Senior Manager, Media Strategy & Governance

Weybridge, Hounslow, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 1 month ago

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Job Summary

Own cross-European media governance with data-driven optimization across channels and agencies to drive efficient, aligned investments and measurable performance.

  • Media governance across Europe: set frameworks, drive consistency, and improve investment effectiveness.
  • Cross-channel alignment: prevent duplication and align with category priorities and commercial goals.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Media Strategy & Investment Governance: Lead strategic alignment and governance of media investments across European markets, establishing frameworks and identifying opportunities to improve effectiveness and efficiency
  • Cross-Channel Media Alignment: Oversee coordination of media activities across all channels, resolving duplication and inefficiencies while ensuring alignment with category priorities and commercial objectives
  • Local Market Media Governance: Lead quarterly media reviews with European market teams, guiding on planning alignment and KPI management while driving consistency in best practices
  • Performance, Analytics & KPI Leadership: Drive performance-oriented media management by monitoring investment effectiveness and leveraging data insights to optimize strategic decisions and recommendations
  • Agency & Platform Leadership: Collaborate with media agencies and external partners to enhance planning quality, operational efficiency and performance outcomes
  • Media Operations & Reporting: Oversee media reporting operations, data quality and analytics coordination to ensure timely, accurate visibility of media performance across the organization
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Coordinate across marketing, strategy, digital and regional teams to ensure media investments align with business objectives and support insight-led decision-making

Requirements

  • Significant experience in paid media, media strategy or integrated media planning for consumer industries
  • Experience optimising mid-to-large scale media investments across multiple European markets
  • Ability to operate independently and drive alignment across multiple stakeholders in a fast-moving environment
  • Experience leading media planning and governance processes
  • Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills

Benefits

  • There is an onsite canteen with a wide range of options available, and a barista style coffee shop.
  • A well-provisioned onsite gym run by our own Sony Wellbeing Coordinator, with classes on set days in the mornings, at lunch and after work hours.
  • We have a staff car park which includes electric charging points, an undercover and secure bike rack (useful if you’ve made the most of the Cycle-to-Work scheme).
  • If you will use public transport we have a shuttle bus service that regularly runs between train station and the office at peak times.
  • We ensure competitive salaries and benefits by using established benchmarking.
  • We encourage healthy work-life balance supported by hybrid and flexible working policies.
  • We are committed to learning & personal development programs to enhance your skills.
  • We support mobility opportunities to explore new roles in a wide range of countries with a supportive mobility team
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We drive Sony’s leading Entertainment, Technology & Services business for consumer and professional markets, as well as Imaging & Sensing Solutions business, across Europe. Throughout all our fields including AI, biotech, or software solutions, from R&D and engineering, design, to sales, marketing, distribution and customer service, we work to deliver Sony's purpose to fill the world with emotion through the power of creativity and technology.We believe our employees are the driving force of our business and recognize that each and every one of us is original and different. Sony is a place where our unique individuals are empowered to express their creativity, share their curiosity, and to grow their passions. Be part of an ambitious global company with the power and reach to touch people’s everyday lives. Together, let’s make the world say wow.

Weybridge, England, GBR
1.4K employees (209 in marketing)
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