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CRM & Marketing Automation Recruitment

At Ashdown Group, we specialise in recruiting CRM and marketing automation professionals who help organisations strengthen customer engagement, improve retention, and deliver measurable commercial results through data-led lifecycle marketing strategies.

From CRM Executives and Email Marketing Specialists through to CRM Managers and Heads of CRM, we support businesses across London and the UK in securing professionals with expertise in customer journey optimisation, marketing technology, personalised communications, and automation strategy.

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CRM and marketing automation roles we recruit

We recruit across a wide range of CRM and lifecycle marketing positions, including:

  • CRM Managers
  • Heads of CRM
  • Marketing Automation Managers
  • Lifecycle Marketing Managers
  • Retention Marketing Managers
  • Email Marketing Specialists
  • Customer Journey Managers
  • CRM Analysts
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud Specialists
  • HubSpot Specialists
  • Marketo Specialists

CRM and marketing automation expertise

Successful CRM professionals bring together customer insight, data analysis, and marketing technology to improve acquisition, engagement, and retention.

We regularly recruit candidates with expertise in:

  • Customer lifecycle marketing
  • Email marketing campaigns
  • Customer segmentation and personalisation
  • Automated customer journeys
  • Lead nurturing
  • Retention and loyalty strategies
  • A/B testing and campaign optimisation
  • CRM reporting and analytics
  • Customer data management
  • GDPR and data compliance

We also recruit professionals with experience across leading CRM and marketing automation platforms, including Salesforce Marketing Cloud, HubSpot, Marketo, Pardot, Braze, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, and Microsoft Dynamics CRM.

Interim CRM and marketing automation recruitment

We also support organisations with interim and contract CRM recruitment for:

  • CRM implementation projects
  • Marketing automation rollouts
  • Customer journey redesign
  • Platform migrations
  • Retention strategy projects
  • Maternity cover
  • Short-term campaign support

This gives clients access to experienced professionals who can deliver immediate impact during periods of change, growth, or resource pressure.

Why CRM recruitment matters

As organisations place greater emphasis on customer retention, first-party data, and personalised communications, CRM and marketing automation have become central to growth strategy.
Demand continues to rise for professionals who can combine platform expertise with strong commercial and analytical capability, helping businesses turn customer data into long-term value.

Why Choose Ashdown?

Our specialist marketing recruitment consultants understand the fast-moving CRM and marketing automation landscape and maintain strong networks across both client-side and agency environments.

Clients choose Ashdown Group because of our:

• Specialist recruitment expertise
• Access to high-quality passive candidates
• Fast and effective delivery
• Competitive recruitment fees
• Proven track record across marketing and digital recruitment

Since 1999, Ashdown Group has supported organisations across the UK with specialist recruitment solutions across marketing, IT, HR, finance, and business support disciplines.

Speak to a CRM recruitment specialist

If you are looking to hire experienced CRM and marketing automation professionals, or you are seeking your next CRM opportunity, contact Ashdown Group today.

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Delivering the perfect campaign

If you are an employer looking for marketing talent your role will be presented to the widest reach of candidates in the market place. We will promote your vacancy to people with the skills and experience you require, delivering on a full search and selection campaign. Our aim is to represent your employer brand like we are part of your team.

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Permanent & freelance marketing recruitment

Whether you are looking for a Marketing Director to build an entire marketing team, or a freelancer to focus on urgent marketing projects, we ensure you have access to the right talented professionals, when you need them. In a fast paced industry we have instant access to a network of marketing talent to secure your next hire.

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Great clients & valued candidates

We are proud to be one of the highest rated recruitment agencies in the UK, 85% of the vacancies we work on are from repeat business. Our aim is to become a true partner to you and your business; meeting you, taking time to understand your values, conducting salary research, learning goals for the team, and the new role you are looking to fill.

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“Ashdown are a dream to work with, they are passionate and care, which results in the best candidates being placed. Communication, rapport, quality of service, quality of candidates, everything! A dream to work with, definitely not your 'typical' recruitment agency. The level and quality of service - strong candidates put forward, good rapport, easy to deal with. Fab!"

Emma Redman | HR Manager | Apollo Scientific

Great value creative recruitment

We offer some of the most competitive fees amongst specialist marketing agencies, with exclusive rates and transparent terms available and fees starting at only 15% if given a 10 day head start. We also have a network of experienced interim, freelance marketing resources available via our contractor recruitment service.

It costs nothing to register your role and we are so confident in our ability to match the perfect candidate to the best role that we also offer a 13 week replacement guarantee.

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