Head of Paid Media

Herd Digital; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Herd Digital as the Head of Paid Media, a pivotal role within a fast-growing digital agency in London. This is an exciting opportunity to lead a team, manage client relationships, and influence the agency's strategic direction, with potential equity and performance bonuses on offer. Engage in both client management and campaign activation to advance your career.

Benefits

Bonus scheme (£10K-£15K, performance-related)

Birthday day off

Team socials and regular nights out

Hybrid working (2 days per week in-office)

Company laptop

Company pension scheme

Clear progression and leadership opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Paid Media, especially in Paid Social.
• Comfortable with data and profitability metrics.
• Agency background preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a Paid Media team of 6-7 members.
• Manage client relationships and campaign activations.
• Contribute to agency-wide strategy as part of senior leadership.

Skills

Paid Media

Paid Social

PPC

Data Analysis

Team Leadership

Job description

This range is provided by Herd Digital. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

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Managing Consultant - Digital Recruitment at Herd Digital | Digital Specialist | PPC | Paid Social | SEO | Programmatic | Display

Job Title: Head of Paid Media

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

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.

• 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

• Bonus scheme (typically £10K-£15K, performance-related)
• Birthday day off
• 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
• Clear progression and leadership opportunities
• Company pension scheme

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing

• Industries

  Marketing Services

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