Paid Social & Creative Strategy Lead

3Search; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Learning budget (£2,000)

AI tools access

Wellbeing support

30+ days annual leave

Job summary

3Search, a boutique agency for fashion & retail brands, is seeking a Paid Social & Creative Strategy Lead in London with hybrid 2-3 days in the office. The role leads paid social and creative performance for high-profile clients, turning data into insights and shaping campaigns.

You will mentor a growing team, run strategic workshops with senior stakeholders, and partner with production to develop data-backed concepts. Competitive salary £55k-£70k plus benefits.

Responsibilities

• Lead Paid Social and Creative Performance strategy across a portfolio of high-profile retail and eCommerce clients.
• Turn campaign performance data into creative insights, testing roadmaps and scalable growth strategies.
• Develop winning creative concepts alongside production teams, ensuring every campaign is backed by performance data.
• Build trusted client relationships, leading strategic workshops and commercial conversations with senior stakeholders.
• Manage, coach and develop a team of Social & Creative specialists while helping shape the department's future direction.

Job description

Paid Social & Creative Strategy Lead

Agency (Fashion & Retail Brands)

London (2-3 days office)

£55,000 - £70,000 + Benefits

If you've built your career in Paid Social and understand that the biggest opportunities for growth now come from exceptional creative, this could be the next step you've been looking for.

We're working with an award-winning Performance Marketing agency that partners with some of the UK's most recognised retail and ecommerce brands, helping them achieve sustainable growth through Paid Social, performance creative and AI-powered marketing solutions.

Combining the agility of a boutique London team with the backing of an international agency network, our client has built an outstanding reputation for developing talent, embracing innovation and giving people genuine opportunities to influence the future of digital marketing. With an impressive track record of employee retention, internal promotions and long-standing client relationships, this is a business where ambitious people can build long-term careers.

We're looking for someone whose foundation is in Paid Social and performance marketing, with experience using creative testing, platform insights and commercial data to improve campaign performance. You'll work alongside creative specialists, production teams and senior stakeholders to shape high-performing campaigns while mentoring and developing a growing team.

About the Role:

• Lead Paid Social and Creative Performance strategy across a portfolio of high-profile retail and eCommerce clients.
• Turn campaign performance data into creative insights, testing roadmaps and scalable growth strategies.
• Develop winning creative concepts alongside production teams, ensuring every campaign is backed by performance data rather than opinion.
• Build trusted client relationships, leading strategic workshops, performance reviews and commercial conversations with senior stakeholders.
• Manage, coach and develop a team of Social & Creative specialists while helping shape the future direction of the department.

About You:

• Experience in Paid Social, Performance Marketing or Performance Creative.
• Agency background or in-house experience at an Ecommerce brand.
• Strong understanding of Meta and the wider Paid Social ecosystem, with experience using creative testing to drive performance.
• Experience leading client relationships and confidently presenting strategic recommendations.
• People management experience with the ability to inspire, mentor and develop high-performing teams.

Why You'll Love It:

• Boutique UK agency backed by an international team of over 500 digital specialists, giving you access to leading AI tools, global expertise and exciting collaboration opportunities.
• Professional development budget of up to £2,000, plus dedicated learning days to continue building your expertise.
• Hybrid working with flexibility around office schedules
• International remote working opportunities
• Annual professional development budget plus dedicated learning days
• Enhanced parental leave and wellbeing support
• Summer early-finish Fridays and additional wellbeing leave days
• 30+ days annual leave + Bank holidays

Due to a high number of applicants, we are only able to respond to successful candidates.