Media Strategist - ~Employee Branding / Recruitment Marketing.

Media Strategist - Employee Branding / Recruitment Marketing.

London (Hybrid, 2 days per week in office)

Salary - £60,000 - £70,000

If you're the kind of strategist who sees channels as more than media placements, and understands how brand, audience insight and communications come together to influence behaviour, this could be an exceptional opportunity.

We're partnering with a highly regarded agency at the forefront of employer brand, talent attraction and recruitment marketing. Their work helps some of the world's most recognisable organisations connect with talent in more meaningful ways, creating experiences that resonate across the entire candidate journey.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Channel Strategist, you'll sit at the intersection of employer brand, audience planning, communications strategy and media activation.

You'll be responsible for developing integrated channel strategies that ensure employer brands show up in the right places, at the right moments, for the right audiences. Working across careers sites, social media, paid channels, employee advocacy, recruitment platforms, events and internal communications, you'll help transform strategic thinking into practical, measurable action.

This is a fantastic role for someone who enjoys connecting audience insight with channel planning and wants to have a genuine impact on how leading organisations attract and engage talent.

What You'll Be Doing

Developing integrated channel and communications strategies across the candidate and employee lifecycle

Translating employer brand positioning and EVP into actionable activation plans

Defining the role of paid, owned, earned and employee-led channels

Researching audience behaviours, motivations and media consumption habits

Building audience frameworks, journey maps and channel recommendations

Partnering with creative teams to ensure strategic thinking informs execution

Leading workshops and presenting strategic recommendations to clients

Setting channel KPIs and optimising strategies through performance insights

Identifying emerging platforms, trends and opportunities within the communications landscape

About You

You'll bring a strong strategic mindset and understand that even the best brands only succeed when they reach the right audience in the right way.

We're particularly interested in speaking with candidates who have

Experience in channel strategy, communications planning, media strategy, brand strategy or integrated marketing

Strong knowledge of digital, social and broader communications channels

Experience building multi-channel, audience-led strategies

The ability to connect strategic thinking with practical activation

Excellent research, insight and analytical skills

Strong presentation and stakeholder management capabilities

Experience working collaboratively across creative, client services and specialist teams

Why This Role?

This is an opportunity to join a business known for delivering innovative work within the employer branding and talent attraction space, partnering with major global brands across multiple sectors. You'll work alongside talented strategists, creatives and consultants while helping shape the future of employer brand communications.

Apply

If you're a strategic thinker who loves connecting audiences, channels and brand experience, we'd love to hear from you.

Sphere Digital Recruitment currently have a variety of job opportunities across digital so feel free to get in touch with us to find out how we can help you. Please take a look at our website.

Sphere is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications regardless of ethnic origin, race, religious beliefs, age, disability, gender or sexual orientation, and any other protected status as required by applicable law.

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