Head of Growth & Partnerships / Growth Manager

We are a young, fast-growing creative agency based in the heart of Shoreditch.

We work across UI, UX, branding, motion and digital experiences for startups, scaleups and global brands.

We’re ambitious about where we’re heading and believe great culture is essential to building a great company.

At Shoreditch, we:

• Foster collaboration and teamwork
• Strive for excellence in everything we do
• Leave egos at the door
• Work hard and have fun doing it

The role

We’re looking for a commercially minded Growth Manager or Head of Growth & Partnerships to help drive the agency’s next stage of growth.

This role sits at the intersection of marketing, business development and commercial strategy.

You’ll work closely with the founder, business development team and designers to increase awareness of Shoreditch Design, strengthen our positioning and create new opportunities.

We’re not looking for someone focused purely on social media or brand marketing.

We’re looking for someone who enjoys building systems, generating opportunities, creating partnerships, analysing performance and helping turn great work into commercial growth.

This role could suit:

• An experienced Growth Manager ready for their next step
• A Head of Growth looking for greater ownership
• Someone from an agency, consultancy or B2B services background

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What you’ll be doing

• Build and execute growth strategies
• Identify new sectors and opportunities
• Develop repeatable lead generation systems
• Increase awareness of Shoreditch Design
• Support the agency’s long-term growth ambitions
• Build outbound campaigns
• Define target accounts
• Support the business development team
• Support the Business Development team on key opportunities
• Attend discovery calls and pitch meetings when required
• Help shape proposals and presentations
• Contribute market and sector insights
• Strengthen positioning and messaging
• Support follow-up activity after pitches
• Help improve conversion rates
• Ensure sales and marketing activity remain aligned

SEO & paid acquisition

• Manage Google Ads activity
• Develop SEO initiatives
• Increase inbound opportunities

CRM & reporting

• Monitor lead sources and conversion rates
• Create monthly growth reports
• Identify opportunities for improvement
• Support forecasting and commercial planning

Founder marketing

• Support founder’s thought leadership
• Turn project work into content
• Create case studies and marketing assets
• Increase visibility across target industries
• Support speaking opportunities and partnerships

Content & social

• Manage LinkedIn activity
• Manage Instagram activity
• Create content plans and campaigns
• Work with designers on creative assets
• Repurpose project work into marketing content

Partnerships & referrals

• Build strategic referral partnerships
• Develop relationships with complementary agencies and consultancies
• Identify sponsorship, event and community opportunities
• Create systems for generating referrals and introductions
• Strengthen relationships with existing clients and partners
• Explore partnership opportunities that increase awareness and pipeline
• Build repeatable partnership channels that contribute to agency growth

Awards & PR

• Manage award submissions
• Identify PR opportunities
• Support industry partnerships
• Increase agency visibility and credibility

What success looks like

First 3 months

• Understand Shoreditch’s services, positioning and clients
• Review existing marketing and business development activity
• Audit current pipeline and reporting processes
• Identify growth opportunities
• Build a clear growth roadmap

First 6 months

• Launch new growth initiatives
• Improve consistency of marketing activity
• Increase visibility within target sectors
• Build early partnership and referral channels
• Improve reporting and funnel visibility
• Strengthen collaboration between growth and business development

First 12 months

• Build a repeatable growth engine
• Improve quality and consistency of opportunities entering the pipeline
• Increase awareness and reputation of Shoreditch Design
• Create scalable systems across content, outbound, SEO, partnerships and referrals
• Contribute measurable growth in pipeline and revenue
• Become a trusted commercial partner to the founder and business development team

Success in this role will be measured across a combination of:

• Qualified opportunities generated
• Opportunity conversion ratesProposal conversion rates

Marketing

• Website traffic growth
• Brand awareness within target sectors

Partnerships

• Active referral partners
• Opportunities generated through partnerships
• Revenue influenced through partnerships
• Repeat business from existing clients

Commercial

• Revenue influenced
• Marketing return on investment
• Contribution to new business growth

Operational

• CRM quality and accuracy
• Reporting consistency
• Continuous improvement and experimentation

Specific targets will be agreed based on experience level, company priorities and overall business goals.

What we’re looking for Growth Manager

• 2-5 years experience in growth, marketing or business development
• Strong understanding of B2B marketing
• Experience generating leads or opportunities

Head of Growth & Partnerships

• 5+ years experience in growth, demand generation or commercial marketing
• Proven track record driving measurable growth
• Experience building marketing systems and processes
• Experience managing multiple acquisition channels

Skills

• Content marketing
• LinkedIn marketing
• SEO
• Google Ads
• CRM management
• Analytics and reporting
• Copywriting
• Commercial thinking

Tools

• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• Google Ads
• Google Analytics
• CRM software
• Slack
• Gmail
• Google Workspace
• AI tools
• Pitch (desirable)
• Commercially minded
• Proactive
• Self‑motivated
• Curious
• Analytical
• Organised
• Comfortable taking ownership
• Results focused

Working arrangements

• Minimum 3 days per week in the office
• Full‑time office attendance during the first 3 months probation
• Up to 4 weeks per year working from anywhere after probation
• Performance‑based bonus
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme

Time away

• 28 days holiday, including Christmas shutdown
• Additional holiday entitlement for each year of service
• 3‑month unpaid sabbatical after 3 years of service
• 3‑month unpaid sabbatical plus £10,000 after 6 years of service

Social

• Monthly socials
• Winter company retreat
• Summer company retreat
• Previous trips have included Ibiza and the French Alps

Other

• MacBook and equipment provided
• Shoreditch office location
• Direct access to founders and leadership
• Opportunity to shape the future of a growing agency
• Clear progression into a senior leadership role

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