Media Manager - EMENA

An exciting opportunity to join the EMENA Marketing team as a Media Manager - Europe. You will be based in the UK and responsible for the Media and Connection strategy across the EMENA region.

A bit about us...

Here at Costa Coffee, our vision is to inspire the world to love great coffee. We’re all about passion, energy and teamwork to serve uplifting moments to coffee fans globally. From our humble beginnings in 1971, we’re now the UK’s most loved coffee Brand. With the help of our Partners and the Coca Cola system our growth ambitions have no limits. Along with our much-loved Stores, we now have propositions spanning Ready-to-Drink, Costa Express, FMCG and our leading B2B networks. Costa are pioneering the future of the coffee industry.

A bit about the role...

Reporting to the EMENA Marketing Director, the Media & Connections Manager is a knowledgeable thought leader in the areas of Media Beliefs, Media Productivity and Media activation. You will lead the creation and implementation of the Media & Connection strategy across EMENA, owning the creation of overall regional plans, cross-channel budget allocation, in flight cross-channel optimisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Secure the delivery of business and brand objectives via holistic media and connections strategy, including owned, earned and paid media as well as shopper activations
• Lead the end to end media process from regional connections strategy to execution of country media plans
• Leverage latest media trends to better connect with Costa brand audience via passion points and new channels
• Analyse media usage to identify opportunities to optimize media investments and marketing effectiveness
• Provide media insights, performance reporting and translates data sets into actionable results as well strategic revision that align with the growth objectives
• Secure omnichannel alignment of all consumer communication touchpoints: store, owned channels and paid media
• Connect with Coca Cola Company media teams to secure alignment on principles, ROI optimization strategies and best practices

A bit about you…

We want all our Team Members to thrive and to grow here at Costa, this is why our values are so important to us, Passion, Courage, Trust, Warmth. Along with an ability to work with diverse teams we would look for you to bring the following to this role:

• Significant media, marketing and strategic experience within EMENA markets
• Direct experience in media agency or with media agency management, media strategy, media planning and negotiation, as well as social media channels
• Deep understanding of the evolved media landscape
• Track record in media strategy and media planning, including owned, earned, and paid media
• Experienced in ROI optimisation strategy and dynamic planning optimisation
• Experience in maximising ROI with limited media investments
• Ability to lead and develop a diverse, multi-geography team
• Leading strategic conversations, negotiations, and alignment with senior and key stakeholders

What we can offer...

We’re on a growth journey like no other; more countries, more propositions, more opportunities for you to develop your career and work with some great teams. In addition, you’ll benefit from:

• Car Allowance
• BUPA Healthcare
• Costa Pension Scheme
• Bonus Scheme
• 25% staff discount, including endless free coffee onsite at support office
• 25 days Holidays

Location: Remote contract

Costa Coffee is made up of true experts, masters of their craft stretching their limits to what’s possible. It’s why we work so well remotely. We trust our teams and embrace technology to help us collaborate. And if needed, we have offices all over the world for those important connection points. Our remote working allows you to balance your work and personal life, while retaining Costa’s much-loved warmth and passion.