Head of Brand Marketing (1 year FTC)

• Plan and execute Rapha's integrated marketing campaigns from concept through to post-campaign analysis
• Lead a team of marketers across brand, content, performance, and channel
• Manage the marketing calendar, ensuring campaigns land on time, on brand, and within budget
• Generate original ideas that achieve genuine cut-through with both endemic (core cycling) and non-endemic(broader cultural) audiences
• Manage the activation of Rapha's sports partnerships and brand collaborations
• Manage and oversee the partnerships and product teams to brief, produce, and execute collaborations, campaign assets and contracts
• Identify opportunities to deepen partner relationships through marketing activity
• Ensure all marketing output is consistent with Rapha's brand guidelines and creative direction
• Oversee editorial and content strategy across owned channels
• Champion storytelling that reflects the culture, values, and aesthetics of the Rapha world
• Lead the planning and execution of Rapha's event and activation calendar, from race-side brand presence to flagship cultural brand moments
• Own the brief and delivery of brand activations that connect Rapha to the worlds of professional sport, grassroots cycling, and wider culture
• Manage the Influence, PR and Partnerships teams to ensure all athlete and team activations are brought to life with creative ambition and commercial rigour
• Identify and develop new event formats that build brand equity and deepen community connection — from ride events and activations to premium brand experiences
• Oversee agency and production partner relationships for events, ensuring quality of output and on-budget delivery
• Build scalable activation frameworks that can be deployed across Rapha's key markets London, LA, Munich and beyond
• Partner across paid media strategy and budget allocation to ensure amplification and growth
• Co-manage the relationship with key agency, tools and media partners
• Track and report on campaign performance, translating data into actionable insight

• A brilliant track record in integrated marketing, ideally across both brand, media and performance
• Experience leading and developing high-performing brand marketing teams
• The ability to generate original ideas that achieve cut-through with endemic and non-endemic audiences alike
• Exceptional project management skills and the ability to hold multiple campaigns in motion simultaneously
• A genuine affinity for the world Rapha occupies — sport, culture, craft, community
• Comfort operating at pace in a lean team — this is a hands-on role.

Experience working with large-scale sports partnerships, collaborations, or editorial brands is a strong advantage

• Flexible working hours
• Flexible riding benefit to allow you to go out riding on a Wednesday morning with colleagues or learn to cycle through our Getting Started Scheme
• 50% apparel discount and a discount for family and friends
• Annual clothing allowance
• Free membership to the Rapha Cycling Club
• Healthcare cash back scheme
• Enhance Parental Leave
• Enhanced Company Pension Scheme
• Free barista coffee and breakfast
• Monthly department social events and company ride days