Digital Media Executive

Overview / About us

We’re The Leith Agency – Scotland’s leading creative agency. We’re a bunch of creative, digitally-minded, content-loving people working across a number of digital formats and disciplines for our incredible clients:
Tennent’s, Lloyds, Scot Rail, Sanofi and the Scottish Government (to name but a few).

Leith is part of Lumanity, a global 1,200-strong consultancy group that has offices across the UK, Europe, the USA and Asia.

We see data and insight as key drivers in blending creative, strategic and analytical thinking and we have ambitious plans to grow the digital side of our business in 2026 and beyond.

Who are we looking for?

We are seeking a motivated, proactive, and ambitious Media Executive to support the planning, activation, and optimisation of multi‑channel paid media campaigns. This is a junior-level role, designed for someone with, preferably, 1 year’s experience in a paid media, digital marketing, or agency environment.

This position is ideal for a driven self‑starter who is eager to learn, highly organised, and confident working across various digital platforms. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong initiative, curiosity, and problem‑solving skills, with a willingness to take ownership of tasks and contribute positively to team culture.

The role

• Support the development and rollout of multi‑channel media plans across the UK and international markets.
• Assist with hands‑on campaign setup across Meta, Linked In, Google platforms, You Tube, CTV, and programmatic channels.
• Review campaign performance regularly and support senior team members by recommending simple optimisations.
• Prepare weekly and monthly performance reports.

• Work closely with media owners, suppliers, and internal teams.
• Assist with interpreting briefs, audience planning, and building foundational rationale for channel choices.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with colleagues, contributing positively to team workflows.

Skills and experience you’ll need

• 1 year of experience in a paid media, digital marketing, or media agency role is preferred but not required.
• Self‑starter who takes ownership of their work and confidently tackles new challenges.
• Driven and ambitious, eager to build a career in media.
• Curious and willing to learn - actively seeks answers, asks questions, and explores new approaches.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Comfortable working with numbers and interpreting platform data.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.

Nice to have:

• Basic hands‑on experience with Meta, Linked In, programmatic platforms, or paid video environments & Google Ads platforms.
• Proficient in Excel/Sheets and familiar with analytics dashboards.

• Flexible hours and opportunity to work from home on 2-days per week.
• Regular, company-wide learning sessions, meetups and talks.
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave and shared parental leave.
• Pension plan with employer contributions.
• Private Healthcare Plan.
• Childcare Voucher Scheme.
• Charitable giving and volunteering days.
• Employee Assistance Programme, including Counselling.
• Social events throughout the year.
• Free Yoga sessions on our barge.
• A cycle to work scheme to save you cash for saving the planet
• Electric vehicle scheme, saving 30% - 40% on leasing an EV
• Generous Annual Leave Entitlement + Your birthday off
• Annual discretionary bonus
• A boat, yes you heard that right! Our own boat docked at the Leith shore where we host client meetings and parties.