Head of Marketing

The Wave is a place where people and naturecometogether - creating the right environment for people to thrive - our guests,our team, and our community. Our purpose is to nurture a world of health, hopeand happiness with every wave. We’re driven by a spirit of innovation, purpose and possibility.

Fun – We take funseriously! We put smiles on faces.

Adventurous – We’re game changers, adaptable and explore withoptimism.

Impact – We’re here tocreate a healthier connection between people and planet.

Respect – We care foreach other, our customers and our community.

These values guide how we show up, how we make decisions, and how we work together - every day, in every role.

We’re looking for a dynamic Head of Marketing to leadour marketing activity at The Wave. You’ll help shape how the world sees us,drive demand, and ensure our storytelling is as powerful as the experiences wecreate on site.

This is a hands-on, fast-paced, creative and commercially focused role. You’ll be responsible for developing and deliveringmarketing campaigns, driving digital performance, and ensuring our brand and revenue continues to grow while staying true to who we are.

• Developing and delivering multi-channel marketing campaigns that drive awareness, engagement,bookings and revenue.
• Oversee the brand strategy that strengthens positioning, consistency, drives awareness, and supports commercial growth across all key markets.
• Build and manage data-driven customer acquisition journeys, leveraging CRM, automation, and segmentation to increase conversion and retention, maximise sales performance and CPA efficiency with clear ROI targets.
• Working closely with teams across The Wave to bring new products, offers and experiences tomarket.
• Analyseperformance, reporting on key metrics and using insight to continuouslyoptimise our activity.
• Manage thebudget, forecast, allocate, track spend and efficient use of resources.
• Managing external agencies where required, ensuring effective delivery and strong ROI.
• Lead the marketing team (in-house and external agencies/freelancers), define roles,mentor team members, oversee workflow and deliverables.
• Own audience mapping and profiling, segmenting key targets and creating data-driven personas to guide campaigns.
• Playing the central role in shaping our long-term marketing strategy.

You’re a collaborative marketer who knows how to blendcreativity with strong commercial focus. You thrive in a dynamic environment where ideas move quickly and where every day brings something new.

• Proven experience in digital marketing, campaign management, CRM, analytics and reporting,driving profitable digital customer acquisition at scale.
• Strong data and analytical capability - you know what to measure, how and why, motivated bycontinuous optimisation and measurable results.
• A strategicmindset paired with the ability to execute brilliantly.
• Excellent communication skills and an eye for great storytelling.
• Experience managing content creation.
• A proactive,positive spirit that aligns naturally with our FAIR values.

You don’t need to be a surfer - but you should beexcited about what we do.

• Degree in Marketing, Business, Communications or related discipline - or equivalentdemonstrable experience.
• Proficiency with marketing analytics tools, CRM, digital advertising platforms, and project management.

We aim to create a workplace where people feel valued,energised and able to bring their best. At The Wave you’ll find:

• 30 days paidholiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Free access toour staff surf sessions.
• Multiplediscounts across our surf and other offerings.

We’re built on the idea that everyone should have thechance to experience the joy of surfing and the outdoors - and that starts withour own team.

We’re committed to creating a place where people genuinelyfeel like they belong and be themselves.

We welcome different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences, and we work hard to make sure the right people are in the rightroles, with the support they need to thrive.