Paid Social Manager

The Company

At lastminute.com, we live for the holidays. We are the European Travel-Tech leader in Dynamic Holiday Packages. With technology, we turn spontaneous thoughts into meaningful experiences, helping people travel the world.

We are looking for a Paid Social Manager to join our team of around 1,700 people worldwide to help us power up the traveller’s journey for millions of holidaymakers. If you are a leader in setting up display strategies across channels, keep on reading, as you might be the perfect fit for this job.

The job in brief:

• Working model: hybrid
• Team: you will join the Customer Acquisition team within the Marketing department.
• Level: Professional
• Location: London, UK
• Contract: Permanent / full-time (EUR 36 h/week)

What your impact will be:

• Lead the Display channel following the management from A to Z: set the marketing strategy accordingly with business goals, organise and set-up the campaigns, go-live (working alone, with internal teams or with external partners), analyse and share the results with the manager/rest of the company.
• Be able to effectively communicate the display results with key managers, making sure the channels results and needs are well addressed.
• Taking care about the tracking making sure the data affecting the channel are properly tracked and correctly reported.
• Partner with our marketing teams inside and outside the Customer Acquisition department, create a strong connection with SEM, SEO and Brand teams offering the proper support in setting the marketing strategy, based on analytics.
• Stay abreast of emerging trends, best practices, and innovations in marketing analytics and technology to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation.

Qualifications:

• Progressive experience in managing Display campaigns within main platforms in the market, such as Google, Meta, Criteo etc. The ideal candidate can create campaigns there from scratch.
• Ability to manage the data to tune the display campaigns: be able to build audiences tag-based rather than build a catalogue to power the dynamic remarketing.
• Proactive analytic mindset able to transform raw data into valuable and actionable marketing insights.
• Excel/Google Sheets skills are a must for this role.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically and analytically to address complex data challenges and drive innovative solutions.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively convey technical concepts and insights to non-technical stakeholders, including marketing teams, executives, and cross-functional partners.
• Adapting to changing priorities, technologies, and business requirements in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
• Fluent in English to efficiently communicate with both international team members and stakeholders.

Additional Information:

Perks of working with us:

• An inclusive, friendly, and international environment (you’ll be working with colleagues from +10 countries and over 48 nationalities)
• Shorter working week (36h), with a half working day on Fridays
• Flexible start and end of the working day (with core hours from 10:00 to 4:00 pm)
• Possibility to work from anywhere for a period per year defined according to local regulations.

How we learn together:

• Fri-Yays: half a day on Friday morning with a no-meeting mandate and dedicated to personal growth, learning and training.
• Access to e-learning platforms (e.g. Discovery, O’reilly – depending on the department), professional and managerial skills development training paths.

Other perks:

• 2 paid days off per year for volunteering purposes.
• Occasional social events to foster connections among colleagues.
• Travel industry discounts and flash exclusive staff fares.
• We support our employees through life’s significant moments with leave options (e.g parental responsibilities, marriages, bereavements, relocations, etc.) in line with local laws.

Selection process steps:

• HR interview (10-30 minutes)
• Business case offline
• 1st interview (Manager): soft skills + technical knowledge + business case discussion
• 2nd interview (business stakeholder)
• Offer extended

Our commitment to celebrate diversity and generate belonging:

At the heart of our culture is a commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity or expression, and accessibility. We strongly believe in an equal opportunity space, which is welcoming and celebrates the uniqueness of everyone who works here. We value different lived experiences and respect viewpoints, as we know unicity drives innovation. We want to make sure our people reflect the communities across the world we help travel.

Eligibility criteria:

By submitting your information and application, you confirm that you are legally authorized to work in the country of employment and that you do not require visa sponsorship to obtain employment visa status.