Paid Media Manager

Connective3; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

Private medical insurance

Wellness access and counselling

Perkbox rewards

Birthday holiday

Weekly fresh fruit

Company socials

Job summary

Connective3 in Leeds is seeking an experienced Paid Media Manager to join our team in a hybrid Leeds office. You will work directly with clients to align paid media efforts with business goals, manage accounts, and drive performance across channels.

Ideal candidates will have 2+ years in paid media, shopping feed experience, strong presentation skills, and a solid grasp of tracking and KPI storytelling. Google qualifications are preferred, and a collaborative, proactive mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience in a paid media role across Paid Media.
• Shopping and feed management experience.
• Solid presenting and client facing experience.
• Strong understanding of tracking and tagging.
• Growth minded with curiosity.
• Google qualified.
• Confident communicator and relationship builder.
• Ability to interpret KPIs and storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Work directly with clients to understand business goals and align paid media performance with those goals.
• Maintain relationships with vendors to access insights and beta features.
• Own day-to-day management of accounts.
• Keep up-to-date with paid channels and best practices.
• Attend and lead weekly client calls and present strategy.
• Prepare media plans and pitches with rationale.
• Create roadmaps and testing plans to improve account performance.
• Audit accounts to ensure best practices are applied.
• Assign tasks to executives and manage campaigns.

Skills

Paid media

Google Ads

Google Analytics

Tracking & tagging

Tools

Shopping feed management

Tagging & tracking setup

Job description

Connective3 is a high performance marketing agency with specialisms in SEO, Data Analytics, Content Marketing and Paid Media. We connect digital skill sets and expertise to deliver unprecedented results for our clients across all digital channels.

We are looking for an experience Paid Media Manager to join the team in our Leeds office.

Responsibilities:

• Work directly with clients to understand business goals and align paid media performance with those goals
• Maintain a strong relationship with vendors and suppliers, working to get insights and the latest beta to improve client performance
• Own day-to-day management of accounts
• Keep a consistent in-depth knowledge level of paid channels
• Be client-facing, maintaining direct contact with your clients and attending and leading weekly calls with clients
• Understand the goals of the accounts and align strategy to those goals.
• Prepare and complete media plans to then pitch to strategist for approval with rationale
• Prepare road maps to help increase the performance of the accounts in line with the client’s business goals, along with robust testing plans
• Always be testing
• Regularly audit accounts to make sure basics are being applied in accounts
• Assign relevant tasks to executives
• Create targeted campaigns including writing required copy and testing landing pages.
• Work with strategists to prepare monthly and quarterly decks

Requirements:

• At least 2 years’ experience in a paid media role working across Paid Media
• Shopping and feed management experience
• Solid presenting and client facing experience
• Strong understanding of tracking and tagging
• Growth focused & always willing to embrace a challenge and learn with a curious nature
• Google qualified
• Confident communicator and ability to build relationships
• Be able to understand and highlight the story behind KPIs
• Strong attention to detail and demonstrable ability to work to deadlines
• Analytical way of working
• Collaborative worker and all-round team player

Benefits

Connective3 is a creative, fast-paced, and rewarding environment. We offer much more than just the normal ‘agency perks’. We offer you a commitment to help nurture and develop your career aspirations. From industry-leading training, conference attendance, and collaboration with different digital teams and skillsets, we ensure you always learn and grow. We also offer:

• Hybrid and flexible working
• Weekly fresh fruit
• Yearly volunteering programme
• Regular company socials
• Birthday holiday
• Private medical insurance
• Company-funded wellness access and counselling
• Access to Perkbox rewards
• Wellness days off
• Work from anywhere in the world for 6 months in the year
• Early finish Fridays

…And much more!

Connective3 is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion or belief, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, illness or any other protected characteristic.