Senior Paid Media Manager - FTC

Just Eat Takeaway.com; Wealden; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Just Eat Takeaway.com in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced media leadership professional to own and execute the annual media strategy across ATL and digital channels. You will work with performance and social teams to align with business goals, while mentoring a team and fostering strong agency partnerships.

The role emphasizes data-driven planning, MMM insights, and continuous innovation across UK and global teams, maintaining a customer-first media approach in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading brand media strategy for ATL and digital channels.
• Proven track record in optimizing agency-client partnerships.
• Strong ability to translate MMM outputs into actionable plans.

Responsibilities

• Co-own the annual media strategy with Head of Media to meet targets.
• Lead quarterly media planning with agencies using data-driven insights.
• Oversee execution of ATL media plans to achieve campaign objectives.
• Evaluate performance via MMM and incrementality testing for future optimizations.
• Mentor direct reports and share best practices across the team.
• Build relationships with UK stakeholders, global teams and agencies.
• Drive cross-functional workstreams to deliver innovative outcomes.

Skills

Media planning & buying

Agency management

Marketing Mix Modelling

Incrementality testing

Stakeholder communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Marketing/Business

Job description

Ready for a challenge?

Then Just Eat Takeaway.com might be the place for you.

We're a leading global online delivery platform, and our vision is to empower everyday convenience. Whether it's a Friday-night feast, a post-gym poke bowl, or grabbing some groceries, our tech platform connects tens of millions of customers with hundreds of thousands of restaurant, grocery and convenience partners across the globe.

About this role

Sitting at the heart of our UK Marketing team, you will lead the strategy, planning, and execution of all brand media campaigns. You'll co‑own the annual strategy to deliver high‑impact Above‑The‑Line (ATL) activities, aligning with performance and social teams to achieve business goals. Guided by our values to lead, deliver, and care, you will nurture talent and foster collaboration across global teams to build strong media partnerships.

These are some of the key components to the position:

• Co‑own the development of the annual media strategy alongside the Head of Media to support marketing and commercial targets.
• Lead quarterly media planning with agency partners, using data to deliver monthly plans aligned with business priorities.
• Oversee the execution of innovative Above‑The‑Line (ATL) media plans to meet campaign objectives.
• Evaluate campaign performance using Marketing Mix Modelling (MMM) and incrementality testing to optimize future strategies.
• Mentor and nurture direct reports while championing best practices across the department.
• Build strong working relationships with key stakeholders across UK business, global marketing teams, and agency partners.
• Lead strategic cross‑functional workstreams to drive continuous innovation and business outcomes.

What will you bring to the team?

• Comprehensive expertise in media planning and buying across both Above‑The‑Line (ATL) and digital channels.
• Proven ability to optimize agency‑client dynamics and build strong external partnerships.
• Practical familiarity with Marketing Mix Modelling (MMM) outputs and incrementality testing to inform strategy.
• Skill in communicating complex media concepts clearly to non‑expert stakeholders.
• Proactive, collaborative approach paired with analytical problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to balance detail‑oriented media execution with high‑level strategic thinking.

At JET, this is how we play

Our teams forge connections internally and work with some of the best‑known brands on the planet, giving us truly international impact in a dynamic environment.

Being the best at what we do isn't just about delivering on our strategy. It's a competition for something incredibly valuable – our customers' choice. Every time a customer decides where to order, they're picking a side.

At the heart of the JET Customer League are our values and behaviours. They guide every interaction, every decision, every innovation. These are the actions we need to perform consistently and brilliantly, to surpass the competition and earn our customers’ loyalty, again and again.

Fun, fast‑paced and supportive, the JET culture is about movement, growth, helping one another to succeed and celebrating wins. By truly living our values and embodying our behaviours, we're building a customer‑first culture which enables us to stay one step ahead of the competition.

Inclusion, Diversity & Belonging

No matter who you are, what you look like, who you love, or where you are from, you can find your place at Just Eat Takeaway.com. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture, encouraging diversity of people and thinking, in which all employees feel they truly belong and can bring their most colourful selves to work every day.

What else is cooking?

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