Director of Brand Strategy & Marketing Jobs

Ikon Search supports senior marketing and brand strategy opportunities across startups, digital marketing agencies, SaaS, Fin-Tech, Mar-Tech, eCommerce, Ed-Tech, and PE-backed companies. Related roles may include Marketing Director, Senior Marketing Director, VP of Marketing, Director of Growth, Director of Retention Marketing, Content Marketing Director, and CMO-level leadership depending on the client’s hiring needs.

The team reviews the candidate’s functional strengths, leadership experience, industry background, platform knowledge, compensation expectations, and long-term goals. For Director of Brand Strategy and Marketing roles, recruiters look beyond titles to understand brand ownership, campaign strategy, performance accountability, team management, and fit with the company’s growth stage and culture.

Ikon Search is known for an efficient recruitment process and typically presents qualified shortlists to clients within two to three days. For candidates, timing depends on active searches, role alignment, interview availability, and client feedback cycles. When your background matches an open mandate, recruiters can move quickly to discuss fit and next steps.

Yes. Ikon Search supports multiple engagement models, including retained search, contingent search, long or short-term contract, temp-to-hire, and full-time permanent recruitment. This flexibility is useful for marketing leaders seeking permanent leadership positions, interim brand strategy assignments, contract marketing projects, or roles that may convert into permanent employment.

Ikon Search’s Digital Media and Marketing division works with startups, SaaS companies, Fin-Tech firms, Mar-Tech businesses, eCommerce brands, Ed-Tech companies, digital marketing agencies, and PE-backed organizations. The firm also serves broader clients in financial services, technology, insurance, and growth-stage environments where senior marketing leadership is strategically important.

Ikon Search provides market insight informed by compensation benchmarking, talent mapping, and active hiring conversations. For Director of Brand Strategy and Marketing roles, compensation may vary by company stage, industry, scope, geography, equity participation, and whether the role owns brand, growth, content, lifecycle, or broader revenue marketing responsibilities.

Executive and senior marketing searches often require discretion, especially for candidates currently employed or exploring leadership moves quietly. Ikon Search supports confidential conversations and targeted introductions, helping candidates understand role details before moving forward. Recruiters aim to protect candidate privacy while ensuring both sides have enough information to evaluate fit responsibly.

Candidates should prepare a current resume, examples of brand strategy or marketing impact, leadership scope, team size, budget responsibility, technology stack, campaign results, and target compensation. It is also helpful to clarify preferred industries, company stage, remote or hybrid requirements, and whether you are open to permanent, contract, or temp-to-hire opportunities.