Senior Paid Media Account Manager

Denholm Associates; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A digital marketing agency in Edinburgh is seeking a Paid Media Account Manager with over 4 years of experience in managing paid media campaigns. You will handle daily operations for multiple high-profile brands, develop strategies, and collaborate with clients and internal teams. The ideal candidate has strong digital analytics skills, excellent multitasking abilities, and is GAP qualified. This opportunity offers a competitive salary and a supportive hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Work-life balance

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• 4+ years’ experience managing paid media campaigns with strong, measurable results.
• Solid experience with GA4 and digital analytics.
• Strong background working with retail clients preferred.
• Excellent multitasking, prioritisation and organisational skills.
• Clear communicator capable of simplifying insights for clients.
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines while maintaining high standards.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of paid media activity across multiple brands.
• Build relationships with clients, suppliers, and teams.
• Develop performance-led paid media strategies.
• Oversee activity across Google Ads, Meta, and other platforms.
• Manage and track campaign budgets and performance.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and bring proactive ideas.
• Contribute to PPC and digital strategy innovations.

Skills

Paid media campaign management

Digital analytics (GA4)

Communication skills

Multitasking

Organisational skills

Excel proficiency

Creativity

Education

GAP qualified (Google Ads Certification)

Tools

Google Ads

Meta Ads

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Paid Media Account Manager

Location: Edinburgh / Hybrid

Denholm Associates are proud to be supporting one of our favourite digital agency clients - a fast-growing, highly respected team working with some of the biggest and best-known brands in the UK and internationally. Their client list includes major names across media, global FMCG, tourism, financial services and retail.

As they continue to grow, we're looking for passionate, digitally savvy Paid Media specialists who thrive in a performance-driven environment and want to make an impact with well-loved, high-profile brands.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Take ownership of the day‑to‑day management of paid media activity across multiple well‑known brands.
• Build strong relationships through regular communication with clients, suppliers, and internal channel teams.
• Develop and execute performance‑led paid media strategies aligned with wider marketing and digital objectives.
• Oversee and support activity across Google Ads, Meta and other key platforms.
• Manage and track campaign budgets, forecasts and revenue performance.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and platform developments, bringing proactive ideas and opportunities.
• Contribute to the ongoing PPC and wider digital strategy, helping drive innovation across the team.

What We’re Looking For

• 4+ years’ experience managing paid media campaigns with strong, measurable results.
• Solid experience with GA4 and digital analytics.
• Ideally, a strong background working with retail clients.
• Excellent multitasking, prioritisation and organisational skills.
• Clear, confident communicator capable of simplifying insights for clients.
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines while maintaining high standards.
• High proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• GAP qualified (Google Ads Certification).

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Work with a mix of top‑tier, high‑profile brands across multiple sectors.
• Join a collaborative, ambitious and growing agency environment.
• Freedom to shape campaigns with your ideas, analytical thinking and creativity.
• A culture that values development, autonomy and work‑life balance.
• Competitive salary (negotiable), with scope to consider more senior candidates who are the right fit.