Freelance Digital Campaign Manager (Paid Media Focus)

Blend Marketing; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A growing marketing agency in Reading is seeking a freelance Digital Campaign Manager to oversee and manage paid campaigns across LinkedIn and Google for B2B clients. The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years of experience in PPC and performance marketing, with a hands-on approach to campaign execution and optimization. This role offers hybrid working options and is a chance to contribute to impactful campaigns.

Benefits

Collaborative supportive team culture

Opportunity to work on impactful B2B campaigns

Qualifications

• 3 years of impactful PPC / Performance Marketing experience in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience planning, setting and managing budgets for paid advertising campaigns.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt as techniques evolve.

Responsibilities

• Support Strategy team in planning and managing paid campaign activity.
• Execute and optimise paid campaigns directly in-platform.
• Analyse and report on campaign performance.
• Identify and deliver digital cross-sell opportunities.

Skills

Demand generation fundamentals

PPC and performance marketing fundamentals

LinkedIn Ads expertise

Google Ads expertise

Interpersonal skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Job description

Job description

We're looking for freelance support to help oversee and manage paid campaigns across LinkedIn and Google for our small to midsize B2B clients. This role requires someone who can get stuck in. You'll be hands‑on with execution as well as oversight making changes directly in‑platform and collaborating closely with our Head of Strategy and the wider team.

Summary of the Role

We're seeking an experienced Digital Campaign Manager to support our growing agency on a freelance basis. Your goal is to lead paid campaign planning, implementation and optimisation.

Responsibilities

• Support the Strategy team in planning, delivering and managing paid campaign activity (e.g. Google PPC, LinkedIn Ads).
• Brief and review the creative teams’ outputs. You will not be expected to create the ad visuals / copy.
• Execute and optimise paid campaigns directly in‑platform.
• Set up and manage conversion tracking including offline conversion imports, HubSpot integration, lead stage optimisation and Google Analytics 4.
• Analyse and report on campaign performance identifying and prioritising areas for improvement.
• Identify and deliver digital cross‑sell opportunities to support account growth.
• Work collaboratively with the wider team to ensure cohesive, timely execution.
• Translate ambiguous goals into robust plans with measurable outcomes.

Skills & Experience

• Strong understanding of demand generation fundamentals.
• Strong understanding of PPC and performance marketing fundamentals.
• Experience planning, setting and managing budgets for paid advertising campaigns.
• LinkedIn Ads expertise: campaign strategy and planning, creative briefing, audience building and exclusion hygiene, bidding strategy and management, and retargeting.
• Google Ads expertise: campaign and ad group planning, keyword strategy and clustering, best practice setup, landing page and ad optimisation, and regular management (keyword exclusions, bidding, quality score optimisation etc.).
• 3 years of impactful PPC / Performance Marketing experience in a fast‑paced, multi‑stakeholder environment.
• Excellent interpersonal, time management and communication skills.
• Highly analytical yet creative; confident and positive.
• High attention to detail and a passion for PPC.
• Eagerness to learn and adapt as techniques evolve.

Other Details

• Freelance contract (rate based on experience)
• Hybrid working (Reading‑based agency) – though fully remote would be considered
• Collaborative supportive team culture
• Opportunity to work on impactful B2B campaigns