Senior Digital Paid Media Executive

Got The T-Shirt; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Work from anywhere in the world for up

Unlimited holiday (min 25 days)

Your birthday off

£200 Freshness Fund

Modern Leeds city centre office

Job summary

Got The T-Shirt in Leeds is seeking a Senior Digital Paid Media Account Executive to own planning, activation and reporting for client campaigns across Paid Social and Paid Search. You will work closely with senior colleagues to deliver high-performing campaigns and exceptional client service.

The role requires 2+ years in media planning/buying, strong digital experience, and an ability to translate data into actionable insights within a fast-paced, growing agency.

Qualifications

• 2+ years' experience in media planning and buying with strong hands-on digital experience.
• Strong knowledge of Paid Social and Paid Search platforms.
• Experience managing client relationships and delivering campaigns from planning through to reporting.
• Ability to analyse campaign performance and translate data into meaningful insights.
• Excellent organisation, communication and project management skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, growing agency environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan, activate and optimise digital media campaigns across Paid Social and Paid Search.
• Support wider integrated media strategies across both digital and offline channels.
• Manage campaigns from brief through to reporting, ensuring delivery is on time, on budget and aligned to client objectives.
• Monitor campaign performance and identify opportunities for optimisation and continuous improvement.
• Analyse campaign performance against KPIs, budgets and objectives.
• Produce clear, insightful reports with actionable recommendations.
• Use campaign data to inform future planning and improve overall performance.
• Build strong day-to-day relationships with clients and become a trusted point of contact.
• Lead regular client updates and confidently contribute to meetings and presentations.
• Develop a strong understanding of each client’s business, objectives and target audience.
• Support new business activity through research, insight gathering and pitch preparation.
• Contribute ideas that improve agency processes, reporting and ways of working.
• Stay up to date with emerging platforms, technologies and media trends.
• Support and mentor junior team members as the agency continues to grow.

Skills

Media planning & buying

Paid Social & Paid Search

Client relationship management

Campaign analysis & reporting

Organization & project management

Fast-paced agency environment

Tools

Google Analytics

Nielsen

YouGov

TGI

Touchpoints

Job description

Senior Digital Paid Media Account Executive

Location: Leeds City Centre (Hybrid/Flexible)

Reports to: Directors

Level: Mid-Level

Salary: £32,000 to £35,000 DOE + Performance Bonus

Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

About the Role

Our agency partner is an ambitious, fast-growing media agency based in the heart of Leeds. With a modern approach to media planning and buying, they work across both digital and traditional channels to deliver joined-up campaigns that create real results for their clients.

As part of their continued growth, they're looking for a Senior Digital Paid Media Executive to join the team. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment and wants to play a genuine role in helping build a modern media agency.

You’ll take ownership of client campaigns from planning through to reporting, working hands-on across Paid Social, Paid Search and wider media channels while collaborating with senior colleagues to deliver high-performing campaigns and exceptional client service.

Key Responsibilities

Media Planning & Campaign Delivery

• Plan, activate and optimise digital media campaigns across Paid Social and Paid Search.
• Support wider integrated media strategies across both digital and offline channels.
• Manage campaigns from brief through to reporting, ensuring delivery is on time, on budget and aligned to client objectives.
• Monitor campaign performance and identify opportunities for optimisation and continuous improvement.

Data & Performance

• Analyse campaign performance against KPIs, budgets and objectives.
• Produce clear, insightful reports with actionable recommendations.
• Use campaign data to inform future planning and improve overall performance.

Client Management

• Build strong day-to-day relationships with clients and become a trusted point of contact.
• Lead regular client updates and confidently contribute to meetings and presentations.
• Develop a strong understanding of each client’s business, objectives and target audience.

Agency Growth

• Support new business activity through research, insight gathering and pitch preparation.
• Contribute ideas that improve agency processes, reporting and ways of working.
• Stay up to date with emerging platforms, technologies and media trends.
• Support and mentor junior team members as the agency continues to grow.

What We’re Looking For

• At least 2 years' experience in media planning and buying with strong hands‑on digital experience.
• Strong knowledge of Paid Social and Paid Search platforms.
• Experience managing client relationships and delivering campaigns from planning through to reporting.
• Ability to analyse campaign performance and translate data into meaningful insights.
• Excellent organisation, communication and project management skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast‑paced, growing agency environment.

Bonus Points

• Experience planning campaigns across both digital and traditional media.
• Familiarity with tools such as Google Analytics, Nielsen, YouGov, TGI or Touchpoints.
• Interest in automation, AI and improving media planning processes.

About You

• You’re commercially minded and genuinely enjoy helping clients achieve their goals.
• You love working collaboratively and taking ownership of your work.
• You’re naturally curious and enjoy learning about new media channels, platforms and technologies.
• You thrive in a growing business where your ideas and contribution can genuinely make a difference.
• You’re ambitious, proactive and excited by the opportunity to help shape a modern agency.

What’s in it for You?

• Competitive salary with performance-related bonus.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Work from anywhere in the world for up to 3 months each year.
• Unlimited holiday with a minimum of 25 days encouraged.
• Your birthday off every year.
• £200 Freshness Fund to support hobbies and interests outside of work.
• Modern Leeds city centre office and a collaborative, supportive team.

Ready to help build something exciting?

If you’re a digitally focused Account Manager looking to join an ambitious agency where you’ll have real ownership, genuine progression and the opportunity to shape the future of the business, we’d love to hear from you.