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Arla Foods
Arla Foods

Digital Media Specialist, (12 month Fixed Term Contract) - Leeds

Leeds On-site 0-2 yrs exp Food and Beverage Manufacturing 15,237 employees
Digital Campaign Setup And ExecutionDigital Media BuyingCampaign Performance AnalysisCampaign OptimizationSocial Media Advertising

Requirements

The role calls for experience setting up and executing digital campaigns across multiple platforms, a solid understanding of digital media buying, and familiarity with tools such as Google Analytics, ad servers, and DSPs. Candidates should be proactive, analytical, confident communicators who collaborate effectively; biddable or retail media experience is advantageous.

Job Description

Do you have a passion for digital media, campaign performance, and creating engaging consumer experiences across some of the UK’s most loved brands?

Arla Foods are currently seeking a Digital Media Specialist to join our ambitious in-house digital team on a full time, permanent basis. In this role, you’ll help shape the future of media buying and consumer engagement across our global markets. You’ll work on household favourite brands including Arla Cravendale, Lurpak, and Anchor, while also supporting the launch of new and innovative products and brands.

How You Will Make An Impact

Reporting to the local Media Buying Manager, you’ll play a key role in setting up, executing and optimising digital media campaigns across a variety of channels. Working closely with fellow media specialists and wider global colleagues, you’ll help bring our digital media vision to life and ensure our campaigns are delivering strong consumer engagement and performance.

You’ll support campaign delivery across social, online video, retail media and connected TV platforms, while using data and insight to help shape future activations.

Key Responsibilities Include

  • Setting up social media and online video campaigns across a variety of platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Netflix, YouTube, Prime Video, Disney and other Connected TV channels
  • Monitoring and analysing campaign performance and recommend inflight tactical changes to maximise performance across social and programmatic channels.
  • Collaborating with global teams and drawing inspiration from colleagues across Europe and MENA regions to drive best practice and innovation
  • Leveraging audience insights and consumer behaviour data to create effective and engaging customer journeys
  • Exploring and testing new media platforms, channels, and formats to support continuous improvement

What Will Make You Successful

The ideal candidate will have experience setting up and executing digital campaigns across multiple platforms, a solid understanding of the digital media buying process, and familiarity with digital advertising ecosystems such as Google Analytics, Ad Servers, and DSPs. You’ll bring a proactive, solutions-focused mindset, taking initiative to drive results and deliver impact. A confident communicator with strong analytical skills, you’re passionate about turning campaign performance insights into future activations and optimisations. You build trusted relationships across teams and stakeholders and thrive in a fast-paced environment where collaboration and action are key. Experience within the biddable media or retail media space would be advantageous.

What do we offer?

We’re committed to supporting your growth and development, offering internal and external training opportunities. You’ll enjoy a competitive salary, 26 days of holiday plus bank holidays, matched pension contributions up to 6%, life assurance, and flexible benefits.

Would you like to join us?

For more information please contact Liv Pine, Talent Acquisition Partner at Arla Foods. The closing date for this position is 27th November 2026 and only CV’s sent directly via the link will be considered.

Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.

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Skills

Digital Campaign Setup And ExecutionDigital Media BuyingCampaign Performance AnalysisCampaign OptimizationSocial Media AdvertisingOnline Video AdvertisingProgrammatic AdvertisingRetail MediaConnected TVGoogle AnalyticsAd ServersDemand-Side PlatformsAudience InsightsConsumer Behavior AnalysisAnalytical SkillsStakeholder Collaboration

About Arla Foods

Arla Foods is Europe’s strongest farmer-owned dairy group formed by a long line of cooperative mergers, latest the merger of Arla and DMK Group. As a major food producer owned by 11,000 European dairy farmers and 28,000 employees we have a strong commitment to help co-solve some of society’s challenges related to food and health. We provide a powerhouse of globally trusted brands including Europe leading dairy brand Arla® and iconic brands such as Lurpak®, Castello®, Puck®, MILRAM, Humana, Oldenburger, Uniekaas, and Starbucks® chilled coffee. Our cooperative is the world’s largest manufacturer of organic dairy products and the global leader in advanced whey proteins. Key figures: • Revenue*: 15.1 billion EUR • Cooperative farmer owners: 11,000 • Milk volume*: 14.3 billion kilogram • Employees: 28,000 *From our 2025 annual results

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