Senior Paid Search Executive - International

Leicester, UK (On-site)

Salary Not AvailableSenior Level3+ years expFull time

Posted 2 months ago

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Job Summary

Own and drive cross-market partnership marketing for retailer marketplaces, focusing on rapid rollouts, strategic partner growth, and ROI-driven advertising across key platforms.

  • Drive multi-market rollout plans and coverage across top third-party platforms.
  • Manage partnerships with Amazon, Zalando, About You to accelerate international growth.
  • Plan and optimize Sponsored Product campaigns across platforms to maximize visibility, traffic, and ROI.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Territory Expansion: Collaborate with internal stakeholders to plan and execute rapid rollouts across multiple markets, ensuring comprehensive coverage across our key 3rd party platforms.
  • Partnership Management: Build and nurture long-term relationships with strategic partners like Amazon, Zalando, About You that align with international growth strategies.
  • Advertising: Plan, execute, and optimise Sponsored Product Ad campaigns across Amazon, Zalando, About You and more, to drive visibility, traffic, and sales, ensuring a strong ROI.
  • Platform Relationship: Work closely with Account Managers at our key partner platforms to maximise performance in multiple markets.
  • Tech Know-How: Have a good understanding of ad technology and integrations required to work effectively with major online retailers.
  • Cross-Department Collaboration: Partner with internal trading teams to align activity with insight, selecting products and categories that best resonate with each partner's audience.
  • Reporting and Insights: Manage and deliver comprehensive multi-region channel reporting, presenting actionable insights and performance findings regularly.
  • Industry Trends: Stay informed about developments in the digital retail and partnership marketing landscape to continuously improve strategies.

Requirements

  • Experience: Proven years of experience in digital performance marketing, with at least 3 years specialising in marketplace, partnership or search marketing.
  • Proven Results: Success in scaling activities with major online retailers to deliver measurable business impact.
  • Analytical Skills: Strong numeracy and proficiency in Excel, with the ability to analyse data and apply insights to improve performance.
  • Partner Management: Experience in managing relationships with major online retailers and a clear understanding of their roles in overall channel growth.
  • Strategic Thinking: Strong grasp of the partnership marketing mix and how different 3rd party platforms contribute to a comprehensive strategy.
  • Problem-Solving: Logical and adept at finding solutions to complex challenges.
  • Collaboration: Excellent team player with a collaborative mindset and ability to work across functions.
  • Technical Expertise: In-depth knowledge of the platform technologies used by major online retailers.
  • International Experience: Experience managing campaigns and partnerships outside the UK is highly desirable.
  • Attribution Expertise: Familiarity with marketing attribution models, Incrementality and their application in partnership marketing is a plus.

Preferred

  • International Experience: Experience managing campaigns and partnerships outside the UK is highly desirable.
  • Attribution Expertise: Familiarity with marketing attribution models, Incrementality and their application in partnership marketing is a plus.

Benefits

  • - 25% off most NEXT, MADE*, Lipsy*, Gap* and Victoria's Secret* products (*when purchased through NEXT)
  • - Company performance based bonus
  • - Sharesave scheme
  • - On-site Nursery available; OFSTED outstanding in all areas
  • - 10% off most partner brands & up to 15% off Branded Beauty
  • - Early VIP access to sale stock
  • - Access to fantastic discounts at our Staff Shops
  • - Restaurants with great food at amazing prices
  • - Access a digital GP and other free health and wellbeing services
  • - Free on-site parking
  • - Financial Wellbeing - Save, track and enhance your financial wellbeing
  • - Apprenticeship - Grow and develop on the job whilst gaining a qualification
  • - Direct to Work - Discount online and instore, collect your items the next day for free from your place of work or local store
  • - Support Networks - Access to Network Groups to empower and celebrate each other
  • - Wellhub - Discounted flexible monthly gym memberships, with apps, PT sessions and more
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