About the Role: Senior Paid Social Account Executive – John Lewis MG OMD is looking for a Senior Paid Social Account Executive to join the team working on John Lewis – one of the UK’s most iconic and trusted retail brands. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong foundation in paid social to step up and take more ownership across campaign delivery, optimisation and client communication. You’ll work across a variety of brand and retail campaigns, from high-profile seasonal moments to ongoing always-on activity, delivering work that’s both creative and commercially effective. You’ll be hands-on with campaign builds and performance tracking, as well as supporting the Account Manager and Account Director in ensuring activity is planned and executed to the highest standard. The role offers the chance to work in a fast-paced environment where no two weeks are the same, while building strong skills in retail media planning, stakeholder management and data-led optimisation. Key Responsibilities • Set up and manage paid social campaigns across Meta, Pinterest, TikTok, Snapchat and other platforms • Monitor live activity, implement optimisations and ensure delivery against KPIs • Coordinate creative asset delivery, ensuring campaigns launch on time and error-free • Prepare and present performance reports with clear insights and recommendations • Support in planning and briefing for upcoming campaigns • Liaise with clients, media partners and internal teams to keep workstreams on track • Provide guidance to Account Executives, supporting their development and QA’ing their work • Keep up to date with retail and social media trends, platform updates and competitor activity What We’re Looking For • Previous experience in paid social campaign management, ideally in a retail or e-commerce environment • Strong knowledge of Meta; experience with Pinterest and TikTok a plus • Confident working with data to inform optimisation and reporting • Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail • Strong written and verbal communication skills • Ability to work collaboratively in a busy team while managing your own priorities • A proactive and solutions-focused approach If you’re ready to step up into a more senior role and want to work on one of the UK’s best-loved retail brands, we’d love to hear from you. About The Agency MG OMD was established in 1990 as a challenger media agency (Manning Gottlieb Media) that placed craft, trust and performance at the heart of media planning and buying. Since joining Omnicom network’s OMG (Omnicom Media Group) in 1998, we have continued to retain our founding ethos of providing clients with bespoke approaches, unprecedented insight, specialism, security and transparency; helping our clients to use media to unlock their competitive advantage and deliver innovative, effective and award-winning work and campaigns that create difference that matters. MG OMD is the second-largest media agency in the UK. We are the most awarded media agency in both the history of the IPA Effectiveness Awards and Thinkbox’s TV Planning Awards and have this year been named as Agency of the Year in The Media Leader UK awards, Campaign Global awards and Campaign UK awards. With over 500 employees working across some of the UK’s leading brands including the John Lewis Partnership, Virgin Media O2, British Airways, Specsavers, HM Government, LNER, Sony Pictures and Age UK; it is our people who ultimately make the award-winning difference. So, true to our ethos, we work hard at creating a spirit and atmosphere that inspires our people to be considerate, honest, and professional whilst also being stimulating, imaginative and inspirational. We want people who are great to work with, fun to be with and who genuinely care; about each other, our clients, our media partners and doing great work. In return, we provide an amazingly collaborative culture, where open communication and an unwavering commitment to diversity of thinking, diversity of background and diversity of skillsets runs through everything we do. All backed up by the highest standards of training, development and support in the industry; so much so, that we have attained IPA (Institute of Practitioners in Advertising) CPD Gold Accreditation for the 13th year running and maintained our CPD Platinum Accreditation for the 7th consecutive year, showcasing our commitment to continuous professional development. We were also featured in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work in both 2023 and 2024. Our being named is completely based on the opinions and perspectives of our employees which makes the accolade all that more special. Flexible Working At Omnicom Media Group, we are committed to supporting flexibility for our people while fostering collaboration, innovation, and teamwork. We have a hybrid working model (three days in the office, two working remotely), to ensure that we meet the needs of both our people and our business, balancing the benefits of in-person connections with the flexibility of remote working. Our standard working hours are 9:30 – 17:30, but we offer the ability to flex around core hours of 10:30 – 16:30 to give our people flexibility on how they manage their working day, whether that’s in the office or working remotely. For example, you could start work at 8:30 and finish at 16:30 or start at 10:30 and finish at 18:30. We encourage open conversations between our people and managers to help navigate high-need periods and individual circumstances. Our goal is to create an environment where people feel genuinely supported to do their best - both in their careers and in their lives outside of work. Be Your Best We want everyone to make the most of the opportunity to shine and showcase your talents and we are happy to make adjustments in the recruitment process so you can be your best. Please discuss any specific requirements with your dedicated Talent Team member or if you would feel more comfortable, you can email us confidentially at beyourbest@omnicommediagroup.com to let us know how we can support you. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at OMG At OMG, our vision is to be an agency where difference is valued and everyone is able to thrive in a culture of equality, inclusion and belonging. We are committed to providing a truly inclusive environment that reflects today’s society, where everyone is able to bring their true selves to work, and where diverse voices and backgrounds are valued, heard, and well-represented. We will process your personal data in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice which is available on https://omnicommediagroup.com/recruitment-privacy-notices/.