Paid Search Manager (£32K - £42K DOE)

Receptional; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and remote options

Training academy and AI-powered学习平台

Company bonus paid twice a year

Enhanced pension contributions

Job summary

Receptional is seeking a Paid Search Manager to own the day-to-day management and strategy of Google Ads and Microsoft Ads for a portfolio of iGaming clients. The role includes ownership of compliance, and managing up to two direct reports, with close collaboration with the Senior Paid Search Manager on strategy and growth.

The successful candidate will bring 3+ years of paid search experience, strong Google Ads expertise, and demonstrated ability to manage client relationships and campaigns

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in Paid Search advertising, preferably agency-side.
• Strong hands-on experience with Google Ads — Search, Display, and Performance Max
• Google Ads certified — current and maintained
• Ability to manage client relationships independently — you prepare and deliver presentations with confidence
• Good campaign planning capabilities — budgeting, forecasting, and performance management across multiple accounts
• Willingness to line manage and develop junior team members

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day management and strategy of Google Ads and Microsoft Ads campaigns for iGaming clients, with autonomy and direct report oversight.
• Ensure compliance for accounts and keep up-to-date with industry regulations and geo-targeting rules.
• Prepare and deliver performance reports with strategic commentary for clients.
• Collaborate with Senior Paid Search Manager on strategy and client development.
• Mentor and develop up to two direct reports through regular 1-1s and reviews.
• Implement AI-driven workflows to improve efficiency and share learnings with the team.
• Contribute to audits, new business proposals, and awards entries.

Skills

Paid Search

Autonomy

Client relationships

Analytical thinking

Communication

Tools

Google Ads

Microsoft Ads

Job description

Why Receptional and Why This Role

We're the team iGaming operators turn to when growth matters most — and we're growing fast ourselves. At Receptional, you'll find colleagues who are bright, ambitious, and genuinely supportive. Specialists who do their best work together, sharing ideas, moving fast, and holding themselves to a high bar.

Why Receptional and Why This Role

We're the team iGaming operators turn to when growth matters most — and we're growing fast ourselves. At Receptional, you'll find colleagues who are bright, ambitious, and genuinely supportive. Specialists who do their best work together, sharing ideas, moving fast, and holding themselves to a high bar.

Whether you're starting out or stepping up, you'll get genuine investment in your development through our internal academy, real variety in your work, and a direct impact on some of the biggest names in the industry. Competitive benefits, flexible working, and a team that has your back.

We were named Marketing Services Supplier of the Year at the EGR B2B Awards 2026, and Best Medium Agency to Work For at the Company Culture Awards 2025 — recognition for the work we do and the place we've built to do it.

Paid search in iGaming demands a level of precision and compliance awareness you won't find in most agency environments. The budgets are significant, the regulatory requirements are strict, and clients expect a manager who can own their accounts with genuine autonomy — not someone who needs constant oversight.

As a Paid Search Manager at Receptional you'll be running Google Ads and Microsoft Ads campaigns across a portfolio of iGaming clients, owning compliance for your accounts, managing up to two direct reports, and working closely with the Senior Paid Search Manager on strategy and client development. It's a specialist role with real ownership, clear progression, and the kind of technically demanding work that keeps experienced paid search professionals genuinely engaged.

What You'll Be Doing

This is a specialist paid search role with real autonomy and line management responsibility. You'll be owning the day-to-day management and strategy of Google Ads and Microsoft Ads campaigns across a portfolio of iGaming clients — working with a high degree of independence while collaborating closely with the Senior Paid Search Manager on planning and client development. You'll also own iGaming compliance for your accounts and manage up to two direct reports, so the ability to lead as well as deliver is essential.

