Samsung Electronics America, Inc. seeks a Senior Media Manager on a fixed-term contract until July 2026. You will lead the end-to-end development of media strategies and plans for product campaigns, driving innovation and ensuring clear measurement and reporting from agency briefing through to effectiveness analysis.
What You'll Do
- Lead the end-to-end development of media strategies and plans for product campaigns, from agency briefing to effectiveness and measurement.
- Communicate media recommendations to key collaborators, providing clear metrics and steering creative alignment.
- Work closely with the media agency to drive business objectives.
- Drive the innovation pipeline to ensure Samsung is taking advantage of new media technologies and creative routes to market.
- Collaborate with the Marcomms team to develop and complete plans with maximum impact across all touchpoints.
- Ensure clear measurement plans are in place, record findings, and incorporate them into future planning.
- Coordinate the creative media fulfilment process, liaising with product marketing to ensure timely and optimal asset supply.
- Facilitate regular campaign in-flight reporting to ensure media delivery and performance is on track, optimising as necessary.
- Ensure campaigns have complete and insightful post-campaign analysis.
What We're Looking For
- Substantial UK media planning or buying experience.
- Ability to devise media strategies to deliver against business and marketing objectives.
- Thorough understanding of all media channels, especially digital channels.
- Deep understanding and up-to-date knowledge of the UK media landscape and current consumer trends.
- Experience of measuring the efficiency of media campaigns and understanding of the methodologies.
- Ability to communicate clearly with a wide range of collaborators and distill complex problems into easy-to-understand solutions.
- Collaborative working style within a large matrixed organisation.
- Great project management skills, taking ownership of multiple projects and delivering to tight deadlines.
- Ability to work independently with a detailed approach to delivery.
- Passion for media, innovation and a curiosity to learn.
Nice to Have
- Experience ideally at a leading media agency or in-house media team.
Team & Environment
You will join a media team of four senior experts, positioned within the Samsung UK Marketing structure, and report directly to the Head of Media.
Benefits & Compensation
- Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days at home per week
- Bonus scheme linked to individual, team and company performance
- Car allowance
- Pension contribution
- Three volunteering days each year
- Holiday - 25 days plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday
- Access to discounts on a wide range of Samsung products
- Access to a discount shopping portal
- Up to 20 (pro-rata) Partner Absence days per calendar year to be used in times of need
Work Mode
This is a hybrid position based in the UK, requiring a presence in the office three days per week.
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our Company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.
