Media and Campaign Planning Manager

Tesco; Welwyn Garden City; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail and technology firm in Welwyn Garden City is searching for a Media & Campaign Planning Manager to enhance their marketing efforts. The successful candidate will take charge of media strategy, oversee large-scale projects, and collaborate with various teams to ensure impactful campaigns. Essential skills include expertise in digital and offline media, budget management, and effective stakeholder communication. This role promotes a balance between office collaboration and remote work, supporting a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme

25 days of holiday plus personal days

Private medical insurance

Maternity and adoption leave

24/7 virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of media attribution and tracking.
• Experience in managing large-scale media budgets.
• Excellent communication skills necessary for stakeholder presentations.

Responsibilities

• Oversee media strategy and planning for campaigns.
• Collaborate to ensure creative aligns with media plans.
• Manage media budgets across brand and performance channels.
• Lead campaign delivery and optimization efforts.

Skills

Digital and offline media channels

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional collaboration

Data interpretation

Communication and storytelling

Financial acumen

Innovative media planning

Job description

Tesco UK • Shire Park, Kestral Way, Welwyn Garden City • Permanent • Apply by 26-Jan-2026

We're looking for a Media & Campaign Planning Manager to join our Marketing Communications team. In this role, you'll sit at the heart of our marketing function, working closely with channel specialists, data partners (such as Tesco Media & Insight Platform), and our media agency to deliver insight-led media plans. You'll lead multiple large-scale projects with confidence, bringing advanced digital marketing expertise-including channel strategy, attribution, and tracking-while staying ahead of the evolving media landscape. If you have a passion for media planning and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, we'd love to hear from you.

What is in it for you

We're all about the little helps. That's why we make sure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you - both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 years' service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay, we also offer 6 weeks fully paid p יותר
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

You will be responsible for

• Oversee media strategy, planning, and buying for key campaigns
• Collaborate with marketing teams to ensure creative aligns with media plans
• Manage media budgets across brand, performance, and owned channels
• Lead campaign delivery, optimization, and post-campaign analysis
• Ensure robust tracking, measurement, and attribution
• Present media strategies confidently to senior stakeholders
• Build strong relationships with agencies and stay ahead of media trends

You will need

• Strong knowledge of digital and offline media channels, including attribution and tracking
• Experience managing large-scale media projects and budgets
• Skilled in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration
• Ability to turn dataTrending into actionable insights and deliver impactful omnichannel campaigns
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills
• Financial acumen and strategic thinking
• Passion for retail and innovative media planning

About us

You might know us as a supermarket, technology company or even for our award-winning mobile network. Truth is, we're all of those things, and much more. Our colleagues work with one goal in mind, helping to make every day a little better for our customers, colleagues and communities all over the world. No two customers are the same, neither are our colleagues.

At Tesco, we champion a balance that lets you thrive both in and out of work. Spend 60% of your week collaborating with colleagues at our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. Whether you're just kicking off your career, juggling passions, or navigating big life events, we're here to support you. We always welcome a conversation about flexible working, so talk to us throughout your application about how we can support.

We're proud to be an accredited Disability Confident Leader, where everyone's welcome. That's why we commit to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you need support with your application, click here for more information. And if you're interested in joining our team but don't tick every box~/n don't let that hold you Crawl from applying.