Media Manager

Location: London, United Kingdom; office-based four days per week with the option to work from home on Fridays. Candidates must be authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

Company

A global, independently owned creative and media agency that develops digital, social, and full-service marketing solutions for major brands.

What you will do

• Oversee media plans from inception through completion, ensuring delivery aligns with client goals and expectations.
• Monitor campaign pacing, spend, performance, troubleshooting, and optimization with Media Analysts and Senior Media Analysts.
• Create and present media investment strategies based on industry insights and quality-assurance reporting.
• Develop client-facing pacing reports, campaign builds, ad hoc analyses, and performance storytelling.
• Manage client communications, senior stakeholder updates, and ad technology vendors.
• Lead a small team, providing coaching, mentorship, technical guidance, and support for high-quality delivery.

Requirements

• Experience in a media agency or in-house media team.
• Experience leading and managing a team, ideally two to three analysts responsible for trafficking, quality assurance, and digital media optimization.
• Strong media expertise and the ability to use syndicated, proprietary, and analyst data to support client marketing goals.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and macros.
• Comfort with at least two of Google Ads, Meta, LinkedIn, CTV/OTT, and digital or out-of-home media.
• Authorization to work in the United Kingdom and readiness to work in the office four days per week are required.

Nice to have

• Experience managing project trackers, weekly task plans, and internal and external timelines.
• Deep knowledge of digital, mobile, and social media consumers.

Culture & Benefits

• Two weeks of work-from-anywhere time.
• Unlimited holiday and one day of birthday leave.
• Enhanced parental leave, coaching sessions, and an employee assistance programme.
• Cash plan, virtual GP, health and stress helplines, discounted gym access, life assurance, income protection, and group personal pension.
• Cycle-to-work scheme and online employee discounts.
• Entrepreneurial, experimental environment focused on solving business problems and testing new approaches.