Commercial Director - Integrated Search
Do the work you’re proud of, with support at every step.
Who are IDHL?
IDHL is a leading digital agency helping ambitious brands find and unlock opportunities for growth.
Our services span strategy, brand, technology, and marketing, with specialists working across disciplines to solve complex challenges and deliver measurable results.
Continued investment in AI shapes how we work, from building knowledge and exploring new possibilities to putting them into practice across our business and client work.
IDHL is also home to Fostr, Vervaunt, and The MTM Agency, each with their own areas of focus across the digital landscape.
At the heart of it all is a focus on what matters: doing work we're proud of, making an impact for our clients, and supporting our people to do their best work.
Your role as Commercial Director – Integrated Search
As Commercial Director, you'll play a senior, sales-led role within our Growth Team, winning new clients and driving profitable growth across our integrated Digital Marketing services, including SEO, GEO, Paid Search, Media and Email Marketing.
You'll combine commercial expertise with a strong understanding of how digital channels work together, turning client challenges into compelling, integrated proposals. From prospecting and discovery through to negotiation and close, you'll own the sales journey, collaborating with our specialist teams to develop commercially valuable, clearly scoped and deliverable solutions.
Alongside a competitive base salary, the role offers a lucrative commission structure, rewarding you directly for the new business and commercial growth you deliver.
Duties & Responsibilities
Drive new business growth, personally winning clients and delivering against agreed sales and revenue targets across integrated Digital Marketing services
Build and manage a strong sales pipeline through proactive prospecting, industry relationships, referrals and strategic partnerships
Lead consultative sales conversations, pitches, proposals and negotiations, securing profitable, well-scoped client engagements
Develop compelling integrated propositions that connect SEO, GEO, Paid Search, Media and Email Marketing to clients' commercial objectives
Build trusted relationships with senior marketing, digital, ecommerce and business stakeholders, influencing complex buying decisions
Collaborate with subject matter experts and Client Services to shape commercially sound proposals, validating recommendations, scope, pricing, margins and delivery commitments
Maintain accurate pipeline reporting and forecasting, ensuring clear opportunity qualification, commercial accountability and smooth handovers to delivery teams
Lead by example, coaching colleagues on consultative selling, pitch development and negotiation while strengthening our integrated Digital Marketing proposition
Partner with Demand Generation and Marketing teams to refine target audiences, strengthen campaigns and sales collateral, and share market insights and client feedback
What we'd like you to bring to the role
Extensive commercial experience selling Digital Marketing services, with a proven track record of personally winning new clients, exceeding sales targets and securing multi-channel engagements
Strong commercial knowledge of SEO, GEO, Paid Search, Media and Email Marketing, with the ability to articulate how these channels work together to deliver measurable business value
Demonstrable success managing complex, consultative sales cycles from prospecting and discovery through to proposal, negotiation and close, ideally within a digital agency or services environment
Excellent commercial judgement, including pipeline management, forecasting, pricing, margin protection and negotiation
Confidence engaging senior decision-makers and buying committees, translating complex digital strategies into persuasive, commercially focused proposals
Experience collaborating with specialist teams to develop integrated client solutions, taking ownership of proposal quality without needing to lead technical delivery
A proactive, commercially driven approach, strong industry relationships and the ability to build trust quickly. Knowledge of website platforms and their role within integrated Digital Marketing would be an advantage
- Department
- Performance - New Business
- Locations
- Leeds, Manchester
- Remote status
- Hybrid
- Salary
- £80,000/year
Perks of the job
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Hybrid working
Prefer WFH or in the office? Enjoy the best of both with our hybrid working policy.
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Extra time off
Buy up to an additional week of leave or trade leave for extra salary.
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Flexi time
Early bird or night owl? Adjust your hours to fit your lifestyle, whether that's starting earlier or finishing later.
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Time4You days
Take up to four half-days a year for your wellbeing, so you can focus on you.
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Financial & mortgage support
Our partnerships with Salary Finance and Charles Cameron provide you with financial support and mortgage advice.
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Health & wellbeing
Access a wealth of resources to help and support you depending on your situation, including counselling and legal support.
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Discounts & savings
An employee portal offering discounts and cashback for supermarkets, gym memberships, and more.
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Customise bank holidays
Swap religious-based bank holidays for those that matter to you.
Invested in your growth
Personal and professional development are core to life at IDHL. Harnessing potential, we’ll endeavour to support your career aspirations with our training programmes and personalised development plans.
Inclusivity matters to us
We want our workplace to reflect the diversity of the world we live in. At IDHL, we foster an inclusive environment where every team member feels heard, supported, and valued. We aim to attract, develop, and retain the very best people irrespective of background, beliefs, or personal characteristics.
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About IDHL
IDHL is the UK’s leading digital marketing, web, and commerce specialist.
Focused on delivering meaningful outcomes, we combine experience, AI-driven innovation, and deep insight to deliver transformation and commercial acceleration for world-leading brands.