JOIN OUR JOURNEY

Medialab is the UK’s leading independent media agency, and one of the fastest growing in the industry. We’re a media agency that’s made differently: purpose-led, data-driven, founder-run and proudly independent.

Our entrepreneurial spirit means success is recognised and rewarded. There are no limits to what you can achieve here, which our employees agree with, evidenced by being a Campaign Best Place to Work for six consecutive years and one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025. As well as this, we’re Campaign’s Independent Agency of the Year 2024 and Media Week’s Independent Agency of the Year 2025.

We are IPA Effectiveness accredited, an IPA People-First agency, and All In Champions, with industry-leading work recognised by double-gold at the 2024 IPA Effectiveness Awards for our work with Laithwaites and a 2025 Effie for our work with Alzheimer’s Society.

Our independence means we can focus 100% on doing the right thing to secure success for our clients and our brilliant people. We work with a wide variety of clients including Hovis, IG, Sharps Bedrooms, SunLife, Standard Life, Ancestry, Laithwaites Wine, Save the Children, Guide Dogs, Alzheimer’s Society, RNLI and Clearscore.

OUR VALUES

• Commit to Doing the Right Thing (Act with integrity and accountability)

• Help People Flourish (Invest in people)

• Dig Deeper to Understand Better (Data driven curiosity)

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

Working at Medialab comes with lots of perks including all the usual things you would expect, such as a competitive salary package, pension, season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, weekly social events and big summer / end of year parties.

On top of that, we offer extra benefits, which make life at Medialab even more rewarding:

• Time to Unwind – 22 days holiday (+ Christmas holiday closure), birthday & mental health day off, holiday buying scheme, flexi-hours, both a cultural bank holiday swap and work abroad scheme.

• Hybrid Working – Balance between home and office. We welcome requests for flexible working arrangements from the commencement of employment.

• Career Growth – A meritocratic approach to progression with quarterly reviews, CPD Platinum accredited training, mentoring and leadership support.

• Health & Wellbeing – Private medical insurance, health cash plan, gym discounts, wellbeing apps Mental Health First Aiders and unlimited free professional counselling.

• Supporting Families – Enhanced parental leave, flexible working and life assurance.

• Giving Back – Paid charity days and sustainability initiatives.

• Perks & Rewards – Retail discounts, long-service trips and an unforgettable team culture.

YOUR NEXT CHALLENGE

As a TV Buying Executive, you will join our specialist AV Investment team, learning the art of media buying on a day-to-day basis. You will spend valuable time gaining exposure to the wider trading ecosystem, but your primary focus will be immersing yourself in the dynamic landscape of Linear TV, VOD, and Connected TV.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

You will become great at building relationships, with media owners and broadcasters as well as clients. You will manage multiple campaigns, negotiate airtime, and work to get the best value out of every budget, gaining exposure to the trading floor culture and starting to build trust with key partners from the early days.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM

We are looking for an ambitious individual who is passionate about multi-channel marketing and excited  to learn about TV buying.

Whether you’re a graduate, a school leaver, or someone looking to take their next step, we want to hear from you. We’re looking for someone who is proactive, ambitious and wants the opportunity to launch there marketing career at our award-winning agency

MUST HAVE SKILLS

• Passionate about marketing and the clients we work with. 

• Solid working knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite (specifically Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint and Excel) to support daily agency operations.

• Strong ability to navigate Excel.

• An excellent communicator who can build lasting, collaborative relationships. 

• Highly numerate; enjoy maths, data and analytics. 

• Detail orientated, with an eye for perfection. 

• Ability to work well within a team and take ownership for tasks.

NICE TO HAVE SKILLS

• A self starter with a ‘can do’ approach. 

• Ability to work well under time pressures. 

• Resourceful thinker focused on finding creative solutions. 

• An ambitious learner wanting to expand their skillset.