Brand Lead

Up Collective
London

Brand Hackers

We help challenger brands fight smarter, think sharper, and win bigger.

We build experienced, fractional teams that slot into challenger brands like puzzle pieces, bringing the right knowledge and energy at the right moment. We're not a traditional agency, and we're not a one-person band. We're senior operators who've worked in-house and agency-side, combining forces so challenger brands get serious firepower without the overhead.

Four years in, we've gone from two people to almost 30. We've worked with over 100 brands across FMCG, beauty, film, and lifestyle. Current brand partnerships include Rockface, Fussy, Little’s Coffee, Wype, Genius Foods, and Fussy.

Three pods run the agency: Brand, Growth, and Social. They work as specialist teams, and combine to deliver integrated support.

The role

The Brand pod is the highest opportunity area in Brand Hackers today. It runs eight brand partnerships at the moment and sets the direction for some of the most interesting challenger brands in the UK, and is about to scale fast. Brand Hackers have been growing >50% year on year and that will continue!

We're hiring a Brand Lead to set the strategic direction for the pod and lead the work. You'll report directly to Lottie, our founder.

You'll own:

The senior relationship on our biggest accounts. You're the most senior point of contact for the founders we work with, and you set the bar for what excellent brand work looks like.

You’ll be acting as Marketing Director for brands two days a week doing the work hands on! The other days are coaching and leading the team.

A team of three with two open roles, expected to double in the next twelve months, plus our internal creative department (a designer and a copywriter today, growing).

You'll feel like the owner of your pod- so you'll need to input into how we package and deliver our brand work, really listening to feedback from clients, and looking at how we can learn from others

The strategy and growth of the Brand pod, with heavy influence on the P&L, in partnership with our Commercial Director, Will.

Strong relationships across the agency. You'll work closely with the Growth and Social pod leads, the commercial team, and Lottie, making sure brand work plugs into everything else we do.

Why this role is different

You're stepping into a brand agency that already has the clients, the reputation, and the momentum, with the strategic direction still yours to set. You'll report directly to the founder. No layers, no politics, fast decisions. You'll work with founder-led businesses (Rockface, Wype, Genius Foods, Fussy and the rest of the roster), so your senior client is the actual founder, not a marketing manager two rungs down. And you'll build the team you want.

What we need from you

Deep brand strategy expertise. Strong track record on challenger brands, in agency or senior in-house.

Experience leading and growing high-performing people.

Agency fluency. You can run multiple accounts, senior stakeholders, and fast deadlines without dropping quality.

Confidence leading strategy, pitching, and consulting with founders and senior clients. You’ll be delighted to stand in a room of marketers and talk about brand.

Commercial fluency. You've run a department P&L, set pricing, and managed margins.

A real instinct for great creative, and the standards to push it further.

What we offer

A full-time, remote role, starting as soon as we find the right person.

25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Monthly working-from-home allowance to be spent on coffee or co-working

Birthday off

Enhanced paternity/maternity leave & pay

Unlimited coaching with MoreHappi

Full Up World Membership
Our commitment to your development.

We believe you shouldn’t have to wait until you start a job to see the benefits. Our handbook is open here .

Working rights in the UK required (we are currently unable to sponsor visas).

Posted 2026-05-16

Recommended Jobs

Senior Account Manager

Fabric Social
London

Who We Are Fabric Social is the maverick of social agencies. We specialise in building brands through best-in-class content, trend-first creative, and community-first thinking. We’re not just abou…

View Details
Posted 2026-03-06

Graduate Teaching Assistant

Ark Soane Academy
Ealing, Greater London

About this role  We are recruiting an exceptional team of staff to support the next stage of development of a genuinely transformational school. We are looking for candidates who are able to demo…

View Details
Posted 2026-01-09

Theatre Healthcare Assistants x 2

Stonor Medical
Central London

Theatre Healthcare Assistants x 2 Private Hospital, Central London Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 per annum Shifts: 5 days a week We are seeking enthus…

View Details
Posted 2026-01-06

Band 5 & 6 Registered Paediatric Nurses - Newham Hospital - Barts Health NHS Trust

Pulse
London

Pulse Nursing are currently seeking Band 5 & 6 Registered Paediatric Nurses to join our growing team to work for Barts Health NHS Trust. Barts Health NHS Trust currently have a high volume of shifts …

View Details
Posted 2026-01-27

Food Technology ECT - Good Girls’ School in Croydon

Marchant Recruitment
Croydon, Greater London

Food Technology ECT – Good Girls’ School in Croydon (January Start) Location: Croydon Start Date: January 2026 Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent Salary: Paid to Scale (ECT) A Good …

View Details
Posted 2025-12-16

Nurse Prescriber needed to work with one of our best clients

Locum Meds
Chingford, Greater London

JOB OVERVIEW We are looking to hire an experienced Nurse Prescriber who can join the founding healthcare team in Chingford to deliver quality service to its patients and work with a group of docto…

View Details
Posted 2025-09-10

French Teacher - Linguistic Diversity - Westminster

Marchant Recruitment
London

French Teacher – Champion Linguistic Diversity and Excellence in a Central London School – Westminster A large, dynamic secondary school in Westminster is seeking a highly skilled MFL Teacher …

View Details
Posted 2025-10-11

School Administrator - Secondary School - Camden, North...

Marchant Recruitment
London

A well-organised secondary school in the London Borough of Camden is seeking an experienced and proactive School Administrator to join their team from January 2026 on a full-time, permanent ba…

View Details
Posted 2026-01-21

Teacher of History - Camden Independent School

Marchant Recruitment
London

School Status & Location Sector: Highly Selective Independent School. Borough: Camden (Inner London, England). Start Date: Permanent, full-time role commencing January 2026. The Opportu…

View Details
Posted 2025-11-28