At Beiersdorf, we want to help people feel good about their skin - and our commitment goes far beyond caring for skin. For 140 years, we have developed innovative skin and body care products for well-known brands such as NIVEA, Eucerin and Elastoplast.
The UK & ROI Activation Manager is responsible for driving excellence in media execution. This role oversees agency relationships, ensures compliance with global and regional standards, and delivers highquality, insightdriven campaign activation. The position plays a central role in implementing integrated media and influencer campaigns, supporting local marketing teams, and ensuring operational rigor across all media processes.
This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract
Your Tasks
Integrated Media & Communication Activation
- Lead the activation of integrated media and communication plans across all channels.
- Ensure local campaign execution aligns with regional orchestration and global best practices.
- Oversee influencer campaign delivery and integration into brand plans.
- Act as the primary point of contact for media and communication topics across the MU.
Campaign Implementation & Media Specialism
- Deliver bestinclass media campaign execution with a focus on operational excellence.
- Develop and implement media strategies across TV, digital, print, and OOH.
- Adapt content and assets for local market needs while maintaining brand consistency.
- Drive innovation through structured testandlearn initiatives.
- Manage media budgets, forecasting, and PO processes.
- Upskill marketing teams on media tools, platforms, and best practices.
- Support media and financial audits to ensure compliance and transparency.
Budget Management, Agency Management & Performance Tracking
- Lead daytoday media agency relationships, ensuring delivery against KPIs and performance expectations.
- Monitor campaign performance and ensure timely reporting, optimization, and evaluation.
- Support the use of agency governance tools (CMM, ComC) to drive efficiency and accountability.
- Contribute to agency evaluations and performance reviews.
Measurement & Insight
- Provide actionable insights from campaign evaluations and competitive analysis.
- Deliver timely PCA (PostCampaign Analysis) reports and embed learnings into future planning.
- Support annual planning cycles, including measurement frameworks and performance reviews.
- Track competitor share of voice and broader industry trends to inform strategic decisions.
CrossBrand Local Media Support
- Support local media owner negotiations where relevant.
- Provide crossbrand media expertise to local marketing teams.
- Ensure consistent application of media best practices across categories.
Your Profile
Experience & Background
- Experience in media planning, media activation, or integrated communications, ideally within FMCG, beauty, retail, or a fastpaced consumerdriven industry.
- Proven track record of managing media agencies and delivering multichannel campaigns (TV, digital, print, OOH).
- Experience working with regional or global teams, with an understanding of how to localize centrally developed strategies.
- Strong understanding of media measurement, analytics, and performance evaluation frameworks.
- Familiarity with influencer marketing and integrating influencer activity into broader brand plans.
- Experience managing media budgets, forecasting, and financial processes (POs, audits, reconciliations).
Mindset & Behaviours
- Executionfocused with a passion for operational excellence.
- Proactive, solutionoriented, and comfortable navigating ambiguity.
- Curious and innovative, with a desire to test, learn, and continuously improve.
- Collaborative and teamoriented, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Able to balance strategic thinking with handson delivery.
- Resilient and adaptable in a fastmoving environment.
At Beiersdorf, we see you as a person - far beyond your title or role. Our goal is to provide the flexibility and support you need for your professional and personal success through our work environment. That is why we have a lot to offer!
- We offer a competitive salary along with an annual bonus (subject to conditions).
- Defined contribution pension
- Private medical & dental insurance
- Life assurance
- Critical illness
- Discounts on products
- Hybrid & flexible working
- 25 days holiday (buy & sell holiday)
- Free head office parking
We embrace Diversity and Inclusion and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all of our applicants - regardless of race, gender, age, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation & gender identity, disability, cultural, ethnic or national origins.
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Beiersdorf Inc
dental insurance
Jan 16, 2026