Paid Social Account Director

Publicis Media; London Borough of Southwark; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life Assurance

Private Medical cover

Reflection Days

Shared Parental Leave

Job summary

Zenith UK is seeking a Paid Social Account Director to shape paid social strategy across key client accounts and lead talented teams to deliver impactful work. You will combine strategic thinking, data-driven decision making, and people leadership to drive measurable outcomes and build lasting client partnerships.

You will work with cross-functional teams, adopt innovative technologies, and continuously improve processes to ensure excellent delivery and growth across campaigns.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading paid social strategy across multiple clients.
• Strong ability to build and manage client relationships and communicate recommendations clearly.
• Deep understanding of performance measurement, attribution, and data-driven optimization.
• Demonstrated leadership in developing and mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Lead paid social strategy, planning, and activation across platforms to meet client objectives.
• Build trusted client relationships and act as senior advisor on paid social and performance marketing.
• Develop measurement frameworks linking paid social to business KPIs.
• Drive innovation via testing and adoption of new technologies and platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create integrated media solutions.
• Improve operational processes, QA standards, and team efficiency.
• Coach and support team members to foster growth and inclusion.

Skills

Paid social

Client relationships

Performance measurement

Leadership

Innovation

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Company description

Zenith is the ROI agency. We help brands make Bold Moves in communications to drive profitable, measurable growth. At Zenith, Bold Moves are big, brave shifts to strategy, data, audience or activation. They're grounded in evidence, backed by rigorous forecasting and designed to deliver stronger returns for clients and better experiences for consumers. We work as empathetic partners, taking the time to understand our clients' businesses and tying our success to theirs.

Overview

We are hiring a Paid Social Account Director to join our growing team. This is an
opportunity to shape paid social strategy across key client accounts, helping clients achieve meaningful business outcomes while leading talented teams to deliver exceptional work. You'll combine strategic thinking, data-driven decision making, and people leadership to drive measurable impact, foster innovation, and create lasting client partnerships. If you're passionate about digital media, developing people, and delivering results, we'd love to hear from you.

Responsibilities

• Lead paid social strategy, planning, and activation across multiple platforms to deliver against client business objectives.
• Build trusted client relationships and act as a senior advisor on paid social, performance marketing, and industry developments.
• Develop measurement frameworks that connect paid social activity to meaningful business outcomes and KPIs.
• Drive innovation through structured testing, experimentation, and adoption of emerging technologies and platform capabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional
  teams to create integrated media solutions and maximise campaign performance.
• Continuously improve operational processes, quality assurance standards, and team efficiencies to support excellent delivery.
• Coach, mentor, and support team members, creating an inclusive environment where people can grow and succeed.

Qualifications

• Strong experience leading paid social strategy across a range of platforms, clients, and business objectives.
• Proven ability to build strong client relationships and communicate recommendations with confidence and clarity.
• Excellent understanding of performance measurement, testing methodologies, attribution, and data-driven optimisation.
• Commercial awareness and experience balancing client needs, team priorities, and business goals.
• Demonstrated leadership experience with a passion for developing and supporting others.
• Curious and adaptable mindset with enthusiasm for innovation, technology, and evolving industry trends.
• Collaborative approach with the ability to bring
  people together to solve challenges and deliver outstanding results.

Additional information

Zenith UK offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave.

• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Private Medical cover
• Reflection Days
• Shared Parental Leave

You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including: Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG's (Employee Action Groups). Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week. At Zenith UK, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected
characteristic. We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We'll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application.Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included.