Growth-Focused Paid Media Lead

MoneyPlus; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

MoneyPlus is seeking a hands-on Paid Media Manager to own and optimise paid search and social campaigns across Google Ads, Bing, Meta and TikTok. You will forecast performance, diagnose changes, and present clear action plans to stakeholders.

The role emphasizes ownership, testing, and strategic input to drive customer acquisition beyond clicks. You'll work across Web, Design/Content, Product and Marketing to push performance beyond standard media metrics, shaping the paid-media strategy and

Qualifications

• Hands-on Google Ads experience with paid-social experience.
• Proven ability to scale paid-media activity and manage growth trade-offs.
• Able to diagnose performance and explain the ‘why’ to stakeholders.
• Experience setting or shaping strategy and running tests.
• Ownership and initiative to identify issues and drive work.
• Lead-generation or programmatic experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own hands-on management and optimisation across Google Ads, Bing, Meta and TikTok.
• Analyse and forecast performance; diagnose changes and tell a clear story.
• Scale activity thoughtfully balancing volume and acquisition efficiency.
• Build structured tests across current and new channels with clear hypotheses.
• Collaborate with Web, Design/Content, Product, Operations and Marketing to improve performance beyond media.
• Bring opportunities to the table: challenge assumptions and make evidence-led investment cases.

Skills

Paid search

Paid social

Data analysis

Campaign optimization

Stakeholder comms

Tools

Google Ads

Bing Ads

Meta Ads

TikTok Ads

Job description

MoneyPlus is seeking a hands-on Paid Media Manager to own and optimise paid search and social campaigns across Google Ads, Bing, Meta and TikTok. You will forecast performance, diagnose changes, and present clear action plans to stakeholders.

The role emphasizes ownership, testing, and strategic input to drive customer acquisition beyond clicks. You'll work across Web, Design/Content, Product and Marketing to push performance beyond standard media metrics, shaping the paid-media strategy and