Marketing Team Lead

PHOS Creative is an award-winning strategic agency that focuses on four core competencies: strategic consulting, branding, web design and development, and digital marketing. A strategy-first digital marketing agency headquartered in Florida, PHOS employs 20 team members and serves clients in 20 states.

The growth, work, and culture of the agency have been highlighted in the Inc. 5000, Gator100, the American Advertising Federation, and Florida Trend’s Best Companies To Work For. We’ve worked with B2B and B2C organizations in various industries, including government, non-profit, education, manufacturing, engineering, service, and retail.

Our Mission | Our Daily Passion
To cultivate true flourishing in people and organizations while reflecting the love of Jesus to the world.

Our Vision | Our Hoped-For Future
To launch one hundred care centers for women and children impacted by extreme poverty and sex trafficking by 2030.

Position Overview
PHOS is seeking a Marketing Team Lead to lead and develop our Digital Campaign Specialists and Search Marketing Specialists. This person will guide a team of 5–6 marketers across search engine optimization, paid search, email marketing, organic social media, and paid social media.

The Marketing Team Lead makes our marketing people, products, and results better. They provide guidance, coaching, and actionable feedback that help specialists grow in their craft and produce measurable business results for clients. Their goal is to multiply the effectiveness of the people they lead.

This role reports to the Director of Fulfillment and works closely with Account Managers and the Creative Team Lead to connect marketing strategy, creative work, and client goals. Roughly 60% of their time is devoted to people leadership and departmental priorities, with 40% spent directly on client campaigns and deliverables.

A passion for marketing and leadership.
Expectations of the Marketing Team Lead
Qualifications for the Marketing Team Lead
Required Qualifications
5+ years of professional experience in digital marketing, preferably in an agency environment managing multiple client accounts.
Demonstrated expertise in at least two core disciplines: SEO, paid search, email marketing, or social media marketing, with strong working knowledge of the others.
Experience leading, mentoring, or coaching marketing professionals, with demonstrated success improving their work and technical mastery.
A proven ability to develop, evaluate, and optimize digital marketing strategies that produce measurable business results.
A strong understanding of analytics, conversion tracking, attribution, and KPIs, with the ability to turn data into actionable recommendations.
Experience managing multiple campaigns or client accounts while balancing priorities, deadlines, and quality expectations.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, including constructive feedback, collaboration, and clear explanations of complex marketing concepts.
The ability to improve processes, establish quality standards, and strengthen the effectiveness of marketing deliverables.
A commitment to continuous learning and staying current with emerging marketing technologies, platforms, and best practices.

Preferred Qualifications
2+ years of formal people management or team leadership experience, including performance evaluations, development planning, and hiring or onboarding.
Previous experience in a digital marketing agency or professional services environment, with strategic oversight across SEO, paid search, email, and social media.
Familiarity with Google Analytics 4, Google Ads, Google Search Console, Google Tag Manager, and marketing automation or CRM platforms.
Relevant certifications, such as Google Ads, Google Analytics, HubSpot, or other platform-specific credentials.
Experience supporting sales with marketing recommendations, campaign scoping, and resource estimates.
Understanding of agency utilization, project budgets, delivery efficiency, and profitability.
Experience with the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) or a similar accountability framework.
A bachelor’s degree in marketing, communications, business, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Key Intangible Characteristics of the Ideal Candidate
Vision for “Why”
This team member understands PHOS’ purpose and believes in our mission. It guides this person’s decision‑making and unites their team’s efforts toward a common objective.

Warm Competence
Growth Driven
Customer Empathy
Exemplary Character
Ownership Mentality
Obsessive Positivity
Emotional Control
Remote Work
We currently operate in a hybrid work schedule, coming physically into the office two days per week and working remotely three days per week. We’re looking for someone in or around Gainesville, FL, who has the flexibility to come in for client meetings and team activities. Travel is required as necessary for quarterly planning sessions, vision meetings, annual planning, and departmental meetings.

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