Director of Marketing and Communications

King’s College School, Wimbledon is one of the most successful schools in the world, providing an inspirational and forward-thinking education to more than 1,500 pupils. As we look ahead to our third century in 2029, this is an exciting time for the school: we are extending co-education throughout King’s, relocating our junior school to a new world-class campus, and transforming our main campus to provide further opportunities to our community. While exam results are exceptional, King’s remains equally proud of its excellent pastoral care, its commitment to service, and an ethos rooted in kindness, inclusivity, and ambition for the future.To support the strategic development of the school, King’s now seeks an exceptional director of marketing & communications. Reporting to the senior deputy head, the director of marketing & communications will lead the school’s marketing and communications strategy across the Corporation, comprising King’s College senior and junior schools, the pre-prep, Wimbledon Common Preparatory School, and the trading subsidiaries.The postholder will oversee a comprehensive, data-informed marketing and communications plan that enhances engagement with pupils, parents, staff, prospective families, alumni, and partners, while ensuring all activity aligns with King’s strategic priorities and core ethos. They will ensure that the school’s identity is consistently and powerfully communicated across all digital and print channels, and that every touchpoint with King’s reflects excellence, authenticity, and warmth.The successful candidate will bring considerable experience in marketing and communications leadership within an educational, charitable, or comparable setting. An articulate and persuasive communicator, they will have the ability to engage, inspire and influence a wide range of audiences, internally and externally.This is a senior and highly visible role requiring vision, strategic acumen and operational rigour. The director of marketing & communications will play a pivotal role in defining how King’s shares its story, values, and vision for the future with the world.To download further information on the role or to apply, please visit https://candidates.perrettlaver.com/vacancies quoting reference number 8170.The closing date for applications is 08:30 BST on Thursday 11th December 2025.Protecting your personal data is of the utmost importance to Perrett Laver and we take this responsibility very seriously. Any information obtained by our trading divisions is held and processed in accordance with the relevant data protection legislation. The data you provide us with is securely stored on our computerised database and transferred to our clients for the purposes of presenting you as a candidate and/or considering your suitability for a role you have registered interest in.As defined under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Perrett Laver is a Data Controller and a Data Processor, and our legal basis for processing your personal data is ‘Legitimate Interests’. You have the right to object to us processing your data in this way. For more information about this, your rights, and our approach to Data Protection and Privacy, please visit our website http://www.perrettlaver.com/information/privacy/