Paid Social Executive

Agency: Havas Media Group

Reporting To: Paid Social Manager

Office Location: London

ABOUT US – HAVAS MEDIA NETWORK

Havas Media Network (HMN) employees over 950 people in the UK & Ireland. We work with clients to generate meaningful outcomes and are extremely proud of our proven track record for accelerating business growth and creating a meaningful difference. HMN spans London, Leeds, Manchester, and Edinburgh, servicing clients through our agency brands including Havas Media, Arena Media, Ledger Bennett, Havas Market and Forward Media.

Across all agency brands, we have defined shared values that shape the way we work and define what we expect from our people:

• Human at Heart: You will respect, empower, and support others, fostering an inclusive workplace and creating meaningful experiences.
• Head for Rigour: You will take pride in delivering high‑quality, outcome‑focused work and continually strive for improvement.
• Mind for Flair: You will embrace diversity and bold thinking to craft brilliant, unique solutions.

These behaviours are integral to our culture and for delivering impactful work for our clients and colleagues.

OUR DIGITAL ACTIVATION TEAM

All brands under HMN are serviced by a centralised digital activation function – a scaled team of 250+ experts spanning PPC, SEO, affiliates, paid social, programmatic and commerce in the UK. Our paid social media team consists of over 60 experts – a team of executives, managers, directors and business directors – led by a head of paid social. We’re a highly motivated, energetic team with a passion for all things social. We like great ideas combined with smart planning and a relentless commitment to results. We’re constantly innovating for our clients, working with all the key platforms in the latest formats to reach audiences in interesting ways.

THE ROLE

This is an exciting Paid Social Executive position within the Arena activation team, working on a diverse range of clients. You’ll be developed to manage responsibilities on key pieces of business, providing a superior service to our clients and delivering innovative communication and planning solutions. You will develop and apply your knowledge of paid social platforms to identify the most appropriate mediums and solutions to overcome the challenges clients are facing.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Accurate campaign set up across all social media platforms – to brief and to deadline
• Manage paid media campaigns as they go live, providing real‑time optimisation recommendations to improve results
• Daily pacing and tracking of campaign performance across portfolio of clients and communicate to Social Managers or Social Director on any irregularities
• Provide accurate data for campaign reporting and contribute to post campaign performance (PCA) reports
• Establish strong relationships with Client Planning teams enabling clear and effective communication, building trust and influence for Paid Social
• Own month‑end reconciliation process
• Support in the resolution of financial queries in a timely manner
• Participate in client meetings as required
• Contribute to wider Paid Social team meetings, sharing learnings and providing updates as appropriate

DESIRABLE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• A genuine passion for Social Media
• Confident and comfortable communicator
• A natural problem solver and a ‘can‑do’ attitude
• Strong attention to detail and precision data input
• Comfortable with numbers
• Process driven
• An ‘outside the box’ thinker
• Desire to learn and demonstrable ambition to grow, develop and share gained knowledge

Contract Type: Permanent

Equal Opportunity Statement: We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants irrespective of age, sex, race, ethnicity, disability and other factors that have no bearing on an individual’s ability to perform their job.