Paid Media / PPC Manager in Edinburgh

Paid Media / PPC Manager in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Full-Time 50000 - 60000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Gilchrist Recruitment Partnership

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Manage and optimise PPC campaigns for luxury brands in a dynamic digital marketing agency.
  • Company: Join a thriving digital marketing agency in the heart of Edinburgh.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, bonuses, hybrid work model, and professional development support.
  • Other info: Great career growth opportunities with a commitment to your development.
  • Why this job: Be part of a close-knit team that tackles exciting challenges and delivers impactful results.
  • Qualifications: Minimum 2 years of PPC experience and a passion for digital marketing.

The predicted salary is between 50000 - 60000 £ per year.

This is a great opportunity to join a well-established but still growing full-service digital marketing agency. They are a busy, hugely successful global agency based in Edinburgh’s city centre looking for talented individuals with proven expertise in digital marketing to join the team. The agency works in close partnership with luxury branded clients on multi-channel digital marketing campaigns.

As a team, they are genuinely close-knit, open, fun and work hard to take on and solve the often tricky and complex problems campaigns present. They have a great camaraderie with a genuine commitment to your development and career including weekly professional development time, qualification learning support, mentoring and encouragement to attend industry networking and events.

The office is based in Edinburgh (a few mins from Waverley or Haymarket) and they have adopted a hybrid approach - 2 (min) or 3 days per week in the office and some WFH.

The team are looking for an intelligent, creative and innovative PPC / Paid Media / Paid Search professional with a minimum of 2 years hands-on experience; someone who will thrive on the cut and thrust of agency life; someone who loves taking on and solving the challenges global client campaigns regularly present.

In this role you will work with a wide range of clients including luxury retail, leisure and global lifestyle brands. These clients need someone who can translate ideas and experience into highly effective PPC / Paid Media campaigns, giving your clients the competitive edge.

From the start, you’ll be working on challenging and interesting paid search and paid media campaigns. The team sets ambitious performance targets for your campaigns and likes nothing better than beating them!

You’ll need to know how search and digital media fits into the broader digital marketing mix/toolkit, and where it can complement other channels. Impeccable written and spoken English skills are a must – as are delivering your work and your advice to clients in a highly professional manner, all while coping admirably with the variety of the daily schedule.

Within this working environment, you’ll be fully supported by senior members of the team, and will learn a huge amount as you go / on the job. This is truly a career-making move!

If you’re looking to move into a very supportive, tight-knit team that works hard to deliver results for interesting clients, and has a huge amount of fun doing so, then this is the role for you!

Day to day:

  • Working on PPC Campaigns in collaboration with Senior Colleagues, the Client Services team, and the client themselves
  • PPC, paid media Campaign research, planning, set-up, management & optimisation
  • Display Campaign research, planning, set-up, management & optimisation
  • Creating Ads for client campaigns
  • Providing Monthly Analytics Reporting & Insights
  • Day-to-day consultation and support to improve your clients’ digital presence (website content and functionality, online marketing activity)

To be considered for this amazing opportunity, you will possess:

  • Min 2 years experience in a PPC / paid search dedicated role, ideally from an agency perspective
  • Degree Qualified or Equivalent – Digital/marketing/data/analytics ideal
  • Google Ads Certified
  • Analytics – Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
  • Understanding of Magento, Shopify & other ecomm platforms
  • Good understanding of Digital Marketing Strategies

Salary to £35,000 + bonus + excellent benefits. A defined career path with a commitment to training and development.

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to ensuring that no applicant receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race. Unless clearly stated otherwise, the advertised position is a permanent contract.

Paid Media / PPC Manager in Edinburgh employer: Gilchrist Recruitment Partnership

Join a dynamic and supportive digital marketing agency in the heart of Edinburgh, where creativity meets collaboration. With a strong focus on employee development, you will benefit from tailored training opportunities, mentoring, and a vibrant work culture that values camaraderie and innovation. This role offers the chance to work with prestigious luxury brands while enjoying a hybrid work model that promotes work-life balance.

Gilchrist Recruitment Partnership

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We think you need these skills to ace Paid Media / PPC Manager in Edinburgh

PPC Campaign Management
Paid Media Strategy
Digital Marketing Knowledge
Google Ads Certification
Google Analytics
Google Tag Manager
E-commerce Platform Understanding (Magento, Shopify)