Senior Digital Marketing & Paid Media Manager

JR United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital consultancy in the travel market seeks a Senior Digital Marketing & Paid Media Manager. This role involves owning the paid media strategy, leading a team, and working with high-value clients to drive growth and performance excellence.

Benefits

Leadership Track

High-Level Clients

Strategic Depth

Long-Term Incentives

Growth-Minded Culture

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years in paid media roles with direct platform execution.
• Proven track record managing budgets in the $500K+ range/month.

Responsibilities

• Own full-funnel paid media strategy and execution.
• Lead multi-channel campaigns for enterprise and growth-stage clients.
• Oversee and mentor junior team members.

Skills

Meta Ads

Google Ads

DV360

Data-driven

Client-facing communication

Job description

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Client:

Navigator

Location:

london, United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.05.2025

Expiry Date:

26.06.2025

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Job Description:

Location:UK Hybrid Role

Reports To:Head of Global Performance

Compensation:Competitive salary + substantial long-term bonus structure

AboutNavigator.tech

Navigator is a high-performance digital consultancy built for scale, precision, and impact within the travel market. We partner with fast-growing brands alongside legacy brands to architect end-to-end growth strategies, with a focus on paid media excellence, performance tracking, and creative innovation towards travellers. We’re lean, fast-moving, and outcome-obsessed and we’re looking for a senior-level media buyer who’s ready to take the lead.

The Role

We’re looking for aSenior Digital Marketing & Paid Media Managerwho’s deeply experienced in Meta Ads, Google Ads (Search, YouTube, Display), and DV360. You’ll own strategy, execution, and optimisation across large-scale media budgets while leading a small, growing team of performance marketers.

This is a key leadership role for someone who wantsmore than just performance marketing -you’ll help shape Navigator’s future while working directly with executive stakeholders and high-value clients.

Responsibilities

• Own full-funnel paid media strategy and executionacross Meta Ads, Google Ads (Search, GDN, YouTube), and DV360.
• Lead multi-channel campaigns for enterprise and growth-stage clients with ROAS, CAC, and LTV goals.
• Oversee and mentor junior team members; establish QA processes and optimisation frameworks.
• Develop media plans, test roadmaps, and creative briefs with precision and forward-thinking insights.
• Act as a strategic partner for clients—providing forecasting, reporting, and recommendations rooted in data.
• Collaborate with analytics teams to evaluate incrementality, attribution, and audience performance.
• Stay ahead of platform changes, privacy shifts, and tech integrations (e.g. CAPI, GA4, LTV modelling).
• Bring process and structure while remaining hands-on in platforms during critical campaigns or launches.

What We're Looking For

• 3–5+ years in paid media roles with direct platform execution inMeta Ads,Google Ads, andDV360.
• Proven track record managingbudgets in the $500K+ range/month, preferably across multiple verticals.
• Deep understanding of performance metrics (ROAS, CPA, LTV, MER) and attribution methodologies.
• Detail-oriented, data-driven, and obsessive about optimization, but with strong client-facing communication skills.
• Desire tolead, mentor, and build systems, not just run accounts.
• Comfortable in a fast-moving, sometimes ambiguous environment with ambitious goals.

Why Navigator

• Leadership Track:Help shape the media department and build a team under you.
• High-Level Clients:Work with elite brands in eCommerce, SaaS, and DTC.
• Strategic Depth:Go beyond ad ops, drive growth, brand lift, and business outcomes.
• Long-Term Incentives:Includes a significant bonus tied to performance and company milestones.
• Growth-Minded Culture:Flat structure, fast decision-making, and no micromanagement.

Navigator is for the strategist who can still get into the weeds.If you're looking to lead the charge, not just follow playbooks, we’d love to talk.