Marketing Headhunters in London Connecting Brands with Leaders
Leading Marketing Headhunters in London
Hanson Search is a leading headhunting agency, offering executive search, recruitment, and talent advisory services for senior marketing and digital roles. Based in London and operating globally, we’ve been helping organisations build world-class marketing teams since 2002. Our award-winning consultants are experts in identifying high-impact talent across brand, digital, performance, and growth marketing. Whether you need a permanent hire to lead long-term strategy or an interim expert for short-term transformation, we connect you with professionals who deliver measurable results.
Our Marketing Hire Approach
Our search process is discreet, insight-driven, and tailored to your unique goals. Whether you’re building a team from scratch, replacing leadership, or seeking specialists in digital marketing disciplines, we offer:
Talent advisory on structure, salary benchmarking, and succession planning
Every search is led by a senior consultant with deep sector expertise, ensuring a precise fit with your business culture, growth strategy, and commercial objectives.
Roles We Recruit in Marketing & Digital
We recruit across the full spectrum of marketing disciplines, from strategic leadership to digital execution, supporting both in-house teams and agencies:
Senior & Executive Roles:
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)
VP / Director of Marketing
Head of Brand / Communications
Head of Digital / Digital Director
Marketing Strategy Leads
Digital & Specialist Roles:
SEO & Paid Media Specialists
Growth & Performance Marketing Leads
CRM, Retention & Lifecycle Marketing Experts
Content, Social Media & Influencer Strategists
Martech & AI-Driven Marketing Specialists
We work across B2B and B2C industries including technology, SaaS, eCommerce, fintech, healthcare, consumer goods, and financial services.
Trusted by London’s Leading Brands
From high-growth scale-ups to FTSE 100s and investor-backed ventures, we’ve partnered with organisations that value strategic marketing leadership. Our clients trust us to find marketing professionals who align with their brand vision and deliver commercial impact.
Based in London and recruiting globally, we provide expert insight into local and international talent markets—helping brands stay ahead in a competitive digital economy.
A Global Network of Marketing Talent & Insight
With over two decades of search experience, we’ve cultivated one of the most respected networks of senior marketing professionals worldwide. Our consultants stay close to the market by attending leading industry events like Cannes Lions and hosting our own insight-led roundtables and webinars.
We regularly publish marketing-focused content and sector reports that reflect current trends in leadership, innovation, and transformation. Our excellence has been recognised through multiple awards, including:
Best Client Service Agency
Best Candidate Experience
Best International Agency (awarded by the Marketing & Digital Recruitment Awards)
Meet our Specialist Headhunters and Make Your Marketing Hire
If you’re looking to hire a CMO, build a digital team, or find fractional leadership to scale a campaign or launch a product—we’re ready to help. Whether it’s a permanent hire or an interim expert, Hanson Search delivers flexible, strategic solutions that connect you with the right talent.
📩 Contact our specialist marketing headhunter team in London today to begin your search.
Whether it’s about a job search, advice on the market, how other businesses are structuring their marketing teams, or other marketing recruitment needs, get in touch.
With a network spanning the UK, Europe, USA, and the Middle East, our team of recruitment consultants are experts in sourcing the best talent globally.
Katie Cubbon: Katie manages internal recruitment at Hanson Search, while also overseeing office management and business operations. With experience across...
We are trusted advisors to our partners, recruiting and placing teams for the world’s most successful brands, agencies and innovative start-ups around the world.
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