing budgets, building a high-performing team and implementing robust performance metrics
Ensure consistency across all channels: wholesale, coffee shops, online, retail and partnerships to tell the same story
Build partnerships that strengthen the brand, shaping who to collaborate with and developing relationships with customers and partners
Cross-functional collaboration across the business, partnering with wholesale, retail, coffee and the roastery
Turn the founder's vision into a clear marketing strategy, planning, owning and delivering it

Requirements

At least 7 years in marketing, including 3+ years leading a team or function, ideally at a premium consumer, food & drink or hospitality brand
Able to set a clear marketing strategy and turn it into measurable plans that teams across the business can deliver
A record of growing a brand across several channels: direct-to-consumer, retail/cafés and wholesale
Commercial awareness: comfortable setting KPIs, tracking spend and reporting on ROI to the leadership team
Experience building and owning the marketing calendar and budget, setting clear priorities and timelines for the wider team to implement
A strong grasp of e-commerce and digital marketing including CRM, paid media, SEO, subscriptions and retention
Experience managing PR agencies and building good relationships with press and media, from setting the PR strategy to measuring coverage
Experience working closely with a creative or brand team, setting clear marketing objectives and channel requirements that feed into their briefs
Confident using data and insight to make decisions and measure performance across channels
A collaborative leader who works well across teams, including creative, copy, e-commerce, coffee, sales, wholesale, cafés and operations
Able to prioritise in a fast-moving, growing business
Experience communicating sustainability and impact credibly, without greenwashing
Experience in speciality coffee or a similar premium, craft or provenance-led category
Existing contacts across food & drink, lifestyle or trade press
A real interest in coffee, sourcing and the stories behind the product
Experience with product launches, partnerships and events or community marketing
Experience in wholesale or B2B marketing alongside consumer marketing
Experience growing a UK brand into international markets