Advertising Manager

Reporting to: Advertising Director (Team Lead)

The role in a nutshell:

As an Advertising Manager you will be responsible for managing client relationships and executing advertising strategies across Amazon Sponsored Ads and Amazon DSP. Your role will be centred around building long term relationships with our clients, curating, executing and reporting on advertising strategies based on agreed commercial targets.

A bit about us:

Toucan is a full-service Amazon agency (based in the UK, NAM & APAC) and an Amazon Advertising Advanced partner that supports brands to accelerate their businesses globally. We specialise in Amazon strategy, Sponsored Advertising, programmatic DSP advertising and content creation (static and video).

We are proud to say that we are working with some of the biggest brands in FMCG, grocery, sports nutrition, healthcare, and beauty, just to name a few. We handle Amazon revenue in excess of £100M globally, and this is rapidly growing.

You will be working with a highly motivated, supportive team and we are eager for an individual to come in with a ‘can-do’ attitude and the desire to learn and add value wherever possible.

Key Responsibilities:

The role involves liaising with senior stakeholders to create, execute and report on advertising strategies across a diverse media mix. You are to maintain and build positive client relationships whilst delivering success for our clients in their advertising objectives.

• Working and planning with clients on their Amazon advertising strategy [Sponsored Ads and Amazon DSP]
• Working with clients to lead Amazon Ads strategy through data-led media plans, tailored to client KPIs.
• Forecasting and managing client budgets; executing advertising campaigns in line with agreed KPIs
• Liaising with Amazon Vendor/Seller Managers, and wider account management team
• Executing and reporting on campaign performance
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve performance
• Supporting brands with expansion into Amazon DSP and advertising in new marketplaces
• Regularly meeting with clients, leading strategy across
• Networking with clients and industry members to gain new leads and opportunities
• A fun and friendly person to have in the office

Skills/Requirements:

• University degree or relevant business experience
• 1 year of paid search experience (Amazon Sponsored Ads would be a bonus)
• 1 year of DSP management experience (Amazon DSP would be a bonus) - familiarity with ad formats, media planning, optimisation, data analysis and implementing full funnel strategies
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft products; Excel, PowerPoint, Word
• Strong organisational skills and adaptable under pressure
• High-energy and self-motivated, with an ability to work in both a team and individually
• Hardworking, flexible and has a can-do attitude

By joining Toucan, you will:

• Benefit from our flexible working policy. We offer a mix of home and office working and give everyone the option to work flexibly.
• Get Vitality health insurance.
• Have the option to work remotely for up to 3 weeks from any country in the world.
• Get your birthday off every year!
• Get to attend regular team social events and trips, including a summer and Christmas party.
• Receive comprehensive and ongoing training and development.
• Be part of a rapidly growing agency, with the opportunity to shape your role
• Gain an in-depth understanding of ecommerce and the way Amazon operates.
• Be part of a successful and dynamic team with a friendly and entrepreneurial culture
• Impact the wider business performance with visible results.
• Have access to our brand-new office in Westfield shopping centre, complete with panoramic city views, free fruit, shower & bike storage and a wraparound terrace.
• Have the option of an annual travelcard loan.
• Benefit from our hybrid working model – we work from the office on Mondays & Thursdays and at home the rest of the week. However, the office is open and available to work in 24/7

OUR VALUES

Here at Toucan, we take our company values seriously.

CURIOSITY

• We are always learning
• We constantly ask questions
• We want to continuously improve ourselves, the company and our client’s business

AMBITION

• We want to succeed
• We set high targets for ourselves, our team and the company
• We give 100% to everything we do

ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT

• We use our initiative and try to find solutions first
• We figure out new ways of doing things
• We innovate
• We don’t accept the status quo
• We always look to add value

PEOPLE FIRST

• We are authentic – we our ourselves
• We respect other’s time
• We support each other’s lives outside of work
• We treat everyone as an individual and respect their differences
• We get to know the people we work with
• We don’t operate a one size fits all policy

COLLABORATION

• We have a positive attitude – it’s contagious
• We motivate others
• We boost others

OUR EQUAL RIGHTS POLICY

It is our policy not to discriminate against our employees on the basis of their gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, disability or age, pregnancy or maternity or trade union membership or the fact that they are a part-time worker or a fixed-term employee.