Consultant, Advertising

Company: Costa Crociere S.p.A.
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Location: Southampton
Job Description:

The Senior Consultant, Advertising leads the end-to-end delivery of integrated advertising campaigns across P&O Cruises, owning media planning, creative delivery and production to support brand and commercial objectives. The role works closely with agencies and internal stakeholders to ensure advertising activity is insight-led, compliant, on-brand and performance-driven, using data and optimisation to improve campaign effectiveness and commercial return.,

Responsibilities

  • Deliver end-to-end media plans and integrated advertising campaigns, optimising channel mix, investment and performance to achieve brand and commercial objectives.
  • Monitor and optimise campaign performance against agreed KPIs, providing analysis, insight and recommendations to improve future planning and investment decisions.
  • Lead large-scale advertising shoots and productions, overseeing all stages from planning and testing through to post-production delivery.
  • Manage the delivery and optimisation of creative assets across advertising channels, ensuring activity is compliant, on-brand and effective.
  • Work collaboratively with agencies and internal stakeholders to align advertising activity with campaign objectives, brand standards and commercial priorities.
  • Use performance data, audience insight and testing to drive continuous improvement and support a joined-up full-funnel marketing approach.
  • Extensive media planning and execution experience across a range of paid media channels.
  • A clear understanding of advertising practices and techniques.
  • Previous experience in leading large TV shoots and associated production.
  • A comprehensive understanding of advertising regulatory frameworks, Clearcast and platform-specific compliance.
  • Project management/co-ordination experience.
  • Experience of working at management level.
  • Excellent influencing skills.
  • Extensive experience working on a large B2C piece of business from client side, including briefing, approval and production processes.
  • Experience of managing large budgets.
  • Experience of planning and delivering communications TTL.
  • Experience of creative production across AV media including TV, press, OOH, display, radio, door drops, cinema and social media.
  • Working with us means more than just a role in the guest experience sector. It’s about being part of a team that values well-being and personal growth.

Company Culture

Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague here. Here’s what we offer:

Benefits

  • Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
  • Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
  • Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
  • Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
  • Extensive learning and development opportunities
  • Employee-led networks
  • Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
  • Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment
  • In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
  • Life Assurance
  • Parental and adoption leave
  • Employee Shares Plan
  • Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
  • Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
  • Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal
  • Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme

Company Sub-Entities

  • Aida
  • HAP Alaska-Yukon
  • Carnival Corporation
  • Holland America Line
  • Carnival Cruise Line
  • Carnival UK
  • Costa
  • Princess
  • Seabourn

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Posted: October 14th, 2026