Job Description

The Company

Christie’s, the world’s largest Art Business, is an incredibly exciting & enriching place to start or continue your career. Whether you work within one of our Specialist Art Departments, or in one of our more Operational teams, we are all working together with one common goal in mind: to continue the success of this 260 year old company, steeped in history, bringing fresh ideas whilst not forgetting our shared values: Integrity, Excellence, Innovation, Responsibility & Relationships. Colleagues across all departments are truly passionate about what they do and it is inspiring to work with industry leaders across our business.

Why This Role Matters

The Digital Marketing Manager is a key member of Christie’s Digital team. Supporting the Head of Digital Marketing, this individual will play an integral role in developing, supporting and managing performance-driven, digital media campaigns that drive customer acquisition, engagement and transactions to support our global auctions.

With strong emphasis on demonstrating ROI of paid media campaigns, this role focuses on high-quality traffic growth across multiple channels, including SEM, Paid Social, Display, Video, Affiliates and emerging digital ad platforms.

This role is a combination of data-led decision making and story-telling, enabling Christie’s to reach the right online audience with compelling and engaging advertising.

How You'll Make an Impact

• End to end cross-channel campaign management, working closely with Regional Marketing teams to plan and deliver highly effective digital marketing activity

• Managing external media agencies and affiliates to plan and execute campaigns, including crafting media briefs, reviewing plans, and trafficking creative assets

• Evaluating the effectiveness of digital media activity, providing measurable results and actionable insights for future campaigns

• Researching and analysing performance drivers to improve future campaign profitability/growth and contribute towards the delivery of KPIs, targets and overall commercial goals

• Partnering with Marketing, Department Specialists, Product, Web Production, CRM, Insights/Analytics, and Content & Organic Social teams to develop digital creative and optimise the digital user experience

• Delivering testing strategy; identify, implement and operationalise tests to improve performance and evolve channels

• Managing monthly PO and supplier invoicing process, working closely with Finance to ensure accurate and timely processing

• Supporting in the training and development of our Digital Marketing apprentice

What you’ll bring to the team

• Minimum 3-5 Years in paid digital media, with a strong emphasis on digital audience development strategies, preferably for a luxury business

• Proven expertise in key media disciplines/tools, with a deep understanding of best practices within SEM, display, programmatic, integrated marketing campaigns, paid social media marketing, mobile marketing, and online media research

• Experience in managing multi-million-dollar digital media budgets, ensuring campaigns are completed within planned parameters and achieve objectives

• Considers him/herself a digital champion – with a high passion and curiosity for how digital affects the consumer decision journey

• Adept at quickly learning a broad array of digital marketing technologies and applying that knowledge to real world business scenarios at Christie’s

• Highly analytical, able to effectively assess and distil the metrics and complexities of digital initiatives so that it is meaningful and actionable to multiple stakeholders

• Outstanding relationship and business builder with a demonstrated track record of working seamlessly with cross-disciplinary groups within a global organization to deliver digital programs on time and within budget

• Familiar with analytic and online media tools such as Adobe Omniture, Google Analytics, Google Ads, Facebook Business Manager

• Possesses strong communication and presentation skills

• Has excellent organizational, project management and problem-solving skills

• Exceptionally detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Highly creative and displays a passion and sensitivity for fine art and luxury goods

• Advanced proficiency in Excel

• Language Requirements: English

What’s great about working for us

• 25 days annual leave + 1 day Birthday leave 

• Christie’s Christmas office closure (guaranteed between 25th Dec – 1st Jan) – in addition to annual leave: almost two weeks to fully switch off and spend time with friends and family

• Additional 1 week’s annual leave within the year of a 5-year anniversary i.e. 5th, 10th, 15th and so on

• Volunteering day: Take an additional day of annual leave to volunteer for a charitable organisation that’s important to you

• Donation matching of up to £500 per annum to help you support the organisations you care about

• Flexible Fitness Fund - £400 per year expense allowance for health and wellness related activity (taxable)

• Access to world-renowned art: with regular exhibitions in our galleries to wander around and exclusive guided tours hosted by specialist colleagues

• Discretionary Bonus (dependent on the business and employee performance payable in March each year)

• Generous retirement plan: We will double match your pension contribution up to 5% of your basic salary (Max 10% contribution from Christie’s)

• Private Health Insurance – no employee contribution needed, subsidised for other family members

• Dental Insurance – (may be extended at personal cost)

• Generous Income Protection Insurance in the event of accident, sickness or injury after 12 months

• Competitive Life Insurance policy from first day

• Employee Assistance Programme – access to personal advice and support services including counselling

• Eyecare vouchers (once a year)

• Cycle to Work scheme

• Christie’s Extras – discounts on over 800 retailers, holiday packages, dinners and weekly shops

• Seniorcare by Lottie, a comprehensive eldercare solution

• Robust family first policy:

Ø 16 weeks full pay on Maternity Leave

Ø Eligible to return to work for 80% of your agreed normal weekly working pattern while being paid as though you were working 100%, post a minimum of 16 weeks of leave

Ø Dependent back-up care: 10 sessions/ days of childcare or eldercare per year

Ø Christies Family Network Our community of parents who meet regularly over breakfasts, lunch, afternoon tea…

* Christie’s reserves the right to change company benefits at any time

Closing Date: Sunday 12th July

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