Deputy Head of Marketing

About the role

Trickle Up is a growth partner for UK businesses covering demand, capacity and systems, with four client pods (SEO, Socials and AI & Automations) serving clients in healthcare, legal, retail, automotive, FMCG and more. The Deputy Head of Marketing is second-in-command to the Head of Marketing, responsible for every client and for the systems, standards, team and performance of the marketing function. It is a succession track leading to Head of Marketing.

Key responsibilities

• Own every existing client: their performance, delivery and relationship with the agency.
• Set the standard of work, tailored to each client, and document a repeatable way of working across all four pods.
• Make client performance a shared concern, with each department clear on what it tracks and why.
• Manage the team day to day: people, workload, delivery rhythm, capacity and resourcing.
• Build proper tracking and visibility across every account, so marketing is ready when a new client arrives.

Required profile

• Problem-solving mindset.
• Experience leading cross-functional marketing teams (paid, SEO, content, social, creative, web).
• Commercially literate: able to read client numbers and judge what is working.
• Able to turn judgement into a written standard that others can follow.
• Excellent spoken English; UK client experience is helpful but not essential.

What we offer

• A long-term seat, growing with the company.
• Autonomy to run the function once good standards are agreed.
• A varied client base across many industries.
• A clear path to Head of Marketing, close to leadership and visible to the board.

To apply, use the careers page of the agency.