Advertising Manager

Dixons Carphone; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology retailer is looking for an Advertising Manager for a fixed-term contract of 9 months. This role is pivotal in leading various advertising campaigns, working closely with creative and media agencies. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in advertising or marketing, excellent communication skills, and a strong understanding of campaign performance analysis. The company offers a hybrid working model and a range of benefits including private medical insurance and generous leave policies.

Benefits

25 days of annual leave

Private Medical Insurance

Life Assurance

Colleague Discounts

Access to Champion Health

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in an advertising or marketing role, either client or agency side.
• Demonstrated knowledge or experience in advertising & marketing.
• Ability to multitask within a team environment and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver campaign strategy and production processes.
• Manage relationships with creative and media agencies.
• Monitor and report on campaign performance.

Skills

Advertising & marketing experience

Campaign performance analysis

Creative mindset

Strong communication skills

Budget and finance planning

Job description

Currys London Campus at Waterloo

Fixed Term Contract - 9 months

Full Time

Grade 4

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

Are you bold? Calm under pressure? And want to go Beyond Techspectations?

This Advertising Manager position operates within the Currys Brand & Advertising team, leading end-to-end delivery of activations from tens‑of‑thousands to multi‑million‑pound advertising campaigns across both creative & media. They will strategically plan and activate media across Currys’ media mix and trade plan, from creative and agency briefing, campaign administration/set‑up, optimisations, and post‑campaign wrap ups.

Working collaboratively with our agencies to build holistic comms plans alongside other key stakeholders across multiple business functions to drive Currys’ brand fame, deliver ROI and deliver bottom line sales performance.

Everything from deep data; MMM; media launching and learning; shoot days; creative discussions on how to get a horse in a shop; multi‑project management, never being bored, a great team and a wide network.

You will enjoy media & creative strategy, embrace creative processes and ways‑of‑working, and want to thrive within our fast‑paced matrix framework. If you can juggle, you’re in.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and delivery of campaign strategy, production processes and post campaign analysis, considering full end to end campaign planning
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective communication and alignment on advertising plans
• Manage day-to-day relationships with creative agencies, media agency, and category teams
• Monitor and report on campaign performance, providing insights and recommendations for optimization
• Ensure all advertising activities are delivered within budget and meet the required high standards

Required Skills & Experience

• Demonstrable knowledge or experience in advertising & marketing, either in education or employment – 5+ years of experience in an advertising or marketing role, either client or agency side
• Demonstrate a strong understanding of what works well in channel, and how to grab attention and stop the scroll
• A confident understanding of our brand & comms personality, and not be afraid to push boundaries
• Passionate about process, and ability to turn a blank page into a fully‑fledged workstream machine.
• Strong communication skills both written and verbal – being confident, clear and factual are paramount
• A creative mindset with the ability to influence and challenge – sustaining and executing our brand system is paramount
• Ability to multitask within a team environment and work under pressure
• High level of accuracy required to manage multiple campaigns and executions
• Good understanding of media planning, optimisation and reporting
• Respect, championing and delivering to strict workstream processes and critical – while also enabling stakeholders to do so
• Ability to think commercially; yet still maintain a brand and communications north star
• Proactive and passionate about advertising and the consumer technology industry
• Good understanding of budget and finance planning – with an eye for detail in accounting

Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holiday entitlement) and a competitive pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Assurance
• Fantastic Colleague Discounts on Tech with Currys and iD Mobile
• Access to Champion Health
• Hybrid Working (minimum of 6 days per month in London offices)

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on‑going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email [e-mail] and we'll do our best to help.