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Los Angeles, California, United States
Why Arup?
At Arup we’re dedicated to shaping a better world. Our purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for over 80 years. We solve the world's most complex problems and deliver what seems impossible, with curiosity and creativity. We’re a thriving and growing organization which offers you many possibilities to shape a better world, and your future.
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, our Marketing, Communications, and Business Development (MCBD) team enables Arup to build and protect our reputation, deepen client relationships, win quality work, and attract top talent. This role will be key in achieving strategic market and client ambitions. We are seeking to appoint a Head of Communications, Brand & Digital Marketing - Americas Region to join our MCBD function.
What this role involves
The Head of Communications, Brand & Digital Marketing - Americas Region plays a central role in leading the development and implementation of Arup’s regional communications plan enhancing, protecting Arup’s brand and reputation, and guiding the evolution of our digital footprint, ensuring alignment with our strategy and the business priorities defined in our integrated business plan.
The role leads the regional Communications, Brand & Digital Marketing teams and ensures positive work sharing, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness of our resources supporting region and global priorities. They also work closely with the Regional Leadership: including the Managing Director, the Business and Markets Leader, MCBD Leader, Global Communications Leaders and Legal Counsel ensuring cohesive and effective delivery of content and campaigns that elevate the brand.
Team Leadership
Manage a regional team of digital marketers, brand and creatives, and communications professionals, providing alignment with global marketing and communications programs, and ensures that regional content and campaigns support broader firm initiative.
Collaborates with and advises Global Strategic Marketing and Communications providing a regional perspective on content, campaigns and programs.
Partners closely with regional leadership championing a business partner mindset across the team.
Ensures the team and its programs are high-performing and continually improving to meet the changing needs of the market.
Builds, mentors, and leads a high-performing team providing performance management and career development advice, as well as ongoing training and development opportunities to team members.
Foster a collaborative, inclusive and innovative team culture.
Champions connectivity and collaboration across the MCBD team, enabling joint working, resource flexibility and sharing better practice and learnings.
Develops and manage regional brand, digital marketing and communications budget, including allocation of resources and spend to optimize ROI.
Communications Strategy, Planning and Management
Provides strategic communications advice to Arup’s regional leadership team, and oversees the development and implementation of leadership communications across internal and external channels.
Leads the development of the regional communications plan (internal and external communications) in collaboration with Regional and Geography Leadership and working closely with other MCBD Region Leaders.
Apply insights gained from trends in communications, in particular changes in audience behaviour and use of technology, to identify opportunities to update our communications strategy and plans.
In consultation with Americas Legal Counsel Oversees, leads the regional crisis communications program.
Regularly reports on communications programs and monitors and assesses implementation of the communications plan and adjust as needed to achieve the region’s objectives.
Brand & Visual Communications
Leads the development of creative and content solutions required for marketing and communication campaigns.
In alignment with Arup’s Strategy and Integrated Business Plan, is responsible for increasing brand visibility within region to drive business growth across all media platforms.
Ensures all creative outputs align with Arup’s brand guidelines and maintain brand consistency across all channels and content types.
Digital Marketing & Social Media
Advises on digital marketing and social media element of integrated marketing and communication campaigns, monitoring results to optimize performance and report campaign outcomes.
Champions continued evolution and maturity in Arup's use of the full capability of our marketing automation platform and ensures cohesion and integration with regional marketing objectives, plans and campaigns.
Responsible for the region’s web content lifecycle plan, ensures that regional web content is aligned with brand guidelines and optimized for search engines.
Responsible for the region’s preference center campaigns to ensure alignment to GDPR, CASL, NPP or similar data privacy regulations as relevant to the jurisdiction.
Qualifications and Accreditations
Undergraduate or further degree or postgraduate professional qualification in communications, journalism, marketing, digital marketing or business management
Membership of a relevant professional body [PRSA, CPSM]
Knowledge and Experience
10+ years proven experience in digital marketing, brand management, and communications.
Knowledge of current trends and developments in communications, particularly in strategy, reputation management, and application of digital tools and techniques.
Strong understanding of digital analytics, SEO/SEM, paid media, and content marketing.
Significant, proven experience in strategic communications and proven track record in several of the following areas: communications strategy and planning, crisis communications, leadership communications and/or internal communications.
Demonstrated experience in leading a large team in an international business and in applying business partnering models across a range of communications specialisms.
Demonstrated experience in building trusted, influential relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience in building, managing and reporting on budgets.
Experience in leading change, innovation and operational excellence within MCBD functions.
Skills and Attributes
Strong skills in strategic thinking and analysis and problem-solving.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
Proficiency in communications technologies.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment across multiple time zones and adaptable to changing requirements. Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
Comfortable with high levels of ambiguity, particularly in the context of matrix organizational structures.
Able to build strong and highly collaborative working relationships with peers, leaders and other stakeholders.
