This role is part of our eBay Inhouse team, where you will be employed by DEPT and embedded into eBay's Global Program Team.
This is a 12 month maternity cover, with the view of going permanent.
JOB PURPOSE:
Quickly learn eBay’s business and marketing best practices as you work with eBay marketing leadership and business stakeholders to develop comprehensive operational plans to manage complete project lifecycles for complex integrated marketing campaigns. You will work hand in hand with Global Brand, Global Operations, Global Marketing Teams (CRM, Media, Comms, GCI, etc), and Global Creative Teams. You’ll be driving initiatives to ensure the right plans for the agreed-upon strategy are delivered to drive eBay’s business goals.
You will execute omni-channel marketing deliverables by collaborating with cross-functional teams, defining requirements, scopes, scheduling resources, ensuring deliverables hit key milestones from kickoff through delivery, QA, campaign optimization and reporting on campaign results. May include supporting concept development/creative strategy, media strategy, photo shoots, tv, video, print, digital content including social, email creative, radio/audio spots, and out-of-home media.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate with multiple stakeholder organizations to ensure dots are connected between
- Customer strategies, marketing objectives and strategies in go-to-market executions
- Project management and oversight of campaigns including creative development, agency management and ensuring campaigns are delivered on time for paid and owned channels
- Create project status reports to track progress and timelines to streamline communications among stakeholders in an agile and action oriented environment. Partner cross-functionally to optimize processes and provide continuous improvement to marketing operations
- Obtaining buy-in and sign-off from business unit partners for all plans
- Regular status updates to marketing and business unit partners
- Manage campaign planning, development and deployment
- Ability to build timelines, lead creative reviews, create and improve processes
- Manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
- 7+ years experience in project or program management within marketing
- Previous experience in a marketing role or agency environment
- In-depth understanding of digital marketing channels (e.g., social, CRM, email, paid media)
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with creative teams, respecting and adhering to established processes
- Strong problem solving skills - Creative thinking for troubleshooting issues during project execution
- Extremely organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines with ease and efficiency
- Highly motivated and personable individual
- A great team player who is keen to get stuck in supporting multiple projects
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
WE OFFER:
- Healthcare with Bupa or Medicash
- 26 days’ holiday exclusive of bank holidays
- Mental health support
- Company pension scheme with The People’s Pension
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- A flexible, hybrid working policy
- Ride to work scheme
- Buddy Program: You will be paired with a ‘Buddy’ to help you through your first weeks’ at DEPT®
- A reputation for doing good. DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021 and named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
- Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
- The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.
- Global annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.
WHO ARE WE?
We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating.
Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients problems, no matter where you are in the world.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION
At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.
Not sure you meet all qualifications? Apply, and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement, when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.
We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.
Want to know more about our dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion? Check out our efforts here.
