Head of Brand Partnerships

Role

Head of Partnerships, PR & Social | 12 Month FTC

Manchester | Fashion, Beauty & Retail | Immediate Start

We’re recruiting a Head of Partnerships, PR & Social for one of the UK’s most recognisable consumer retail brands, currently going through an exciting period of transformation and growth.

This is a high-profile 12-month maternity cover with the potential to extend beyond the initial contract. We’re looking for someone to join as soon as possible, making this particularly attractive for someone immediately available or able to move at relatively short notice.

Reporting directly to the Brand Director, you’ll lead how the brand shows up, gets talked about and stays culturally relevant, owning the strategy across PR, brand partnerships, influencers & creators, social, events and experiences.

This is a big, external-facing leadership role. You’ll identify the people, partnerships, stories and cultural moments that can build brand fame, generate conversation and ultimately deliver commercial impact.

The opportunity

• Lead the strategy across PR, partnerships, influencers, social and experiential
• Build high-impact collaborations with brands, talent, creators, media and cultural partners
• Identify the stories and moments capable of generating standout earned media coverage
• Shape an always-on social presence that grows communities and cultural relevance
• Create memorable brand launches, events and experiences
• Lead agency relationships, significant budgets and commercial negotiations
• Build and develop relationships across the UK media, talent and creator landscape
• Lead and inspire high-performing internal teams and external partners
• Work directly with senior brand leadership at an important stage in the business’s transformation

We’d love to hear from people with:

• Significant senior experience across PR, partnerships, influencer, social or brand activation
• A background in fashion, beauty, retail, lifestyle or a similarly fast-moving consumer brand
• Strong consumer PR experience and an excellent understanding of the UK media landscape
• A well-developed network across media, talent, creators, brands and agencies
• Proven experience creating high-impact brand partnerships and activations
• Strong commercial judgement and experience managing meaningful budgets
• Team leadership and senior agency management experience
• A genuine instinct for culture, consumer behaviour and what’s coming next

Timing is important. The business is keen to appoint quickly, so we particularly want to hear from senior candidates who are immediately available, approaching the end of a contract or able to start at relatively short notice.

Manchester based | 12-month FTC | 5 days per week on-site | ASAP start

Interested? Get in touch for a confidential conversation.