High level of personal integrity, professionalism, and inclusive leadership. Commitment to exemplifying Arup’s aims, particularly those of being a ‘humane organization’, maintaining ‘quality of work’, and ‘straight and honorable dealings’.
You Should Apply If
If you want to drive the evolution of our communications, brand and digital marketing at a moment of significant change, bringing together creativity, technology and insight to strengthen our reputation, deepen engagement and support future growth.
If you aim to lead an integrated global capability, influence senior leadership and transform how we communicate, engage our audiences and build relevance in a rapidly changing world.
If you desire to shape a globally recognized brand, rethink how we communicate and engage digitally, and lead a talented community through the next evolution of marketing and communications.
Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.
To understand what to expect next, please visit https://www.arup.com/careers/recruitment-process/
Los Angeles, California, United States
Why Arup?
At Arup we’re dedicated to shaping a better world. Our purpose, shared values and collaborative approach have set us apart for over 80 years. We solve the world's most complex problems and deliver what seems impossible, with curiosity and creativity. We’re a thriving and growing organization which offers you many possibilities to shape a better world, and your future.
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, our Marketing, Communications, and Business Development (MCBD) team enables Arup to build and protect our reputation, deepen client relationships, win quality work, and attract top talent. This role will be key in achieving strategic market and client ambitions. We are seeking to appoint a Head of Communications, Brand & Digital Marketing - Americas Region to join our MCBD function.
What this role involves
The Head of Communications, Brand & Digital Marketing - Americas Region plays a central role in leading the development and implementation of Arup’s regional communications plan enhancing, protecting Arup’s brand and reputation, and guiding the evolution of our digital footprint, ensuring alignment with our strategy and the business priorities defined in our integrated business plan.
The role leads the regional Communications, Brand & Digital Marketing teams and ensures positive work sharing, ensuring efficiency and effectiveness of our resources supporting region and global priorities. They also work closely with the Regional Leadership: including the Managing Director, the Business and Markets Leader, MCBD Leader, Global Communications Leaders and Legal Counsel ensuring cohesive and effective delivery of content and campaigns that elevate the brand.
Team Leadership
Manage a regional team of digital marketers, brand and creatives, and communications professionals, providing alignment with global marketing and communications programs, and ensures that regional content and campaigns support broader firm initiative.
Collaborates with and advises Global Strategic Marketing and Communications providing a regional perspective on content, campaigns and programs.
Partners closely with regional leadership championing a business partner mindset across the team.
Ensures the team and its programs are high-performing and continually improving to meet the changing needs of the market.
Builds, mentors, and leads a high-performing team providing performance management and career development advice, as well as ongoing training and development opportunities to team members.
Foster a collaborative, inclusive and innovative team culture.
Champions connectivity and collaboration across the MCBD team, enabling joint working, resource flexibility and sharing better practice and learnings.
Develops and manage regional brand, digital marketing and communications budget, including allocation of resources and spend to optimize ROI.
Communications Strategy, Planning and Management
Provides strategic communications advice to Arup’s regional leadership team, and oversees the development and implementation of leadership communications across internal and external channels.
Leads the development of the regional communications plan (internal and external communications) in collaboration with Regional and Geography Leadership and working closely with other MCBD Region Leaders.
Apply insights gained from trends in communications, in particular changes in audience behaviour and use of technology, to identify opportunities to update our communications strategy and plans.
In consultation with Americas Legal Counsel Oversees, leads the regional crisis communications program.
Regularly reports on communications programs and monitors and assesses implementation of the communications plan and adjust as needed to achieve the region’s objectives.
Brand & Visual Communications
Leads the development of creative and content solutions required for marketing and communication campaigns.
In alignment with Arup’s Strategy and Integrated Business Plan, is responsible for increasing brand visibility within region to drive business growth across all media platforms.
Ensures all creative outputs align with Arup’s brand guidelines and maintain brand consistency across all channels and content types.
Digital Marketing & Social Media
Advises on digital marketing and social media element of integrated marketing and communication campaigns, monitoring results to optimize performance and report campaign outcomes.
Champions continued evolution and maturity in Arup's use of the full capability of our marketing automation platform and ensures cohesion and integration with regional marketing objectives, plans and campaigns.
Responsible for the region’s web content lifecycle plan, ensures that regional web content is aligned with brand guidelines and optimized for search engines.
Responsible for the region’s preference center campaigns to ensure alignment to GDPR, CASL, NPP or similar data privacy regulations as relevant to the jurisdiction.
Qualifications and Accreditations
Undergraduate or further degree or postgraduate professional qualification in communications, journalism, marketing, digital marketing or business management
Membership of a relevant professional body [PRSA, CPSM]
Knowledge and Experience
10+ years proven experience in digital marketing, brand management, and communications.
Knowledge of current trends and developments in communications, particularly in strategy, reputation management, and application of digital tools and techniques.
Strong understanding of digital analytics, SEO/SEM, paid media, and content marketing.
