Head of Brand in City of London

Work where work matters. Elevate your career at Qodea, where innovation isn’t just a buzzword, it’s in our DNA.

We are a global technology group built for what’s next, offering high‑calibre professionals a platform for high‑stakes work and solving problems that don’t even have answers yet. When you join us, you’ll work alongside global leaders such as Google, Snap, Diageo, PayPal, and Jaguar Land Rover to deliver outcomes that leave a mark and are worth talking about.

No routine consultancy here. You’ll operate where technology, design, and human behaviour meet to deliver tangible outcomes fast. Qodea is an environment where your skills evolve at the frontier of innovation and AI, ensuring continuous growth and development.

About The Role

The Head of Brand is the guardian and architect of our brand identity, reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer. You will own the complete brand experience, defining and enforcing identity standards and governance across all touchpoints. Leading all creative and campaign outputs from concept to delivery, you will operate the design and content function while maintaining absolute control over asset production and version discipline.

Core Responsibilities

Brand Strategy & Identity

• Define, evolve, and protect the brand identity, ensuring consistency across all markets and channels
• Establish and enforce brand standards, guidelines, and governance frameworks
• Own the brand positioning and messaging architecture
• Monitor brand health and perception, driving continuous improvement

Creative Leadership

• Lead all creative and campaign development from concept through to delivery
• Direct the creative vision across campaigns, ensuring alignment with brand strategy
• Review and approve all creative outputs to maintain quality and brand consistency
• Foster a culture of creative excellence and innovation within the team

Design & Content Operations

• Operate and scale the design and content function
• Control all asset production workflows and processes
• Maintain and evolve the comprehensive asset library
• Ensure version control discipline across all brand materials
• Optimize production timelines without compromising quality

Campaign Delivery

• Guarantee on‑time, on‑brand delivery of all campaigns
• Balance speed and quality, ensuring outputs meet required standards
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams to deliver integrated campaigns
• Establish and monitor KPIs for campaign performance and creative effectiveness

Team Management

• Manage and develop direct reports including designers (multi‑level), editors, and animators based in Europe and the Philippines
• Build and scale the creative team and a network of trusted freelancers as the business grows
• Foster creative collaboration across strategy, brand & creative, marketing operations, and the broader commercial / go‑to‑market team

This role is designed for impact. While we operate a flexible model, we expect you to spend time on site (at our offices or a client location) for collaboration sessions, customer meetings, and internal workshops.

Requirements

Experience

• Experience in brand management, creative direction, or related roles. Client side, B2B experience is a big bonus
• Proven track record of building and protecting brand identity at scale
• Experience managing creative teams and external agencies
• Demonstrated ability to build and deliver effective omni‑channel campaigns at pace without sacrificing quality

Skills & Competencies

• Brand expertise: deep understanding of brand strategy, identity systems, and governance
• Creative director & producer: strong creative vision with ability to brief, review, elevate and manage the delivery of creative work
• Operational excellence: systematic approach to asset management, workflows, and quality control
• Leadership: ability to identify, inspire and develop creative talent
• Communication: exceptional presentation and stakeholder management skills
• Technical knowledge: understanding of design systems, production processes, and digital platforms
• Software: highly confident in Adobe Creative Suite, Figma and Google Slides. LinkedIn & YouTube campaign analytics
• Project management: strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple priorities

Personal Attributes

• Uncompromising on brand standards while pragmatic about execution
• Detail‑oriented with a systematic approach to governance
• Collaborative leader who can work across functions and manage multiple stakeholders and priorities
• Comfortable with pace and ambiguity
• Passionate about building brands that stand out

Benefits

Compensation And Financial Wellbeing

• Competitive base salary
• Matching pension scheme (up to 5%) from day one
• Discretionary company bonus scheme
• 4 × annual salary death‑in‑service coverage from day one
• Employee referral scheme
• Tech scheme

Health and Wellness

• Private medical insurance from day one
• Optical and dental cash‑back scheme
• Help@Hand app: access to remote GPs, second opinions, mental health support, and physiotherapy
• EAP service
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme

Work‑Life Balance and Growth

• 36 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays)
• An extra paid day off for your birthday
• Ten paid learning days per year
• Flexible working hours
• Market‑leading parental leave
• Sabbatical leave (after five years)
• Work from anywhere (up to 3 weeks per year)
• Industry‑recognised training and certifications
• Bonusly employee recognition and rewards platform
• Clear opportunities for career development
• Length of service awards
• Regular company events

Diversity and Inclusion

At Qodea, we champion diversity and inclusion. We believe that a career in IT should be open to everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, or neurotype. We value the unique talents and perspectives each individual brings to our team and strive to create a fair and accessible hiring process for all.