Talent Shore

Head of Marketing

Talent Shore  •  Johannesburg, ZA (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description


Job Title: Head of Marketing

Reports To: Chief Executive Officer

Employment Type: Full-Time

Function: Marketing

Time Zone: Eastern Time

About the Opportunity

This is a unique marketing leadership opportunity to help scale one of the Caribbean's leading wellness brands into a globally recognised name. The role oversees a diverse portfolio spanning multiple sub-brands, commercial channels, and international markets, with significant growth ambitions across Jamaica, the wider Caribbean, North America, and beyond.

The business is a vertically integrated cannabis and botanical wellness company with operations across cultivation, manufacturing, retail, tourism, ecommerce, and international B2B distribution. Its commercial footprint includes retail locations, wellness products, ecommerce operations, experiential tourism offerings, and a growing international partner network.

The company is seeking an experienced Head of Marketing to lead the marketing function and help drive the transition toward becoming an AI-first organisation. AI is already being used across reporting, customer care, content production, and operations, with plans to further embed AI capabilities throughout the business.

Role Purpose

The Head of Marketing will develop and execute the marketing strategy across all consumer-facing areas of the business. This role is accountable for revenue performance across channels, leads the marketing team, and serves as the senior commercial and brand leader within the function.

This is a hands-on leadership role. Initially, the successful candidate will be directly involved in planning, campaign execution, reporting, and optimisation while building scalable systems and processes. As the business grows, the role will evolve into a more traditional executive leadership position.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Planning

Own the annual marketing strategy, budget, and channel mix.

Develop and execute marketing plans across multiple brands and business units.

Translate commercial targets into measurable marketing KPIs and quarterly plans.

Growth & Performance

Drive DTC ecommerce growth through email marketing, CRM, paid social, SEO, affiliate partnerships, and performance marketing.

Manage acquisition costs, customer lifetime value, and return on ad spend.

Lead marketing initiatives supporting retail, tourism, ecommerce, and B2B channels.

Build reporting frameworks that clearly connect marketing spend to revenue outcomes.

Brand & Content

Maintain consistent brand positioning and visual identity across all channels.

Oversee content strategy across websites, social media, email, SMS, and traditional marketing channels.

Manage creative production and leverage AI tools to improve content creation and campaign efficiency.

Develop media, influencer, and strategic partnerships.

AI Capability Development

Lead the company's AI-first marketing transformation.

Evaluate and implement AI tools across content, analytics, reporting, customer engagement, and automation.

Build team structures and workflows designed around AI-enabled productivity.

Team Leadership

Build, lead, and develop the marketing team across brand, growth, media, and ecommerce functions.

Manage agencies, contractors, and freelance partners.

Collaborate closely with commercial leadership teams.

Report marketing performance, opportunities, and risks to executive leadership.


Requirements


Ideal Candidate

Required Experience

10+ years of marketing experience, including at least 5 years in a senior leadership position.

Strong track record of growing DTC ecommerce brands on Shopify.

Deep expertise in performance marketing, CRM, email marketing, and customer acquisition.

Experience across multiple channels including ecommerce, retail, B2B, hospitality, or experiential businesses.

Proven success building and leading marketing teams.

Demonstrated experience using AI tools to improve marketing performance and efficiency.

Strong commercial and analytical mindset with experience managing budgets and forecasts.

Preferred Experience

Experience within regulated industries such as cannabis, supplements, alcohol, pharmaceuticals, or related sectors.

Experience managing multiple brands or business units.

International expansion experience, particularly in North America and the Caribbean.

Experience integrating AI into reporting, forecasting, or marketing measurement frameworks.


Benefits


What's on Offer

Executive-level ownership of the entire marketing function.

Opportunity to help scale a fast-growing international wellness business.

Direct access to senior leadership and strategic decision-making.

Competitive salary package with potential equity participation for the right candidate.

International travel opportunities and exposure to a unique, high-growth industry.
Talent Shore

About Talent Shore

Talent Shore connects top talent in South Africa with leading recruitment businesses in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.

We’re proud to be the first offshoring company, focussed on the recruitment sector, with a track record of successfully helping recruitment businesses to scale up through cost-effective talent acquisition and management.

For companies, we take the risk out of the offshoring process by supporting your business to effectively scale your operations and maximise the productivity of your teams in the UK, Europe, USA and South Africa. South Africa has an amazing pool of talented and skilled professionals who can help your business grow.

For SA employees, we are looking for Recruitment / Talent Acquisition / Admin / Compliance / Accounting specialists of varying levels of skill and experience. The international clients we work with offer excellent salaries, in-country support, professional development and real investment in your career growth.

Reach out to our team today.

Industry
Consulting & Advisory
Company Size
11-50 employees
Headquarters
London, GB
Year Founded
2021
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