FRACTIONAL CMO / MARKETING DIRECTOR

Part-time | Portfolio Career | Fractional
Are you an experienced CMO or Marketing Director considering a portfolio career?
Join the UK’s leading community of fractional marketing leaders. We are looking for a CMO already based in the North West.
About Us
The Marketing Centre is the number one provider of experienced CMOs available on a part-time, and therefore more affordable, basis. Our team comprises over 90 accomplished Marketing Directors, each working with a portfolio of ambitious businesses on a fractional basis. Our model gives clients access to senior marketing expertise without the cost of a full-time hire—and offers our Marketing Directors the chance to do the work they love, on their own terms, supported by a high-calibre peer network.
The Opportunity
We’re expanding our team of fractional CMOs and Marketing Directors. This is a unique opportunity to join a proven, collaborative model that enables you to deliver high-impact marketing leadership across multiple businesses while maintaining flexibility and autonomy.
As a fractional Marketing Director, you’ll take on a portfolio of clients—providing strategic direction, shaping marketing functions, and driving measurable growth. You’ll also contribute to new business development and be part of a team that’s redefining what senior marketing careers can look like.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR

We’re seeking commercially driven marketing leaders with extensive board-level experience and a strong track record of delivering transformational impact.

Core Experience & Attributes

• Proven success as a board level CMO or Marketing Director in multiple organisations
• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capability
• Strong commercial acumen, with experience aligning marketing to business strategy and P&L responsibility
• Confident stakeholder manager, comfortable operating at board level
• Broad sector exposure, ideally including both large corporate and SME environments
• Fluent across brand strategy, digital channels, campaign planning, and analytics
• Knowledge of the evolving role of AI in marketing strategy, with demonstratable experience
• Comfortable working within resource-constrained environments, delivering pragmatic, effective marketing solutions
• Entrepreneurial mindset: self-directed, resilient, and results-focused
• Committed to building a long-term, portfolio-based career
• Collaborative by nature—keen to contribute to a team of senior peers

Please refer the Job description for details