Significant, proven experience in strategic communications and proven track record in several of the following areas: communications strategy and planning, crisis communications, leadership communications and/or internal communications.
Demonstrated experience in leading a large team in an international business and in applying business partnering models across a range of communications specialisms.
Demonstrated experience in building trusted, influential relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders.
Demonstrated experience in building, managing and reporting on budgets.
Experience in leading change, innovation and operational excellence within MCBD functions.
Skills and Attributes
Strong skills in strategic thinking and analysis and problem-solving.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
Proficiency in communications technologies.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment across multiple time zones and adaptable to changing requirements. Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.
Comfortable with high levels of ambiguity, particularly in the context of matrix organizational structures.
Able to build strong and highly collaborative working relationships with peers, leaders and other stakeholders.
High level of personal integrity, professionalism, and inclusive leadership. Commitment to exemplifying Arup’s aims, particularly those of being a ‘humane organization’, maintaining ‘quality of work’, and ‘straight and honorable dealings’.
You Should Apply If
If you want to drive the evolution of our communications, brand and digital marketing at a moment of significant change, bringing together creativity, technology and insight to strengthen our reputation, deepen engagement and support future growth.
If you aim to lead an integrated global capability, influence senior leadership and transform how we communicate, engage our audiences and build relevance in a rapidly changing world.
If you desire to shape a globally recognized brand, rethink how we communicate and engage digitally, and lead a talented community through the next evolution of marketing and communications.
Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.
To understand what to expect next, please visit https://www.arup.com/careers/recruitment-process/
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in head of digital jobs.
- 7 or more years leading digital strategy across multiple channels or business units
- Proven experience managing e-commerce platforms, CMS, or digital product portfolios
- Strong command of web analytics tools such as Google Analytics and Adobe Analytics
- Experience overseeing paid and organic digital marketing including SEO and SEM
- Ability to build and present digital business cases to C-suite and board stakeholders
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, business, computer science, or a related field
Tips for Your Head of Digital Job Search
Quantify your digital transformation outcomes
Head of digital hiring panels want to see what changed under your leadership, not just what you managed. Reframe your resume around measurable shifts: revenue driven by digital channels, percentage uplift in online conversion, or cost savings from platform consolidation.
Show your cross-functional leadership range
Head of digital roles sit at the intersection of technology, marketing, and product. Your resume should name the specific teams you led or influenced, like engineering, UX, and paid media, so hiring managers can see you operate across all three, not just one.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists head of digital openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target companies mid-digital transformation
Organizations building out their digital capability for the first time move faster than those with mature digital units. When you search openings, look for newly created roles or companies that recently restructured their tech or e-commerce stack, since those are the highest-leverage opportunities.
Prep a portfolio of digital roadmaps you owned
Interviewers for head of digital roles often ask you to present a past roadmap or build one live. Have two or three examples ready that show how you scoped a multi-quarter initiative, resolved competing priorities, and aligned stakeholders across product, marketing, and operations.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate compensation
Before accepting a head of digital offer, clarify exactly which teams and budgets report to you. The same title can mean running a three-person content team or owning a full P&L. Getting scope in writing before you close protects you from a role that is narrower than advertised.
Head of Digital Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most head of digitals?
The companies hiring the most head of digitals right now include Payoneer, Arup, and CIBC, with the largest share of openings in California, New York, and Massachusetts, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Retail, media, and financial services tend to maintain the most consistent demand for this role.
How many head of digital jobs are remote?
About 83% of head of digital openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong employer demand for flexibility at the senior leadership level. Digital transformation and e-commerce-focused roles tend to be the most remote-friendly, while positions tied to in-store or operations-heavy digital programs more often require on-site presence.
How do you become a head of digital?
Most heads of digital build their path by leading a focused digital function first, such as SEO, e-commerce, or digital product, then expanding into managing multiple channels or teams. From there, the move into a head of digital role typically requires demonstrating you can own a digital P&L or roadmap end-to-end, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and translate digital performance into business outcomes for executive audiences.
Can you get a head of digital job without senior leadership experience?
It is possible to step into a head of digital role without a formal director or VP title if you can show that you have functioned as a de facto leader. Candidates who owned digital strategy for a business unit, built a team from scratch, or drove a major platform migration often compete effectively against those with longer titles. Framing your resume around scope and outcomes rather than hierarchy gives your application the best chance.
What does the head of digital interview process look like?
Most head of digital interview processes include an initial screening call with HR or a talent partner, a deeper conversation with the hiring manager focused on your strategic approach, and a panel round with cross-functional leaders from product, marketing, and technology. Many employers add a presentation stage where you are asked to walk through a past digital roadmap, assess a hypothetical digital maturity challenge, or outline a 90-day plan for the role.
Where can I find and apply to head of digital jobs?
You can find and apply to head of digital jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Find roles that match your background and apply directly to each listing from the page.
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