Head of Paid Media

Job Title: Head of Paid Media

Location: London (Hybrid – 2 days a week in office)

Salary: £70,000 – £75,000 + Bonus

The Company

This is a brilliant opportunity to join a fast-growing, independent digital agency that started life as an affiliate marketing specialist and has evolved into a full-service performance agency. Over the last four years, the Paid Media team has scaled from 2 to 9 people, and the agency continues to grow, recently moving to a new office in Farringdon.

The agency prides itself on accelerating careers — here, you’ll gain senior-level responsibilities much earlier than in typical network environments. The team is young, ambitious and collaborative, backed by a supportive senior leadership team. You’ll be joining at a pivotal point in the agency’s journey, with the opportunity to help shape its future and be involved in strategic business decisions.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead a Paid Media team of 6–7, spanning both activation and client services functions
• Split responsibilities across client management (60%), team leadership (20%), and campaign activation (20%)
• Sit as part of the senior leadership team, contributing to agency-wide strategy and growth plans
• Own key client relationships and help scale client accounts across both Paid Social and PPC
• Influence the profitability and performance of the Paid Media department
• Support audits (but no pitching responsibilities), working closely with the new business team
• Contribute to long-term agency goals — with a view to a potential business sale in 3–5 years
• Potential equity available after 12 months (as has been offered to previous Heads of Department)

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience in Paid Media, with strength in Paid Social and working knowledge of PPC
• Confident managing and mentoring team members across multiple levels
• Experience managing client relationships and leading strategic discussions
• Comfortable with data and profitability metrics, able to make commercial decisions
• Agency background strongly preferred, ideally within a London-based team
• Passionate about team development and growing a successful, collaborative department

Company Benefits

• Generous holiday allowance
• Bonus scheme (typically £10K–£15K, performance-related)
• Birthday day off
• Office gym access
• Team socials and regular nights out
• Hybrid working (2 days per week in-office, flexibility on which days)
• Company laptop
• Office in central London with excellent transport links
• Personal development budget for training (hard or soft skills)
• Clear progression and leadership opportunities
• Company pension scheme