Paid Media Manager – Specialist Media Agency

Location: Central London (Hybrid – 2 days in office)

Salary: Up to £43,000

The Company

A specialist media agency helping ambitious brands connect with audiences in meaningful ways through data-led media planning, buying and performance marketing.

Part of a multi award-winning integrated creative group, the agency combines the agility of a boutique with the expertise, creativity and commercial focus of a broader agency network - giving clients access to genuinely joined-up thinking across performance, creative, content and communications.

What sets them apart is their approach to data. Without a large in-house analytics team, they make smarter decisions through deep persona segmentation, incrementality testing and a suite of dynamic personalisation tools - always focused on what's actually driving revenue over surface-level platform metrics.

With a strong pipeline of inbound work and clear ambitions to grow, they are now expanding their paid media team.

The Role

This is a Paid Media Manager role for someone hands-on, commercially sharp, and genuinely passionate about performance marketing.

You'll take ownership of paid campaigns across Meta, Google and TikTok - managing planning, buying and activation across a diverse portfolio of national and international brands, while working closely with client services, creative, strategy and production teams.

This is not a siloed channel role. You'll be client-facing, involved in pitches, setting best practice across accounts and mentoring junior team members - someone who can both do the work and help raise the standard of those around them.

Responsibilities

Plan, implement and optimise paid social and search campaigns across Meta, Google and TikTok
Develop and deliver personalisation and segmentation strategies that drive measurable commercial outcomes
Brief paid social creatives in line with best practice, wider channel strategy and overall campaign objectives
Build test plans and learning roadmaps to continually refine campaign performance
Act as a key client lead across reporting, strategy calls and day-to-day account management
Communicate performance clearly to clients - focused on business outcomes, not vanity metrics
Conduct account audits and ensure best practice compliance across the portfolio
Mentor junior team members and provide clear direction on accounts
Contribute to new business pitches and forecasting
Stay ahead of platform developments, emerging tools and the evolving digital landscape

Who Are You

Agency experience in paid media - this is essential
Strong hands-on expertise in Meta Ads Manager and Google Ads Manager, with TikTok experience a strong advantage
A test, measure and learn mindset - you're always looking for ways to improve and can articulate what's working and why
Experience working with D2C brands, ecommerce or growth marketing is a genuine plus
Commercially aware and client-ready - confident presenting performance updates and strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders
Highly organised, able to manage multiple accounts and priorities simultaneously without dropping the ball on detail
A clear communicator - articulate internally and confident client-facing
Self-motivated, open to feedback and genuinely ambitious about developing your career in performance marketing

Why Join?

Join a growing paid media team with real opportunity for career development and progression
The backing and broader capabilities of a multi-award-winning creative group, without losing the agility of a boutique
Work across a diverse portfolio of national and international brands
A commercially serious, data-led environment where your work is measured on revenue impact - not impressions
A strong benefits package including flexible working, company bonus scheme, volunteer days, enhanced parental leave and more

Salary: Up to £43,000

We are an equal opportunity employer.

We value inclusivity and diversity, believing it creates a better working world.

We love to see applicants from all different backgrounds and hire based on skills and potential, not solely on prior experience.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender perception or identity, marital status, pregnancy or maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

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