Junior Digital Marketing Specialist - Metasearch

About Us At Booking.com, data drives our decisions. Technology is at our core. And innovation is everywhere. But our company is more than datasets, lines of code or A/B tests. We’re the thrill of the first night in a new place. The excitement of the next morning. The friends you encounter. The journeys you take. The sights you see. And the memories you make. Through our products, partners and people, we make it easier for everyone to experience the world. As part of Booking Holdings, which includes brands like Priceline & Agoda, we’re at the forefront of innovation and customer service in the travel industry.

Role Overview The Junior Marketing Specialist role within the Metasearch Commercial team is pivotal for Booking.com's presence and success on major price comparison platforms. This role sits at the intersection of advertising strategy and the dynamic travel industry. Success requires a combination of analytical expertise, feed management capabilities, and effective project management skills. The primary focus revolves around the performance management of car, flight, and attraction verticals in Cost-Per-Click (CPC) based advertising campaigns. Within these verticals you will be working on leading Metasearch engines Google, Skyscanner, and Kayak directly influencing Booking.com's Metasearch strategy and overall market competitiveness. This position resides within the Global Performance Marketing Department.

Essential Functions of the role

Campaign Performance Management: Support the management of advertising accounts and campaigns end-to-end, monitoring KPIs, optimizing ad spend for ROI, and collaborating with specialized teams (bidding, analytics, product/tech). Regularly report performance, analyze trends, and adapt strategies.

Product API & feed management: Working with engineering teams to ensure both accuracy and reliability of API data feeds is kept at the highest standards. Furthermore optimisation of metadata within the feed to improve the coverage and ranking of placements on Metasearch engines.

Project Management: Support the team on MetaSearch account-related projects from research and prioritization to implementation and results tracking. Requires strong organizational skills and clear communication.

Data-Driven Decisions: Use data analytics to identify optimization opportunities, prioritize initiatives, and translate insights into performance improvements.

Key Job Responsibilities and Duties

Support the daily performance management of advertising campaigns on meta search platforms.

Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize API integrations that deliver prices and content to metasearch sites working with Booking.com’s technical teams to solve any issues

Support Metaseach projects, including research, prioritization, stakeholder communications, and outcome measurement.

Utilize data-driven insights to determine and prioritize tasks that maximize team and company value.

Collaborate with the wider Metasearch team, and occasionally with external partners.

Evaluate performance data and develop strategies to enhance business growth while maintaining return on investment (ROI).

Generate and execute innovative digital marketing strategies and solutions.

Role Qualifications and Requirements

1-2 years of experience in digital marketing, Metasearch, PPC, CPC, or Paid Social

Proficient in English (written and verbal communication); knowledge of additional languages is a plus.

Strong business acumen and familiarity with key digital marketing performance indicators (KPIs).

Experience using data visualization tools like Google Data Studio, Tableau or similar platforms

Excellent project management skills with the ability to effectively prioritize tasks.

Strong stakeholder management and influencing abilities.

Basic understanding and practical experience with analytics and SQL

Inclusion at Booking.com Inclusion has been a core part of our company culture since day one. This ongoing journey starts with our very own employees, who represent over 140 nationalities and a wide range of ethnic and social backgrounds, genders and sexual orientations.

Take it from our Chief People Officer, Paulo Pisano: “At Booking.com, the diversity of our people doesn’t just build an outstanding workplace, it also creates a better and more inclusive travel experience for everyone. Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. It’s a place where you can make your mark and have a real impact in travel and tech.”

We ensure that colleagues with disabilities are provided the adjustments and tools they need to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Application Process

Let’s go places together: How we Hire

This role does not come with relocation assistance.

The interview process

Recruiter Screen

Business Interview 1

Final Interview

Booking.com is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We strive to move well beyond traditional equal opportunity and work to create an environment that allows everyone to thrive

Pre-Employment Screening If your application is successful, your personal data may be used for a pre-employment screening check by a third party as permitted by applicable law. Depending on the vacancy and applicable law, a pre-employment screening may include employment history, education and other information (such as media information) that may be necessary for determining your qualifications and suitability for the position.

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