Digital Media Associate - Paid Social - FTC

SMG North America; London; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media agency is seeking a Digital Media Associate for a dynamic role in London. This entry-level position offers the opportunity to manage paid media campaigns, develop your skills in a fast-paced environment, and contribute to best-in-class media solutions. If you're eager to learn and thrive on teamwork and variety, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Benefits

Free Headspace subscription

4 extra Wellbeing Days off per year

Summer & Winter conferences + year-round celebrations

4pm finishes every Friday

Flexible and hybrid working

Qualifications

• 6-12 months of experience in media buying, ideally within paid social.
• Hands-on knowledge of platforms like Meta.
• Solid Excel skills and analytical ability.

Responsibilities

• Managing the full lifecycle of digital campaigns from activation to performance reporting.
• Troubleshooting campaigns and building conversion tracking.
• Creating performance reports and supporting post-campaign analysis.

Skills

Media buying

Analytical skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Tools

Meta

Excel

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Level: Associate level is an entry level role within SMG

About the Role

We are looking for a Digital Media Associate to join our Central Media Team at SMG, supporting Boots Media Group’s offsite activity. In this role, you'll develop expertise in paid media campaign management—across Programmatic and Paid Social—while leveraging Boots' first-party data and core offering. You’ll gain hands-on experience managing the end-to-end campaign process, from activation to performance reporting, and play a key role in helping us deliver best-in-class media solutions.

If you love variety, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and embrace change with energy, this could be your right role.

Why SMG?

At SMG, we hire for the future, which is fast-moving and changing shape. Do you have the potential to help shape our business? We’re looking for brilliant, diverse talent who want to grow with us—people who are curious, ambitious, and eager to learn, whether as specialists or across teams.

Our culture is everything. If you’re someone who stays honest, stays hungry, stays foolish, and has fun, you’ll feel right at home here.

We value those who take ownership of their growth and bring fresh perspectives. That’s why we’re committed to equity, inclusion, and building a place where everyone feels empowered to grow. At SMG, it’s not just about filling a role but building the future together.

We’re proud to be ranked the #1 Best Marketing and Media Agency and to have received World-Class accreditation from Best Companies.

• Free Headspace subscription
• 4 extra Wellbeing Days off per year
• Summer & Winter conferences + year-round celebrations
• 4pm finishes every Friday
• Flexible and hybrid working

Are We What You’re Looking For?

We move fast, adapt quickly, and like to challenge each other. We're looking for people who enjoy the buzz of change, the satisfaction of building something better, and the joy of working with a close-knit, values-driven team.

This isn’t for everyone, but if you thrive in this environment, we’d love to meet you!

A Little Bit About You

You’ll bring:

• 6–12 months of experience in media buying, ideally within paid social
• Hands-on knowledge of platforms like Meta (preferred)
• Solid Excel skills and analytical ability
• Attention to detail and strong task prioritisation in a fast-paced environment
• A proactive mindset and eagerness to learn
• Great teamwork and collaboration skills

Don’t meet every single requirement? We still want to hear from you. If you believe you’d thrive in this role, your unique perspective might be just what we’re looking for.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Your days will be dynamic. You might find yourself:
• Owning full lifecycle digital campaigns—including activation, pacing, optimisation, and reporting
• Troubleshooting campaigns, building conversion tracking, and pushing first-party data audiences
• Creating mid- and post-campaign performance reports
• Supporting planning and insights teams on PCAs (Post Campaign Analysis)
• Identifying and sharing new performance opportunities
• Staying on top of industry trends and helping develop new media propositions
• Assisting with platform testing and new partner onboarding
• Joining client calls alongside senior team members

Our Values:

Stay honest. Stay hungry. Stay foolish. Have fun.

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