The Marketing Centre
CMO - Midlands
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CMO - Midlands
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 CMOs based in the Midlands.
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 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.
- Take on a portfolio of clients—providing strategic direction, shaping marketing functions, and driving measurable growth.
- Contribute to new business development, joining a team that’s redefining senior marketing careers.
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Who We’re Looking For
We’re seeking commercially driven marketing leaders with extensive board-level experience and a strong track record of 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
- Analytics
- Knowledge of the evolving role of AI in marketing strategy, with demonstrable 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
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What You’ll Gain
- A flexible, rewarding portfolio career on your terms
- Access to an impressive pipeline of client opportunities
- Structured support, onboarding, and knowledge sharing
- The backing of a trusted, nationally recognised brand
- Ongoing development, peer learning and networking with a community of experienced professionals
Ready to shape the next chapter of your career?
Join The Marketing Centre and be part of a team that’s raising the bar in fractional marketing leadership.
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