Salary: up to £45k depending on experience.
We’re working with a fast-growing, global independent integrated PR and marketing agency looking for a Paid Media Manager to join its expanding UK digital team.
This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who genuinely loves the hands‑on side of paid media and wants to join a digital team at an exciting stage of its growth.
The agency has a substantial global presence and is now growing their London team.
This is a real opportunity to have a seat at the table, take ownership and shape their role and career as the team develops.
The role
This is a hands‑on paid media position across paid search and paid social.
You’ll work across predominantly B2C clients, alongside some B2B, managing campaigns both as part of wider integrated PR, social and marketing programmes and on standalone digital accounts.
You’ll work almost as an internal paid media consultant across the agency – getting into the platforms, setting up campaigns, monitoring performance, optimising activity and using data to continually improve results.
You’ll be supported by senior members of the digital team alongside global data, insights and creative specialists.
Responsibilities will include:
- Managing day-to-day performance across paid search and paid social
- Setting up, running and optimising campaigns
- Using performance data and insights to improve results
- Managing Google Ads, Meta Ads and LinkedIn Campaign Manager activity
- Monitoring, forecasting and pacing budgets against targets
- Conducting account audits and performance reviews
- Developing and implementing campaign roadmaps
- Using Google Analytics and understanding tracking and attribution
- Providing clients with recommendations and actionable insights
- Working closely with creative, insights and account teams
- Keeping up to date with paid media platforms, tools and developments
What we’re looking for
You’ll need:
- Experience running campaigns across Google Ads, Meta Ads and LinkedIn Campaign Manager
- Strong analytical and performance optimisation skills
- Experience using Google Analytics
- An understanding of tracking and attribution
- Confidence managing and pacing campaign budgetsi
- The ability to manage multiple campaigns and priorities
- Experience with TikTok, Pinterest and/or Bing would be a bonus.
- Agency experience would be ideal, but we’re also very open to strong candidates currently working in-house.
Most importantly, they’re looking for someone with initiative, ambition and curiosity who genuinely enjoys the operational side of paid media and wants to continue developing their skills.
The agency has a genuinely people‑first culture and offers the resources and infrastructure of a large global business while retaining the feel of a smaller, close‑knit UK team.
Benefits include:
- Hybrid working - 2 days per week in the London office
- Thursday is the team anchor day, with Tuesday or Wednesday as the second office day
- Monthly wellbeing allowance
- Team fitness and social activities
- Health and dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Your birthday off
- Office closure between Christmas and New Year
- Additional company‑wide Mental Health Days
- 4pm finishes every Friday
- Early summer Friday finishes
- No meetings after 2pm on Fridays
- Structured training, mentoring, coaching and career development
This is a great opportunity for a hands‑on paid media specialist who wants to join a growing digital team, take ownership of campaigns and build their career within an ambitious integrated agency.
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