Digital Media Associate - Fixed Term Contract
Join SMG as a Digital Media Associate—own campaigns, grow your media skills, and thrive in a fast-paced, values-driven team shaping the future of retail media.
Location: Hybrid - London
Salary: From £24,000
Level: Associate level is an entry level role within SMG
About the Role
We are looking for a Digital Media Associate to join our Central Media Team at SMG, supporting Boots Media Group’s offsite activity. In this role, you'll develop expertise in paid media campaign management—across Programmatic and Paid Social—while leveraging Boots' first-party data and core offering. You’ll gain hands-on experience managing the end-to-end campaign process, from activation to performance reporting, and play a key role in helping us deliver best-in-class media solutions.
If you love variety, thrive in a fast-paced environment, and embrace change with energy, this could be your right role.
Why SMG?
At SMG, we hire for the future, which is fast-moving and changing shape. Do you have the potential to help shape our business? We’re looking for brilliant, diverse talent who want to grow with us—people who are curious, ambitious, and eager to learn, whether as specialists or across teams.
Our culture is everything. If you’re someone who stays honest, stays hungry, stays foolish, and has fun, you’ll feel right at home here.
We value those who take ownership of their growth and bring fresh perspectives. That’s why we’re committed to equity, inclusion, and building a place where everyone feels empowered to grow. At SMG, it’s not just about filling a role but building the future together.
We’re proud to be ranked the #1 Best Marketing and Media Agency and to have received World-Class accreditation from Best Companies.
- Free Headspace subscription
- 4 extra Wellbeing Days off per year
- Summer & Winter conferences + year-round celebrations
- 4pm finishes every Friday
- Flexible and hybrid working
Are We What You’re Looking For?
We move fast, adapt quickly, and like to challenge each other. We're looking for people who enjoy the buzz of change, the satisfaction of building something better, and the joy of working with a close-knit, values-driven team.
This isn’t for everyone, but if you thrive in this environment, we’d love to meet you!
A Little Bit About You
You’ll bring:
Don’t meet every single requirement? We still want to hear from you. If you believe you’d thrive in this role, your unique perspective might be just what we’re looking for.
What You’ll Be Doing
Your days will be dynamic. You might find yourself:
Our Values:
Stay honest. Stay hungry. Stay foolish. Have fun.
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Digital Media Associate - Fixed Term Contract
Join SMG as a Digital Media Associate—own campaigns, grow your media skills, and thrive in a fast-paced, values-driven team shaping the future of retail media.
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