Digital Marketing Director

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12-Month Fixed-Term Contract – December start

This is a strategic Digital Lead role, coordinating digital strategy, planning and execution across the UK market. We’re looking for a UK Digital Marketing Lead to provide maternity cover on a 12-month fixed-term contract basis, joining our Global Digital Marketing Strategy & Enablement team. The UK is a J10 / Tier 1 market operating under a Full Partnership service model, and this is a market-facing generalist role: a dynamic and commercially astute Digital Marketer with 5-10 years of experience, adept at owning the end-to-end digital picture for the UK and coordinating across all digital service areas.

Skilled in working independently and collaboratively within complex matrix structures, leveraging in-depth digital channel knowledge to deliver measurable results and support JLL's ongoing success in the UK market. This UK Digital Marketing Lead combines strategic vision with hands‑on expertise to drive digital transformation and deliver exceptional marketing outcomes in a dynamic, global environment, and acts as the single point of contact between UK Field Marketing and central specialist teams reporting directly to the EMEA Senior Director, Digital Strategy & Enablement.

The successful candidate will be expected to complete a structured handover, maintain continuity of the UK digital service throughout the 12-month contract, and support a smooth transition back at the end of the assignment. This role is pivotal in supporting JLL's ongoing growth ambitions in the UK market.

• Own the digital relationship with UK Field Marketing: act as the single point of contact for the UK's digital strategy, planning, and performance reporting
• Accountable for  website, utilising Adobe Experience Manager CMS to optimise content, improve SEO/GEO visibility, and drive unique visitor growth, coordinating with the central .com Build & Run team as needed
• Lead, optimise and monitor performance strategies across all digital channels for the UK market, regularly tracking KPIs and proposing improvements
• Lead the digital channel strategy & create a comprehensive digital journey map for UK campaigns, working closely with in-house experts across various digital disciplines as a generalist, not a channel specialist
• Act as the local Paid Media Point of Contact (POC): own always‑on paid search locally, agree local budget split by service line with Field Marketing, and verify landing pages, UTMs and form tracking to protect user journey integrity ahead of campaigns going live
• Provide advice and guidance on ABM, being a key digital strategic partner supporting UK ABM activation and channels
• Oversee Mar Tech tools deployment and adoption in UK (including Eloqua), ensuring best practices and governance
• Enhance email marketing effectiveness through improved contact data management and audience segmentation
• Coordinate with the Regional Digital Lead for escalations and strategic input, and with central platform teams (AEM, SEO/GEO, Analytics, Eloqua, Paid Media, Campaigns & Programs) to translate central best practice into local delivery
• Participate in the structured monthly J10 service touchpoints (strategy…