PPC Manager

Round13 Consulting Ltd; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Macbook & monitor

Birthday off

Job summary

Round Thirteen is a boutique paid media agency seeking a PPC Manager to join as one of our first in-house hires. You’ll own campaigns end-to-end, shaping strategy and working directly with the founder across multiple clients — driving results across Google Ads and other search channels.

This hands-on role includes briefing creative, developing funnels, owning client comms, reporting performance, and contributing to the agency’s growth. Ambition and clear communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience planning, building and managing lead/demand generation PPC campaigns end-to-end.
• Experience with budgets up to £100k per month or more.
• Deep understanding of keyword analysis and campaign performance to optimise in real time.
• Full-funnel PPC experience: Search, Performance Max, YouTube.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage a portfolio of client accounts, running acquisition-focused lead generation campaigns day-to-day — primarily across Google Ads with additional activity across other search channels.
• Lead campaign strategy, planning, and execution in collaboration with clients and the agency team to drive real results.
• Budgets: managing ad accounts with a range of budgets anywhere from £5k per month to £100k+ ad spends.
• Write briefs for creative, tracking, and landing pages, collaborating with clients and internal specialists.
• Own performance reporting — track, analyse, and communicate results through our agency reporting framework.

Skills

PPC Management

Google Ads

Lead generation

Campaign optimization

Tools

Google Analytics

Meta Ads

Excel

Job description

Build world class PPC campaigns with an agency that supports you.

Hey, we’re Round Thirteen We’re a purpose-built paid media agency built around one thing:lead generation. We partner with ambitious brands to help them generate better leads and more sales — with full, end-to-end control across strategy, creative, and media buying.

We’re performance-first, creative-minded, and seriously focused on results. We’re a small, growing team. So this isn’t just another agency job — it’s a chance to be part of building something real from the beginning.

What’s the role?

We’re looking for a PPC Manager to come in as one of our very first in-house hires. You’ll work directly with the founder across a handful of exciting clients — running campaigns, shaping strategy, building systems, making things happen.

This isn’t just a hands-on PPC role — you’ll also brief creative, help develop funnels, own client comms, report on performance, and contribute to the broader growth of the agency. If you’re ambitious, want to take ownership, and are looking for real progression — we’d love to talk to you.

What you'll be doing

• Own and manage a portfolio of client accounts , running acquisition-focused, lead generation campaigns day-to-day — primarily across Google Ads , with additional activity across other search channels.
• Lead campaign strategy, planning, and execution — working closely with clients and the wider agency team to drive real results
• Budgets – managing ad ac counts with a range of budgets anywhere from £5k per month to £100k+ ad spends.
• Write clear, actionable briefs for creative, tracking, and landing pages — collaborating with clients, partners, and internal specialists
• Own performance reporting — track, analyse, and communicate results through our agency reporting framework so clients know exactly what’s working
• Be client-facing — present strategy with confidence, lead conversations, and act as a key point of contact alongside the Account Director
• Play an active role in shaping the agency — help build our systems, processes, and culture as we scale
• Grow with us — this is a role with room to stretch, learn fast, take on more ownership, and build your career as the agency grow
• Working directly with the founder to help grow the business
• Jumping into the chaos of a growing agency and helping us build the right systems and processes as we go

You should apply if…

• Have experience planning, building, and managing lead and demand generation PPC campaigns end-to-end (agency or in-house)
• Experience with managing ad accounts with budgets up to & over £100k per month or feel you are ready to handle that.
• Keywords & analysis – a clear ability to deeply understand keyword analysis, campaign performance, to see the bigger picture of what is working for us and to optimise and make real time decisions on your own
• Demonstrable understanding of full-funnel PPC campaigns from Search, Performance max to Youtube.
• Thrive under pressure and stay focused on hitting KPIs and delivering strong performance for clients
• Are comfortable working across a broad range of industries, audiences, and client types
• Are a confident communicator who can lead from the front, build trust, and own client relationships
• Are self-motivated , take ownership of your work, and know how to prioritise and manage your time, and don’t wait to be told what to do
• Have a growth mindset — you want to learn, push yourself, and win for your clients and your team
• Get excited about building something — you’re comfortable in a fast-moving environment where things change, grow, and improve constantly
• Are open to occasional travel for client meetings and collaboration
• Love PPC — seriously, you live and breathe it
• Want to be part of building something, not just clocking in..
• Bonus – understand or have experience with Meta Ads – (not essential)

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary , based on experience and track record
• 35-hour week, with flexibility to support both the business and your life
• Hybrid working – typically 3 days in the Glasgow office/2 remote & with flexibility for your personal life.
• Macbook & monitor – to ensure you have best tools
• Birthday off , because no one should work on their birthday
• Real input into the agency’s growth and direction
• A culture that values autonomy, creativity, and accountability
  

Sound like your kind of thing?