Head of Brand & Partnerships

London, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own the 12-month brand and strategic partnerships engine for a global golf travel brand, pairing emotionally resonant storytelling with commercial results across campaigns, media, and ambassador programs.

  • Brand & Partnerships: Own 12-month brand plans, major campaigns, and partnership activations across governing bodies, media, and suppliers.
  • Channel & Creator Ecosystem: Lead ATL/media planning, PR and influencer/ambassador programs to drive reach and revenue.
  • Test-and-Learn Culture: Build frameworks to measure incrementality, optimize channel mix, and push creative experimentation.

Job Description

Own the 12-month brand and strategic partnerships engine for a global golf travel brand, pairing emotionally resonant storytelling with commercial results across campaigns, media, and ambassador programs.

  • Brand & Sales Activation Plan Delivery: Oversee planning and delivery of integrated 12-month brand and sales driving plans across key commercial periods and strategic moments
  • Lead major new brand campaign development, partnering with external agencies, production partners and media owners where required
  • Own brand messaging frameworks and creative strategy, and ensure plans deliver a distinctive, emotionally engaging and commercially effective brand presence
  • Partnerships & Commercial Collaborations: Develop and deliver Your Golf Travel’s partnership strategy across governing bodies, media, tourism boards, rights holders and commercial partners
  • Secure and activate paid and value-in-kind partnerships that drive brand reach, customer value/experience and commercial return
  • Create compelling partnership activation plans that support both brand and revenue objectives
  • Responsible for driving during/post booking ancillary income through partnerships
  • Measure partnership effectiveness, income secured and long-term value creation
  • ATL Media & PR: Lead ATL/new media channel planning and buying e.g. TV
  • Own PR plans development/delivery, manage media relationships, press opportunities, brand storytelling
  • Identify proactive opportunities to increase brand visibility, authority and cultural relevance
  • Support executive profiling, thought leadership and key business announcements where appropriate
  • Work closely with analytics and performance teams to evaluate incrementality and channel mix/effectiveness
  • Ambassador, Influencer and Affiliate Plans: Identify priority ambassadors/influencers that align with the brand, and develop/deliver partnership plans that build the brand, deliver commercial value for our suppliers/partners
  • Ensure alignment with the content and product teams
  • Continuously push boundaries of our plans and evolve based on results
  • Develop 3rd party affiliate plans/partners to drive brand, sessions and short term sales metrics
  • Build Creativity & Test-and-Learn Culture: Use insight, customer behaviour and market trends to inform plans and decisions
  • Champion a culture of creativity, experimentation and continuous improvement within the wider marketing team
  • Develop frameworks for evaluating campaign, media and partnership performance
  • Significant experience in delivering results in brand and integrated marketing roles
  • Securing, negotiating and activating strategic commercial and marketing partnerships
  • ATL media planning/buying, PR and creative production
  • Working with influencers/ambassadors
  • Developed significant creative work that is distinctive, emotionally resonant and commercially effective
  • Strong stakeholder management and cross-functional leadership capability
  • Managing multiple direct reports
  • Worked in travel, sport or consumer brands
  • A golfer and has been on golf trips before
  • Annual Leave – 25 days holiday, increasing by 1 day per year of service (up to 28 days), plus the option to buy back up to 5 extra days each year.
  • Amazing Travel Perks – Enjoy familiarisation trips to top golf and holiday destinations in the UK and overseas, plus exclusive discounts on golf holidays, flights, and hotels.
  • Recognition & Rewards – Be part of our annual company away trips for top performers and benefit from structured training and personalised development plans.
  • Exclusive Brand Discounts – Save on top golf and sports brands, including Taylormade, Under Armour, and Ping.
  • Health & Wellbeing – Subsidised health club memberships, a fully funded Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), and a Cycle to Work scheme.
  • Sustainable Travel Benefits – Access our Electric Car scheme with Octopus EV and make your commute greener.
  • Growth & Development – Receive honest feedback, regular coaching sessions, and the opportunity to grow within a dynamic and supportive team.

Ready to help us deliver world-class travel experiences? Apply now and go the extra yard with us.

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Your Golf Travel

Your Golf Travel is the Golf Holiday website - booking a golf holiday has never been easier or such great value. Offering great value golf holidays to over 3000 stunning golf resorts in the UK, Europe and other exciting destinations throughout world. So whether you're looking for a championship 5* resort, self-catering apartments, tailor made golf tours or simply a short golf break please visit Your Golf Travel.com or call 0800 043 6644.

Founded in 2005
London, England, GBR
192 employees (16 in marketing)

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
182.4K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.4K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
55.6%
Direct
34.6%
Referral
4.8%
Social
4.3%
Paid
0.6%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~192

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
14 (7% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1