Hands-On Digital Managers
For smaller teams where the manager still executes across several channels.
Explore this recruitment specialism →Digital management recruitment
Digital Marketing Manager Recruitment
Hire digital marketing managers who can see across SEO, paid media, content, social, websites, analytics and lead generation — while still knowing where to go deep.
The right manager does not need to be the best specialist in every channel. They do need enough judgement to know what good work looks like and where the real problem sits.
Employer perspective
Digital marketing managers are often hired into jobs that quietly contain five different jobs.
Before sourcing, we separate channel ownership, team management, agency management, reporting, hands-on execution and strategic responsibility. That prevents a company from advertising for a manager when it really needs a senior operator — or the reverse.
We look for breadth without rewarding superficiality. Strong managers can challenge specialists, prioritise work, translate performance to leadership and keep the team focused on commercial outcomes.
What we look for in digital marketing managers
- Enough channel depth to spot weak work and ask good questions.
- Prioritisation across competing SEO, PPC, content, social and website demands.
- Ability to manage agencies, freelancers or internal specialists.
- Commercial reporting that connects activity to pipeline, revenue or meaningful business outcomes.
Roles and capability
What employers typically ask us to find.
The exact shortlist depends on the business, seniority, working model and level of hands-on responsibility.
Team & Agency Managers
For businesses coordinating specialists, suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Explore this recruitment specialism →Digital Leads
Senior ownership of strategy, budget, reporting and digital growth priorities.
Explore this recruitment specialism →Practical screening
Generalists are useful if they know what they are not good at.
We like managers who can say where they are strong, where they rely on specialists and how they evaluate work outside their own deepest channel. That self-awareness is usually more useful than pretending to be an expert in everything.
Questions worth answering before the shortlist
- Can they prioritise across channels?
- Can they manage specialists without micromanaging?
- Can they explain performance to leadership?
- Can they recognise when a specialist is needed?
Related recruitment
Adjacent digital marketing roles.
Many digital roles overlap. These related specialist pages may help if the vacancy sits between functions.
Head of Marketing Recruitment
Head of Marketing recruitment for employers hiring senior marketing leaders who can own strategy, teams, budgets, agencies, positioning, demand generation and commercial performance.
Explore this recruitment specialism →SEO Recruitment Agency
SEO recruitment agency for employers hiring technical SEO specialists, SEO managers, local SEO talent, content SEO professionals and search strategists.
Explore this recruitment specialism →PPC Recruitment Agency
PPC recruitment agency for employers hiring Google Ads specialists, paid search managers, paid media professionals, Meta Ads talent and performance marketers.
Explore this recruitment specialism →Employer intake
Tell us what the person needs to be able to do.
Give us the role, location, working model, salary range, must-have skills and the problems this hire needs to solve. We will take it from there.