Digital & Data Executive

This is a fantastic, diverse opportunity for a bright, enthusiastic and curious individual looking to join our exciting (and expanding) team. This is a hybrid role that sits across our Digital and Data & Audience Strategy functions - working closely with the digital activation specialists and data team to execute and measure best-in-class digital campaigns.

The Digital & Data Executive will spend 50% of their time supporting digital media activation. This includes, but is not limited to:
Collaborating with the activation channel specialists to build and optimise high-performing digital media campaigns across key activation channels, including Paid Social (Meta, Twitter and Reddit), Paid Search (Google & Bing), as well as Programmatic Display & Youtube.
Managing campaigns in line with client KPIs and agreed budgets, as well as identifying and rectifying any delivery issues.
Pulling performance data and providing comprehensive, accurate and insight-led reporting across campaigns for internal teams, as well as external clients.
Supporting the test & learn agenda for key accounts across areas such as audience targeting, creative, formats, bidding strategies etc.
Building strong client relationships by presenting results and insights to client stakeholders.
Developing relationships with media partners to remain current and up-to-date with the latest products and trends in the media landscape.
Completing training with media partners, such as Google, Facebook, Microsoft, YouTube etc. in order to develop key competency skills.
Developing a strong understanding of the marketing mix and the role of each channel in creating an integrated customer journey.


The other 50% of time will be spent supporting Data & Analytics. This includes, but is not limited to:
Automating campaign reporting by building a blueprint dashboard (most likely via Looker Studio) and rolling out across client accounts.
Reviewing and improving the process around insight generation across digital media campaigns for both reporting and planning purposes.
Harmonising and manipulating data sets across platforms and data sources to extract audience insights.
Supporting the development of a new proprietary audience insights tool that will unlock different data sets to solve for client marketing challenges.
Extended role
Keep abreast of industry news and events.
Pro-actively participate in agency and team initiatives.

This role will report jointly to the Head of Digital and the Head of Data & Audience Strategy.



The ideal candidate for this role will:

Have a keen interest in digital media, including, but not limited to, paid social, paid search and programmatic display. Hands-on experience would be a plus!
Be interested in data architecture and data visualisation, ideally with hands-on experience of navigating different data sets. Basic knowledge of SQL and BigQuery would be a plus.
Be interested in finding ways to gain process efficiency and seeing the data from the perspective of the end user.
Be self-motivated and comfortable with working in a fast paced environment.
Able to multi-task and effectively prioritise workload.
Be a strong communicator (verbal and written), numerate, and proficient in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint / Google Suite with a strong eye for detail
Be a team player, who is diligent, proactive and eager to learn and develop their media career through team connections
Have a good level of common sense and judgement in order to confidently deal with arising challenges.
Be solution focused, forward thinking and exceptionally organised.


Experience & qualifications

Microsoft Office 365 proficient (Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, etc)
Capable working as a part of the team
High accuracy and quality of data in reporting
Experience using dashboards (for example, Looker studio and Datorama)
Experience in paid media channels such as Paid Search or Paid Social would be an advantage but is not mandatory

Diversity & Representation
Aside from simply being the right thing to do, we believe that fostering an inclusive culture where all talent can thrive makes our company stronger and helps drive invention in the work we do for our clients. We also believe it enables a greater idea exchange that fuels innovation and best reflects diverse consumer experiences.
Bicycle is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a space where everyone can bring their whole self to work. We actively promote and welcome applications from individuals who identify with groups currently underrepresented in the advertising industry.

£25,000 salary + 6 month pay review

Flexible, extensive benefits post probation. These include:
Cycle to work scheme (of course)
Additional holiday for every full year as an employee
Two additional days of holiday per year for volunteering
Pet-friendly offices
Brompton bikes for employee use around London
Annual away day & monthly socials
Free Audible membership
Private healthcare, death in service, pension
Annual personal development fund to explore your passions and hobbies beyond work
Incentives for successful new business leads
Annual performance-based bonus scheme of up to 8.3% of salary


We have a generous, bespoke training & development programme, curated according to employees’ career ambitions. Examples include:
1-2-1 career coaching
Presentation skills
Client relationship management
MediaMath Academy
DV360 Certification
IPA courses, such as Behavioural Economics, Foundation Certificate, Effectiveness Certificate and Digital Performance Certificate
IAB courses
Meta courses, such as Marketing Science

Founded by four people in June 2021 who believed that a better type of media agency wasn’t just possible, but needed, from a standing start we are now 22 strong and one of the fastest growing media agencies in the world. Our clients include Livescore, Virgin Bet, Kroo, Virtua, Moju, La Vie, Belvoir Farm, Duolingo, Tate & Lyle, Branston Pickle, Sarsons Vinegar, Movember, Swyft, ANNA Money and Estrid. We are also The Drum’s Global Startup Agency of the Year 2022, and currently shortlisted for Campaign’s Startup Agency of the Year.

We are the Media Experience (MX) agency. We believe that experience is the most important factor to lean into when considering communication for clients, and our unique 3X approach brings together MX, CX and UX to powerful effect in a way that other agencies simply aren’t able to deliver. We're built on the power of 'and': brand and performance, art and science, data and creativity, man and machine.

Our headquarters are in Clerkenwell, London and we have fully global capabilities in-house. We’re home to intelligent people who want to create incredible work on interesting brands. We are 100% independent, with no external investment whatsoever. And we're going to change what you thought it was possible for a media agency to be.