Senior Client Executive (Events)

Manchester, UK (Hybrid)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 15 hrs ago

Job Summary

Own end-to-end delivery of Co-creation campaigns and manage cross-functional relationships to drive event-led initiatives.

  • Lead campaigns with CMN client, SMG Strategy and Creative teams, and Co-op to meet objectives and timelines.
  • Create insight-led event packs to unlock CMN Event investment across toolkit and bespoke campaigns.
  • Manage key Co-op stakeholders to ensure campaigns align with Co-op guidelines.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of selected Co-creation campaigns, working with the CMN client team, SMG Strategy and Creative teams, and Co-op teams to deliver high-profile, bespoke campaigns against agreed objectives, timelines and retailer guidelines.
  • Create insight-led supplier-facing event packs to drive CMN Event investment, ranging from campaigns delivered through the CMN toolkit to bespoke event campaigns.
  • Lead relationships with key Co-op stakeholders such as the legal team, charity team, Academies team, policy team, and seasonal planning team to ensure both BAU and Events campaigns are delivered in line with Co-op guidelines.
  • Support the delivery of the 2027 CMN Festivals proposition by taking ownership of delivery and implementation of festival campaigns across the Co-op store estate and Co-op’s festival pop-up stores.
  • Proactively identify new media opportunities to trial across Events and Co-creation to deliver best-in-class executions, working closely with our print partner and Co-op team to ensure feasibility.
  • Support commercial tracking, budgeting and forecasting, understanding how event and Co-creation investment contribute to category, team and wider business targets.
  • Own campaign briefing, bookings, asset management and approvals, maintaining accurate trackers, documentation and performance data.
  • Build strong relationships with supplier clients, Co-op stakeholders and partners; provide clear updates, manage expectations and confidently contribute to planning sessions and presentations.
  • Identify delivery risks, solve problems proactively and improve processes, templates and ways of working across the Events team.
  • Support and guide a junior team member through regular check-ins, constructive feedback and day-to-day coaching.

Requirements

  • Experience in campaign delivery, media planning, digital media or a similar client-facing role.
  • Good understanding of digital channels, including e-commerce, social and retail media platforms.
  • Strong creative and strategic thinking, with the ability to balance client and retailer priorities.
  • Confidence in creating supplier- and retailer-facing materials with strong insight-led content and media recommendations.
  • Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities.
  • Excellent attention to detail across campaign setup, assets, commercial tracking and processes.
  • Confidence working with multiple stakeholders across internal teams, clients and partners.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to brief, update and align stakeholders clearly.
  • Commercial awareness and an understanding of campaign performance drivers; experience with Excel, budgeting or forecasting is desirable.
  • A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment.

Preferred

  • Experience supporting or mentoring junior team members is desirable.

Benefits

  • 10% discretionary bonus
  • £1,800 yearly wellbeing fund (on top of your salary!)
  • Free Headspace subscription
  • £500 yearly “Uni Fund” for learning
  • 4 extra Wellbeing Days off per year
  • Annual Summer conference + year-round celebrations
  • 4pm finishes every Friday
  • Flexible and hybrid working
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SMG

We’re the original pioneers in connected commerce marketing. Since 2008, we’ve been partnering with major retailers, powering global brands, and building meaningful connections with shoppers. We simplify the mind-boggling complexity of today’s retail media landscape. We deliver impactful campaigns that connect with people where it matters. We create seamless and personalised shopping experiences. Above all, we deliver amazing results for our partners, driven by our unshakeable desire for growth.Time after time, we change the game. SMG is home to a world-class suite of commerce advertising capabilities powered by data and cutting-edge technology. We constantly push ourselves, our tech and our industry to discover innovative new ways to connect, sell and grow.Our brilliant people are the ones who make change happen. Straight-talking, fiercely driven, and with a thirst for challenging the status quo, we’re united in spirit and culture. Positively disrupting retail and creating campaigns with impact, we’re taking everyone with us on extraordinary adventures in connected commerce.

Founded in 2016
London, England, GBR
621 employees (71 in marketing)

Salaries

Event Marketing median pay in the United Kingdom

£40K/yr

Most pay falls between £35K and £50K. Based on 37 salaries.

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
53 (9% of company)
Median Tenure
12 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
9

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
20.2K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
33.3%
Direct
48.1%
Referral
9.3%
Social
7.8%
Paid
1.2%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~621
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Senior Client Executive (Events)

SMG · Manchester, UK · Hybrid