The Specialist Works
Senior Media Executive
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Senior Media Executive
About The Specialist Works
The world is obsessed with small start-ups or the largest corporates. Most UK media agencies are built to serve the top 100 spending clients, with a multitude of boutique agencies serving start-ups. The Specialist Works stands out.
We cater exclusively to marketers at entrepreneurial brands—businesses past the messy start-up stage but far from the slow-paced nature of large corporates. Our clients span:
- Large privately owned businesses (often backed by PE, founder-led, or both)
- Small to mid-cap public enterprises
These clients face fierce competition from larger, established players and know they must think and behave differently to win. They don’t conform to category norms.
Since they can’t out-spend their competition, disruption is their best strategy. The marketers leading these brands are: ✅ Innovative ✅ Resourceful ✅ Fast-paced ✅ In growth mode
Driving transformation at their core: redefining categories, acquiring competitors, and reshaping consumer behaviour.
What unites our clients? Three shared yet thrilling challenges:
- Consumer: Client success hinges on customer acquisition.
- Company: They are highly ambitious yet lean.
- Category: Outspent by rivals, they must outmanoeuvre competition through disruption.
Role Overview: Senior Exec (Out-of-Home & Print Media)
We seek a dynamic and results-driven Senior Exec to join our Out-of-Home (OOH) and Print Media team. This role offers a mid-level professional the opportunity to:
- Take ownership of OOH and Print campaigns
- Lead integrated multi-channel media strategies (primarily OOH, with ~20% Print focus)
Key Accountabilities:
- Media planning, buying, and campaign management for OOH (highways, rail, underground)
- Campaigns for Print Media (direct mail, newspapers, magazines, inserts)
- End-to-end oversight: on-time delivery, budget adherence, and performance hit rates
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Growth opportunity exists for you to deepen expertise in OOH while extending breadth across offline media channels, ensuring tangible client impact within a fast-paced, innovative agency environment.
Key Responsibilities
1. Campaign Leadership
- Manage client communication, business outcomes, and campaign success against briefs
- Plan, execute, and deliver high-performing OOH/Print campaigns
- Ensure alignment with wider marketing strategies and integrated channel plans
2. Media Expertise (OOH)
- Advise internal teams on OOH best solutions with deep knowledge
- Serve as the day-to-day client contact, translating needs into viable strategies
3. Budget & Efficiency
- Secure top-tier placement rates for clients through aggressive negotiation
- Monitor performance, analyse data, and provide actionable reporting
4. External Collaboration
- Work with vendors, publishers, and OOH owners to chaperone bookings
- Guarantee on-brand, on-time delivery of media
5. Campaign & Strategy Support
- Assist in new business pitches with channel insights
- Stay current with industry innovation and share learnings
Who You Are
We’re looking for professionals with: 🔹 Media Savvy: Hands-on experience in UK OOH and Print, covering planning/buying 🔹 Relationship Builder: Thrives in collaboration with clients, teams, suppliers 🔹 Organised: Juggles multiple projects, prioritising quality & precision 🔹 Analytical Thinker: Converts performance metrics into conclusions and action 🔹 Proactive: Constantly optimises campaigns, proposes bold new ideas
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Working Conditions
- ** Mandarinate**: Minimum of 3 office days per week
- Travel: Occasional trips for client/partner meetings and events
Benefits: Pioneering Growth And Wellbeing
✨ People-first culture: Encourages growth through challenging work ✨ 9-day fortnight: Every other Friday off! ✨ Equity & investments: All employees receive share options ✨ Holistic development: CPD funding, training opportunities
Our Values
Live by them daily: #IamPICK
- Passion: Let your excitement be contagious
- Inquisitiveness: Push boundaries; challenge norms
- Caring: Uphold your professionalism, teamwork, and human ethics
- Knowledge: Stay curious; share insights; and strive for mastery
Social And Environmental Commitments
At What’s Possible Group, our mission is bold: "People, planet, and profit"—we strive for a group we’re proud of.
Key Initiatives We’re Proud Of:
- What’s Possible University: Learning modules on ethics (bribery, DE&I)
- Diversity & Inclusion: Foster equitable content and culture
- Sustainability:
- Recycle waste (paper, water)
- Partner with eco-friendly suppliers (renewable energy)
- Promote remote work to cut carbon footprints
Your role? Enforce green office practices, support CSR efforts, and align operations with sustainability goals.
Why Apply?
Diversity fuels innovation—at us and for our clients. We pride ourselves on: 🔸 Equal opportunities: Serve, respect, and include all backgrounds 🔸 Flexibility: Accommodate individual working styles
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