Marketing Recruitment
Specialist marketing recruiters placing talented candidates and senior leaders into UK SMEs and global brands
Marketing hires that move the commercial needle
Maximise your budget and boost your revenue by ensuring your marketing team is operating at optimal efficiency by hiring the right talent for the positions your business requires.
We provide marketing executives recruitment and supporting role talent for SMEs & corporate brands across the UK and globaly. Our candidates are already delivering measurable commercial results at competitor businesses, running performance channels against hard ROAS targets and leading content and brand functions that investors trust.
On the specialist side we place SEO leads, paid media managers, content leads and brand strategists. At senior level we recruit marketing managers through to Heads of function and senior marketing leadership. Our approach and talent identification covers all bases, enabling your business to succeed at a faster rate than previously possible.
94% of our placed talent, identified through our stringent process, accept offers and start.
"Help, my marketing function needs to..."
Urgently Hire
A fast-turnaround permanent hire when a senior marketer has exited or the current appointment isn't delivering. Named candidates from comparable businesses, with shortlists in days rather than weeks.
Find an Interim
An experienced interim marketing leader or specialist available on day rate, delivering live campaigns and holding momentum while you run the permanent search.
Build a Team
A structured multi-hire plan for a new in-house function or a scaling marketing team, with Coreus as the single partner sequencing every appointment in the right order.
Executive Search in Marketing
Marketing leadership that delivers commercial return
Coreus recruits into Chief Marketing Officer, Marketing Director, Head of Marketing, Head of Brand, Head of Growth and Head of Digital positions across SMEs and corporate brands, with a remit that extends to non-executive and advisory appointments for founder-led businesses scaling their marketing function for the first time.
The owners and boards we work with are either replacing a marketing leader who has not delivered or building the senior capability their growth plan now demands. Both briefs require the same thing: a leader with a track record of commercial marketing performance in a comparable business.
We recently placed a CMO for a UK brand scaling into new categories, appointed from a shortlist of four candidates, all currently employed at recognised competitors. Our supreme confidence in our chief marketing officer executive search approach stems from repeated hiring success and long-term partnerships between candidates and the employer.
Supporting multiple executive search marketing roles
Permanent
For the board-level marketing appointment that sets strategy for years. Retained executive search with direct headhunt, a confidential approach and a curated shortlist of serious candidates rather than a stack of CVs.
Interim
For the immediate gap after a CMO exit or a transformation mandate ahead of a permanent hire. Interim marketing leaders with commercial track records in comparable businesses, available on day rate and able to start within weeks.
Fractional
For the founder-led business that needs board-grade marketing leadership without the full-time cost. Fractional CMOs embedded one or two days a week, setting strategy and holding the function accountable for commercial output.
Why trust us to outsource your marketing recruitment?
Marketing sector specialism
Six years of recruiting marketing talent for SMEs and corporate brands paired with our teams experience that spans decades. We assess portfolios and channel performance in the interview, not just the CV narrative.
Access to marketing talent
The SEO leads, paid media managers and CMOs delivering real numbers are employed and not applying to roles. We reach them directly, well before any competitor agency hears the brief.
Verified performance
Marketing CVs inflate easily. We validate reported ROAS, organic traffic growth and pipeline contribution against previous employers and platforms before a candidate reaches your shortlist.
Channel-matched shortlists
A brand-led hire is not a performance-led hire. We shortlist against the specific channel mix and commercial model of your business, so you're not interviewing generic marketers for a specialist brief.
Full marketing function cover
From SEO and paid media specialists through to CMOs, Coreus covers the full marketing stack. One relationship across every level of the function, rather than a different agency for each role type.
Attract Great Talent and Avoid Bad Hiring
What you can expect from working with Coreus
Results
We handle the heavy lifting of hiring senior finance professionals so your leadership team stays focused on clients and delivery.
Quality
Hire with confidence. No inflated CVs reaching your interview stage and no repeat rounds after a misaligned shortlist.
Experience
We assess marketing talent against real campaign outcomes, so your leadership team focuses on the all-important strategic fit.
Next steps
Bring us the role that’s holding your marketing back. We will tell you directly whether Coreus is the right fit, agree the brief and move you from friction to flow.