Media Executive

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At Lidl, we’re Big on collaboration, Big on media, Big on making great creative and ensuring it gets seen, put-ting smiles on faces and products in trolleys, and we’re looking for an enthusiastic, pro-active Media Executive to join a busy and ambitious team that develops and delivers brand, trade, and local campaigns. This is a key role in a busy central team, would suit someone who has worked with/in a 3rd party agency and has a good understanding of the marketing mix.

What will you do?

• Brief and manage all Tier 3 campaigns, equipping the media agency with all necessary information
• Assist Media Officer and Digital Marketing Manager in the timely management of Tier 3 and Tier 2 media plans across all media channels and in the day-to-day operations such as status meetings and internal stakeholder comms
• Liaise with the in-house campaign management and in-house production teams to ensure asset requirements are clear and critical paths are being followed for all Tier 3 campaigns.
• Liaise with internal departments such as buying, packaging and promotions to provide the required information to all agencies and manage digital production asset approvals
• Manage any BAU PPC activity and YouTube content
• Manage media reporting
• General marketing administration duties

Your profile

• Previous experience in a similar role in-house or agency, with retail experience advantageous
• Keen interest in media, both offline and online
• Experience using projects management tools, i.e. ASANA
• Proactive, inquisitive nature with an unwavering eye for detail
• Strong organisational skills and with the capability to balance multiple priorities
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and influence with internal and external stakeholders ranging from commercial teams to creatives
• Confident with excellent communication skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, including a strong working knowledge of Excel
• German skills are desirable, but not essential

Our offer

This isn’t getting by. This is getting what you deserve. Working at Lidl is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you the training to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. We’re proud to offer a competitive salary starting from £23,500 with the potential to earn up to £28,000 (depending on experience) with an additional non-contractual 10% London weighting and a generous holiday allowance. Save for your future with our pension scheme, or save today with an in-store discount, plus extra discounts on days out, cinema tickets and much more.

Please note your employment is conditional upon the Company’s receipt of satisfactory references and if requested by the Company, a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date. This is to ensure our teams can manage application levels while maintaining a positive candidate experience. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.