Our people
Our people drive our success
We come to work each day knowing that we have the ability to truly influence our growing business.
We are a talented, international team who are encouraged to flourish in a vibrant atmosphere where the work is challenging, communication is free flowing and everyone is willing to learn from each other.
If you are interested in being part of the team, click the button below. Otherwise, keep scrolling to see what makes us tick…
Our values
We are straight talkers
We are open and upfront with our clients and each other.
We commit
We do what we say we will, and are passionate about doing it.
We do the right thing
We act fairly and responsibly with each other, our clients, our partners, and the people that receive our advertising.
We never stand still
There is no blueprint for what we do, so we constantly seek out the new, to deliver for clients and our business.
We are better as a team
We do great work, but truly brilliant work happens when we bring together our diverse skills in technology, data and media.
Life here is more than work
We are more than just great programmers, marketers, and analysts. Our people are encouraged to seek out the ‘extra-curricular’ stuff too!
At Infectious Media, you’ll find (in decreasing order of activeness)…
- A lunchtime running club
- An all-star football team
- Regular yoga classes and rock climbing
- Games, film and quiz nights
- Summer evenings at the cricket
- Fans of Farringdon’s pub scene
- Anything else our team can dream up!







Benefits
Our independent annual salary benchmark and profit & performance related bonus ensures that you are competitively paid. Your hard work and loyalty will be recognised with rewards on your anniversary.
We like to think we’re a friendly bunch. Our Monday lunches and Friday drinks help to start and end our week right. Social occasions are regulars – our quarterly all-staff meetings usually end with a drink or two nearby.
We know how important a positive work/life balance is. People are happiest when they are motivated, energised and engaged. This is why we offer up to 30 days of leave each year.
Your wellbeing is important to us. We have a number of ways we do our bit to keep you fit, including: subsidised gym membership, Ride2Work cycle scheme, health cash plans, and regular fresh fruit throughout the day.
We get it. Work can sometimes get in the way of life. With ‘flexitime’ and the ability to work from home when needed, you will be able to work around the other stuff going on in your life.
Our enhanced maternity and paternity packages allow peace of mind as you welcome your new baby into the world and our pension helps take care of your future finances.
Running a marathon? Climbing a mountain? If you’re working hard to raise money for charity, we’ll give you time off and we’ll top up your fundraising pot by making a donation to your chosen recipient.
We commit to your development
Once you’re through the door, we make sure you have everything you need to develop as a colleague, and as a person. We want everyone to benefit from our holistic approach to learning and development, including:
- An in-depth induction with our IM Academy and on-the-job training
- Regular Brunch & Learns where we share our knowledge and great work with one another
- Management training program
- Mental health awareness and resilience workshops
- Life skills, such as financial education
- Ample opportunity to improve your public speaking skills (but that’s up to you!).
The results speak for themselves: we are proud that in 2017, 80% of our staff were promoted within a two year period.
If you want your career to move fast then Infectious Media is definitely the place for you!

Recruitment process
The interview process needn’t be daunting at Infectious Media. Here’s what to expect when you apply for a job with us:
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- For the roles that require you to know your way around data or spreadsheets, entry level applicants will be asked to complete a short maths test.
- ‘Meet and greet’ interview. This is an opportunity for you to talk through your experience and your career goals. We’ll also take the chance to tell you all about the role and the culture here at Infectious Media.
- Second interview. Here we like to delve down a bit further. All candidates, whether you’re interviewing for an entry level role, or senior position will be given a task. The task will vary depending on the nature of the role – it could be analysing data, presenting your thoughts on the future of advertising, or a technical task.
Increase your chances of success with these key tips:
- We’re pretty casual over here. So swap that suit and tie for something that more reflects who you are.
- Research, research, research. What we do isn’t always the most straightforward. Take some time to figure out what our business does, and get some understanding of how it works.
- Show some passion! Come armed with some questions about the business, the industry and your role within it.

