Media Performance Executive

Company Description

With a history that dates back over 80 years, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a global communications planning and media leader. We are an agency still grounded in our founding principle that people are at the centre of all we do. Each day, we apply this belief to harness the transformative power of data and technology to inspire and move people and business forward. With more than 7,000 employees in over 100 offices around the world, we are the flagship [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] agency that uses our ‘Power of One’ business model, with teams that span multiple disciplines across clients such as Aldi, P&G, Primark, Samsung, Stellantis, and Visa. We place a huge focus on our People, and have driven flagship D&I and L&D programmes within [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]; our goal is to help every individual reach their fullest potential, and we encourage everyone to make “Brave Plays” in how they approach their work and their own career development. As a result, we have an exceptionally energised and committed talent base, all of us proud of our welcoming and supportive culture, as evidenced by our recognition as one of Campaign’s Best Places to Work for five years in a row, Media Week's Agency of the Year 2025 and one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025.

Overview

We’re hiring Media Performance Executives to join our media teams across Paid Search, Paid Social, and Programmatic. This is a great opportunity for someone at the start of their career who’s keen to learn how digital advertising works across multiple channels and build strong foundations in performance marketing. You’ll be supported by experienced managers and specialists, working with data, platforms, and reporting tools to help deliver effective digital campaigns. No prior agency experience is required. We’re looking for curious, analytical, and motivated individuals who want to develop a career in digital media. You’ll focus primarily on one of the areas below, while building a broader understanding of performance media as a whole:

• Paid Search: You’ll help plan, build, optimise, and report on search advertising campaigns. This includes analysing performance data, spotting trends and opportunities, supporting campaign builds, and ensuring high levels of accuracy and quality control.
• Paid Social: You’ll support the setup and optimisation of paid social campaigns across platforms such as Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, and others. You’ll work with performance data, contribute to reporting and insights, and help ensure campaigns are running smoothly and accurately.
• Programmatic: You’ll assist with the delivery and optimisation of programmatic display and video campaigns. This includes campaign trafficking, quality assurance, performance analysis, reporting, and learning how audience-based buying and ad technology platforms operate.

Responsibilities

• Work with data and reporting tools to track campaign performance
• Support campaign setup, optimisation, and quality assurance
• Help prepare clear, accurate reports with insights and recommendations
• Collaborate with teammates and stakeholders
• Learn industry tools, platforms, and best practices

Qualifications

What are we looking for?

Essential:

• Have a strong interest in digital media, advertising, or technology
• Enjoy working with numbers, data, and problem-solving
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Are organised and able to manage tasks and deadlines
• Communicate clearly, both written and verbally
• Are eager to learn and develop new skills
• Are proficient in using Excel (with a strong interest in continuing to develop your skills)
• Work well as part of a team

Nice to have (but not required):

• A relevant degree, qualification, or equivalent experience in marketing, media, data, or analytics
• Any exposure to digital marketing tools or platforms

Additional Information

Employees joining The Pack, an early careers programme that connects, supports and develops you to kick-start your career with us, initially start with an annual salary of £28,860.

The recruitment process

• Step 1: Apply and get started!
• Step 2: Show us your skills and strengths – complete some fun, interactive tasks through our assessment tool delivered in partnership with Arctic Shores. Look out for this in your emails following your application!
• Step 3: A quick chat with a recruiter to get to know you better and for you to ask any questions and let us know if you require any adjustments.
• Step 4: Join us for a virtual assessment centre where you can showcase your skills and strengths.
• Step 5: We’ll give you feedback, post assessment day, whether or not we move forward with your application.