Head of Retail Media - Instore at GIG Retail

Leeds, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Jun, 26

Salary

75000.0

Posted On

10 Mar, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Retail Media, Strategic Roadmap, Digital Signage, Audio Networks, Digital Transformation, Sensor Technology, Audience Data, Project Delivery, Partnership Management, Vendor Management, Build Vs. Buy Evaluations, Subject Matter Expert, Digital Out Of Home (DOOH), Instore Digital Signage, Audience Sensor Technology, People Leadership

Industry

Advertising Services

Description

What's the role about? Head of Retail Media - Instore Permanent, Full Time Salary: up to £75,000 per annum + Company Bonus + 27 days holiday (+ birthday off) Working: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (with some flexibility available) Location: Leeds, LS1 (Hybrid) - 2 days in our Leeds Head Office and 3 days working remote/client sites GIG Retail is looking for a Head of Retail Media - Instore to modernise how brands connect with customers in-store. You will lead the innovation of physical retail store environments, managing everything from traditional and experiential formats to advanced digital signage and audio networks. Your role is to own the strategic roadmap and delivery of our instore proposition across the GIG Retail client portfolio; ensuring clear demonstration of the InStore media eco-system to brand partners. The Role: What You’ll Be Doing: You own the Strategic Roadmap. You will define the instore media vision, prioritising opportunities based on commercial viability and operational feasibility. Support and guide GIG internal Sales team in presenting the Instrore media value proposition. Lead digital transformation and the evolution of instore media into digital networks, leveraging sensor technology and audience data. Own project delivery and manage complex, multi-site deployments and pilot test-and-learn programs to validate new formats. Partnership Management and establishing relationships with strategic vendors to drive capability enhancements and lead "build vs. buy" evaluations. Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for senior clients, presenting data-driven recommendations for new Instore innovation. Who You Are And What You’ll Bring: You are a retail expert. You have deep expertise in retail media and a proven record of landing new solutions in complex retail environments. You are skilled in Digital Out of Home (OHH), Instore Digital Signage and emerging Audience Sensor Technology. You are commercially driven. You understand the operational complexity of instore media and data sets and can translate it into clear ROI for stakeholders. You excel at collaboration and building relationships internally and externally and leading teams through significant complexity and risk. You are a people leader. You are a mentor who fosters a culture of operational excellence and customer-first thinking. You have a logical mindset, with excellent attention to detail. Proficient in Google Suite, MS Office Why GIG Retail? We are a values-led business that puts people first. Our culture blends commercial excellence with a customer-focused approach and a mindset for continuous growth. You will be empowered to lead, innovate and make a lasting impact. What We offer: 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, 4 "joker" half days and your birthday off Hybrid and flexible working policy Vibrant agency environment with regular social and wellbeing activities Enhanced maternity/paternity pay Electric Car Scheme Cycling to work scheme Income protection, Death in Service and Pension Scheme. Employee Discounts Ready to lead the future of InStore Retail Media? We are looking forward to hearing from you! Apply now and bring your expertise to GIG Retail. #Hiring #HeadofInstoreMedia #DOOH #RetailTech #IoT #Innovation #GIGRetail #Smollan More about us... We are a tight-knit team of Retail Media Experts specialising in developing and managing top-performing retail media networks for some of the world's largest retailers. With our expertise and proven track record, we know what it takes to drive success in retail media. Our culture is one of inclusivity, creativity and positivity and we believe that happy employees lead to happy clients. With a supportive team and a focus on work-life balance, we have a fulfilling and enjoyable work environment. Our IMPACT values are an intrinsic part of who we are (Integrity, Mindset for Growth, People at Heart, Accountability, Customer Centric and Teamwork). Our "Culture Club" shines a light on 5 key areas that we believe make GIG Retail a standout place to work - charity, sustainability, mental health & wellness, EDI and social events. We are certified as a Great Place to Work. We are expanding our team and have several exciting opportunities. We are typically based 2 days a week in our Leeds head office, with 3 days either working from home or visiting our clients. If you are looking for a great team and a great company to work for apply now. . #LI-Hybrid #LI-AR1

Responsibilities

The Head of Retail Media - Instore will define the instore media vision, own the strategic roadmap, and lead the digital transformation of physical retail store environments across the client portfolio. This involves guiding the sales team, owning complex project delivery, managing vendor partnerships, and serving as the Subject Matter Expert for senior clients.