Contract - Native Advertising Consultant
Posted 4 days ago by Sphere Digital Recruitment Group
£300 Per day
Inside
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Native Advertising Specialist role is a 6-week remote contract focused on delivering performance-driven native and display campaigns for a well-known UK-based IT brand. The position requires expertise in managing high-budget campaigns and strong relationships with publishers. The specialist will be responsible for planning, activating, and optimizing campaigns across platforms like Outbrain, Taboola, and Zemanta. The role offers the potential for extension based on performance and needs.
Key Responsibilities:
- Planning and activating native campaigns across key platforms (Outbrain, Taboola, Zemanta)
- Managing high-budget campaigns with a focus on mid- and upper-funnel performance
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with publishers and native ad networks
- Continuous optimisation and A/B testing to improve CTR, CVR, and engagement
- Collaborating with internal teams on cross-channel strategy and messaging alignment
- Reporting on performance and providing actionable insights
Key Skills:
- Proven experience running native advertising campaigns at scale
- Hands-on expertise with native platforms (Outbrain, Taboola, Zemanta)
- Strong understanding of audience targeting, content performance, and creative optimisation
- Confident working with £1m+ monthly budgets and accountable to performance metrics
- Solid grasp of the digital advertising ecosystem, including display and programmatic
- Strong analytical skills and comfortable presenting data-driven recommendations
- UK-based and available to start immediately
Salary (Rate): £300.00/daily
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Native Advertising Specialist - 6 Week Contract (Initial)
Location: Remote (UK-based)
Start: ASAP
IR35 Status: £300pd Inside IR35
Introduction
A well-known UK-based I.T brand is ramping up its in-house digital marketing efforts and is on the lookout for a Native Advertising Specialist to join the team. This is a client-side role focused on delivering performance-driven native and display campaigns across premium publishers and networks. With monthly media budgets hitting £1m, they need someone with deep platform knowledge, strong publisher relationships, and the ability to lead from day one.
The Role
You'll be at the forefront of planning, activating, and optimising native advertising campaigns, primarily across platforms like Outbrain, Taboola, and Zemanta. Alongside native, you'll support wider display efforts, working directly with media partners to ensure campaigns deliver across brand and performance KPIs. This is a fully remote contract for an initial 6 weeks, with strong potential for extension.
Responsibilities include:
- Planning and activating native campaigns across key platforms (Outbrain, Taboola, Zemanta)
- Managing high-budget campaigns with a focus on mid- and upper-funnel performance
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with publishers and native ad networks
- Continuous optimisation and A/B testing to improve CTR, CVR, and engagement
- Collaborating with internal teams on cross-channel strategy and messaging alignment
- Reporting on performance and providing actionable insights
You - Skills & Experience:
- Proven experience running native advertising campaigns at scale
- Hands-on expertise with native platforms (Outbrain, Taboola, Zemanta)
- Strong understanding of audience targeting, content performance, and creative optimisation
- Confident working with £1m+ monthly budgets and accountable to performance metrics
- Solid grasp of the digital advertising ecosystem, including display and programmatic
- Strong analytical skills and comfortable presenting data-driven recommendations
- UK-based and available to start immediately
Sphere Digital Recruitment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.