Paid Media Executive

Established in 1981 with a single store in the Northwest of England, the JD Group is a leading omni-channel retailer of Sports Fashion, Outdoors and Gyms with over 60,000 colleagues and over 3,400 stores across several retail fascias in over 30 markets around the world.

JD Sports Fashion Plc was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and has been a FTSE100 publicly quoted company since 2019 and continues to grow in the UK and internationally.

We want to be the leading global omnichannel retailer in the sports and outdoor industry. To be a part of this successful company and help us to achieve this you will have the desire to ingrain our strategic goals of being a people-led, innovative and customer-focused organisation which provides operational excellence whilst identifying new areas of growth as part of our day to day objectives.

Role overview:

A paid media executive will be confident with the Google ecosystem of paid media products, and paid social platforms. Regularly involved in reporting tools to facilitate the smooth delivery of campaign reports to the senior team. A good communicator, and excellent numerical skills.

Responsibilities:

Detailed role responsibilities and day to day tasks.

• Set up & run day to day activity
• Google Analytics Reporting and knowledge of industry tools
• Review opportunities in new paid media products and communicate back to the team.
• Platform Knowledge - Proficient Core Platforms (Google, Bing, Criteo, Facebook)
• Understanding Account management for performance campaigns
• Presenting - Spotlight Session (Paid Media Team)
• Time Management of own workload to prioritise key tasks.
• Understanding product feeds, and troubleshooting issues.

Competencies and behaviours:

• Writes in a well structured and logical way
• Works productively in a high pressure environment
• Keeps up to date with competitor information and market trends
• Gathers comprehensive information to support decision making
• Accepts new ideas and change initiatives
• Monitors performance against deadlines and milestones

Skills and Experience:

• Google Analytics Course
• Google Ad Words
• Meta Blueprint
• MS Office Applications
• Proven experience in marketing
• Confident user of Microsoft Excel
• Excellent time management, and able to manage multiple tasks.

Due to the high volumes of applications our opportunities attract, it takes time to review them all. If you don't hear back within two weeks of you applying, please consider your application to have been unsuccessful on this occasion.