Senior Public Affairs Media Manager – HIRING ASAP

Trust In SODA; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 69,187 - 87,637; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Public Affairs Media Manager to join the Global Media Team. This role involves strategic media planning and execution, collaborating with various teams to deliver impactful solutions. The ideal candidate has a strong media background, can manage multiple stakeholders, and is comfortable in a fast-paced environment. This position allows for flexible working, split between London and remote work, with a competitive daily rate.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to develop measurable media strategies and plans.
• Experience in leading multiple media workstreams and substantial budget management.
• Demonstrated exposure to public affairs is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Develop measurable media strategies and plans.
• Leverage insights to define audience and media strategy.
• Lead and oversee campaign planning and execution.
• Build relationships with cross-functional partners.

Skills

Media Strategy and Planning

Managing Pace and Rigour

Public Affairs Exposure

Stakeholder Management

Data Centric Media Strategy

Job description

Senior Public Affairs Media Manager – HIRING ASAP

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 12 Months

Location: 3 days in London per week, 2 days remote working

Rate: £375 - £475 per day, on a PAYE Model

Summary

Our client is seeking a Strategic Media Manager to join the company’s Global Media Team as part of the Public Affairs vertical. This is a critical role responsible for defining clear media strategies, planning, and driving perfect execution to reach key audiences on, as well as influencing long-term strategy and solutions aligned to core business and team objectives. In this role you will collaborate closely with internal Marketing, Insights, Decision Science, Creative, Policy & Comms, and external agency teams to devise and execute sophisticated issue campaigns that communicate our clients’ brand narrative through strategic, data-driven, and innovative paid media strategies. The ideal candidate is a trusted leader with deep media expertise across channels, is able to identify white space opportunities for long-term growth and can effectively influence and build alignment across multiple teams to implement the most impactful solutions. You are constantly curious about what’s influencing elite audiences - in marketing and media trends, and in what drives people to action. You are someone who can build strong partnerships with colleagues, translate goals into successful, integrated, data-driven programs, and navigate the intersection of multiple channels and media partners. Most importantly, you should thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, results-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop measurable media strategies and plans, ensuring they are grounded in clear objectives and audience insights and deliver demonstrable business outcomes.
• Leverage quantitative and qualitative insights to define and influence audience, media strategy, and inform tactical planning, execution, and optimization.
• Shape the team’s strategic point of view on media, measurement, and industry innovation, leading the development of strategic POVs on relevant topics with clear business application and impact.
• Build strong working relationships and drive influence with cross-functional partners across marketing, decision science, insights & creative teams to develop fully integrated work and design custom media activations that deliver brand and product narrative in unexpected ways.
• Lead and oversee multiple, simultaneous media workstreams and flawless campaign planning & execution, including substantial budget management for complex, multi-market international campaigns.
• Requisition Intake Form EMEA
• Lead the relationship with the regional external media agencies and partner with central foundational media teams to drive cohesive media planning and execution around the globe.
• Strategically leverage data and insights to inform audience and media strategies, drive on-going optimization, and oversee the smooth running of execution, proactively troubleshooting potential roadblocks.
• Analyze campaign media performance against KPIs to derive

The expertise we are looking for

• Media Strategy and Planning
• Managing Pace and Rigour, data centric and media strategy
• Public Affairs Exposure (Must have)
• Being able to manage multiple stakeholders.
• Having the Media rigour and fundamentals
• Working with different teams