In Practice, That Looks Like

• Owning day-to-day management and optimisation of Paid Search campaigns across Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, and associated display and performance formats


• Conducting daily account checks to identify issues and opportunities — acting on findings promptly before clients notice them


• Monitoring spend and performance against client KPIs — escalating risks early, never sitting on them


• Owning iGaming compliance for your accounts — ensuring all campaign activity, ad copy, and landing page requirements meet advertising regulations, responsible gambling requirements, and geo-targeting rules


• Managing day-to-day client communication across your portfolio — building trusted relationships and delivering performance reports with strategic commentary


• Working with the Senior Paid Search Manager to develop strategy plans for your clients and contributing to quarterly reviews


• Managing and developing up to two direct reports through regular 1-1s, work reviews, and constructive feedback


• Implementing AI-driven workflows across your accounts — monitoring impact on efficiency and sharing learnings with the team


• Contributing to paid search audits, new business proposals, and award entries


• Keeping Google Ads and Microsoft Advertising certifications current

What We're Looking For

You'll need to be a strong practitioner who can operate with genuine autonomy — someone who owns their accounts, spots issues before clients do, and brings strategic thinking to every campaign they touch. iGaming adds a compliance layer that not every paid search professional has experience with, but if you're thorough, detail-oriented, and take regulatory standards seriously, we'll get you up to speed. You'll also be managing direct reports, so clear direction, honest feedback, and genuine investment in people development comes with the territory.

Essential

• 3+ years' experience in Paid Search advertising, preferably agency-side


• Strong hands-on experience with Google Ads — Search, Display, and Performance Max


• Google Ads certified — current and maintained


• Ability to manage client relationships independently — you prepare and deliver presentations with confidence


• Good campaign planning capabilities — budgeting, forecasting, and performance management across multiple accounts


• Willingness to line manage and develop junior team members


• Able to work autonomously and manage competing priorities without things slipping


• Numerate and analytically strong with clear verbal and written communication skills


• Comfortable using AI tools to improve campaign efficiency and automate repeatable processes

Desirable

• Microsoft Advertising certified or actively working towards it


• Experience managing Paid Social campaigns or working knowledge of Meta Ads


• Familiarity with GA4, Looker Studio, or equivalent reporting tools


• Experience contributing to agency partner relationships with Google or Microsoft


• iGaming or regulated-sector experience — we'll get you up to speed if not

How You'll Be Measured

Campaign performance against agreed client KPIs, accuracy of spend management and budget forecasting, quality and timeliness of client reporting, iGaming compliance standards maintained independently across all accounts, direct report development progress, and deadline adherence across all deliverables.

The Package

£32,000 - £42,000 depending on experience.

Remote-first position.

Your Growth, Supported

Defined career pathways, personal development plans, and regular appraisals so you always know where you stand and what's next. Team training budgets, a Training Academy, an AI-powered learning platform, and a genuine commitment to promoting from within.

Pay and Rewards That Reflect Your Work

Competitive salaries benchmarked annually, a company bonus paid twice a year, enhanced pension contributions as your career develops, a Long-Term Incentive Plan, and generous referral bonuses. Good work gets rewarded here.

Your Contribution, Recognised

Monthly MVP Award (£100), Values Champion recognition (£25 plus a prize wheel spin up to £100), and an annual Player of the Season award (up to £250). Weekly shout-outs and appreciation from colleagues and managers are just part of how we work.

Health and Wellbeing

Free annual health checks, flu jabs, and eye tests. Access to mental health first aiders, confidential counselling sessions, a cycle-to-work scheme, and five paid sick days on top of SSP. We take looking after our people seriously.

Time That's Yours

25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) rising to 30 with tenure, your birthday off, flexible working hours, hybrid and remote options, and two weeks working abroad. Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, and work that fits around your life, not the other way around.

A Team Worth Being Part Of

Regular Lunch 'n' Learns, quarterly off-sites, monthly socials, two paid volunteering days, an annual charity partnership chosen by the team, and an AI Taskforce putting innovation in everyone's hands. We're building something together — and that should feel like it.

Salary

32000 - 42000 GBP (yearly)