Senior Paid Media Executive (Retail Media) | Lookfantastic

Job Category: Marketing

Division: THG Beauty

Location: UK, Manchester

Job Type: Full-time

About THG:

We’re a fast-moving, global technology group that specializes in taking brands direct to consumers. We’re home to a portfolio of leading brands and sites including Myprotein, ESPA, LOOKFANTASTIC, and Cult Beauty, all of which are powered by our fully integrated digital commerce ecosystem, THG Ingenuity.

We handle everything in-house, including technology, content creation, e-commerce, marketing, manufacturing, new product development, and logistics. This comprehensive approach ensures we can fully realize our vision and maintain our leadership in a rapidly evolving global industry.

Life at THG Beauty:

We’re home to market-leading websites like Lookfantastic, Skinstore, Dermstore, Cult Beauty, and the beauty subscription box brand Glossybox. Our portfolio of premium brands includes the likes of ESPA, Ameliorate, and Grow Gorgeous – all of which are loved and trusted by millions of fans worldwide. We also partner with a network of more than 19,000 influencers to ensure brands can reach their audience anywhere in the world. It’s an incredibly exciting time to be joining the team.

Why be a Senior Paid Media Executive (Retail Media) at Lookfantastic?

The Senior Paid Media Executive role in THG Beauty sits within the Retail Media structure. Within the Digital Activation function, we work closely with brand marketing leads, buying, trading, core performance channels, and design to execute brand-funded media campaigns. The role gives incredible insight into performance marketing, retail, and eCommerce, as well as exposure to external brand marketing planning. The Digital Activation team are external-facing LOOKFANTASTIC ambassadors and media experts.

As a Senior Paid Media Executive (Retail Media), you will:

• Operate brand-facing, building authentic relationships with LOOKFANTASTIC’s key brand partners to co-develop data-driven paid media activity to drive brand growth.
• Work collaboratively with our influencer team to commission best-in-class influencer assets for media repurposing.
• Develop and pitch multi-platform digital media plans to drive brand partner growth.
• Be responsible for mid & post-campaign reporting to demonstrate uplifts generated and showcase investments’ ROI.
• Support in securing incremental media investment with new brand partners through effective pitching and communication.
• Look at social-first creative ad copy creation working with our in-house design team to deliver best-in-class assets for our brand partners.
• Be responsible for continuous optimization of campaigns to agreed ROI targets.
• Work collaboratively with wider marketing teams to ensure media is delivered impactfully.
• Have a vested interest in learning & development across key media platforms to remain a specialist, deliver innovative media strategy, and optimum mix-media activations for our partners.

What skills and experience do I need for this role?

• 2+ years of experience as a paid media/digital marketing professional.
• Self-starter and self-motivated.
• A highly presentable brand ambassador.
• META Business Manager/TikTok Ads Manager competent.
• Passion for the beauty & retail media industry.

What’s in it for me?

• Access to bespoke development programmes designed by our in-house L&D team.
• Continued development through our upskilling programme delivered in partnership with an industry-leading training provider.

Enhanced Leave:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Enjoy your birthday off on us!
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, depending on length of service.
• Up to 10 days compassionate leave.
• Buy back up to 3 days each year.
• Access to face-to-face and virtual appointments with our in-house GP.
• Access to our in-house CBT therapist.
• Access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Bupa.
• State-of-the-art on-site gym.
• Access to our on-site physio.

Other Perks:

• Save up to 12% on personal tech through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• Subsidised bus pass from Manchester City Centre to our ICON office.
• Up to 50% staff discount on THG brands.
• On-site staff shop.
• Access to on-site barber.
• Refer a friend and get up to £1000 when they pass their probation.
• Anniversary gifts at 5 and 10 years of service.

THG is proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. If you are invited to interview, please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to the recruitment process that will enable you to perform to the best of your ability.

THG is committed to creating a diverse & inclusive environment and hence welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Because of the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it sometimes takes time to review and consider them all. We endeavour to respond to every application we receive within 14 days. If you haven't heard from us within that time frame or have specific questions about this or other applications for positions at THG, please contact one of our Talent team to discuss further.

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