Head of Paid Media

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a prestigious digital agency in Manchester City Centre as the Head of Paid Media. This role offers the chance to lead a talented team and shape the strategic direction of performance marketing. With a focus on PPC and Paid Social, you will drive growth for exciting clients while nurturing talent within your team. Enjoy a collaborative environment that fosters innovation and career development, along with a competitive benefits package including 28 days of holiday. If you're passionate about digital marketing and ready to make an impact, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Personal training fund

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on expertise in PPC and Paid Social channels.
• Experience in developing digital performance strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead the performance team and drive growth across client accounts.
• Ensure campaign optimisation and achieve ROI for clients.

Skills

Leadership Skills

PPC Expertise

Paid Social Expertise

New Business Development

Digital Marketing Strategies

Tools

Google Ads

Facebook Ads Manager

LinkedIn Advertising

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Manchester City Centre- 2 days in the office per week

This is a genuinely exciting and really unique opportunity to join an award-winning and large scale digital agency in Manchester City Centre as their new Head of Paid Media. An exciting and prestigious client mix, a super talented team and ambitious growth plans mean this role would be offer real career development potential.

You'll be pivotal in helping to steer the strategic direction of the performance team which encompasses PPC and Paid Social and will have responsibility for driving growth across client accounts whilst enabling the teams development and progression.

Core of the role:

• Strong leadership skills and the ability to really nurture a close-knit team of around 5
• Proven hands-on expertise across Paid Media channels- PPC & Paid Social
• New Business experience and the capability to contribute to new business pitches

As Head of Performance you’ll ensure the agency are delivering on campaign optimisation, innovative thinking and ultimately achieving ROI across all client accounts. They are looking for someone with a deep understanding of digital marketing (predominantly Paid Media) who can lead the performance of campaigns, jumping into accounts when needs be – but also enabling the team to produce results.

You’ll act as a thought leader when it comes to PPC and Paid Social, and will be a voice within the agency across multiple teams, playing a key leadership role.

• 28 days holiday as standard + bank hols
• Personal training fund

Experience:

• Strong leadership skills and the ability to develop and really nurture talent
• Prior experience in a performance marketing position- with a proven background in Paid Media and Paid Social
• A passion for developing digital performance strategies that deliver for clients
• Experience of actively working across Google Ads, Facebook Ads Manager, LinkedIn Advertising etc
• Used to communicating actionable insights to clients
• Ability to lead across new business growth and drive forward the digital marketing offering for the agency

This role would suit a Paid Media Manager or Paid Media Director who has the proven ability to oversee a close-knit team. Alternatively you may already be a Head of Digital or Digital Acquisition Manager looking for a new opportunity to grow.

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