Handle Recruitment is seeking an experienced Head of Marketing to lead brand and marketing strategy across a portfolio of culturally respected music brands, venues, and live entertainment projects.
This is a senior leadership opportunity for someone who understands the intersection of culture, brand, audience growth, and live events. We are looking for a strategic marketer with strong creative instincts, proven leadership experience, and a deep understanding of how to build audience demand and long-term brand value.
The successful candidate will oversee marketing across multiple music and entertainment businesses, shaping brand positioning, leading campaigns, driving revenue growth, and managing a high-performing team.
The RoleKey responsibilities include:
*Leading overarching brand and marketing strategy across multiple music and entertainment brands
*Managing and developing a team of Marketing Managers across various venues and projects
*Overseeing content, creative, and design functions to deliver standout campaigns and content strategies
*Driving audience growth, ticket sales, and long-term customer engagement
*Leading paid media strategy, audience development, and CRM direction
*Ensuring each brand maintains a clear and distinct voice, identity, and positioning
*Building marketing systems, processes, and reporting structures to improve performance
*Partnering with senior leadership on long-term growth strategy and new business opportunities
The ideal candidate will:*Have significant senior-level marketing experience within music, culture, entertainment, nightlife, or live events
*Understand how to build culturally relevant brands that deliver commercial success
*Have experience managing creative, content, and marketing teams
*Think strategically while remaining highly execution-focused and detail-oriented
*Possess a strong understanding of audience psychology, digital marketing, and modern discovery behaviour
*Demonstrate excellent creative judgement and high standards across brand and design
*Be able to balance short-term commercial objectives with long-term brand building
*Be highly collaborative and confident leading cross-functional teams
*Have a strong track record of managing, developing, and coaching high-performing individuals within commercially driven environments
Desirable Experience*Experience marketing clubs, festivals, live music venues, or ticketed events
*Strong understanding of nightlife and music culture
*Experience launching new venues, concepts, or entertainment projects
The OpportunityThis is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking business operating at the forefront of music, nightlife, and live entertainment culture. The role offers the chance to shape the future of established brands while contributing to ambitious new projects from the ground up.



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