Biddable Manager

VCCP Media; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

VCCP Media in London seeks an experienced paid media specialist to oversee paid search and paid social activity for multiple client accounts. You will drive strategy, manage campaigns, and maintain strong client relationships.

The role requires a minimum of 2 years’ biddable media experience, strong Excel skills, and the ability to think strategically across diverse sectors. A dynamic, fast-paced agency environment is offered with opportunities to expand across networks.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years’ biddable media experience, preferably agency-side.
• Understanding of third‑party bid management and tracking solutions.
• Strong paid search and some paid social experience (e.g. Meta).
• Proven ability to manage multiple accounts and strategies.
• Proven ability to think strategically for paid media clients.
• Detail-oriented and extremely organised.
• Excellent numerical skills and client-facing communication.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and maintaining what great looks like across Google, Bing, Meta and Reddit.
• Operational leadership of paid search and paid social accounts across sectors.
• Day-to-day contact with search engine reps and clients, including face-to-face meetings.
• Managing client needs and expectations.
• Forecasting annual sales, seasonal moments and key trading peaks.
• Tracking, reporting, analysis and insights, including driving new tech solutions.

Skills

biddable media

bid management & tracking

paid search & paid social

multi-account management

strategic thinking

numerical skills & Excel

client-facing communication

Tools

Google Ads

Bing Ads

Meta Ads Manager

Job description

We are the challenger agency for challenger brands.

We specialise in communications planning and activation that integrates creative with media and so much more. Our strategy and planning teams include specialists from SEO, social, PPC, data, technology, creative partnerships, and media, to name a few. Some might say we are a full-service media agency but we go much further.

We are the only media agency whose strategists and planners incorporate insights from behavioural science, production, creative, PR, brand design, UX and beyond. From the first search right through to post-purchase management of data, we make everything compelling, coherent and cohesive. That’s how we transform a client’s business.

We are VCCP. We do media. We just do it differently.

Duties And Responsibilities

You’ll be a vital part of the team and the key contact for clients across their paid search and paid social activity. Your remit will go beyond activation and execution to include strategy and planning.

Additionally, Your Role Will Involve

• Establishing and maintaining what “great” looks like across Google, Bing, Meta and Reddit, while also building business cases to expand to new social networks such as LinkedIn.
• Operational leadership and management of existing paid search and paid social accounts across different sectors and verticals.
• Day-to-day contact with search engine reps and clients, including face-to-face meetings.
• Managing client needs and expectations.
• Forecasting annual sales, seasonal moments and key trading peaks.
• Management of tracking, reporting, analysis and insight, including driving new internal tech solutions forward for performance-based partners.
• Daily optimisation of accounts for continual improvement.

Role Specific Skills Required

• Minimum 2 years’ biddable media experience, preferably agency-side.
• An understanding of third-party bid management and tracking solutions.
• Strong paid search and some paid social experience (e.g. Meta).
• Proven ability to manage multiple accounts and strategies.
• Proven ability to think strategically for paid media clients.
• Detail-oriented and extremely organised.
• Excellent numerical skills. Advanced Excel user and confident with interpreting numbers.
• Articulate, with strong written and client-facing communication skills.

About You

• A passion for all things creative and advertising
• Resilience to keep going in a fast paced environment
• Thrive on working in a high energy and fast paced environment, where no two days are the same
• Be proactive with a can-do attitude - be eager to get your sleeves rolled up and learn
• Strive for excellence - be proud of your work and have meticulous attention to detail
• Friendly and approachable
• Build rapport and able to quickly establish excellent working relationships
• Live and breathe the agency’s values
• Strives for excellence
• Can do attitude
• Approachable and personable
• Builds rapport and is able to quickly establish excellent working relationships
• Team player

VCCP DE&I STATEMENT

We believe that DE&I is about creating a strong culture of inclusion within our agency, where everyone can thrive and be their authentic self. VCCP is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or ethnicity. If you require any adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know via [e-mail].

CRIMINAL RECORDS INFORMATION

As part of our onboarding process, you will be required to complete a Criminal Records Declaration regarding any unspent convictions. For roles in finance, HR, Legal, IT or senior management, we may be required to verify your declaration with a basic DBS check, as well as an Adverse Finance and ID check.

• Please note, we try to respond to as many applications as possible but, if you do not hear from us within two weeks of submitting your application, please assume we are unable to proceed with your application for this specific role. Thank you for your interest in VCCP**