Senior Executive - Brand Media and Planning

Senior Executive – Brand Media & Planning

Function: Customer

Location: Hybrid, Peterborough or London

Curious about what’s next?

So are we. Join Compare the Market and help to make financial decision making a breeze for millions.

At Compare the Market, we’re a purpose-driven business powered by tech and AI. We’re building high-performing, results-driven teams with the skills, mindset, and ambition to deliver outcomes at pace. Every role here plays a part in driving our mission forward, and we create an environment where you can bring your authentic self, grow a truly characterful career, and see the direct impact of your work on the lives of our customers.

We’ve carved a meerkat-shaped niche and we’re looking for ambitious, curious thinkers who thrive in a fast-moving, high-impact environment. If you love accountability, embrace challenge, and want to make a real difference, you’ll fit right in.

We’d love you to be part of our journey.

As the Senior Executive – Brand Media & Planning, you’ll support the development, execution and optimisation of media campaigns across key channels including AV, social media, digital and OOH, ensuring activity is delivered effectively, on time and within budget.

The role will work closely with media agencies, internal stakeholders and wider marketing teams to support campaign planning, performance reporting and ongoing optimisation. The Senior Media Executive will play a key role in translating brand and campaign objectives into effective media execution and helping identify opportunities to improve media effectiveness and efficiency.

Some of the great things you’ll be doing:

• Support the development and implementation of media campaign plans across all channels.
• Coordinate campaign activation with media agency partners and internal stakeholders.
• Ensure campaign activity is delivered accurately and to agreed timelines.
• Support the implementation of testing and learning initiatives within media plans.
• Monitor media and campaign performance against agreed KPIs.
• Prepare regular performance reports and dashboard updates for stakeholders.
• Analyse campaign results and identify actionable insights to optimise future activity.
• Track performance against benchmarks and historical campaign results.
• Support the management and tracking of media budgets and spend.
• Work with finance and agency teams to ensure accurate budget reporting.
• Help maintain campaign documentation, approvals and governance processes.
• Contribute to post-campaign evaluations and learning reviews.
• Support the delivery of optimisation recommendations to improve effectiveness and ROMI.
• Stay informed of media channel developments and emerging consumer trends.

What we’d like to see from you:

• Understanding of media planning and campaign delivery across multiple channels.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify insights.
• Comfortable working with campaign reporting and performance metrics.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.
• Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint.

Why Compare the Market?

We’re a business built for pace and performance. Here, you’ll be encouraged to think differently, act boldly, and deliver brilliantly in a culture that values results and rewards progress.

We believe diverse teams make better decisions, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, contribute, and thrive.

If you’re ready to stretch yourself, raise the bar, and grow with a team that’s serious about performance, innovation, and purpose, we’d love to hear from you.