A marketing recruitment agency that fuels your success
Hiring top marketing talent shouldn’t mean having to compromise on your expectations. For over 30 years, we’ve helped businesses like yours, through expert marketing recruitment, find professionals who genuinely move the needle, from strategic leaders who drive transformation to specialists delivering expertly in the detail. With a tailored, insight-led approach, our marketing recruiters make sure every hire supports your goals, strengthens your team, and sets you up for long-term success.
Hiring the right marketer isn’t always easy. Talent shortages, strong competition, and time-consuming processes often slow everything down, which is exactly where experienced marketing recruitment agencies like ours adds real value. We remove the barriers so you can hire with confidence.
We understand your goals before we begin
Every project starts with a clear picture of what you need: your objectives, team structure, challenges, and what success looks like. Whether you’re building a team from scratch, reshaping your talent strategy, or scaling quickly, we customise our marketing recruitment approach around your unique situation.
We connect you with talent others can’t reach
The strongest marketers aren’t always looking. As an experienced marketing recruiting firm, we combine our established network with proactive headhunting techniques to identify high-calibre passive candidates you might not find through job boards or traditional recruitment methods.
We provide clear, data-backed market insight
We benchmark talent availability, salaries, competitor demand, and how your role is positioned in the market, helping you set expectations, stay competitive, and make informed hiring decisions.
We guide you through the entire process
If you’ve never hired this role before or you’re unsure how to attract the right talent, our marketing recruiters support you with role scoping, job descriptions, advertising strategy, interview planning, timelines, and offer management.
We recommend the right service for your needs
Every hire has different requirements, which is why we guide you to the most effective recruitment approach for your hiring needs. Our services include:
Contingent Recruitment: Ideal for mid-level, operational and every day hires that need to be filled efficiently. No upfront commitment, just quality, well-matched candidates delivered quickly.
Search: A structured, proactive approach for specialist, niche, or hard-to-fill roles. With deeper research and a more collaborative process, we ensure a comprehensive search across the whole market.
Executive Search: For senior leadership, executive and board-level appointments. Includes targeted headhunting, behavioural assessment, in depth interviews, and formal referencing, giving you complete confidence in securing the right leader.
We’ll recommend the approach that delivers the best outcome for your brief, making your hiring clear, faster, and more effective.
During our time in marketing recruitment, we’ve built a reputation for delivering exceptional talent across diverse sectors, positions, and seniorities. Our consultants bring deep sector knowledge, a strong network, and a clear understanding of what truly makes a marketing hire succeed, both technically and culturally.
Every candidate we present is thoroughly assessed and selected for your specific needs. You’ll only meet professionals who are genuinely aligned to your role, your business, and your expectations.
We build long-term partnerships, acting as a trusted recruitment advisor across your organisation, from single hires to ongoing growth. With a focus on quality, discretion, and results, we ensure every recruitment decision strengthens your team.
Ready to elevate your team with exceptional marketing talent?
Our results speak for themselves, but sometimes we like to let other people shout about us too!
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I enjoyed working with BMS from both an applicant and an employer’s perspective. BMS has a great hiring process in place and can certainly offer us a great pool of candidates to interview. Thank you for helping us!
Bolly Methakittiworakun – CTC Pensions Technology – Digital Marketing Manager
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Ed was really great - I have already recommended BMS and I would do again.
Cathy Culver – Cube – CMO
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I’ve been extremely impressed with the quality of candidates that BMS has provided for our growing Business Development Team. It’s easy to see that their pre-qualification process works as the individuals we’ve hired have been excellent.
Kaden Smith – Net Documents – Director, Inside Sales EMEA
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Working with BMS has been seamless and easy. The hands-on approach ensured that we had a constant flow of candidates to choose from, meaning we were able to find the right people for the role. Overall, I am very happy with the service that BMS provides.
Greg Fox – Britannica Digital Learning – Senior Business Development Manager
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Mike at BMS has been absolutely fantastic to work with. The candidates that they refer are top-notch: extremely sharp, timely, and prepared for their interview(s). I'd highly recommend anyone to work with BMS for their hiring needs.
Savannah Costa – Allbound – Global SDR Manager
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BMS Performance is a valued partner and has helped tremendously in hiring Business Development Representatives in our UK office. Mike Boyd is a pleasure to work with, and I’m grateful for his collaboration.
A marketing recruitment agency specialises in sourcing, evaluating, and placing marketing professionals across all levels, from executives to specialists. We help businesses save time, access top talent, and make confident hiring decisions through market insight, proactive headhunting, and structured recruitment processes.
What makes your marketing recruiters different?
We combine over 30 years of experience with deep market insight, a strong candidate network, and a personalised strategic approach. We don’t send bulk CVs, we present only carefully matched and thoroughly assessed candidates aligned to your culture, role, and expectations.
Which industries do you recruit marketing talent for?
We support organisations across sectors including technology, SaaS, manufacturing, healthcare, MedTech, professional services, media, events, and business intelligence, adapting our approach to the needs and nuances of each industry.
What marketing roles do you recruit for?
We cover the full spectrum of marketing roles including leadership (CMO, Director, Head of Marketing), digital, performance, content, brand, product, demand generation, events, PR, marketing operations, and more. We recruit for both generalist and specialist positions.
What locations do you recruit marketing roles in?
We recruit marketing talent across the UK, Ireland, Europe (including DACH, Benelux, Nordics, France, Spain, Italy), North America, and Australia. Our global network allows us to source talent for local, regional, and fully remote roles.
Do you work on exclusive recruitment projects?
Yes. Many of our clients choose exclusive or retained partnerships because they offer a more thorough search, stronger collaboration, and better results, especially for specialist or senior roles.
Can you help us build an entire marketing team?
Absolutely. We work on multi-hire and team-build projects where businesses need to scale quickly. We provide guidance around team structure, defining roles, and recruiting efficiently at pace.
How do you evaluate marketing candidates?
We combine competency screening, behavioural questions, skills alignment, cultural fit assessment. And for senior roles, personality profiling and structured interviews too.
What if none of the candidates are right?
We maintain ongoing communication throughout the process, giving your plenty of opportunities to provide feedback. If any gaps are identified, we work with you to refine the brief, adjust our approach, and redirect the search. For our retained or executive search projects, the search continues until the role is successfully filled.
How do we get started?
Simply get in touch using the contact form to book some time with one of our marketing recruitment specialists. We’ll learn more about your hiring requirements and recommend the best approach and path forward.
