McArthurGlen

Our Mission

‘To create the finest retail experiences.’

Our Purpose

‘Making the extraordinary possible'

McArthurGlen Group, Europe’s leading owner, developer and manager of designer outlets, was founded in Europe in 1993 and currently manages 25 designer outlets in 8 countries.

What you'll be doing...

Given the increased investment in Consumer Facing Media, McArthurGlen Group has identified the need to bolster the senior resource in our media team. We have therefore created a Head of Media role reporting directly into the Commercial Marketing Director and overseeing the group media team.

As a key member of the senior marketing team this position will be critical to guide us in identifying the appropriate overall media strategy and plans to drive the collective footfall and sales targets for our 25 designer outlets across Europe and Canada most effectively and efficiently. This role will support the Regional Marketing and Media Managers in their media planning and buying efforts for group campaigns as well as developing plans for local programmes. Even more importantly this role is key to best manage our multi-agency operating model with a more regionalised approach to our media agency support and management – working with 3 different media agencies. And finally, it will contribute to setting the group marketing and media strategy, helping to deliver our vision globally.

This is a new role that reflects McArthurGlen’s commitment to continue building a world class Marketing team that delivers our ambitious growth objectives.

Why McArthurGlen?

• We offer you a competitive salary and attractive performance bonus of up to 35%
• You are entitled to a wellbeing allowance (a set amount you can claim towards yoga, gym equipment or anything that promotes your wellbeing)
• 2 volunteering days per year
• Special discounts in our Designer Outlets
• Hybrid working - we do all we can to accommodate flexibility.
• Be part of an international organisation, with the opportunity to work with colleagues across eight countries.
• Access to LinkedIn learning from day one with access to over 16,000 courses
• An environment enabling your growth including internal moves, cross country projects and international secondments as well as a calendar of core development opportunities and bespoke learning.
• Values-based culture – our colleagues make things happen in an inclusive and collaborative environment where we enjoy coming to work. We pursue excellence, make a difference and love to innovate.
• Over 89% of our colleagues would recommend us as a good place to work (according to our most recent internal engagement summary)

To be successful you’ll bring...

• In depth experience of all aspects of ATL and digital paid channels 
• Significant experience in B2C organisations and/or media agencies, ideally with some experience in retail, fashion, hospitality, entertainment and/or lifestyle businesses. We believe the ideal candidate for this role is likely to be working in a media agency, but are open to other experience
• Experience of successfully managing world class agency partners and large media budgets (€40m+) 
• European media experience is a must, global media experience is a plus
• Demonstrated understanding of ad tech tools and in-house technologies 
• Ability to manage senior stakeholders and deliver clear, impactful presentations 
• Background in using research and analytics to develop robust media plans 
• Proactive, highly organised, process orientated – strategically strong thinker as well as hands-on operational team member
• Demonstrated track record developing and managing global partnerships and driving partner account activity 
• Strong analytical, sales channel and marketing skills 
• Ideally experience of Econometrics projects
• Understanding of e-business software, enterprise applications, solutions, and vendors 
• Strong negotiation skills with the ability to identify and develop new business opportunities

What to expect…

• We commit to replying to all applications, feel free to get in touch if you’d like an update
• You will have a main point of contact within our Talent team
• We’re a collaborative business: it’s important for you to meet as many people as you can during the recruitment process.

We’re also aware that your time is precious, so aim to keep to a two-stage process wherever we can. For this role, there are likely to be three stages and we will ask you to prepare a task for one of these.

Be part of something extraordinary...

At McArthurGlen, we value diversity and believe that everyone is extraordinary in their own way. We are an inclusive employer and support flexible working wherever possible.

95% of colleagues believe we treat each other with dignity and respect regardless of their personal identities.

Even if you are not sure you fit all the requirements for a particular role, we’d still love to hear from you. There may be another opportunity within McArthurGlen that is more suitable for you now or in the future.

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