Our Senior Talent Manager, Lucy, is on hand to answer any questions you have throughout the process. Drop her an email at hr@infectiousmedia.com
Current opportunities
If you can’t see the right role for you above but are excited about a career at Infectious Media, we always love talking to outstanding new people. If this is you, send over your CV and we’ll see where we can fit you in.
Recruiters, please be aware we manage our hiring in-house, and do not work with external partners. Thanks
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Account Director
LondonThe Activation team is the main interface between our clients and the rest of the business. We are not only responsible for building great relationships with our clients and delivering award winning digital campaigns, we are also accountable for the growth and development of our client’s businesses. Whether that involves being first to market with new digital channels, supporting measurement journeys, providing innovative optimisation solutions or educational workshops, we pride ourselves on the strong client partnerships built. We are currently looking for an Account Director to join the team and become an integral part of our business unit of passionate and thought leading Activators. The Account Director (AD) is responsible for the overall health and satisfaction of client relationships, owns client roadmaps and growth plans, leads the strategic planning and manages the team responsible for delivering and optimising client campaigns. As the team lead, the AD actively delivers against the IM company values as a role model and voice of motivation for the team.
Here's what we'd like you to do:Build strong relationships leading to successful partnerships with senior client stakeholders
Be a trusted advisor to clients across the various aspects of digital marketing and provide educational support as required
Confidently and clearly communicate your views to challenge the clients and provide compelling recommendations
Develop longer term digital account plans and quarterly business review documents to drive account growth and development.
Drive and lead more strategic projects and cross channel planning
Identify additional revenue opportunities and produce accompanying proposals which clearly demonstrate your rationale and thinking
Set and manage client expectations ensuring the team delivers to them
Liaise with internal IM support teams (Product, Technology, Strategy & Analytics) to provide solutions for client account development
Support with the strategy and storytelling for new business pitches
Act as the internal client for our product offering to ensure this is fit for purpose and reflects client needs
Ensure efficient team workflow and identify opportunities to improve this
Line manage, mentor and train campaign managers and executives to help them develop and grow within the team, producing clear appraisal and personal development objectives
Support with generating ideas and implementing wider company and client-focused initiatives
A degree education
6+ years of agency side programmatic, display, video, social or digital planning experience
A proven passion for digital media/advertising & technology
Strong people and communication skills
Previous people management experience
Excellent client service approach and ability to multitask with great attention to detail
A technical/analytical mind-set
Enjoys working as part of a team
A can-do mentality and motivational attitude
Campaign Executive
LondonInfectious Media is a digital media specialist that unburdens marketers from the complexity of digital advertising, giving them the control and transparency needed to create better advertising experiences for customers. It does this by building a team around what clients need, with models ranging from being a full digital media agency to providing in-house consulting on specialist projects. Infectious Media is an award-winning pioneer in programmatic, paid search, social and mobile, celebrating its 12th year in 2020, it was one of the first companies to trade on ad exchanges in Europe. For more information on the wide range of benefits we offer, check out the careers section of our website.
Infectious Media is looking for Campaign Executives who want to kick off their careers in advertising by joining one of the most progressive teams of advertising specialists. You’ll be passionate about kick starting a career in digital marketing, and possess great communication skills and an ability to work creatively with data in a dynamic fast moving environment.
Since its founding in 2008, Infectious Media has remained a leading player in the programmatic advertising industry, with cutting edge technology, world renowned clients and some of the most talented experts in the market.
But what is programmatic advertising? In essence, it is the automated delivery of targeted advertising to consumers. It relies on smart people designing and managing data driven media campaigns that run across multiple channels and digital ecosystems such as Google and Facebook.
As a Campaign Executive you will be a member of an experienced team who are responsible for the success of our clients campaigns. You’ll be given comprehensive training, the chance to work with some high profile global brands and invaluable insight into the world of digital marketing. Day to day, Campaign Executive’s are the team members who actually oversee our client’s campaigns, making sure we carry out the plans agreed and with an eye to delivering concrete results. This requires attention to detail, a studious mindset and a willingness to get involved with complex problems, quickly.
Here's what we'd like you to do:Be a team player, learning from and supporting your account team colleagues to deliver success for our clients.
Manage and own campaigns; plan them, set them up and make key decisions about how to optimise them to produce the best possible performance.
Put together a weekly report and summary of the actions you've taken, so the account team can share these with the client, explaining your choices and the impact on the campaign.
Attend client calls and meetings, providing additional detail and background where needed.
Be a point of contact for client teams.
Learn a broad range of skills across multiple channels in the digital advertising ecosystem.
You will be a recent graduate with a degree in a STEM subject or have up to 1 years’ experience in digital marketing
You are curious and insightful
You enjoy solving problems
Highly numerate and comfortable with data analysis.
A team player, who can take direction, but also work alone when required to do so.
A confident communicator who can articulate complex ideas in a simple accessible way.
Prior knowledge or experience of Google, Facebook or Amazon advertising ecosystem products or technologies is a major bonus.
Graduate Data Engineer
LondonInfectious Media is an international programmatic agency that partners with global brands to deliver effective and efficient media campaigns. Founded at the dawn of the programmatic era we have developed specialist teams and technology that exclusively focus on making programmatic work for advertisers. As part of the Infectious Media team, you can expect to work with some of the world’s leading brands including John Lewis, M&S and HSBC. The Data Engineering team at Infectious Media forms the core of the Platform team, linking all the other departments together and facilitating simple, fast and robust data exchange between each and every system we use. Our ETL and BI platforms use cutting-edge Google Cloud technologies, giving us huge scale alongside state of the art capabilities. They handle very large volumes of data and are critical to our business and customers. We are looking for someone to work within the Data Engineering team to develop and enhance the smooth day-to-day running of these systems, on-board new data sources efficiently, and contribute to ongoing best-practice development in the department. A thorough training programme will be provided alongside regular mentoring. This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious graduate to make a real impact and become a highly-skilled Data Engineer.
Here's what we'd like you to doWork on the Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) processes of the company to ensure they remain efficient and robust
Work with colleagues to upgrade the architecture of our in-house ETL platform as per roadmap
Identify and resolve data and reporting issues in a timely manner
Help to improve the efficiency and reliability of data systems and processes by identifying areas that would benefit from automation
Work with colleagues to support the introduction of new technologies and data streams
Computer Science or Maths degree
Good basic understanding of database and data warehouse technologies, including standard row RDBMS
Some experience developing all or part of ETL scripts
Scripting experience using Python 3
Experience using MySQL or PostgreSQL, including schema design
Some experience working directly with data on statistical problems
Ideally some experience using Linux-based platforms